Virtual Reality

  • EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity

    Brie Larson and Van Jones team up to tackle sexual harassment in new VR series

    The actress, who plays Captain Marvel, is joining CNN political commentator on a project shedding light on divisive topics.

    4 min read
  • CelebrityYahoo Celebrity

    The haunted history of the iconic Hollywood sign

    The Hollywood sign is said to be haunted by actress Peg Entwistle, who died there in the 1930s.

    2 min read
  • EntertainmentYahoo Life

    Virtual reality brings Martin Luther King Jr. speech to life in new exhibit

    The civil rights icon will deliver his famed "I Have a Dream" speech in an immersive new exhibit.

    2 min read
  • NewsEthan Alter

    'Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness': We Give New Documentary's VR Companion a Try

    Late theologian John Hull's thoughts on losing his sight as an adult inspires a nonfiction film, with an accompanying piece using virtual reality technology to add another layer to the story; a first-hand account of our time with the technology

  • NewsSuperfan

    ‘The Simpsons’ Go Virtual With Immersive Couch Gag in 600th Episode

    Airing on Sunday, October 16th at 8 p.m., The Simpsons’ 600th episode will open with a couch gag that immerses viewers in a 360-degree virtual world… if you have the Google Spotlight Stories app and Google Cardboard, or you were one of the lucky 25,000 fans who won one from Fox. The episode, which is Treehouse of Horror 27 or XXVII (for our Roman Numeral aficionados), opens with the VR sequence, entitled “Planet of the Couches,” and it promises different experiences with multiple viewings. Gue

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    Lucasfilm VR Technology Could Put You Inside the 'Star Wars' Universe

    Every Star Wars fan has wanted to hold a real light saber in her hand or see the view of Tatooine’s binary suns while actually standing on the planet’s sandy surface. Apparently Lucasfilm’s ILMxLAB is working on the technology that will make those things as close to possible as they’ve ever been. According to this Los Angeles Times story, the ILMxLAB, a division of the company focused on virtual entertainment, has developed “Trials on Tatooine,” a virtual reality experience that enables users

  • NewsJordan Zakarin

    Sundance Report: Improved Virtual Reality Films Take Viewers Around the World (and Galaxy)

    The Sundance Film Festival has long been on the cutting edge of indie film, and this year’s 10th iteration of its forward-looking New Frontier program is focused on the burgeoning field of virtual reality. VR has been buzzed about on and off since the ‘90s, but over the last several years, the emergence of consumer products such as the Oculus Rift and Google Cardboard has brought the technology closer to a viable storytelling medium. Google Cardboard: A basic hardware combination made of a car