Virtual Reality News

Posted February 8, 2012:

• Bubble-Powered Microrockets Zoom Have Potential to Zoom Through the Human Stomach, Other Acidic Environments

Posted February 6, 2012:

• New Virtual Tool May Provide More Accurate Diagnosis of Genetic Mutations

Posted January 30, 2012:

• Harnessing the Predictive Power of Virtual Communities

Posted January 18, 2012:

• Gaming Technology for Calculating Floods

Posted January 16, 2012:

• People Behave Socially and 'Well' Even Without Rules, Online Avatar Study Shows

Posted January 12, 2012:

• Electron's Negativity Cut in Half by Supercomputer: Simulations Slice Electron in Half -- A Physical Process That Cannot Be Done in Nature

Posted January 11, 2012:

• Simulating Firefighting Operations on a PC

Posted December 8, 2011:

• Interactive Applications for Cell Phones May Be Most Powerful Forms of Advertising

Posted December 7, 2011:

• Avatars Help People Develop Real World Skills

Posted November 29, 2011:

• Virtual Childbirth Simulator Improves Safety of High-Risk Deliveries

Posted October 28, 2011:

• OpenSim, Open-Source Software, Accurately Models Human Motion, Experts Say

Posted October 21, 2011:

• Digital Worlds Can Help Autistic Children to Develop Social Skills

Posted October 20, 2011:

• Number of Facebook Friends Linked to Size of Brain Regions, Study Suggests
• TapSense: Touchscreen Technology Distinguishes Taps by Parts of Finger

Posted October 14, 2011:

• Differing Structures Underlie Differing Brain Rhythms in Healthy and Ill, Virtual Modeling Reveals

Posted October 12, 2011:

• Talk to the Virtual Hands: Body Language of Both Speaker and Listener Affects Success in Virtual Reality Communication Game

Posted October 5, 2011:

• Monkeys 'Move and Feel' Virtual Objects Using Only Their Brains
• New Technique Offers Enhanced Security for Sensitive Data in Cloud Computing

Posted October 3, 2011:

• Virtual Reality Worm-Tracking Challenge Leads to New Tool for Brain Research

Posted September 15, 2011:

• Personalized 3-D Avatars for Real Life

Posted September 6, 2011:

• Virtual Reality May Help Adults Recover from Stroke

Posted September 3, 2011:

• Advertising in Violent Video Games Results in Poor Recall, Negative Brand Perception

Posted September 1, 2011:

• Online Activity Grows in a Similar Pattern to Those of Real-Life Networks

Posted August 31, 2011:

• Computer Model for Testing Heart-Disease Drugs: Simulations Solve Decades-Old Mystery of Failed Anti-Arrhythmia Therapy

Posted August 24, 2011:

• Build Music With Blocks: Audio D-Touch

Posted August 23, 2011:

• Ancient 'Daddy Long Legs' Revealed in 3-D Models

Posted August 12, 2011:

• Virtual Rats to Help Researchers Study Disease

Posted August 8, 2011:

• Tactile Technology for Video Games Guaranteed to Send Shivers Down Your Spine

Posted August 6, 2011:

• Social Networking's Good and Bad Impacts on Kids

Posted August 4, 2011:

• Avatar-Based Virtual Co-Driver System Replaces Vehicle Owner's Manuals
• Theft Protection Developed for Virtual Machines

Posted August 1, 2011:

• Cell Phone Technology Helps Patients Manage Diabetes

Posted July 25, 2011:

• Computer Program Could 'Revolutionise the World's Healthcare'

Posted July 14, 2011:

• New Technology Allows Disabled Children to Explore Their Creative Side

Posted July 8, 2011:

• A Mobile Guide for Buses and Trains

Posted June 20, 2011:

• Careless Behaviour of Cloud Users Leads to Crucial Security Threats, Experts Find

Posted June 13, 2011:

• Package Tracking System Takes Social Media to New Heights

Posted June 6, 2011:

• Virtual Water Cannot Remedy Freshwater Shortage

Posted June 3, 2011:

• Weight Loss Success in a 3-D Virtual World

Posted June 1, 2011:

• Randomness Rules in Turbulent Flows

Posted May 31, 2011:

• Mobile Virtual World With a Flexible Virtual Reality System

Posted May 30, 2011:

• Virtual Natural Environments and Benefits to Health

Posted May 26, 2011:

• Using the Hand as a Joystick

Posted May 18, 2011:

• Virtual Workout Partners Spur Better Results, Study Finds

Posted May 17, 2011:

• Why More African Americans Turn to Twitter

Posted May 16, 2011:

• Using War Games to Treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Posted May 15, 2011:

• Next Generation Gamers: Computer Games Aid Recovery from Stroke

Posted May 9, 2011:

• Virtual Possessions Have Powerful Hold on Teenagers, Researchers Say

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