Virtual reality was once promised to be the future of not only video games, but social media. Is that future still possible? NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Vishal Shah, VP of the Metaverse, to find out.

The term "Metaverse," coined by sci-fi author Neal Stephenson in his 1992 novel Snow Crash, describes a three-dimensional ...

Mount your headsets and get ready. Virtual reality (VR) is fast-tracking its way to possibly reinventing the way travel is marketed and sold. The highly engaging, interactive VR environments that 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 ...

The best video games carry a feeling of immersion, as though players are being actively transported into the world of the game. Virtual reality takes that immersion to the next level. Players truly ...

As virtual reality technology continues to develop, more colleges and universities are integrating it into the student experience inside and outside of the classroom. A recent survey of chief ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite recent advances, VR adoption has been relatively slow in ophthalmology compared to other specialties.