Virtual Reality

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Arts & Culture

5 must-see films at MIFF this weekend

Now in its 67th year, the Melbourne International Film Festival is Australia’s leading film festival, and one of the oldest in the world

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Sciences & Technology

Using virtual reality to treat real-world injuries

Biomechanical technology that uses virtual reality can not only help treat injuries, but also prevent them

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Arts & Culture

An interview with Tom Crago

He’s the CEO of Australian video game developer Tantalus Media, a restaurant owner, a former triple-jump champion, a PhD candidate … oh, and an artist at the blockbuster NGV Triennial exhibition

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Sciences & Technology

The new hyper-reality of work

Augmented and virtual realities promises to dramatically change how we work in the future, but the technology is already having an impact in education and training

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Sciences & Technology

Ageing in a virtual world

How older technology explorers are making waves in VR

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Arts & Culture

Islands of language enter virtual reality

Thousands of the world’s languages are endangered, but linguists are breathing new life into them with virtual reality technology

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Sciences & Technology

Augmented Reality: Getting under the skin

From Pokémon Go to the classroom – how a collaboration between the University of Melbourne and Microsoft in AR is taking students under the skin of their patients.

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Arts & Culture

Virtual reality brings the past to life

Technology will allow us to reconstruct and explore ancient worlds, adding to our understanding of history

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Health & Medicine

Spinal patients sing to breathe easy in virtual world

Researchers are using virtual reality technology and music therapy to get quadriplegics singing together for their health

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Sciences & Technology

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided unleashes potential of eye tracking

The next instalment of the popular franchise shows the infinite possibilities for eye mechanics in gaming and real life

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