Virtual reality exposure therapy works by creating controlled environments where patients can gradually confront their fears without real-world risks. By removing real-world risks, VR can make ...

Meta's deprioritizing virtual reality in favor of artificial intelligence and Internet-connected smart glasses has chilled the VR industry. "The market has spoken," said Jitesh Ubrani, an analyst for ...

Researchers at Bradley Hospital found that a virtual reality (VR) training program can help therapists feel more confident using exposure therapy and reduce their negative beliefs about it—even more ...

Meta continues its attempts to try to make entertainment in VR a thing. The tech giant has enlisted Marlon Wayans to host a show in which he challenges celebrity friends to confront their biggest ...

Texas A&M University researchers have found that a brief virtual reality (VR) simulation of a near-death experience can sharply reduce people's anxiety about death. In a small pilot study of about 60 ...

Virtual reality transports patients into immersive landscapes — a coral reef, a forest, even a simple puzzle world — as the real-life medical procedure unfolds. Evidence supports its use for needle ...

Few believe Meta will abandon VR entirely, but many see an unmistakable pivot as resources move toward AI systems and devices such as smart glasses. Meta’s decision to deprioritize virtual reality in ...