Apple continues its plans to beef up virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR) features on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The company has filed for a patent for “methods for interacting with virtual ...

Researchers from UB's Virtual Reality Lab have developed a new tool for transmitting physical touch to the virtual world. Their virtual clay sculpting system enables users to replicate in real time on ...

Vibrating pads placed on people’s arms can make the illusion of holding light or heavy objects in virtual reality more convincing by making us disregard some inputs from our senses. Some virtual ...

The Apple Pencil may one day be able to sketch virtual objects, as hinted in an Apple patent filing for a “method and device for sketch-based placement of virtual objects.” Apple notes that, in some ...

Virtual reality systems may provide a user interface allowing a user to interact with the virtual environment. For example, the user may manipulate electronic representations of objects in the virtual ...