Virtual Reality
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Work from...where exactly? What office life in metaverse could look like
It seems likely that a new set of workplace norms will emerge as the metaverse develops.
Sam Gilbert, The Conversation
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You can’t truly own anything in the metaverse. A law professor explains why
Legal reform alongside technological innovation is needed before the metaverse can mature into what it promises to become.
João Marinotti, The Conversation
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The metaverse was supposed to be disruptive. So why does it look so ordinary?
Research shows that while designing virtual worlds gives people a creative voice, it can also reveal the complex ways by which physical places are formed.
Luke Pearson, The Conversation & Sandra Youkhana, The Conversation
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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Can virtual reality be used to stop domestic violence? France wants to find out
The technology attempts to prompt empathy in users by showing them the perspective of the victim, the child bystander and the perpetrator of the violence.
Stuart M Bender, The Conversation & Mick Broderick, The Conversation
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Virtual reality is being harnessed by medicine to treat everything from pain to phobias
A new book by Dr Brennan Spiegel, a physician in the US, makes the argument for a therapy that acknowledges the mind-body connection.
Vijaysree Venkatraman
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Video: Japanese airlines company starts virtual flights from Tokyo to international destinations
The experience is complete with meals and virtual reality tours of places like Paris, Rome, Hawaii and New York.
Reuters
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Virtual reality is helping people tour the world’s most remote and inaccessible historical sites
A Native American tribe in California got a chance to reconnect with their past through virtual reality models of inaccessible, sacred sites.
David Robinson, The Conversation & Brendan Cassidy, The Conversation
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Watch: Move over, Siri. Your rival virtual assistant Cortina is now a real hologram
As expected, she looks like she’s straight out of a videogame.
Scroll Staff
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Connecting all the world’s robots will drive 2017’s top technology trends
This will be the year when the Internet of Things becomes intelligent – and useful.
Tom Garner, The Conversation
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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Virtual Reality has come to India but it might be a long time before it revolutionises storytelling
Can VR technology truly transport viewers or is it little more than an exploitative gimmick?
Aakash Karkare
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Watch the future of journalism as people 'join' combatants on the battlefield though virtual reality
Photographer Karim Ben Khelifa's project, 'The Enemy', is attempting to create a deeper understanding of the war in Palestine.
Scroll Staff
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Breaking the fourth wall in human-computer interaction: Really talking to each other
Computers can become virtual companions, teachers, coaches and therapists.
Iván Gris, The Conversation
The Field
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate