A new Apple patent describes a system of registering when a user is or is not touching a real object in a virtual space, and doing so with depth measurement from fingertips and calculated from camera ...

Apple has been granted a patent (number 11,080,932) for a “method and apparatus for representing a virtual object in a real environment.” It involves allowing the rumored “Apple Glasses” to record a ...

Apple is developing a system to alert users to physical objects when immersed in a virtual reality environment. The Cupertino tech giant is rumored to be working on various virtual reality (VR) and ...

Imagine performing a sweep around an object with your smartphone and getting a realistic, fully editable 3D model that you can view from any angle -- this is fast becoming reality, thanks to advances ...

Augmented reality has created an incredible opportunity for developers to bring video games into the real world for the first time. But as with any new opportunity, building for AR comes with a whole ...

Virtual reality enthusiasts may be interested in a new gadget specifically designed to enable users to feel shapes in virtual reality. The prototype FingerX system can be seen in action in the video ...

Epic Games has debuted a new tool for developers that will allow them to turn any real-world object into a usable asset in their creation. Epic Games has released its RealityScam app for iOS, enabling ...

With ultrasound technology, people will be able to experience virtual environments. As explored by the video above, it is interesting how an airborne ultrasound tactile display produces a pressure ...

Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have built a new augmented reality interface that lets users type on everyday objects. The technology, called PropType, overlays a virtual keyboard ...

Chances are, you spend a lot of time staring at screens. You look at a lot of pictures and watch a lot of videos. These visual experiences are so vivid that it doesn’t seem that much different than ...