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Via RoadToVr A recent study by Facebook IQ, in which people completed one-on-one conversations in VR, concluded that most people respond positively, and introverts in particular feel more comfortable. Facebook IQ is a team established to assist marketers in understanding the way people communicate online and offline. Facebook has been exploring the potential of social VR since their famous acquisition of Oculus VR in 2014. More recently, they detailed the results of their social VR avatar experiments and are planning to launch a ‘social VR app’ very soon. A different social...

Source: The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Many new parents still think that babies should develop at their own pace, and that they shouldn't be challenged to do things that they're not yet ready for. Infants should learn to roll around under their own power, without any "helpful" nudges, and they shouldn't support their weight before they can stand or walk on their...

Source: University of Warwick  The next generation of toys could be controlled by the power of the mind, thanks to research by the University of Warwick. Led by Professor Christopher...

The Potential of Virtual Reality for the Investigation of Awe Alice Chirico, David B. Yaden, Giuseppe Riva and Andrea Gaggioli Front. Psychol., 09 November 2016 |...

Science is a source of progress and the best hope for the future of mankind. With a world population reaching seven billion individuals and a growing consumption of (increasingly scarce) natural...