Over the past few years, the cost to deploy VR has plummeted, and the technology has expanded into more general use at Fortune 500 corporations, where employees working in industries such as retail, logistics, and customer service are practicing in VR headsets to get...
Cardboard standees get old fast. With augmented reality, the fans can be live, interactive and a part of the action of the game.San Francisco Chronicle »[button text="View PDF" link="/mm/2020/08/Beam-me-out-to-the-ballgame-SFChronicle.pdf" style="default"...
Courtney D. Cogburn and Jeremy Bailenson discus their collaboration on "1000 Cut Journey" an immersive virtual reality experience, that allows participants of the experience, to become a fictional black male character, as he encounters racism as a young child, an...
Prof. Jeremy Bailenson discusses why many of us are getting mentally exhausted from videoconferencing—whether for a work meeting, an online dance class, or a virtual happy hour.The Wall Street Journal »
Researchers found that after people had an experience in augmented reality (AR) – simulated by wearing goggles that layer computer-generated content onto real-world environments – their interactions in their physical world changed as well, even with the AR device...
NBC Bay Area interviews VHIL researchers Geraldine Fauville and Anna Muller about the lab's ongoing environmental and education research NBC Bay Area » [video width="704" height="384"...
Virtual Human Interaction Lab researchers found that people who underwent a virtual reality experience, called “Becoming Homeless,” were more empathetic toward the homeless and more likely to sign a petition in support of affordable housing than other study...
What would it be like to live in the body of someone else? In this video Jeremy Bailenson describes how virtual reality experiences can increase empathy for others. Big Think » [video width="1912" height="1088"...
Host Seth Shostak puts on a VR headset at VHIL for an immersive experience of a man who’s evicted from his apartment. Jeremy Bailenson says the experience creates empathy and sparks activism to address homelessness. Full Episode at PRX »
Host Russ Altman interviews Jeremy Bailenson. Bailenson shares his insights on how Virtual Reality will be used as a tool for business, learning, and fun in the near future. Stanford Radio »
Published April 4 in collaboration with Common Sense Media, Virtual Reality 101: What You Need to Know About Kids and VR, is a resource to better understand how this new technology can be applied to everyday life and learning. Stanford Report » [button text="View PDF"...
Bailenson talks about his new book ‘Experience On Demand: What Virtual Reality Is, How It Works, and What It Can Do’. The future of VR technology is an exciting one. Where will it lead us? How can it help us? And what are some of the concerns?
In his WIRED opinion piece, Prof. Jeremy Bailenson discusses the growing body of scientific evidence showing that creating empathy in virtual reality is more successful if the headset wearer moves around. WIRED » [button text="View PDF"...
Bailenson's lab is focusing on “content worth doing,” such as experiments around how virtual reality affects our minds. But on the new podcast, he elaborated on why telling stories in VR is so difficult, which may be why the medium hasn’t yet yielded a must-watch...
When National Geographic caught up with him by phone from Stanford, Bailenson explained how VR is now being used to raise awareness about climate change, help quarterbacks memorize plays for the NFL, and even help first 9/11 responders suffering from PTSD. National...