Real Pastor In Virtual Reality Baptizes An Anime Girl

See how tech is transforming even humanity's oldest institutions.

Watch a real pastor baptize an anime girl in virtual reality

Religious Rite

In a new video, a pastor baptizes a YouTuber's anime-style avatar in virtual reality, putting a high-tech twist on a centuries-old religious rite.

Watch a Real Pastor Baptize an Anime Girl in Virtual Reality

Virtual reality is putting a high-tech twist on a millennia-old tradition.

Robot vs Human Combat | James Bruton

The video game feels so real it leaves bruises.

This robot bludgeons you with boxing gloves while you play games

Realism

An engineer built a robot that tries to punch him in real life while he fights a digital robot in a virtual reality video game.

This Robot Bludgeons You With Boxing Gloves While You Play Games

Finally, a truly immersive virtual reality experience.

"Even though their obedience isn’t genuine, those who persist endure additional stress compared to those who decide to quit."

People are horrified when they have to torture a virtual person

Simulated Shocks

In a virtual recreation of the infamous Milgram Shock Experiment, participants were just as reluctant to continue, even though no one was hurt.

People Are Horrified When They Have to Torture a Virtual Person

Even in a VR simulation, the Milgram Shock Experiment continues to traumatize.

"We can make small changes to make big changes."

Expert: VR headsets should have brain interfaces

VR Gaming

Mike Abinder, in-house psychologist and researcher for Valve, talked about exciting possibilities of adding brain-computer interfaces to VR headsets.

Expert: VR Headsets Should Have Brain Interfaces

Brain-computer interfaces could make VR gaming way more immersive.

The Synthetic Training Environment

"This would enable the Army to conduct virtual training and complex simulations anywhere on a virtual representation of the Earth."

The U.S. Army is using virtual reality combat to train soldiers

Virtual Combat

More details emerge about the U.S. Army's virtual reality combat training simulations, which a software developer says is ramping up its scale.

The U.S. Army Is Using Virtual Reality Combat to Train Soldiers

The virtual battlefield can simulate millions of "intelligent entities."

I spent a week in a VR headset, here's what happened

Inside virtual reality, you're never alone.

This guy spent a whole week In a VR headset

A Week in VR

Jak Wilmot, co-founder of Disrupt VR, an Atlanta-based VR content studio, spent 168 consecutive hours in a VR headset, locked up in his apartment.

This Guy Spent a Whole Week In a VR Headset

"This is quite possibly the dumbest thing I've ever done, but welcome to a week in the future."

Bill Gates funds tiny robot that goes inside you to do surgery

Inside Job

Vicarious Surgical plans to create tiny robots that doctors can control via virtual reality to operate on patients remotely.

Bill Gates Funds Tiny Robot Surgeons That Operate Inside the Body

The startup says it's like shrinking a surgeon and putting them inside you.

"Marginal sexual identities almost invariably face stigma, and it is already apparent that digisexuals will be no exception."

Sex researchers: for many, virtual lovers will replace humans

Valentine's Day

A duo of influential academics are warning that society could veer into an epochal shift as "digisexuals" start to choose technology over humans.

Sex Researchers: For Many, Virtual Lovers Will Replace Humans

Would you give up human intimacy for a virtual lover?

The future of coworking could be virtual.

I tried a VR app meant to replace offices, and it was glorious

Working From Home

When virtual reality hits the mainstream, companies may find that its cheaper to invest in VR headsets and simulated offices than physical real estate.

I Tried a VR App Meant to Replace Offices, and It Was Glorious

"It's like Skype meets the Empire State Building."

The ISS Experience: Full Trailer | TIME

"We will take audiences inside and outside of the space station..."

See the stunning new trailer for a VR series filmed on the ISS

Movie Magic

Over the next year, cameras will record life aboard the International Space Station to create a virtual reality series for TIME.

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