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The future of Virtual Reality

  • 123articles
  • 2016first covered
  • 6 Sep 2024latest update
  • 5linked technologies

What is Virtual Reality?

What is Virtual Reality doing to bring the future to life?

Bringing the future to life

How Virtual Reality is shaping what comes next

On the 311 Starburst

Virtual Reality goes mainstream around 2032

Virtual Reality sits in the User Interfaces sector of the 311 Emerging Technology Starburst, which tracks 1,073 technologies to 2075. The timeline shows when it and the technologies most often reported alongside it reach the mainstream.

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All 123 articles on Virtual Reality

  1. Google’s AI generated DOOM frame by frame without a game engineVirtual worlds
  2. The Apple Vision helps a blind man see againVirtual worlds
  3. New Walt Disney Holotiles let crowds walk around in VR while at homeVirtual worlds
  4. Meta now has an AI that can read your mind and draw your thoughtsAI and intelligence
  5. Zuckerberg’s new life-like avatars laugh off the old criticsVirtual worlds
  6. OMA3 offers users a way to easily travel between Metaverse worldsConnected society
  7. Accenture on boarded over 150,000 new hires in the MetaverseVirtual worlds
  8. Virtual reality helps bell Helicopter design new aircraft 90 percent fasterVirtual worlds
  9. Luma AI brings photo realistic virtual worlds closer to realityVirtual worlds
  10. In a virtual first virtual offices in New York are being sold as NFTsVirtual worlds
  11. This VR gadget lets you feel spiders crawling all over your faceVirtual worlds
  12. Criminals are eyeing up the metaverse already and planning chaosSecurity and privacy
  13. Barbados opens the world’s first recognised sovereign embassy in the metaverseVirtual worlds
  14. Zaha Hadid architects lay out plans for a giant libertarian city in the metaverseVirtual worlds
  15. Digital design studio The Fabricant lets everyone become a Metaverse fashion designerVirtual worlds
  16. Queen Mary university students become the first to have lectures in the MetaverseVirtual worlds
  17. Over 7 million people have visited Nike’s metaverse store as digital sales soarVirtual worlds
  18. REK’s phydigital sports arenas prove the future of sports is mixed realityVirtual worlds
  19. JPMorgan opens the world’s first bank branch in the MetaverseVirtual worlds
  20. New VR boots finally let users walk forever in virtual reality for realVirtual worlds
  21. Anzu teams up with Roblox creators to bring ads to the MetaverseVirtual worlds
  22. Walmart patents show it’s mulling entering the Metaverse with own NFTs and cryptoVirtual worlds
  23. Microsoft becomes the first major tech company to hold a VR keynote sessionVirtual worlds
  24. In a world first doctors use VR to help parents visualise their child’s surgeryVirtual worlds
  25. Accenture created a metaverse “Nth Floor” to bring remote teams together during the pandemicVirtual worlds
  26. Seoul to become the world’s first Metaverse cityVirtual worlds
  27. HTC unveil their latest slimline VR glasses to conquer the MetaverseVirtual worlds
  28. Working in the Metaverse gets closer as Microsoft goes all inVirtual worlds
  29. Facebook unveils infinite Office its futuristic virtual reality office conceptVirtual worlds
  30. Toyota unveils Woven City, tech utopia and the world’s first programmable cityConnected society
  31. 5G connected ambulance lets remote clinicians direct paramedics in real time using hapticsVirtual worlds
  32. With over 4,200 virtual shops Hong Kongs largest virtual mall eyes expansionVirtual worlds
  33. The Future of the Customer Journey | Valmet, EMEA | Matthew Griffin | Futurist Keynote SpeakerArticles
  34. Volumetric video startup turns 2D video streams into interactive 3D contentVirtual worlds
  35. Smelling is believing as odour vision comes to VR headsetsVirtual worlds
  36. BMW’s virtual factory uses AI and simulation to design better next gen factoriesVirtual worlds
  37. Mother brings her daughter back from the dead in Virtual RealityVirtual worlds
  38. Virtual reality treatment helps hospital patients overcome chronic painVirtual worlds
  39. Sony bets big on virtual concerts and launches a virtual star at CES 2021Virtual worlds
  40. Fable Studio’s interactive virtual beings want to have a relationship with youVirtual worlds
  41. Stunning virtual reality sets are helping Hollywood re-invent movie makingVirtual worlds
  42. Canadian gamers made an intriguing dynamic VR game with interactive AI charactersVirtual worlds
  43. Riot built the world’s most awesome mixed reality E-Sports stage using Mandalorian techVirtual worlds
  44. USAF experiments with neurotraining to cut pilot training times in halfBiotech and enhanced humans
  45. Charity fundraisers go virtual as first Ready Player Golf tournament tees offVirtual worlds
  46. Revolutionary flat nano-thin cameras edge closer to mass productionIndustry and manufacturing
  47. Disney Imagineers show off their amazing HolodeckVirtual worlds
  48. Facebook embraces holographics to create its first VR glasses prototypeVirtual worlds
  49. Cameras that see round corners just got a major megapixel upgradeEarth and energy
  50. Brain reading gadgets get closer after researchers pack a BMI interface into a pair of glassesBiotech and enhanced humans
  51. Japanese researchers reveal a new gadget that lets people taste virtual foodVirtual worlds
  52. Eight360 unveil the “Spinning ball of Death,” a new crazy immersive VR simulatorVirtual worlds
  53. A record breaking 12 million people watched Travis Scott’s virtual Fortnite concertVirtual worlds
  54. Film making and game making collide, behind the scenes of Disney’s “The Mandalorian”Virtual worlds
  55. Intel shows off it’s latest immersive 360 video sports technologyVirtual worlds
  56. Panasonic unveil their cool new ultra lightweight Morpheus inspired VR glassesVirtual worlds
  57. Bosch unveil augmented reality glasses that shoot lasers into your eyeballsVirtual worlds
  58. Audi spin out Holoride unveils its amazing in car VR experienceVirtual worlds
  59. Japan’s newest digital pop stars blur the line between virtual and realityAI and intelligence
  60. Formula E’s new E-Sports “ghosting” app lets gamers race real drivers in real timeVirtual worlds
  61. A new VR synthetic skin brings feelings to gaming and prostheticsVirtual worlds
  62. Microsoft DreamWalker turns your daily commute into a VR experienceVirtual worlds
  63. Nvidia demos cloud based rendering to create high quality streamed AR experiencesVirtual worlds
  64. Facebook’s DeepFovea tool reduces VR rendering resources by upto 99 percentVirtual worlds
  65. IBM trials virtual classroom to help students master Chinese fasterVirtual worlds
  66. The Future of Superyacht Design | Superyacht News, London | Matthew Griffin | Futurist Keynote SpeakerArticles
  67. The Future of Sport 2030 | Decathlon, France | Matthew Griffin | Sports and Wellness Keynote SpeakerArticles
  68. Magnetic human skin breakthrough could lead to new types of wearablesBiotech and enhanced humans
  69. Today’s virtual bloggers and influencers are dumb, AI will change thatAI and intelligence
  70. Samsung’s impressive AI turns video into digitally rendered VR worldsAI and intelligence
  71. Nvidia creates the world’s first video game demo using AI generated graphicsAI and intelligence
  72. Featured Futurist: Samsung KX50, The Future in FocusArticles
  73. Nvidia and MIT open source an AI that creates crazy good synthetic videosAI and intelligence
  74. Steppingstone’s electromagnetic floor lets VR users walk real miles in their own roomsVirtual worlds
  75. Featured Futurist: How combining technologies exponentially impacts the future, T-MobileArticles
  76. Teslasuit’s haptic bodysuit lets VR users experience full body immersionVirtual worlds
  77. Virtual reality is helping scientists discover new drugs fasterVirtual worlds
  78. Amazon trained their delivery bot Scout in the virtual world so it could handle the real oneVirtual worlds
  79. Disney’s latest VR jacket lets gamers “feel the force”Virtual worlds
  80. New military virtual reality system lets operators control swarms of dronesVirtual worlds
  81. Amazing ray tracing mod pack makes Minecraft look stunningAI and intelligence
  82. Nanoscale Metalenses put Virtual Reality in perfect focus, and eliminate headsetsVirtual worlds
  83. Qualcomm releases its first WiGig chipsets to push WiFi to gigabit speedsConnected society
  84. Facebook 3D photos sources depth information straight from your cameraAI and intelligence
  85. Creative AI’s have learnt how to create their own video gamesAI and intelligence
  86. Nvidia unveiled a new AI engine that renders virtual world’s in real timeVirtual worlds
  87. Virtual reality headsets tune into users brainwaves to train people fasterVirtual worlds
  88. Death isn’t forever, companies build digital avatars so people can “live on after death”Virtual worlds
  89. New glasses will beam augmented and virtual reality directly into your eyesVirtual worlds
  90. BAE is developing a “wearable” cockpit for fighter jetsVirtual worlds
  91. Windows are the perfect lens-less cameras for AI and VR headsetsAI and intelligence
  92. Virtual reality without the headset, US startup debuts the “Looking Glass”Virtual worlds
  93. Roborace’s fully autonomous race car prepares to pound the track at FoSTransport and mobility
  94. Plexus VR gloves give users fine grained control of their VR environmentsVirtual worlds
  95. CGI “Virtual influencers” on Instagram battle it out in public, snag real ad cashVirtual worlds
  96. Adapt or Die | Cherwell, Reading | Matthew Griffin | Disruption Keynote SpeakerArticles
  97. The Future of Communities | Castleton, Milton Keynes | Matthew Griffin | Futurist Keynote SpeakerArticles
  98. Amazon continues to branch out with Augmented RealityVirtual worlds
  99. 3 Ways the 5G Revolution Will Transform the Internet of ThingsConnected society
  100. Virtual reality lets cyber security experts patrol their networks Matrix styleSecurity and privacy
  101. Brain controlled Virtual Reality comes to the HTC ViveVirtual worlds
  102. The Future of Money and Gaming | iGaming, Amsterdam | Matthew Griffin | Gaming Keynote SpeakerArticles
  103. Apple gears up to make its own GPU’sComputing
  104. Facebook launches itself into developing brain reading techConnected society
  105. Google and HTC are developing invisible VR headsetsVirtual worlds
  106. New virtual reality project lets doctors fly through cancers to save livesVirtual worlds
  107. Point. Click. Create your own 3D avatar and put yourself in the gameVirtual worlds
  108. Researchers create human VR avatars with three arms to improve productivityVirtual worlds
  109. Virtual reality plays its role in convicting Nazi SS guards who killed millionsVirtual worlds
  110. Get ready to experience millions of new, immersive worldsVirtual worlds
  111. MIT breakthrough lets virtual reality gamers cut the chordVirtual worlds
  112. Facebooks new app gives your smartphone AI super powersAI and intelligence
  113. Jurors will soon be able to walk through crime scenes in virtual realityVirtual worlds
  114. Thomas Cook lets you experience your holiday in virtual reality before you buyVirtual worlds
  115. Get a drones-eye view with this new headsetVirtual worlds
  116. World first as virtual reality helps legally blind man see for the first timeBiotech and enhanced humans
  117. Oculus’ virtual reality film Henry wins an EmmyVirtual worlds
  118. Apple, emerging technology and the iPhone that could beOpinion
  119. Alibaba trials virtual reality payments for VR mallsVirtual worlds
  120. Gourmet 3D printed food restaurant pops up in LondonIndustry and manufacturing
  121. Nvidia’s new VR HQ is a peak into the workplace of 2025Virtual worlds
  122. The future of jobs and educationOpinion
  123. The future of Media and EntertainmentOpinion

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311 Institute has published 123 articles about Virtual Reality since 2016, most recently on 6 September 2024.

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