Virtual reality has a host of problems that have stopped it from becoming a mass form of entertainment. Besides the fact that it’s far too expensive and there’s not enough must-view content, the user ...

There's a very big problem with VR, and it has nothing to do with the viewing technology. First of all, I want to make it quite clear that I think VR is a very viable technology and that it's about to ...

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In 2018, VR adoption has plenty of demons to chase as it looks to build a larger, more mainstream audience. In 2017, the chief concern for most in the industry was the lack of content available for ...

Trying to navigate a room while wearing a VR headset? A company named Occipital has a self-contained solution to that problem. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable ...

HTC today launched its latest salvo in the war to win the hearts and minds of VR early-adopters: The Vive Wireless Adapter. We got our hands on one, made fun of how it looks, and then got lost in ...

Anyone who has spent significant time trying to traverse large spaces in virtual reality knows that it can sometimes be a nauseating experience. The mismatch between a vestibular system telling your ...

“It’s about the continuity of the experience,” said Brad Factor. “It’s about maintaining that immersion. It’s about ease of use and the learning curve: not needing to teach somebody how to use VR, but ...

“As we move forward into the future with Quest, it is time for me to probably give a bit of a eulogy for Gear VR,” said Oculus CTO John Carmack at Oculus’s Connect 6 Conference today. Gear VR is not ...

Virtual reality can be a rush to the senses, but not if you have vision problems. Microsoft researchers are trying to solve that problem via a tool kit for Unity VR developers to help players with low ...

Microsoft researchers have created a tool that could make VR more accessible to users with impaired vision. Called SeeingVR, the tool kit is designed to address a problem that affects users with low ...