There’s something a little bit magical about anesthesia. One minute you’re there, the next you’re not—and as you go under, you might entertain the nurses with some bizarre chit-chat you’ll be ...

Though still refocusing on its mobile app, Meta will now continue to support Horizon Worlds' existing VR games as well. Now it seems as though Meta has partially reversed its decision, with CTO Andrew ...

Meta is backtracking on its plans to shut down the VR version of its metaverse. The company now plans to support Horizon Worlds in VR for the "foreseeable future," though users shouldn't expect new ...

One day after Meta announced it was shutting down Horizon Worlds in virtual reality, the company’s chief technology officer, Andrew Bosworth, announced that it’s reversing course. “I have a little bit ...

The dream of the metaverse may have died for now, but Meta has decided it’s not completely giving up on the VR experience in Horizon Worlds, the virtual worlds service that it originally envisioned as ...

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Prolific VR modder Luke Ross has re-released his R.E.A.L. VR mod suite following a DMCA takedown issued by CD Projekt in January for his paywalled Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod—this time making a bulk of the ...

Players in Sandbox VR, a free roam warehouse scale VR experience open to the public at malls and other locations around the world. Last month I took a group of students from my emerging media class at ...

Commentary: Meta's pushing its metaverse platform almost entirely to phones. It's the latest sign of a massive shift in the company's focus. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I ...

The best Meta Quest games transform virtual reality into unforgettable experiences, blending precise controller input, haptic feedback, and room-scale movement. Meta Quest VR games span epic solo ...

As I sit here and type these words, I can’t help but think of the Meta Quest Pro. According to Meta, I was supposed to be doing all of what I’m doing right now in a VR headset, not on a tired old ...

Virtual reality hardware has come a long way over the years, and new headsets are always just around the corner. Features such as higher resolution, wider field of view, and advanced tracking ...