Decades of psychological research demonstrate that the way you move is more revealing than what you say. Game platforms like the Kinect continuously observe your nonverbal behavior. VHIL and other labs are starting to study what the Kinect and other gaming systems...
Jeremy Bailenson talks about the power of virtual reality technology to effect behavioral change, especially in the challenging area of lifestyle modification. Filmed at FutureMed, Singularity University.
VHIL researchers use their cutting-edge lab to predict what household technology is going to be like in the future and how that's going to affect people. Stanford Report » [button text="View PDF" link="2012/sr-tour-virtual-future.pdf" style="default" size="normal"...
VHIL uses avatars to help people understand climate change. The Guardian »
Responding to VHIL research, Allianz plans to start offering age-mophed photos for 401(k) enrollees. Wired Magazine »
When you put on the head-mounted display and chop down a virtual redwood, VHIL's haptic floor allows you to feel the forest shudder under foot. The Wall Street Journal » [button text="View PDF" link="/mm/2011/wsj-reality-virtual.pdf" style="default" size="normal"...
What do digital virtual realities tell us about how the mind works? KQED radio program featuring the author of Infinite Reality.
VHIL studies indicate that in the future mediated interactions will be more intimate than face-to-face ones. Psychology Today Magazine » [button text="View PDF" link="/mm/2011/pt-plugging-in.pdf" style="default" size="normal" target="_blank" display="inline"...
50 percent of children who experienced swimming with whales in virtual reality thought the experience was real.
Supreme Court Justice Alito quotes Infinite Reality in his concurring opinion concerning the future of video games: “Technological developments powering virtual worlds are accelerating, ensuring that virtual experiences will become more immersive by providing sensory...
Infinite Reality authors Blascovich and Bailenson predict that Avatars will make social networks seductive. Los Angeles Times » ...
Researchers at Stanford say having a clear visual image of how we might look like at retirement age could help us face reality and better plan for it.
Blascovich and Bailenson are ideally situated to write this guide to the new world coming; they are scholars in the field who communicate complex ideas to readers without seeking refuge in techno jargon. Los Angeles Times » [button text="View PDF"...
Virtual Reality fools the brain into believing that digital events are actually ocurring - Brain World interviews Infinite Reality co-author Jeremy Bailenson. Brain World » [button text="View PDF" link="/mm/2011/brainworld-seeing.pdf" style="default" size="normal"...
Infinite Reality authors say people will be able attend "virtual meetings" in the form of highly realistic three-dimensional avatars instead of paying the personal and environmental toll of flying across the country. Maclean's » [button text="View PDF"...