The figurehead “president” of the communist state of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, participated in a “virtual reality” Gaza experience this week presented by the pro-Hezbollah Lebanese outlet al-Mayadeen in Havana.
Two weeks after launch, a significant number of early Apple Vision Pro adopters are returning their headsets citing discomfort, headaches, and lack of compelling use cases. Some returns are likely driven by Apple’s refusal to enable VR porn on its $3,500 headsets.
British authorities are currently investigating an unprecedented case of “virtual sexual assault” involving a minor on Mark Zuckerberg’s VR metaverse platform.
As AI continues to seamlessly integrate into daily life, the emergence of AI-driven virtual girlfriends presents a new challenge in the realm of social interaction and psychological health. One professor is speaking out against the rising popularity of virtual girlfriends, saying these fake relationships are “very dangerous because it further isolates [young men] from real human connections.”
The new book “Controligarch” reveals that Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has invested billions into reengineering society through Virtual Reality (VR) and tech addiction, which has created a booming business for VR pornography.
Microsoft is developing a new type of face tracking technology that promises to be both cheaper and more accurate than competitors.
Palmer Luckey, the father of the modern VR industry, eviscerated the media over its obsession with his political views after he was posed a question on the topic at a Bloomberg panel, prompting a loud burst of applause from the audience.
A recent survey has revealed a lukewarm reception for Virtual Reality (VR) devices amongst U.S. teenagers despite significant investment in the industry from the Big Tech Masters of the Universe.
The creator of a virtual “sexy Metaverse 3D model” named Mamia Orio has been paid over $100,000 per year by selling digital sex services, according to a report from a local Fox Now affiliate in Houston, Texas.
Yuval Noah Harari said humanity may need to “relearn how to see and walk” in a virtual reality future divorcing people from a physical world.
Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse may be facing a troubling future after worldwide shipments of VR headsets and augmented reality (AR) devices dropped more than 12 percent to 9.6 million in 2022.
A ten-year-old Milwaukee boy may be charged as an adult after he allegedly shot his mother in the face after she refused to purchase a VR set for him.
A new VR headset made by Facebook (now known as Meta) will track a person’s eyes for targeted ads, giving users the eerie feeling that the social media company has gotten one step closer to reading their minds.
Legendary programmer John Carmack, co-founder of id Software of Doom fame and consulting CTO to Facebook’s Oculus VR, said it would be a “positive thing” to build a virtual reality world “where people want to go back into their headset.” Carmack ominously compared VR to the rise of the internet, saying: “I do think it’s going to be kind the way the web slowly took over, where you’re the frog in the pot of water that’s slowly heating up.”
A Japanese startup firm has reportedly developed a wristband that can deliver electric shocks to its wearer so you can experience pain in the metaverse.
Facebook reportedly plans to implement parental supervision tools for its virtual reality headsets as Americans begin to worry about the safety of children while exploring the online “Metaverse.”
Facebook (now Meta) has found its VR division under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and multiple U.S. states over renewed antitrust violation allegations.
China’s state-owned Jiangsu Satellite TV has a new talent competition called “2060” in which the competitors are computer-generated avatars controlled by virtual-reality (VR) headsets. The producers hope the show is successful enough to buy VR gear for all 200 members of the live audience, so they can experience the entire performance in virtual reality.
This week, Facebook announced Horizon Workrooms, a free app for its Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset that marks the company’s latest attempts to bring the modern workplace into the virtual world.
According to recent reports, many Facebook users that have found their accounts hacked have been unable to receive any direct support from the social media giant. Some have even resorted to purchasing $299 VR headsets in a desperate attempt to get support in accessing their account.
Facebook has reportedly issued a recall for the foam padding in its Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headsets, warning that the inserts can cause skin irritation.
The first VR game developer to agree to take part in Facebook’s new VR ads integration has reportedly back out of the deal based on intense consumer backlash.
Social media and online advertising giant Facebook is constantly inventing new ways to deliver ads to users, this time placing them inside its Oculus Quest virtual reality system.
In a recent discussion on the popular Clubhouse app, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg focused on his company’s progress in the world of Virtual Reality, stating “we should be teleporting, not transporting,” and that VR could allow workers to meet virtually rather than travel to offices.
The coronavirus pandemic has not stifled the music world, as choirs, orchestras, and bands at every level are using virtual technology to perform, teach, or just send messages of hope around the world.
The release of Facebook’s first quarter financials has shown that the company’s smart speaker Portal and Oculus VR headset sales are tanking.
Facebook finds itself in hot water once again as it owns up to mistakenly inserting a variety of bizarre messages into the Oculus Touch virtual reality controller, including “Big Brother is Watching,” and “We see you!”
JERUSALEM — A Jerusalem museum is breathing life into the ancient city with a new virtual reality tour that allows visitors to experience how archaeologists believe Jerusalem looked 2,000 years ago.
The London College of Communication has become one of the first institutions in the world to introduce a degree program in virtual reality design.
Twitter’s Director of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality has left the company after just eighteen months.
Adult streaming website CamSoda has partnered with sex doll manufacturer RealDoll to create an online sex doll experience in virtual reality.
Searches for sex robots and virtual reality porn went up exponentially in 2017 on two popular porn websites: xHamster and PornHub.
A Chinese tech company has pulled their “flirtatious secretary” virtual assistant after the Wall Street Journal suggested it objectified women.
Dr. Neil McArthur, an associate professor at the University of Manitoba, has claimed we “must be prepared” for the rise of “digisexuals” who use technology as their primary sexual outlet.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants “to get a billion people in virtual reality,” according to a report.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been criticized for appearing as a virtual reality cartoon in hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico to promote Facebook’s new VR tool.
At Hong Kong’s Ani-Com and Games Fair this year, hardcore anime and video game fans will be given the chance to date a model of their choice — in VR.
Breitbart Tech’s Nate Church joined Curt Schilling for their weekly gaming segment on Whatever It Takes, Schilling’s Breitbart News Radio program, to discuss the overload of great video games in 2017 and the future of virtual reality.
A group of Australian CEOs were criticized after using virtual reality to partake in a charity “CEO Sleepout” which was supposed to recreate the “experience” of “being homeless.”
Bethesda revealed a handful of new games over the weekend at E3 as part of their “Bethesdaland” theme park-styled presentation.
