How to Choose Between the Meta Quest 2, Apple Vision Pro, and Vive Pro 2
Consumers hoping to take their first steps into virtual reality (or upgrade their current VR setup) are facing a dilemma: Buy a standalone system like the Meta Quest 3 when…
This 38,000-Course Golf Simulator Is $190 Right Now
Image: PhiGolf If you’re a big golfer, you know the pain of a rainy day or expensive green fees getting in the way of a good game. Whether looking to…
Get a Meta Quest 2 VR for $299, Plus a $50 Gift Card
Screenshot: Amazon Retailers Best Buy and Amazon are offering a Meta Quest 2 VR system bundled with either an Amazon or Best Buy gift card right now. The bundles are…
Can Virtual Reality Bring Families Together for Father’s Day?
If physical distance and/or a pesky custody arrangement find you separated from your dad (or your kid) this Father’s Day, maybe a virtual holiday could fill in the gap. In…
How Virtual Reality Workouts Can Improve Your Body Image
It’s easy to look at the intersection of fitness and technology and see only disturbing signs: Studies have linked technology, particularly social media, with unrealistic body image, eating disorders, low…
‘Tentacular’ Is the Only Game That Does VR Right
Instead, you are firmly grounded in a time and place. There are waves rippling around you, orange cones to indicate the boundaries of where you can go, and tiny little…
This Is a Philosopher on Drugs
My undrugged mind, to borrow a witticism from J. L. Austin, delivers to me a world of “medium-sized dry goods” and little else. My drugged mind delivers to me spirits…
CES 2023: These Firms Are Bringing Smelling, Touching to the Metaverse
Is the metaverse closer than we think?It depends on who you ask at CES, where companies are showing off innovations that could immerse us deeper into virtual reality, otherwise known…
I Threw a Holiday Party in Horizon Worlds. It Didn’t Go Well
Reasonable people can debate whether or not a social VR application is meaningfully different enough from, say, a video game to earn an entirely new moniker. What reasonable people cannot…
It’s Not Too Early To Become Metaverse-Ready
By now, you’ve certainly heard enough hype about the metaverse to conclude that it’s on the horizon. But don’t expect many true metaverse experiences to gain mass adoption in 2023.…