Russian experiments with VR for cows are unlikely to achieve much, going by past research on how animals interact with computers
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Bringing together innovative and traditional works, the Linear exhibition gives us a new map for sharing land and knowledge.
Virtual Reality is failing to live up to the hype - but why? One problem is a lack of imagination. In a world of limitless possibilities, there's no need to test-drive a virtual family sedan.
The convergence of technologies such as 5G, artificial intelligence and virtual reality may offer hope for the way we manage future bushfire disasters.
The quest for immortality is as old as humanity itself, but the prospect of being able to copy the neural networks of a person's brain shifts the pursuit of perpetual life into the digital world.
A filmmaker, her students and community partners create a multi-platform documentary and study guide to teach swamp literacy and care through a trip into the Everglades.
Digital writers use innovative tools to tell new and complex stories. In contrast to e-books, their works depend on electronic code to exist.
In VR you can explore the world from a different point of view. And studies have shown that experiencing new perspectives in the virtual world can alter your behaviour in real life.
For people who aren't able to spend time in nature every day, exposure to virtual natural environments could be an effective way of improving psychological well-being.
Virtual reality can allow teachers and students to explore coral reefs or the inside of cells without leaving the classroom.
It seems while the world has changed enormously since the industrial revolution, we haven't: we still love stories. And there's something sweet, and very human, about that.
Virtual reality can be more than a mirror that gives you a realistic simulation of the current world: it can bring the past into the present.
Developments in technologies like robotics and virtual reality are opening new possibilities for sexual experiences.
Want to travel to 1314 and see Robert the Bruce slaying an English knight? Why step this way, madam.
Tailored VR technology is helping creating digital musical instruments that musicians with disabilities can play.
Instead of holograms replacing teachers, we're seeing teachers using holograms to enhance the learning experience, particularly in disciplines such as health sciences and medicine.
Games have come a long way since their genesis in the 1970s. Today, games designers consult with ecologists and other experts to create worlds that feel alive and real.
A new virtual campus tour project in North Carolina could change the way students in rural or otherwise remote areas are able to 'see' prospective colleges without ever leaving their high schools.
Before augmented reality products and apps take over the world, they'll have to get out of their own way.
Mind wandering engages the same neural pathways used to receive stimuli from the real world, evoking emotions similar to real life. VR can elicit these same feelings.
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PhD Researcher in Virtual Reality, Auckland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Chair in Interactive Multimedia Systems, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor in Educational Technology, CQUniversity Australia
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PhD Researcher in Forensic Science and Criminal Investigations, Durham University
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Amusement academic and disruptive media researcher, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
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Honorary Associate in Philosophy, University of Sydney
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Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Bradley Professor of English Literature and Pro Vice-Principal, University of Glasgow
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Evolutionary Biologist, ARC Future Fellow, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in Planning, The University of Queensland
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Senior lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University
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Associate lecturer, RMIT University
