News articles tagged with 'virtual'
Virtual reality can improve design skills in younger generation
— 5 Mar 2011 14:06 | TechnologyRapidly improving technology is changing everyday life for all generations. This constantly changing environment can be a difficult adjustment for older generations. However, for the…
How to leave your body
— 21 Feb 2011 17:45 | HealthLeave your body and shake hands with yourself, gain an extra limb or change into a robot for a while. Swedish neuroscientist Henrik Ehrsson has demonstrated that the brain's image of…
The real avatar
— 18 Feb 2011 17:59 | TechnologyThat feeling of being in, and owning, your own body is a fundamental human experience. But where does it originate and how does it come to be? Now, Professor Olaf Blanke, a neurologist…
Human unconscious is transferred to virtual characters
— 3 Sep 2010 10:58 | HealthVirtual characters can behave according to actions carried out unconsciously by humans. Researchers at the University of Barcelona have created a system which measures human physiological…
Avatars as lifelike representations and effective marketing tools
— 13 Jul 2010 11:04 | TechnologyIt is predicted that 80% of active Internet consumers and Fortune 500 companies will have an avatar or presence in a virtual community, including social networks, by the end of 2011.…
Virtual food causes stress in patients affected by eating disorders
— 5 Jul 2010 13:59 | HealthFood presented in a virtual reality (VR) environment causes the same emotional responses as real food. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Annals of General…
Enterprise PCs work while they sleep - saving energy and money - with new software
— 24 Jun 2010 12:16 | TechnologyPersonal computers in enterprise environments save energy and money by 'sleep-working,' thanks to new software called SleepServer created by computer scientists from the University…
Quality in e-learning is bound up to our value
— 21 Jun 2010 11:41 | TechnologySince higher education is booming in developing countries, so is e-learning. A new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows how culture can shape quality in…
Online interactions have positive effects for real-life communities
— 6 Apr 2010 11:31 | TechnologyIf you think Facebook, Twitter and other Web sites that foster online communication and interaction are merely vapid echo chambers of self-promotion, think again, say two University…
Modified home video game shows promise for improving hand function in teens with cerebral palsy
— 18 Mar 2010 13:23 | HealthEngineers at Rutgers University have modified a popular home video game system to help teenagers with cerebral palsy improve hand functions. In a pilot trial with three participants,…