The reality we understand and interact with daily might, according to some scientists, be nothing more than an elaborate simulation. This hypothesis, intriguing as it may be, is supported by various ...

When someone gets hurt on screen in a movie or television show, most people feel that pain as if it happened to them. New findings from Maryland researchers show that seeing someone get relief from ...

On a warm afternoon last fall, Steven Caron, a technical artist at the video-game company Quixel, stood at the edge of a redwood grove in the Oakland Hills. “Cross your eyes, kind of blur your eyes, ...

Could we be trapped inside a simulated reality, rather than the physical universe we usually assume? It’s a tantalizing theory, long theorized by philosophers and popularized by the 1999 blockbuster ...

What if gravity were informed by the way matter was arranged in the universe — and a sign that we were living in a reality composed by a giant computer? In a new paper published in the journal AIP ...

Diners await their first bite-size course during Epic.Now at New York's Michelin-starred Icca. Sleek headsets line the omakase bar at New York’s Icca—host of Epic.Now, a new virtual reality experience ...

"Veni, Vidi, Hercvlanevm - Virtual Reality Experience" is the name of the new experimental project at the Herculaneum ...

Sandbox VR offers immersive experiences into the worlds of "Stranger Things" and "Squid Games." ...

Early studies suggest that virtual reality may expand access to psychosexual care, but small trials highlight the need for larger controlled studies before routine clinical use.

In a small office space in Gaza City, a child stands still, wearing a virtual reality headset.