Virtual Reality

  • TechnologyYahoo Life UK

    How my VR headset is getting me through isolation: I went on a safari from my sofa

    I'm not a gamer but I am a virtual reality convert.

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  • NewsYahoo Lifestyle Singapore

    Immerse yourself in Japan with this 360-degrees VR tourism video

    It seems that in recent times, virtual reality has been applied to multiple facets of our lives, more notably in games and on roller coasters. Otherwise known as VR, virtual reality can help to enhance our experiences, making it feel as though we are in a different space.

  • NewsYahoo Lifestyle Singapore

    Explore prehistoric sites through VR this December at the National Museum of Singapore

    Engage your inner archaeologist, discover endangered UNESCO sites and experience real contemporary artwork at the National Museum of Singapore (NMS) this coming December. The series of Virtual Reality (VR) experiences include The Cave, which brings visitors back in time 30,000 years ago to the glacial age as they discover and explore a mysterious cave. Another experience allows visitors to take a virtual tour through the St Petersburg Hermitage Museum in Russia, complete with first century scu

  • NewsDeadline

    Alejandro G. Iñárritu Strikes At Heart Of Immigrant Experience With Virtual Reality Installation “CARNE y ARENA” – Cannes

    There has been much written about the potential of virtual reality as a new medium for artists, but Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s <em>CARNE y ARENA</em>, the first VR project selected for the Cannes Film Festival, might be as definitive for this art form as the Lumières’  <em>L’Arrivée d’un train en gare de La Ciotat</em> was for film; the first meaningful step towards establishing the true possibility of the form. It opened this morning and will run for 10 days in Cannes before traveling to the…

  • NewsVariety

    Facebook Rolls Out 360 Photos In Newsfeed With Option to View In Virtual Reality

    Taking another step towards bringing virtual reality (VR) technologies to the masses, Facebook started to bring 360-degree photos to its newsfeed Thursday. Facebook users can now upload 360-degree photos for their posts, and they should be showing up in everyone’s newsfeed soon. When viewed with a compatible Samsung phone, Facebook will also display a dedicated “view in VR” button.

  • NewsMike P Williams

    Controversial Virtual Reality Anne Frank Film Gets Go Ahead

    A new virtual reality film reliving Anne Frank’s time in her attic during World War II is causing controversy over its decency. The announcement was made this week that punters will be able to ‘visit’ the interior of the attic where Frank hid in terror from the Nazis during 1942, which won’t be to everyone’s taste, that’s for sure. According to The Hollywood Reporter, viewers will be “immersed in the presence of Anne Frank" as well as other characters from the period.

  • NewsJordan Zakarin

    Sundance Report: Improved Virtual Reality Films Take Viewers Around the World (and Galaxy)

    The Sundance Film Festival has long been on the cutting edge of indie film, and this year’s 10th iteration of its forward-looking New Frontier program is focused on the burgeoning field of virtual reality. VR has been buzzed about on and off since the ‘90s, but over the last several years, the emergence of consumer products such as the Oculus Rift and Google Cardboard has brought the technology closer to a viable storytelling medium. Google Cardboard: A basic hardware combination made of a car