The biggest reveal at Meta’s Connect event was its long-promised AR glasses, Orion. As expected, the prototype, each of which reportedly costs around $10,000, won’t be ready for the public any time ...

Can virtual reality (VR) avatars foster meaningful human connections as effectively as that of other online communication methods, and even real-life interactions? A Purdue University case study ...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled the latest advancement in Meta's VR technology, which is now capable of recreating a photorealistic rendition of the user's face. In an interview hosted by ...

Zuckerberg lauded his Avatar’s ability to stand on its own two feet and further proclaimed avatars’ uses in Facebook and Instagram. Reading time 3 minutes “Legs,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg exclaimed ...

VRChat announced it’s officially opened its own Avatar Marketplace, allowing users a centralized way to buy and sell avatars from within the social VR platform. Users have been able to visit VRChat ...

Float around in virtual reality long enough and you’ll feel disembodied. Your eyes are covered entirely by a headset. Virtual boundaries create activity parameters within your living room, but you’re ...

If there was one piece of news other than the new Quest Pro virtual reality headset that really drew attention at this week’s Meta Connect, it was legs. Finally, after over a year of VR avatars that ...

Flirtual is a dating app designed to match VR users together and to facilitate dates in social VR applications. The creators say it’s a codification of a trend that’s already happening—people meeting ...

A student interacts with others in virtual reality (iStock). WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Can virtual reality (VR) avatars foster meaningful human connections as effectively as that of other online ...