Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Freezing of gait is a major problem for [Parkinson’s disease] patients and it is poorly treated. One of the ...

Despite virtual reality (VR) technology being more affordable than ever, developers have yet to achieve a sense of full immersion in a digital world. Among the greatest challenges is making the user ...

Japanese researchers have developed a new virtual reality program that is designed to mimic the sensation of walking. It mimics the sensation of walking by stimulating the feet while the user sits ...

[Mark Dufour]’s TACO VR project is a sort of robotic platform that mimics an omnidirectional treadmill, and aims to provide a compact and easily transportable way to allow a user to walk naturally in ...

Virtual reality (VR) behavioral therapy platform Floreo closed a $10 million Series A funding round led by Tenfore Holdings with participation from Autism Impact Fund, Disability Opportunity Fund and ...

Although there are rigs that allow gamers to walk on the spot while their avatar walks in a VR environment, such setups tend to be large and complex. A new system, however, simulates walking simply by ...