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‘Men in Black' Is at the Quirky Center of a New VR Adventure
Dreamscape recently unveiled “Men in Black: First Assignment,” a step-inside experience that’s now open at Westfield Century City.
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4 Tech Innovations We Didn't Need This Week
Robots, VR workplaces, and more robots? Just…no. Is advancing technology this way the best use of our time right now?
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Facebook Launches Virtual-Reality Work App for Meetings
Facebook is trying to pull in workplace users with a new virtual-reality app called Horizon Workrooms.
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Facebook Wants Us to Put on a VR Headset to Go to Work. Um, No Thanks
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg announced a plan for Horizon Workrooms, a VR app that simulates a meeting room where you can sit down with avatars of your coworkers. But not everyone wants this to be the future of work.
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Post-Pandemic Travel is Off to a Bumpy Start. Try VR Instead
You could get on a plane and go somewhere. Or you can trick your mind into thinking you’re somewhere else, without leaving your couch.
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Virtual Land Could Be Your First Real Estate Investment — And It's Not as Crazy as It Sounds
Tech futurists say the next frontier of the internet will be 3D and fully immersive. While that future is still years away, you can already buy a piece of this so-called metaverse using blockchain technology. NBCLX storyteller Eric Rodriguez explains how virtual land is becoming a hot new investment — and why so many techies want to get in on...
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‘Baba Yaga' Introduced With a Virtual Reality Movie Premiere
Daisy Ridley and Jennifer Hudson went to a movie premiere together last week
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VR Is Helping Veterans Overcome PTSD by Putting Them Back at the Scenes of Their Trauma
It may seem counterintuitive that using virtual reality to put veterans into scenes that replicate their trauma can help them overcome PTSD. But that’s exactly what’s happening with VR technology at the University of Southern California’s Institute for Creative Technologies. NBC Los Angeles’ Lolita Lopez went to USC to see how it works firsthand.
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Tech for the Holidays: Companies Pitch Gifts for Every Gadget Lover at San Francisco Event
For some people — you know who you are — the word “gifts” immediately evokes another G-word: “gadgets.” Say what you will about the socks and sweaters your relatives got you. But for some, a present just isn’t a present unless it has Bluetooth and USB fast charging. Fortunately, those are standard features on just about everything shown off at...