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The metaverse is science fiction, but a lot of people in Silicon Valley are working to make this interconnected virtual reality a, well, reality.
Is a ‘metaverse’ blending real and virtual worlds the future of the internet?
The term metaverse was coined by Neal Stephenson in his 1992 science-fiction novel Snow Crash.
If you ever felt nauseous, fatigued or disoriented after using your phone or computer, you may be experiencing a condition similar to motion sickness.
Researchers are using mixed reality technologies to investigate how people behave in in emergency situations. The findings are helping shape disaster responses.
The age of ‘artificial intimacy’ is upon us. What does it mean for the way we love, have sex and build friendships?
Augmented reality has largely enjoyed cover from critique by being taken as a benign gaming technology. But recent developments suggest we need to get serious about it.
A game world is an immersive fantasy world that is created with the intention of promoting interaction with its environment.
VR treatment can overcome many of the challenges of traditional therapy.
Information about the Holocaust may be easy to find online, but the best sites offer artifacts and authentic accounts from people who survived the experience, a Holocaust scholar argues.
Emerging ‘mixed reality’ technology promises to bring history back to life.
Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly common across aspects of our lives. But what role should it play in how we find love?
With our travel wings clipped and cities under lockdown, heritage buildings have found new ways for us to fly over rooftops and zoom in on wallpaper.
How much does your virtual reality headset know about your life?
Recreating the Mayflower and its crew and passengers from a few vague accounts took a lot of technical know-how.
The Oculus Quest 2 headset is the latest step in the construction of a ‘mirrorworld’ built on high-tech surveillance and targeted advertising.
The success of the virtual road race shows how quickly esports are moving into the mainstream.
The performing arts sector will need to change after the pandemic. This new venture is a glimpse of how it might look.
From VR music festivals to immersive meeting spaces, headsets are go.
Top contributors
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Researcher in Virtual Reality, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor in Human-Computer Interaction, ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Applied Ethics and CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Professor of Creative and Cultural Industries, University of Nottingham
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing, University of the West of Scotland
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Professor of Screen Media, King's College London
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Chair in Interactive Multimedia Systems, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
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Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, University of Portsmouth
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Senior Lecturer in Communication, Deakin University
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Professor & Director, Hub for Apple Platform Innovation (HAPI), School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University
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Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Irvine
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Assistant Professor, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Professor of Virtual Heritage and Interactive History, Adelaide University