Virtual Reality

Technology isn't limited to the bigger things in life. Sure, putting people on Mars and self-driving vehicles sounds pretty great, but technology helping in day-to-day life is what we are really hungry to see. Smart homes and resulting…

Meeting people online just keeps getting easier. Forget online dating; social media, gaming, and fandom groups mean that the internet makes it a snap to meet and bond with people thousands of miles away. Some of these friendships, though,…

It used to be that virtual reality (VR) was the stuff of science fiction. Now, as technology continues to rapidly advance, things we used to only see in Star Trek episodes are available for sale. This is especially exciting for the video…

Virtual reality might sound very futuristic, but it’s already a part of modern life. VR dates as far back as 1838, more than a century before someone first coined the term, by trying to make people feel like they were part of a painting or…

You are standing alone in a small cell, 6 by 9, listening to bangs and shouts echoing down the corridor. As you look around to get your bearings – a bed with a thin mattress, a toilet, a table screwed to the floor – you hear voices. They…

On this episode of Sparking Change, Dil speaks to Owen Harris – game and Virtual Reality designer – about his VR experience, ‘DEEP’, and how ordinary board games also help him to take care of his mental health. Owen has dealt regularly…

Tucked away at the top of an office block in Dublin, the offices of WarDucks hum with a quiet intensity as a team of 10 programmers, artists and developers lead the way for the Irish VR gaming industry. WarDucks specialises in developing…

One of the strange things about the internet is that I now have friends I’ve never met. I even have friends on the internet that have seemed hesitant when I suggested we meet in proper: in the real world. Only when I mentioned I’d be where…

Behind a thick rope barrier were a series of machines and cracked leather chairs. The lighting was that mix of sexy and sickly cobalt blue left over from the salad days of Lan Centre gaming. The four machines were familiar to me. The…