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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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Beyond the hype: Why the BJP is eyeing Tamil Nadu’s most prosperous region
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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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: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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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: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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‘Juna Furniture’ trailer: Mahesh Manjrekar directs and stars in film about ageing
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Tokyo Sonata’, the unequal music of an emotionally distant family
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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: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju drops to second after draw against Fabiano Caruana