Articles about VR

I had a blast playing ‘Squid Game Virtuals’ at a VR arcade — but here’s why I likely won’t return

After years of hype, virtual reality still hasn’t achieved mainstream consumer adoption. But it sure helped my group of friends… Read More

Seattle startup Peeka releases Barbie virtual reality kids’ book experience

Seattle-based virtual reality startup Peeka is tapping into the hype around Barbie and releasing a collection of storybooks featuring the… Read More

Analysis: Apple’s Vision Pro sets up a clash with Valve, Sony, Meta over future of VR/AR

Apple newly announced headset positions the company as a contender in the evolving field of virtual and augmented reality, and… Read More

Seattle studio Polyarc is working on a follow-up to its award-winning VR games

Seattle studio Polyarc Games announced an open playtest for its next project, a new multiplayer VR game set in the… Read More

Zero Latency opening a free-roam virtual reality gaming venue in Seattle area

Zero Latency VR, the Australia-based virtual reality technology company, is bringing one of its free-roam gaming spaces to the Seattle… Read More

Testing a new time-traveling VR experience that explores sea level rise in Seattle

The Seattle Public Library and the University of Washington have created a virtual reality experience for teens and families that… Read More

Immerse yourself in life aboard the International Space Station at ‘The Infinite’ VR experience

TACOMA, Wash. — One tour of the International Space Station is not enough, even if you do the tour in… Read More

Pedal to the metaverse: This Seattle techie found real-world pain driving on a simulated racetrack

Frank Chang loves to drive fast. When he races, he can feel the vibration of the road beneath him, the… Read More

Seattle startup calls Meta’s VR glove prototype ‘substantively identical’ to its own patented tech

Meta made a big announcement Tuesday about how it hopes to bring touch to the virtual world through the use… Read More

UW student projects highlight how WebXR ‘levels the playing field’ with remote VR/AR development

University of Washington students this week presented demos of their augmented, virtual and mixed reality apps developed over the last… Read More

Seattle’s newest unicorn: Rec Room raises $100M as social gaming popularity fuels big growth

Seattle-based Rec Room has raised $100 million in new funding. The game development startup is now valued at $1.25 billion… Read More

‘Huge milestone’ for HaptX as startup releases its gloves for true-contact VR and robotics experiences

After years of research, development, prototyping and pilot projects, HaptX can finally touch its first commercial product. The startup said… Read More

Joint Base Lewis-McChord will test 5G for augmented and virtual reality missions

Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state is participating in a $600 million Pentagon program to test the use of 5G… Read More

Bungie vets raise $9M for VR game studio Polyarc to pursue augmented reality development

Virtual and augmented reality have yet to catch on with mainstream consumers, but investors are still betting on the immersive… Read More

Boeing teams up with Varjo on virtual reality training for Starliner space taxi

Boeing isn’t due to start flying NASA crews to the International Space Station until next year, but in the meantime,… Read More

XR experts see health care as the killer app for VR, AR, MR … or whatever you call it

Virtual reality? Augmented reality? Mixed reality? Today at a Seattle symposium, experts settled on extended reality, or XR, as the… Read More

HTC unveils versatile new Vive headset products as CEO Yves Maitre aims to ‘build the road’ for VR

While the long road to mass consumer adoption of virtual reality technology is still being built, HTC remains hard at… Read More

Vulcan to host first ‘Impact Reality Summit’ to showcase immersive storytelling for a cause

Artists and organizations using immersive storytelling to create real-world change will gather in Seattle next month for the first-ever Impact… Read More

Expedition Titan uses mixed reality to turn Saturn’s mysterious moon into a thrill ride

It’s doubtful anyone alive today will get to ride through the ice volcanoes of Saturn’s largest moon — but you… Read More

Xbox chief Phil Spencer confirms virtual reality not a priority for company’s next-generation console

It looks like virtual reality capabilities won’t be coming to Xbox any time soon. VR doesn’t fit with Xbox’s perspective… Read More

VR training experience teaches employees how to react during active shooter scenario in workplace

Companies looking for ways to educate their employees and keep them safe during an active shooter scenario have a new… Read More

The power of VR: Pixvana helps bring Grand Coulee Dam experience to virtual visitors

Washington’s Grand Coulee Dam is one of the most impressive man-made structures in the country, but it can be difficult… Read More

The talk of TED? Paul Allen’s Holodome brings immersive reality to conference in Vancouver

Holodome, the immersive virtual reality experience from the late Paul Allen, is all about transporting visitors to other worlds. And… Read More

Training workers in VR: Seattle startup Pixvana teams with cruise line operator to help train staff

As VR and AR companies wait for the technology to catch on with mainstream consumers, companies aren’t waiting to put… Read More

Seattle startup’s path to greatness could be this captivating walk through physical and virtual worlds

I tried to reach down and pet a cat that wasn’t real. And with that, 15 seconds into a 15-minute… Read More

Super surgeons: Proprio aims to bring computer vision and AI to the operating room

Seattle startup Proprio Vision wants to overhaul how surgeons see. At least, that’s the admittedly ambitious first step toward its… Read More

A virtual-reality virgin finally takes the leap when Portal VR opens its second arcade

BELLEVUE, Wash. — My wife was a VR virgin. Tonia Boyle isn’t exactly a thrill-seeker. Skydiving, bungee jumping and zipline rides… Read More

Pixvana helps develop therapy in virtual reality aimed at kids dealing with depression and anxiety

Inside the world of virtual reality, young people can learn how to cope with depression and anxiety by better understanding… Read More

Seattle’s next unicorn? Valve and Disney vets raise $5M to build online VR games at BigBox VR

“I’m going to teach you how to fly.” This was no ordinary tech demo. I strapped on a headset, grabbed… Read More

From pain to memory, researchers investigate how VR can make things go better in the real world

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Can being in the middle of an opera take your mind off pain? Here at the University… Read More