"It makes me feel like I am right there on Country." This was the response of a student after they used a new virtual reality (VR) tool I codeveloped to help Indigenous people around Australia learn ...

As it turns out, practice can make perfect when it comes to everyday tasks like grocery shopping, taking the bus, crossing the street or even just raising a hand and waiting to be called on in school.

Virtual reality exposure therapy works by creating controlled environments where patients can gradually confront their fears without real-world risks. By removing real-world risks, VR can make ...

Researchers at TU Graz are using virtual reality and large language models to support people with autism spectrum disorder in training social skills. The system is intended to make treatment options ...

At Kennedy Krieger Institute, participants use Meta Quest 2 headsets to practice tasks like crossing streets and grocery ...

Virtual reality headsets like the Meta Quest 3, PlayStation VR 2 and HTC Vive have long been tied to gaming, covering users’ eyes with high-resolution screens and delivering immersive, interactive ...

The gray virtual reality headset transforms the typical classroom into a busy virtual hospital. Gamers are not the only people benefitting from virtual reality. VR is being used by nursing programs ...

Adventure is a five-part virtual reality exclusive series to Apple Vision Pro. The film takes the audience inside the lives of extreme athletes and how technology brings their experiences to life.

You don’t have to look far to find reports of people who have used VR headsets and then felt ‘off’ after removing them. While motion sickness is surely the most well-known post-VR symptom, a subset of ...

Once used mainly for distraction, VR is now being studied as a way to retrain the brain’s pain pathways—especially for people with chronic and hard-to-treat conditions. Virtual reality isn’t just for ...

Virtual reality transports patients into immersive landscapes — a coral reef, a forest, even a simple puzzle world — as the real-life medical procedure unfolds. Evidence supports its use for needle ...