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Google's just begun opening up access to an AI model I can actually get behind. This one lets you generate a virtual world of any kind and travel through it with a vehicle or character like in a video game – all with a simple text prompt.

Thanks to the pandemic, many folks have found themselves working remotely from home. absurd:joy is developing a virtual office platform that's "built around privacy, comfort and creativity," and is now inviting remote teams to join the beta program.

Nothing breaks the immersion of VR like putting your hand through a wall. Haptics can give som sense of touch, but a new study has a clever alternative – robots that move physical furniture around, so there’s a real chair or wall waiting for you.

Hyundai has continued the evolution of the owner's manual with the Hyundai Virtual Guide. The augmented reality (AR) app will initially be compatible with the 2015 Sonata, with additional models to follow.

If you don't like cycling alone on a trainer all winter, VeloReality’s VRide Multi may be more to your liking. It lets indoors cyclists "virtually" ride on world-famous routes with other riders, via actual HD first-person video shot on various scenic roads around the world.

In the 21st century, undersea factories are becoming a reality, but only as unmanned robotic platforms that are rarely visited. To show how these will be built and operated, GE has created a 3D virtual exhibit for its new research center in Rio de Janeiro.

WikiGalaxy is engineering student Owen Cornec’s reimagining of how we view and consume information – specifically Wikipedia pages. The project takes each individual entry on the online encyclopedia and plots it as a star in a virtual galaxy, that you can navigate from the comfort of your sofa.

Zwift is a massive multiplayer online game (MMOG) platform that lets real-world cyclists on stationary bikes ride with or race against one another in 3D computer-generated online environments. Just think of it as World of Warcraft for riders.

Looking to add a touch of Gran Turismo or Forza to your daily commute? Jaguar Land Rover is developing a Virtual Windscreen concept that aims to do just that with a slew of driver assistance technologies designed to keep your eyes on the road.

GameChanger is a damage-resistant screen designed to act as a virtual surface for tabletop games. Using a connected laptop or smart device, gamers can set it to display custom game boards for games such as Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer, or more traditional board games, like Monopoly.

A team at Sweden's Mälardalen University is developing a virtual keyboard that combines a pair of bracelets with a wearable device such as Google Glass. The result is a keyboard that only its user can see.

A new service promises to create virtual versions of its users that their loved ones can interact with after they have died. Eterni.me plans to collect as much data as possible about its users on which to base computer-generated avatars.