Helping a child in a virtual reality game increased players’ motivation to help others in real life, according to a new study.

Here we are, another year deeper into the most immersive medium that refuses to stand still. Far from fading away, over its nearly decade of existence VR has continued to evolve in ways both subtle ...

Lowpass newsletter. “It is a pretty rough time for the game industry.” Meta Reality Labs director of games Chris Pruett did not mince words when he returned to GDC for his annual talk on the state of ...

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Some big Nintendo games really shine in VR. ‘The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’ lets you explore Hyrule like never before, and ‘Super Mario Odyssey’ makes you feel like you’re jumping right ...

Nearly a decade after consumer VR took its first real steps—driven by headsets like the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR—the medium has outgrown its novelty phase. Those early platforms ...