Tag: Vr

London: In a bid to better understand how black holes behave, researchers have created a virtual reality (VR) simulation of Sagittarius A, the black hole at the centre of our galaxy. The researchers used recent astrophysical models of Sagittarius A to create a series of images that were then put together to create a 360 […]

San Francisco: After 360 videos to “News Feeds” in 2016, Facebook has now started testing virtual reality (VR) experiences in the users’ news feeds. It will reportedly begin with the upcoming “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” film that runs in VR headsets, on mobile phones, desktop and on Facebook. “The experience, which was also co-developed […]

Mumbai: By 2020, 100 million people would shop in-store and online using Augmented Reality (AR), enabling people to visualise products in different settings, market research firm Gartner said on Monday. Once technologies like AR and Virtual Reality (VR) get powered by 5G capabilities, it would lead to multiple uses like real-time rendering for immersive videos, […]

London: Virtual reality (VR) technology can enhance the quality of life for people with dementia by helping them to recall past memories, reduce aggression and improve interactions with caregivers, says a study. The technology helped patients recall old memories by providing new stimuli difficult to achieve, due to ill health, or inaccessible within a secure […]

San Francisco: Facebook is launching its own TV streaming service this fall and has reportedly approached Netflix, Disney, Hulu, HBO and other media companies for a new TV chat device for making video calls from TVs. According to a report in The Information late Wednesday, the Facebook TV chat device will use the same technology […]