Here’s a really clever use for the Oculus Rift — Ecstatic Computation, a virtual reality spirit journey. [Michael Allison] began his university career as an artist and musician… and somehow down the ...

The Kinect-based virtual reality system for the Xbox 360 enables users to control and interact with the game console without the need to touch a game controller, and provides rehabilitation training ...

We love all things Kinect here at TNW, and this post is the result of our fetish. Do you know what a Skyrim is? Trick question, here’s the real one: have you played Skyrim? If not, this post will be ...

Researchers have created a virtual reality clinic to make it easier for stroke survivors to attend their physical and occupational therapy sessions. Results from a proof-of-concept study suggest that ...

Four years ago, in-the-air gestures were the future of gaming and the desktop PC user interface. In 2010, Microsoft launched its Kinect product for Xbox 360 and Leap Motion was founded as a company.

Another week, another hacked Kinect story. At this rate you’d think Microsoft actually intended the device for homebrew. It’s like watching America’s Got Talent for geeks. Or voyeurs. The latest ...

Microsoft’s Kinect has been put to work in a Russian branch of clothing retailer Topshop–all in a bid to help customers “try on” clothes without the need to strip down in the fitting room. The virtual ...

Microsoft has recently filed a patent for a virtual reality floor mat — and the most intriguing aspect is the patent’s suggestion that it could be used with a gaming console like the Xbox. The patent, ...

The HoloLens 2 isn’t the only new product that Microsoft Corp. introduced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Sunday night. The company also debuted the Azure Kinect DK, a cloud-connected sensor ...

Can virtual reality help prevent falls in elderly patients? A small study suggests that it can. Can virtual reality help prevent falls in elderly patients? A small study suggests that it can. Falls ...

Microsoft might be working on a virtual reality mat to, at least in part, keep you from getting clotheslined by your coffee table yet again while ostensibly blinded by a VR headset. The company calls ...