Joan E. Solsman was CNET's senior media reporter, covering the intersection of entertainment and technology. She's reported from locations spanning from Disneyland to Serbian refugee camps, and she ...

Virtual reality is growing at an enormous pace, and while we live in a time where more than a million monthly Gear VR users actively consume VR content, and dedicated VR shops pop up in China—it’s no ...

We're still getting used to the immersive magic virtual reality offers, but a new experiment from Disney Research pushes the technology into another realm: interaction with real objects while in VR. A ...

Researchers from Disney use a virtual reality headset and a real ball tracked in VR to understand the perceptual factors behind the seemingly simple act of catching a thrown object. The researchers ...

Disney has revealed a new piece of technology that could become the bedrock of future VR experiences. It’s called HoloTile and lets a person walk around a virtual reality environment without actually ...

The Disney-backed virtual reality company Tyffon is set to open its first “free roam” VR venue in Los Angeles later this year after a new round of funding, the company announced Monday.Tyffon, which ...

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be punched in VR? Me neither. Well, you may get your chance anyway. Because Disney — the company behind your favorite childhood movies like The Lion King ...

Presented by Intel — “I have AR mania. I have the VR madness.” While consumer virtual reality headsets are still nascent, they are just the latest phase in VR’s history. For 25 years, Schell Games ...

Virtual reality worlds look great, but the immersion breaks as soon as you try to reach out and touch something. To try to add a bit more physical feedback to VR, Disney Research has unveiled a ...

The Void's location-based VR attractions blend imagineering and old-school magic concepts. And VR needs these types of experiences more than ever. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I ...

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