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Virtual Reality

The God Edition | Technology is eroding our sense of serendipity
Columns
/ 20 April 2025

The God Edition | Technology is eroding our sense of serendipity

Online culture makes it increasingly difficult to believe in coincidence or divine intervention because of the feedback loop of curated social media algorithms

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Virtual reality opens exciting new pathways of learning
Opinion
/ 4 July 2024

Virtual reality opens exciting new pathways of learning

Research shows VR has significant benefits for students in higher education – with better engagement and a decrease in dropout rates – improving academic outcomes and pass rates substantially

By Maritsa Grewe
New book explores emerging metaverse economy, AI creative revolution
Friday
/ 2 July 2024

New book explores emerging metaverse economy, AI creative revolution

An edited extract from The Future, written by Dion Chang, Bronwyn Williams and Faeeza Khan

By Dion Chang, Bronwyn Williams and Faeeza Khan
Breaking boundaries: The evolution of new casinos and their impact on the gambling industry
Partner Content
/ 20 February 2024

Breaking boundaries: The evolution of new casinos and their impact on the gambling industry

Casinos, gambling and gaming are now accessible to a global audience 

By Online Betting
A healthcare revolution lurks in the metaverse
Opinion
/ 12 April 2022

A healthcare revolution lurks in the metaverse

The metaverse’s democratising, inclusive and diversity-rich potential can equalise access to healthcare.

By Sheraan Amod
The metaverse: colonial fantasies of the wild West
Opinion
/ 8 November 2021

The metaverse: colonial fantasies of the wild West

Whether it becomes reality or just another fad, the metaverse misadventure is another indictment of the capitalist system and American empire

By Michael Kwet
The Portfolio: Virtual-reality filmmaker Shelley Barry
Friday
/ 2 April 2021

The Portfolio: Virtual-reality filmmaker Shelley Barry

Shelley Barry’s Here is one of eight virtual reality films being shown as part of RapidLion 2021

By Shmerah Passchier
Covid-19 lockdown: Towards a capsule existence
Article
/ 17 April 2020

Covid-19 lockdown: Towards a capsule existence

How online media during the Coronavirus lockdown foreshadows a permanently encapsulated life

By Zinaid Meeran
Covid-19 and virtual reality: The cultural cost of going online
Article
/ 24 March 2020

Covid-19 and virtual reality: The cultural cost of going online

Many companies in the arts and culture sector are offering virtual tours of their spaces in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But artists are missing the personal engagement with their audience

By Zaza Hlalethwa
Accused #2 back in the dock
Article
/ 29 November 2019

Accused #2 back in the dock

A virtual reality film about the Rivonia Trial points to the loss of our historical records

By Ufrieda Ho
The veracious velocity of virtual reality
Article
/ 2 October 2019

The veracious velocity of virtual reality

The SingularityU South Africa 2019 Summit will take place on October 16 and 17 at the Kyalami International Convention Centre

By Mic Mann
Festival of Motoring gives peak into SA’s future
Article
/ 22 August 2019

Festival of Motoring gives peak into SA’s future

The 4th annual Festival of Motoring is a window into what our vehicle landscape may look like in the near future

By Luke Feltham
Beulah Mosupye
Article
/ 24 April 2019

Beulah Mosupye

Managing director: HBS Consulting- Hauweng Business Services

By Tehillah Nieselow
What do a pair of goggles, a cellphone and a set of headphones have in common?
Article
/ 23 April 2019

What do a pair of goggles, a cellphone and a set of headphones have in common?

South Africa’s public health nurses are infamous for having bad attitudes. Google goggles could help them change their ways.

By Nelisiwe Msomi
Gaming medicine: Virtual reality is bringing real-time relief for chronic pain
Article
/ 15 January 2019

Gaming medicine: Virtual reality is bringing real-time relief for chronic pain

Virtual reality isn’t just for video games anymore. It’s revolutionising medicine, including the way we manage pain.

By Jo Marchant
A lot to learn
Article
/ 21 September 2018

A lot to learn

Tech innovation has a role to play in a broad range of educational issues, and can help struggling students

By Cayleigh Bright
Pokémon Go finally available in South Africa, much of Africa
Article
/ 5 October 2016

Pokémon Go finally available in South Africa, much of Africa

South African trainers no longer have to game the system in order to enjoy the augmented reality game.

By Staff Reporter
Sony unveils Project Morpheus for virtual reality on PS4
Article
/ 23 March 2014

Sony unveils Project Morpheus for virtual reality on PS4

Sony has announced the development of a new system for accessing virtual reality content on the PlayStation 4, demonstrating "the future of gaming".

By Staff Reporter
The virtual cloud hangs over us
Article
/ 12 May 2012

The virtual cloud hangs over us

Technology was supposed to make things simpler. This was the famous promise of those laughable 1960s predictions about life in the 21st century.

By Oliver Burkeman
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Article
/ 14 June 2011

Immersion in virtual reality eases pain

Distracting patients by immersing them in a virtual world, sometimes by using a video game, appears to help reduce pain.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 17 November 2010

The internet is real life

The internet: A place disconnected from the gritty business of real life. But why isn’t the internet considered part of our real lives?

By Alistair Fairweather
No image available
Article
/ 21 September 2008

View the web in three dimensions

An Australian company this week launched a free tool it says offers web browsers a world-first opportunity to view the internet in three dimensions.

By Staff Reporter

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