Virtual Reality - Intelligencer

life in pixels Mar. 15, 2023

Who Is Still Inside the Metaverse?Searching for friends in Mark Zuckerberg’s deserted fantasyland.

By Paul Murray

ideas Sept. 9, 2020

How Fantasy Triumphed Over Reality in American PoliticsThat doesn’t mean that the nation is on the verge of collapse, or even in decline. A new phase of history might be just beginning.

By Bruno Maçães

virtual reality May 23, 2019

The Oculus Quest Is the Nintendo Switch of VRThe Quest does pretty much everything a higher-end model does, without the hassle of wires and setup.

By Brian Feldman

post reality Jan. 21, 2019

Virtual Reality Lets You Escape the World. Augmented Reality Improves It.Five years ago, virtual reality was the future, and augmented reality was a joke. What happened?

By Jake Swearingen

select all Aug. 8, 2018

The Magic Leap, the World’s Most-Hyped Gadget, Makes Its Underwhelming DebutThe Magic Leap is here, I guess.

By Brian Feldman

select all June 13, 2018

There Are Two Forward Paths to Virtual Reality; Both Make You Look Like a DorkVR may become mainstream not by hitting a sweet spot between ease of use and technical powerhouse, but, more likely, by being one or the other.

By Brian Feldman

select all May 16, 2018

Virtual Reality Food Is Here — and Instagram ReadyTired of waiting in line for the perfect decadent thing to post on Instagram? Virtual reality food means you don’t even have to buy it!

By Kari Sonde

select all Jan. 30, 2018

‘Human Uber’ Is a Guy With an iPad Strapped to His FaceLarry Middleman is real now.

By Brian Feldman

select all Aug. 1, 2017

Facebook Spaces: Social Virtual Reality That Weirdly WorksA rough but compelling glimpse of what social interaction might look like in virtual reality.

By Jake Swearingen

select all June 21, 2017

The Best VR Experience Out Right Now Might Be at Your Local MultiplexWhy the future of VR may be at the movies.

By Jake Swearingen

select all May 11, 2017

HoloLens Was Just the Beginning. Microsoft Wants to Own AR and VR.Working with Acer, Microsoft is putting out what will be the most affordable full-featured VR headset this holiday season.

By Jake Swearingen

select all Feb. 9, 2017

Nobody Wants to Even Try Out the Oculus RiftBest Buy’s in-store Oculus Rift demo stations are being shut down at hundreds of stores, after days would pass without anyone using them.

By Jake Swearingen

select all Jan. 11, 2017

Are Apple and Zeiss Working on Augmented-Reality Glasses?One tech blogger claims that Apple and the high-end German optics company will release a pair of AR glasses — this year.

By Jake Swearingen

select all Nov. 10, 2016

Google’s Daydream View Is Now the Best Mobile VR HeadsetGoogle hardware has another winner.

By Jake Swearingen

select all Oct. 7, 2016

Here’s Everything You Missed at Facebook’s Big VR EventPalmer Luckey was not there, which was probably a good thing for Oculus.

By Madison Malone Kircher

Oct. 5, 2016

Sony’s PlayStation VR Is Going to Be Big. But Can It Go Mainstream?Sony has a hit on its hands with its new virtual-reality headset — but can it broaden virtual reality’s appeal to non-gamers?

By Jake Swearingen

Sept. 1, 2016