virtual reality

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.

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...

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.

Daisy Ridley and Jennifer Hudson went to a movie premiere together last week

We walked into Richard Berman’s physics class at Sheridan Tech High School in Fort Lauderdale and found him with some kind of sci-fi-looking goggles on his head and a controller in his hand. “You’re going to click on this and it’s gonna open up this world,” Berman is telling his students. A world of possibilities called mixed reality, a...

So far, eight high schools in the Broward County Public School district have the Magic Leap system. The Florida Panthers hockey team donated 25 of the headsets to the school district. The goal, no pun intended, is to eventually have the system in every high school.

Kristen Stewart and Jimmy Fallon team up and face off against Gaten Matarazzo and The Roots’ Tariq Trotter in a virtual reality version of Pictionary.

Kristen Stewart and Jimmy Fallon team up and face off against Gaten Matarazzo and The Roots’ Tariq Trotter in a virtual reality version of Pictionary.

New gadgets go on display at the Consumer Electronics Show 2019 in Las Vegas. Mekahlo Medina reports for NBC4 News at 12 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2019.

A new virtual reality simulation is helping hospice workers and medical students see what it’s like to die. An end-of-life simulation by Embodied Labs is now educating staff and students at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine. It’s also a required experience for medical students at the University of New England. Grant money awarded to UNE paid for...

Hialeah Gardens High School is on a roll. The school opened only ten years ago, and in that time, the Gladiators have won a state title in boys’ basketball, the dance team is currently national champions, and five of its NAF academies have obtained the highest possible ranking.

The ship will offer 4-night weekday and 3-night weekend trips from Miami to the Bahamas as the first voyage left Monday.

Four-foot-tall, “wide-eyed” robots with touch screens are now dancing, playing games and taking selfies with Smithsonian visitors at six museums, the Smithsonian announced Tuesday.

Have you ever wanted to take a trip to space on spring break or go see the stars in the fall? Soon you might have the opportunity. Orion Span, a space technology start-up based in Houston and Silicon Valley, announced this week it plans to open what it’s calling the first luxury space hotel, Aurora Station. While the space station...

When you think of virtual reality, you probably think of video games, the kind in which you wear goggles that immerse you in a fantasy world. Students at South Miami High School have taken that concept and turned it into a way to help kids on the autism spectrum.

John Boyega and Jimmy Fallon team up and face off against Bella Thorne and The Roots’ Tarik Trotter in a virtual reality version of Pictionary.

Your pockets don’t need to be overflowing with cash to enjoy events and fairs during Art Basel 2017. In fact, your pockets don’t necessarily need to be overflowing with anything. While there are many pricey events during Art Basel 2017, there are also plenty of free ones. Here’s a look at six of them.

The Frost Museum of Science in downtown Miami is ready to open. The facility is one of the most sophisticated science museums on the planet, boasting, among other things, a state-of-the-art planetarium and cutting edge aquarium!

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory collaborated with Google to produce Access Mars, an immersive experience that allows anyone to explore the Martian terrain.

Do you want to play a game? If you’ve ever wondered what you would do if you were stuck in a room designed by engineer John Kramer, notoriously known as “Jigsaw”, from the “Saw” movie franchise, now you can find out.