>"Virtual reality isn’t great, but it’s a lot better than dealing with everything else out there."

>"Suspicious US regulators and a problematic culture at the video game firm need to be overcome to realise AR vision"

>"With the deal, the largest in the software maker’s history, Microsoft will acquire Activision’s huge pool of users and access to some of the world’s most popular games."

"The secrets that lie in the architectural design within these virtual worlds function as a language to influence the way we move and feel through these _...Read More_

>"Analysis: given endemic online toxicity, it is hard to see how VR worlds can be made pleasant and safe"

"Virtual hangouts, digital currency, weddings? Online games have been making space for these things for decades."

"Where the tech titans have money, the games industry has experience "

"Meta, formerly known as Facebook, will soon own Within, the company behind VR fitness app Supernatural. Many game studios have become part of the company’s Oculus division."

"To build healthy communities in virtual reality, we must move beyond automated penalties toward proactive forms of governance."

"Tech companies aiming to build the new virtual communities known as metaverses will first have to master all aspects of videogaming and potentially pursue acquisitions, according to Michael Wolf, co-founder and chief executive of _...Read More_

"It’s not sci-fi. The brand has already signed deals with the NBA and Manchester United."

VR arcade company The Void is planning to make a comeback. The company’s assets have been acquired by a new company called Hyper Reality Partners, headed by a former investor.

>"VR headsets are all about escapism—until your real-world nausea kicks in. These tips can help."

"A video game about battling aliens could help ecologists study life on Earth."