Remember the Metaverse? It seemed like a good idea at the time. It all started in 2021, when Facebook rebranded to Meta and pledged $10 billion to build technology that could make reality totally ...

Stephen Jones, Ph.D., founder of VisitingVR.com, leads a group of Friendship House residents on a guided virtual reality adventure. (Friendship House photo) We can all agree there are things about all ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jim Holtshouse watches video through a Rendever virtual-reality headset at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio retirement community in ...

One of the first plays written for mixed reality recently opened in New York. "An Ark" is about the joys and terrors of being human, and it's all-British cast includes acting royalty Ian McKellen. But ...

LOS GATOS, Calif. — Like many retirement communities, The Terraces serves as a tranquil refuge for a nucleus of older people who no longer can travel to faraway places or engage in bold adventures.

Virtual-reality experiences tend to be solitary and isolating. Even the gear—which requires, at the very least, the wearing of a large headset—discourages physical interactions. Sandbox VR has changed ...