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Learn how Virtual Reality is transforming health, wellbeing and the future of work through immersive training, therapy, education, collaboration and more

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Simulation Creation Weekly: Breakthroughs in XR, VR & AR!

Hey there, fellow reality-benders and digital dreamers! Welcome back to your weekly dose of all things Extended Reality.

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Apple's Vision for the Future: How visionOS 26 and Liquid Glass OS Point to HUD Glasses

With the recent announcements at WWDC 2025, particularly the advancements in visionOS 26 for Apple Vision Pro and the introduction of the Liquid Glass operating system, a clear picture emerges..

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Simulation Creation Weekly: Breakthroughs in XR, VR & AR!

Welcome, fellow reality-benders and immersive innovators, to another exciting edition of Simulation Creation Weekly!

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WWDC 2025: Apple Vision Pro's visionOS 26 — A Leap into Spatial Computing for Every Industry

The future isn't just coming; it's here, and it's spatial. At WWDC 2025, Apple unveiled visionOS 26, a monumental update for Apple Vision Pro that promises to redefine how we interact with digital content and, more importantly, how industries operate.

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Pharmaceutical Quality Control: How XR Visualises Complex Production Processes

Pharmaceutical manufacturing is incredibly precise, complex, and strictly regulated. Ensuring quality and compliance throughout the production process can be challenging, particularly with traditional monitoring methods.

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Virtual Reality & Data Visualisation: Walking Through Your Research Like Never Before

Imagine stepping inside your research, quite literally. No more static PowerPoint slides or complex spreadsheets—just a fully immersive 3D space where your data takes shape around you.

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How Virtual Reality is Transforming the Oil and Gas Industry

The oil and gas industry is known for its high-risk environments, complex operations, and the constant need for safety training.

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The State of XR at the End of 2024: A Year of Big Leaps and Bold Shifts

Extended Reality (XR) has had a blockbuster year in 2024. With major players introducing groundbreaking devices, shifting focus, and showcasing the future of immersive tech, the industry’s trajectory has become clearer—and more competitive.

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The Future of Events: How Technology Will Disrupt the Industry Faster Than You Think

This week, I had the chance to participate in a roundtable discussion with 30 tech-savvy professionals at an event in Manchester. The conversation? The rapidly evolving landscape of the events industry, and how technology is about to shake things up faster than we could have imagined.

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How VR and Smart Glasses Will Shape the Future of Immersive Tech

The future of immersive tech is here today, or so it would seem, and it's all about pushing boundaries with devices like the Apple Vision Pro, Meta's Orion prototype, and the Meta Ray-Ban Stories.

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Revolutionising Fire Safety Training: How VR is Changing the Game

Imagine you're in the middle of a typical workday when suddenly, an alarm blares, signalling a fire. Panic sets in, and you're unsure of the safest way out. This scenario is a nightmare, but it’s one many are unprepared for.

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The Future of Household Management: Personal AI Robots and Virtual Reality

In the rapidly evolving world of technology, personal AI robots are emerging as the next frontier in household management. These mechanical assistants, equipped with artificial intelligence, are transforming the way we approach daily tasks.

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The Future of Extended Reality (XR)

In the evolving landscape of technology, Extended Reality (XR) stands out as a transformative force, blending the virtual and real worlds to create immersive experiences that were once the stuff of science fiction.

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A Look Back at 2023

I don't know about you but I have had a whirlwind ride this year. Simulation Magazine is a year old now, and over a hundred and fifty articles have been published.

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How VR, AI, and Lidar Could Streamline Architectural Design

Last week I had a passing a chat with an architect, having been in property for 15 years in my early life, I have a deep understanding of an industry that hasn't changed really since the days of CAD and the 2HB pencil.

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Neural Radiance Fields - The Next Evolution of VR Environments

Virtual reality aims to immerse users in believable simulated environments, but creating sufficiently detailed and realistic VR worlds is challenging.

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Can Avatars Be Too Real?

As VR technology improves, these player-controlled avatars are becoming increasingly realistic with detailed facial expressions, motions, and resemblance to real people.

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The Potential of Multi-Sensory Virtual Reality for Enhanced Relaxation

Traditional relaxation practices like mindfulness and meditation can be beneficial for reducing stress and increasing wellbeing. However, many people struggle to adhere to these activities due to time constraints and difficulty sustaining practice.

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Unity Shakes Up Monetisation

This week, time folded in on itself for thousands of XR developers around the world. Unity, the popular game engine announced in the middle of Apple's keynote speech that they were altering (radically) the way they charge of the use of their platform.

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VR Rising: How Virtual Reality May Soon Eclipse Mobile Phones

Since the iPhone launched in 2007, mobile phones have become central to our work, entertainment, and social lives. But emerging immersive technologies like virtual reality now threaten to dethrone the phone's dominance.

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How Virtual Reality is Revolutionising Pain Management

Got pain? Of course you do - we all have pain in our lives, whether it's stepping on a LEGO brick or getting stabbed by a rampant syringe at the doctor's office. Pain sucks, plain and simple.

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Using VR, Generative AI and GPT4 to help Dementia Patients

My father passed away from dementia a couple of years ago, he had a great life. During the pandemic lockdowns, I would have Zoom calls with him, but while he recognized my voice, he no longer recognized my face on the screen.

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The Future of Shopping in VR and AR

Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are poised to revolutionize the world of shopping and change the way we make purchases.

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The search for A Unified Platform for AR/VR Development

With Apple recently unveiling its Vision Pro headset and Google and Samsung working on similar devices, there is growing excitement around augmented and virtual reality. However, developers face challenges creating apps across multiple platforms due to differences in native codebases.

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The future of XR in the post Apple era

The internet buzz surrounding Apple's new Vision Pro is still reverberating around the globe a week after the announcement. This seismic anomaly was so loud that something I was not expecting to happen, happened.