Play Labs announces first class of VR/AR/playful startups and demo session
First accelerator program on the MIT campus will showcase 12 startups across a mix of gaming, virtual reality, esports, and augmented reality technologies.
Danielle Olson: Building empathy through computer science and art
CSAIL PhD student creates immersive media to help users understand each other’s backgrounds and feelings.
Play Labs, a playful tech accelerator for MIT students and alumni, launches
MIT Game Lab, Bayview Labs, and Seraph Group announce funding, facilities, and mentorship for startups focusing on virtual, augmented, and mixed reality.
Face to face with "The Enemy"
Visiting Artist Karim Ben Khelifa creates immersive experiences using virtual and augmented reality to humanize soldiers in global conflicts.
Enabling wireless virtual reality
Developed at Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, “MoVR” system allows VR headsets to communicate without a cord
Where music and technology unite
MIT and Berklee College of Music collaborate to bring young entrepreneurs together.
Project Sandcastle
Five MIT engineering students take their startups to San Francisco for a summer of innovation.
How the brain builds panoramic memory
Neuroscientists identify brain regions key to linking different views of our surroundings.
Reach in and touch objects in videos with “Interactive Dynamic Video”
Technique from Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab could improve augmented reality and reduce the need for CGI green-screens.
Experiencing underwater worlds, virtually
"Amphibian" SCUBA simulator advances the field of virtual reality while exploring the relationship between diving and disability.
Getting real — on Mars
Sydney Do, a PhD student in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, is adding authenticity to a virtual Mars experience.
Designing virtual identities for empowerment and social change
D. Fox Harrell receives $1.35 million in grant funding to advance research at the intersection of social science and digital technology.
How wireless “X-ray vision” could power virtual reality, smart homes, and Hollywood
By seeing silhouettes through a wall, CSAIL device could help with motion capture, fall prevention and even your heating bill.
Smarter lenses
Newly launched mobile eye-test device could lead to prescription virtual-reality screens.
D-Lab and Tata Center team wins $100K Vodafone award for mobile stethoscope
Rich Fletcher and Daniel Chamberlain will use their winnings to field-test a low-cost mobile device to diagnose pulmonary disease in rural India.