Virtual Reality

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Ask Audrey: I live in Macroom, I’ve shifted guys who look like Kermit the Frog

You can ask her for advice, but don't expect her to be nice - it's Ask Audrey. What's your problem?

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Virtual reality could help improve heading skills amid new restrictions – study

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Youtube set for the metaverse world, beginning with gaming

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Zuckerberg’s meta reality can’t escape the problems of our real world, only replicate them

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Waterford Virtual Reality firm expands to Middle East and China

Lero opens Ireland’s first esports research lab

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Could gaming help treat depression and anxiety?

Entrepreneur to share VR techniques with Cork businesses at marketing event

The co-founder of an interactive experience company is to offer his insights into how businesses can use virtual reality (VR) at an event in Cork city.

Wed, 19 Feb, 2020

Virtual reality franchise to open its doors in Dublin is a free-roaming gaming experience like no other

As it happens, the end of the world won’t be brought about by global warming, or an orange buffoon with a hot temper and access to nuclear codes.

Sat, 02 Mar, 2019

Virtual reality firm in €6.7m IPO

An Irish virtual reality start-up has said it plans to grow in the US, Germany, and Japan after it sold shares on the junior markets of the Irish and London stock exchanges.

Tue, 13 Mar, 2018

New insight: Virtual reality embraces the world of patients

The limitations and frustrations of those with sight and hearing problems can now be better understood thanks to a virtual reality headset, says Margaret Jennings

Fri, 26 Jan, 2018

Games firm raises sights on VR

WarDucks, the firm behind the ‘Sneaky Bears’ game, plans to conquer virtual reality, writes Trish Dromey.

Mon, 25 Sep, 2017

Titanic to put Waterford virtual reality firm on the map

Trish Dromey learns of the Waterford virtual reality firm that started with a moon shot product, and is now aiming even higher

Mon, 12 Jun, 2017

Volkswagen looks to virtual reality

Volkswagen has given us a glimpse of some of the new technologies involved in their R&D process in the development of new cars.

Sat, 25 Mar, 2017

Happy man playing racing videogame in 3D virtual reality simulator.

Virtual reality has finally caught up to the dreams of the past

Virtual reality will be one of the big talking points at the GamerCon event in Dublin. Ronan Jennings looks at how the technology has evolved through the years.

Tue, 14 Mar, 2017

Embrace the VR future with these five devices

If 2016 was when virtual reality finally took off, this year will see it go mainstream. Here are the top five devices to lock eyes with, according to David Gilbert

Wed, 01 Mar, 2017

Drivers experience car crash through virtual headset technology

Despite significant progress, road transport systems continue to kill people on a scale that is comparable to cancers, cardiovascular disease and respiratory diseases.

Tue, 06 Dec, 2016

Predictions that came true in 2016

2016 may have brought a lot of surprises with it but many of the oddities of the year have actually been predicted before.

Tue, 06 Dec, 2016

This 'cable robot' is a virtual reality experience like no other

Virtual reality just got more real.

Wed, 27 Jul, 2016

Lenovo hails ‘unique’ technology from Irish firm

Chinese technology giant Lenovo has hailed the “unique” Irish technology that will underpin its next generation of products as it looks to make inroads in the growing virtual reality market.

Thu, 09 Jun, 2016