The study included 97 seventh grade students in an urban middle school in Indiana. The researchers developed the game into two modes: one on a virtual reality headset and one on a desktop computer.

Playing a virtual reality game can increase a person's sense of altruism and influence levels of empathy, according to a new study from University of Oregon researchers. The study tracked participants ...

My first taste of virtual reality came in a visit to Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in New York where I strapped a computer on my back so I could feel like was hunting ghosts like a real Ghostbuster. That ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Most job-related safety training is pretty basic and involves either listening to a presentation about where the emergency exits are ...

Virtual reality was supposed to transform entertainment. At least, that was the expectation roughly a decade ago with the arrival of the Oculus Rift, the first virtual reality (VR) headset that many ...

AR vs VR comparison highlights two rapidly evolving immersive technologies shaping how people interact with digital content. Augmented reality vs virtual reality differs mainly in how each system ...