Becoming an Avatar

Alyssa Julya Smith of Cheddar visited the USC Institute for Technologies in December where she learned about research being conducted in virtual reality from audio lead Jamison Moore and assistant professor Ari Shapiro. Alyssa became an avatar herself, placed in a...

How Mixed Reality Could “Profoundly” Change the World

Mixed reality is set to make a huge impact on people’s lives. IEEE Member and USC ICT’s Director of Advanced Prototype Development Todd Richmond explains how he researches the way this technology will change the way things are done across industries....

Can Magic Leap Deliver on Its Big Hardware Reveal?

Magic Leap announces their One system, a head-mounted display and wearable processing unit that connects to a handheld controller. With not much details available, WIRED turned to ICT’s David Nelson for some thoughts on what kind of technology might be behind...

Learning a Language in VR is Less Embarassing than IRL

Will virtual reality help you learn a language more quickly? Or will it simply replace your memory? Quartz investigates and chats with ICT’s Jonathan Gratch about the positive effects VR can have on people that might be wary of the technology. Read the full...