Virtual reality

The Future of Ghostbusters Is Uncertain, But Ivan Reitman Has a Plan

At Ghost Corps, the Ghostbusters office on the Sony Pictures lot in Los Angeles, franchise co-creator Ivan Reitman admits the most recent film was a disappointment. And yet the Ghostbusters are not dead, and do not need to be busted themselves. Not by a long shot. “We certainly would’ve loved to have a larger hit,”…

Movies Germain Lussier Mar 21

Watch This Guy Catch a Virtual Reality Ball That Turns Out to Be Real

When you strap on all of the gear required for a modern, immersive, virtual reality experience, you’re all but completely blind to the real world. But interacting with real world objects can often enhance a virtual experience, so Disney’s researchers came up with a way to let users catch a real ball without leaving a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 20

360-Degree Video of NASA’s Powerful Rocket Blast Will Make Your Astronaut Dreams Come True

Before actually using them on what will be the world’s most powerful rocket, NASA has been thoroughly testing its new RS-25 engines. With 512,000 pounds of thrust, however, the best way to experience all of that power is through this 360-degree video that safely puts you right in the path of the immense blast. This…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Mar 14

Gareth Edwards Used VR to Direct Rogue One‘s Digital Scenes

If there’s anything Star Wars fans know about Gareth Edwards, it’s that he’s a very hands-on director. A recent demonstration shows how Industrial Light and Magic found a way to bring Edwards’ physical camerawork to the digital stage for Rogue One, using virtual reality. BBC Click shared a visit to ILM London to get a…

io9 Beth Elderkin Feb 25

VR SciFi Flick Lawnmower Man Gets Series Reboot in Actual Virtual Reality

A VR film company is rebooting the movie that taught many kids to fear the hell out of virtual reality. Jaunt announced that it’s developing a new series based on the 1992 cult classic The Lawnmower Man, only viewable with a virtual reality headset. The original movie’s about a scientist who uses a combination of…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jan 21

Palmer Watch Day 117: It’s Over

Our watch has ended. After 117 days basically in hiding, Oculus VR founder and former Facebook golden child Palmer Luckey has been spotted in the wild—specifically in a federal courtroom in Dallas where Facebook is the subject of a $2 billion intellectual property lawsuit: https://gizmodo.com/catch-up-on-the-explosive-2-billion-lawsuit-against-fa-1791267436 https://gizmodo.com/mark-zuckerberg-gets-testy-in-oculus-lawsuit-grilling-1791286111 Luckey dropped off the map following the revelation that…

Social Media William Turton Jan 18

Catch Up on the Explosive $2 Billion Lawsuit Against Facebook Before Zuck Takes the Stand

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said he wants to escape the Silicon Valley bubble and travel to different parts of America as part of his 2017 New Year’s resolution. It looks like the first stop on his journey will be a Northern District of Texas Federal courtroom. Zuckerberg, Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey, and former…

Social Media William Turton Jan 17

The New Nintendo Switch Lets You Milk a Virtual Cow, For Some Reason

We now know that the Nintendo Switch officially drops on March 3 for $300, but if having a new Legend of Zelda game available at launch isn’t enough incentive for you to pre-order the shape-shifting console, maybe a game that has you milking the udders of a virtual cow will have you whipping out your…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 13

Palmer Watch: Day 104

It’s a new year folks, and we still have no idea what boy genius multi-millionaire Palmer Luckey is up to. In the last edition of Palmer Watch, we learned that Luckey is moving to a new role within Oculus virtual reality, the company he founded and sold to Facebook for $2 billion. What, exactly, will…

Social Media William Turton Jan 5

Asus’ Crazy New Phone Takes 92-Megapixel Photos

Whether it’s the Google Pixel or the Samsung Galaxy S7—companies are betting that the future of virtual reality will be ushered in by your mobile device. Now, you can add Asus to that list. The company just announced a new smartphone at CES that takes an adventurous and somewhat experimental leap into the world of…

Tech News Michael Nunez Jan 4

These Shoes Let You Feel The Surface You’re Walking On in Virtual Reality

There’s an obsession with “immersion” in virtual reality. Everyone wants to find the next way to make VR experiences feel more real. So far, the best ways to do it have been room tracking sensors that let you walk around a designated area or wireless hand controllers that let you grab things in the virtual…

Tech News Michael Nunez Jan 3

The Most Futuristic Predictions That Came True in 2016

Another year has passed, which means we’re another step closer to the tomorrow of our dreams. Here are the most futuristic developments of 2016. An artificial intelligence finally defeated a grandmaster at Go In a tournament that rivaled the historical importance of Deep Blue vs chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov in 1996 and Deep Blue vs…

Artificial Intelligence George Dvorsky Dec 16

Your Body Is Not Ready For Virtual Reality

Michael Fassbender’s soft lilt is in my ear spouting nonsense about assassins and their creed. Around me is a whirl of action set against a cartoonish backdrop. I’m in the new Assassin’s Creed virtual experience, and thanks to a blend of low-res graphics and high-res people, it feels like I’ve found my way inside some…

Tech News Alex Cranz Dec 13

The Future of Tech Is Sideways Headphones

For better or for worse, Silicon Valley is always on the hunt for The Next Big Thing. But while tech giants like Apple and Google have bet big on developing the latest wearable technology, the real future of smart devices may have been sitting right under our noses (or is it on top our heads???)…

Tech News Hudson Hongo Dec 2

Palmer Watch: Day 69 [Nice]

Welcome to day 69 of Palmer Watch—another day in which neither Palmer Luckey nor Facebook will tell me if the founder of Oculus VR even works at the social networking giant or not. It’s been 69 days since the 24-year-old made a statement after The Daily Beast revealed Luckey was helping fund a political organization…

Social Media William Turton Dec 1

Palmer Watch: Day 62 [Thanksgiving Edition]

Another week, another edition of Palmer Watch. Happy Thanksgiving, by the way. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been relatively chatty when it comes to what Facebook is kind of vaguely doing to maybe deal with fake news on the social network. But he and the rest of Facebook’s PR operation are still quiet about Palmer…

Tech News William Turton Nov 24

The Head Transplant Doctor Has a VR System for Helping Patients With Terrifying Transition

There are few things that cause me to feel visceral horror the way head transplants do, specifically the potential of the body to reject the transplant. I lose it. Now, the questionable neurosurgeon involved says he has a VR system that will prepare patients for the shock of looking down and seeing someone else’s body.…

Tech News Rhett Jones Nov 20

This Chimpanzee Wearing a VR Headset Should Make You Very Uncomfortable

This week, Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, the founder of The Institute for Greatly Endangered and Rare Species, posted an Instagram video of a chimpanzee wearing an HTC Vive virtual reality headset. There’s no sound, but the brief clip shows the chimpanzee sweeping its hands across the headset and reaching out to grab at the air in…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman Nov 18

Palmer Watch: Day 55

It’s day 312 of the dark, dark year that is 2016. It’s also day 55 of Palmer Watch! Has anyone heard from him yet? Does the founder of Oculus VR, which Facebook bought for $2 Billion, even work there any more? According to the New York Times, some Facebook employees are “worried about the spread…

Social Media William Turton Nov 17

Google Earth VR Is Like Taking a Vacation That Gives You a Headache

Let’s be real: It’s been a pretty stressful year. The tragedies never seem end. Harambe was shot dead in front of children. David Bowie and Prince died unexpectedly. Oh yeah, and we elected a screaming giant cheese wedge to be the next president. All of this bad news might want to make you just runaway…

Tech News Michael Nunez Nov 16

The Future of Ghostbusters Is Uncertain, But Ivan Reitman Has a Plan

Watch This Guy Catch a Virtual Reality Ball That Turns Out to Be Real

360-Degree Video of NASA’s Powerful Rocket Blast Will Make Your Astronaut Dreams Come True

Gareth Edwards Used VR to Direct Rogue One‘s Digital Scenes

VR SciFi Flick Lawnmower Man Gets Series Reboot in Actual Virtual Reality

Palmer Watch Day 117: It’s Over

Catch Up on the Explosive $2 Billion Lawsuit Against Facebook Before Zuck Takes the Stand

The New Nintendo Switch Lets You Milk a Virtual Cow, For Some Reason

Palmer Watch: Day 104

Asus’ Crazy New Phone Takes 92-Megapixel Photos

These Shoes Let You Feel The Surface You’re Walking On in Virtual Reality

The Most Futuristic Predictions That Came True in 2016

Your Body Is Not Ready For Virtual Reality

The Future of Tech Is Sideways Headphones

Palmer Watch: Day 69 [Nice]

Palmer Watch: Day 62 [Thanksgiving Edition]

The Head Transplant Doctor Has a VR System for Helping Patients With Terrifying Transition

This Chimpanzee Wearing a VR Headset Should Make You Very Uncomfortable

Palmer Watch: Day 55

Google Earth VR Is Like Taking a Vacation That Gives You a Headache

Amazon Is Sticking With ‘Rings of Power’ to the End

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‘Kamen Rider’ Is Ready to Take on the World

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The ‘Mass Effect’ Show is Getting Rewritten to Get Greenlit

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