Exposure to an augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) environment can cause people to experience cybersickness — a special type of motion sickness with symptoms ranging from dizziness to nausea — and existing research to mitigate the severity of the symptoms often relies upon a one-size-fits-all approach. However, Khaza Anuarul Hoque, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Missouri, and a team of researchers are working to develop a personalized approach to identifying cybersickness by focusing on the root causes, which can be different for every person.

Fectar, developer of VR and AR platform, will open its first VR & AR Experience Center in Den Bosch, the Netherlands, in May 2023, especially for companies and schools to …

City, University of London has entered into a three-year partnership with ARuVR, a multi-award winning end-to-end, enterprise-grade Extended Reality (XR) training platform to provide its award-winning technology and expertise to engineering, computer science and applied mathematics undergraduate and postgraduate students within the School of Science and Technology, at what will be the UK’s largest bespoke Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and Metaverse design training centre.

Meta has reported its first-quarter earnings for 2023, posting a 3% year-over-year increase in revenue to $28.65 billion. Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the company had a good quarter and that its community continues to grow. He added that AI is driving good results across Meta’s apps and business.

“Currently, the metaverse is not personal enough. We have no eye contact and there is no emotional connection,” says Remco Sikkema, Movella. According to him, this is a condition for …

The metaverse is a world in which our virtual and physical world seamlessly merge. That means that the internet will become as 3D as the rest of our life, says …

Flying Iron Simulations and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at RAF Coningsby have collaborated in using Microsoft Flight Simulator and 3D printed controls to provide pilots with emergency procedure training.  In a video published by Authentikit, Squadron Leader Mark ‘Disco’ Discombe MBE shares his decision-making process during the simulated failure.

News about the metaverse hype has been dominated in recent months by rounds of layoffs and falling investment. That sounds negative, but according to Remco Sikkema, Movella, it’s very normal …

Changi Airport Group (CAG) has launched ChangiVerse, a digital metaverse experience of Singapore Changi Airport on Roblox, in partnership with Accenture. The experience offers visitors access to a range of …

Media group Vivendi has opened the doors to its clubhouse in The Sandbox, an interactive virtual world. The opening of the clubhouse is part of the “French Weeks” event, where …