Now, after years of rumors, Valve is finally ready to officially rejoin the VR hardware race. The Steam Frame, set to launch in early 2026, will run both VR and traditional Steam games locally through SteamOS or stream them wirelessly from a local PC.

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Early Steam Frame impressions praise the VR headset's low-latency streaming and comfort features, though questions about its native rendering remain

Broken bones, cuts and contusions: Researchers say these are the most-common injuries as rising numbers of people wearing virtual reality headsets come into contact with hard reality while at play in computer-generated worlds. Recently published Dignity ...

I'm looking to put together a decent VR gaming rig, preferably at a small physical size. I have a VR headset and like playing with it, but my primary machine is an iMac, so I need to reboot into Windows to use it, which adds so much friction and time ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ekaterina Muravevskaia, Indiana University (THE CONVERSATION) Empathy is not just a “nice-to-have” soft skill – it is a foundation of ...

The first tool that mechanic trainees at Maryland’s Vehicles for Change program pick up is not a wrench, but a pair of virtual reality goggles. First, students watch an instructor virtually demonstrate a skill; then they follow prompts to complete a ...

VR gaming impacts tear film dynamics, increasing lipid layer thickness and eye temperature, but fails to enhance tear stability or alleviate dry eye symptoms.