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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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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View from Nepal: India’s reaction to new currency note betrays patronising outlook to its neighbour
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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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: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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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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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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The enduring influence of the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ on Telugu cinema
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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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IPL 2024: Gill and Sudharsan’s tons help Gujarat beat Chennai and stay in playoff hunt
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League as it happened: Neeraj Chopra finishes second; Kishore Jena ninth
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Delhi court frames sexual harassment charges against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra’s dream run ends in quarter-finals
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena open season – All you need to know