Buried inside Apple's $3,499 Vision Pro VR headset is a feature that continually wows me, but you've probably never heard of ...

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 ...

The Firefox developer wants to marry web browsers to virtual reality and augmented reality with technology called WebVR and WebXR. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

"This is really the most incredible thing I've ever seen," said podcast host Lex Fridman, interviewing Mark Zuckerberg in VR using Meta's stunning new photorealistic avatars, coming soon to Quest, so ...

Imagine this: you enter a VR chat room, and in place of static logos or flat banners, you see a living being—a talking, ...

With growing usage of social virtual worlds and spaces like VRChat and Mozilla Hubs, you might be looking for a way to make your own avatar to represent yourself in VR. Here are two user-friendly ...

I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, gaming and future/emerging trends in our changing world. Other obsessions include magic, immersive theater, ...

Facebook says it is developing the next step in the future of communication with a new virtual reality platform that creates life-like replicas of real people. But it involves the mass collection of ...

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

SAN JOSE, Calif.—The fusion of Oculus and Facebook continues apace at this year's sixth annual Oculus Connect conference, with this year's biggest example coming in the form of Facebook Horizon: a new ...