Jacob Smith has been in prison for two decades but he and other inmates are still taking regular trips to far-flung, exotic ...

A nonprofit uses VR headsets to offer inmates practical scenarios like job interviews alongside travel experiences, providing ...

The virtual-reality revolution may yet be a ways off – but that doesn’t mean you can’t get a taste of it right now. In fact, there’s a virtual-reality viewer already on the market that’s fun and easy ...

A virtual reality (VR) “answering machine” can record changes in a person’s immediate environment while they are immersed in virtual worlds and play them back later. In workplaces of the future, ...

The AirVR is the latest Kickstarter project involving a virtual reality headset, except this time, it’s one that uses a separate device to create a virtual world in front of your eyes. Backers will ...

In a world where practice makes perfect, immersive technologies like virtual reality (VR) have transported employee training into a new realm of hands-on learning. That’s my conclusion after talking ...

Williamsburg High School senior William Van Dee works on his welding technique using a virtual reality machine during a May 9 introduction to engineering class at the school in Williamsburg. The VR ...

A major goal of the field of neuroprosthetics has focused on improving the lives of paralyzed patients by restoring their lost real-world abilities. One example was the 2012 work by neuroscientists ...