Many retirement developments serve as a tranquil refuge for older people who can no longer travel to faraway places or engage ...

Screens get the blame for many things – from problematic content, to depriving teenagers of “real-life” experiences, to ...

Dallas-based Mynd Immersive’s platform for older adults blends entertainment with therapy programs to improve quality of life ...

No matter what those who like flesh-and-blood relationships say, the virtual is changing social approaches. For example, Facebook has greatly changed the term friend. Meaning a deep connection, it has ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Alonda Tann is helping Philadelphia students see their emotions a bit clearer through the lens of a Virtual Reality (VR) headset. Tann has been a social worker at ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The programme allows social workers to immerse themselves in a case like "a fly on the wall", prompting them to reflect on how they relate to families Pictured: (left) Aman Basi, from Sandwell ...

I had a chance to try out VREAL's VR streaming technology a few weeks ago, and I think they've... During Google's Daydream Labs presentation at Google I/O, they discussed how to deal with different ...

The VR pioneer Jesse Schell prophesied in 2015 where Virtual Reality would stand in 2025. Was he right with his predictions?

Virtual reality can be an isolating form of technology, but a Boston-based company called Rendever is turning VR into a ...