Virtual Reality / VR news stories

"Emirates has embraced advanced technologies to improve business processes, enhance our customer offering, and enrich our employees' skills and experiences."

Accenture has launched a dedicated Metaverse Continuum business group as physical and virtual realities converge.

Christchurch-based tech founder Adam Hutchinson has been selected to pitch oVRcome at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas.

A major console-maker has for the first time released a Kiwi-made virtual reality (VR) game.

With the Metaverse set to drastically change the way companies conduct business, it is now more vital than ever for employers to prepare and respond accordingly. 

Video-based human insight company UserTesting has released new templates for its Human Insight Platform, enabling fast, opt-in feedback from any metaverse or virtual reality user, including those using Meta (formerly Facebook).

"The unprecedented level of private capital investment in the virtual reality sector indicates how much investors are really starting to see how this market is set to explode."

Artificial intelligence will play an increasing role in augmented and virtual reality in 2022, according to ABI Research.

"The metaverse will feel like a hybrid of today's online social experiences, sometimes expanded into three dimensions or projected into the physical world."

The research could pave the way for large-scale efficacy testing, clinical use and cost-effective delivery of intelligent individualised VR technology.

The Focus 3 is certainly a very capable VR headset that’s easy to set up and comfortable to wear.

Available globally now from the Snobal website, the newly launched app builds on the company's eight years experience in developing cloud VR/AR solutions for enterprise and education.

The University of South Australia finds overwhelming evidence in favour of using VR in the courtroom by putting jurors in the middle of a crime scene.

Kaspersky has created a VR game where executives can work as information security specialists, giving them a better understanding of cybersecurity.

With the recent announcement of the Vive Pro 2 and Vive Focus VR headset, Techday’s Darren Price chatted with HTC country manager for A/NZ Thomas Dexmier.

It may not be cheap, but it should be very appealing for gamers wanting the very best VR experience.

It’s amazing to think that just six years ago, virtual reality was really still just a promise.

The Oculus Quest 2 is my first and long overdue foray into the world of virtual reality, and I've been having fun.

2021 brings hope of new opportunities for C-suite executives. CIOs and their IT teams who get the right mix now can bake success into their digital business strategy.

This market will impact many different industries and future innovations will continue its growth in the wearables market.

According to GlobalData, the construction industry is slowly shifting from years of the wait-and-watch stance to adopting digital technologies to improve the overall project lifecycle from conceptual design to construction.

"Virtual, augmented and mixed reality products have continued to receive high levels of funding and investment during the 2010 decade. This is predicted to continue into the next decade,” the firm explains.

Virtual reality technology is being used to improve pedestrian safety for older Australians, thanks to the work of researchers at the University of South Australia.

The report found that 47% of global consumers acknowledged that immersive technologies made them feel more connected with products while shopping online.