Welcome to Virtual Reality Society (VRS). A one-stop information and news resource for virtual reality and its related technologies.
Here you will find a wide range of information on the exciting world of virtual reality, from comprehensive material for beginners to interesting and deep discussions of virtual reality’s problems, implications and applications.
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How to Overcome VR Motion Sickness
Newcomers to the world of VR often experience one of the least-fun elements of the immersive technology quite early on: motion sickness. VR motion sickness occurs because your eyes and brain think they’re moving inside an expansive VR world, but your body is doing nothing of the kind. This disconnect between your brain, body and … Continue reading How to Overcome VR Motion Sickness
4th February 2022
Art, NFTs, and the Metaverse
Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are all the rage these days and barely a week goes by without some new story breaking about how a metaverse-dwelling artist has launched a new gallery in their digital realm of choice with walls adorned with staggeringly expensive NFT art. If you’ve been asleep for the last few months, you’d … Continue reading Art, NFTs, and the Metaverse
28th January 2022
Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Acquisition
The new year has started with a great deal of buzz around the purchase of ‘Call of Duty’ makers, Activision Blizzard, by Microsoft. The deal has set new records and brought a wave of speculation about what Microsoft plans on doing next. With much of the tech world focused on the new iteration of the … Continue reading Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Acquisition
26th January 2022
Which Are the Best Metaverse Cryptocurrencies to Watch?
The internet is about to undergo a major change. Over the next few years, the industry leaders in social media, video gaming, virtual reality, and cryptocurrency will usher in the “web 3,0”, better known as the metaverse. In a recent post, we discussed what you can expect from the metaverse; how you can work, play, … Continue reading Which Are the Best Metaverse Cryptocurrencies to Watch?
6th December 2021
What Is the Metaverse?
Recently, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus rebranded to become Meta Platforms with a new logo, a version of the infinity symbol. On the face of it, this may be seen by many as an opportunity to draw focus away from the problems currently faced by their flagship social media platform, Facebook. … Continue reading What Is the Metaverse?
17th November 2021
What Could the Quest Pro Be?
The Quest 2 represented huge specifications leap from the original Quest, but managed to keep the price tag low enough to push it into impulse-purchase territory for a lot of people. That was the right move since sales of Quest 2 units remain strong, but we know VR headsets can really blow the budget on … Continue reading What Could the Quest Pro Be?
4th August 2021
Oculus is Opening Up Experimental Mixed Reality Access on Quest
Both Oculus Quest devices are festooned with cameras that allow the headsets to track the world around you for accurate positioning. If you’re a Quest user, you know that you can actually see the world as those cameras see them by switching to “passthrough” mode. This is a key safety feature so you can quickly … Continue reading Oculus is Opening Up Experimental Mixed Reality Access on Quest
2nd August 2021
Oculus Issues Voluntary Quest 2 Recall Citing Problems With Facial Cushion
I’ve been having a blast with my Quest 2 and use it for about 1-2 hours a day. Yes, I’m a Beatsaber addict, I can admit that! You can check out our review of the Quest 2 for all my thoughts on the device, but one issue I did not encounter was skin irritation problems. … Continue reading Oculus Issues Voluntary Quest 2 Recall Citing Problems With Facial Cushion
28th July 2021
Why the Steam Deck Won’t be a VR Product
Valve has announced a handheld gaming console called the Steam Deck. The base model is priced at $400, making it nearly as cheap as the upcoming OLED Nintendo Switch. Given that Valve is one of the VR industry leaders in the PC world, there have already been some comments about the possibility of the system … Continue reading Why the Steam Deck Won’t be a VR Product
22nd July 2021Virtual Reality: what is it and why is it important to know about?
Virtual reality is essentially the use of technology to create the illusion of presence in an environment that isn’t really there. It works by sending information to various senses, such as sight and hearing, that fool our brains into experiencing something virtual. The illusion is often completed by the presence of interactivity, in other words the virtual world responds in some way to your presence.
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Where to go from here?
If you are new to virtual reality (or just want a refresher) we suggest you start with our What is virtual reality?section for a more in-depth discussion of the topic. We look at practical examples and discuss the core technologies in a clear and simple way. Providing a solid foundation for further reading.
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Pros and cons of virtual reality
We have series of articles about the various applications of this technology and the equipment used, for example, VR glasses (or goggles as they are sometimes called).
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Expert Insight
Ekram Alam
Ekram Alam is co-founder of Cocoon Creativity and co-developer of EVOLVE, a mobile VR and AR app that aims to transport you back to the prehistoric age with the help of Evolutionary Biology professors at UCL.
