VR (Virtual Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality) have been at the development forefront for years, with big technology companies and startups working on building their own XR software and hardware ...

For the trial, 129 subjects downloaded a fully self-guided smartphone app called “oVRcome”. The app was used with a headset so that each subject became immersed within a virtual environment.

With Virtual Reality almost upon us, we check out 5 ways in which Virtual Reality (VR) headsets are being used outside of the gaming medium.

An inexpensive alternative to the more expensive virtual reality gaming headsets.

He’s currently using a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop virtual reality apps that will eventually become accessible for smartphone use.

Google is reportedly developing a virtual reality version of Android that will compete with software built by Facebook, Samsung, Microsoft and others.