VR headsets are 'hope machines' inside California prisons, offering escape and practical experience

Jacob Smith has been in prison for two decades, but he and other inmates are still taking regular trips to far-flung, exotic ...
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US inmates use VR headsets to rehearse job interviews and 'travel the world'

Prisoners in the Golden State have used virtual reality (VR) headsets to travel the world, practice job interviews, and ...

VR headsets as 'hope machines': Devices offer California inmates respite, practical experience

A nonprofit uses VR headsets to offer inmates practical scenarios like job interviews alongside travel experiences, providing ...

Meta Quest VR Gaming Future In Doubt As Meta Closes Studios

The makers of some of the best Meta Quest games, including Asgard's Wrath 2, have been shut down amid major budget cuts to ...

Meta is closing down three VR studios as part of its metaverse cuts

Meta acquired Supernatural developer Within in 2023 (after a fight with the FTC), Twisted Pixel and Armature in 2022, and ...

How scientists are using virtual reality to treat chronic pain

Once used mainly for distraction, VR is now being studied as a way to retrain the brain’s pain pathways—especially for people ...
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Nashoba Learning Group’s program builds independence in adults with autism

MARTHA HALLORAN IS 26 YEARS OLD, AND SHE’S BEEN PART OF THE NASHOBA LEARNING GROUP FOR MOST OF HER LIFE. WHAT ELSE DO YOU DO ON FRIDAYS AND ON TUESDAYS? WARREN CHILL. VOLUNTEERING. YOU GOT IT.
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Meta Reportedly Closes Three First-party Studios Behind Some of Its Biggest VR Games

Against the backdrop of a broader shuffling of its Reality Labs division, Meta is reportedly closing Armature Studio, Twisted ...
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Ohio University ranked among top AR/VR schools in the nation by Animation Career Review

Ohio University’s McClure School of Emerging Communication Technologies in the Scripps College of Communication has earned ...