Augmented and virtual reality

“We make sense of the world through stories, and we remember the world through experience. That’s how it works as human beings. I am telling a story and making people live an experience at the same time,” says MIT Visiting Artist Karim Ben Khelifa.

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.

December 2, 2016

A new cordless virtual reality device consists of two directional "phased-array" antennas, each less than half the size of a credit card.

Enabling wireless virtual reality

Developed at Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, “MoVR” system allows VR headsets to communicate without a cord

November 14, 2016

Music, technology, and a hands-on approach are at the heart of The Founder's Journey, a seminar series for young entrepreneurs seeking to explore the life path of a startup founder.

Where music and technology unite

MIT and Berklee College of Music collaborate to bring young entrepreneurs together.

November 3, 2016

MIT seniors (left to right) Mohamed “Hassan” Kane, Guillermo Webster, and Kevin Kwok work on their startup projects at the “Sandcastle” in San Francisco.

Project Sandcastle

Five MIT engineering students take their startups to San Francisco for a summer of innovation.

September 19, 2016

“Our understanding of our environment is largely shaped by our memory for what’s currently out of sight,” says Caroline Robertson, a postdoc at MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research and a junior fellow of the Harvard Society of Fellows. “What we were looking for are hubs in the brain where your memories for the panoramic environment are integrated with your current field of view....

How the brain builds panoramic memory

Neuroscientists identify brain regions key to linking different views of our surroundings.

September 8, 2016

To simulate objects, MIT CSAIL researchers analyzed video clips to find “vibration modes” at different frequencies that each represent distinct ways that an object can move.

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.

August 2, 2016

The Amphibian SCUBA diving simulator, a research project from the MIT Media Lab, lets users experience the underwater world through a high presence virtual reality system. The system includes a motion platform, Oculus Rift head-mounted display, snorkel with sensors, leg-motion sensors, and gloves that enable motion detection, temperature simulation, and physical feedback of objects.

Experiencing underwater worlds, virtually

"Amphibian" SCUBA simulator advances the field of virtual reality while exploring the relationship between diving and disability.

April 11, 2016

MIT grad student Sydney Do peers from the front window of NASA’s drivable Mars rover prototype at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Getting real — on Mars

Sydney Do, a PhD student in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, is adding authenticity to a virtual Mars experience.

January 26, 2016

D. Fox Harrell, associate Professor of digital media, has appointments in MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing, and the MIT Computer Science and Artificial intelligence Laboratory.

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.

November 18, 2015

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.

October 28, 2015

Smarter lenses

Newly launched mobile eye-test device could lead to prescription virtual-reality screens.

October 19, 2015

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.

June 24, 2015

Visualizing the abstract: A life in computer science

Senior Walter Menendez applies dynamic visuals to conceptual datasets.

April 23, 2015

Projecting a robot’s intentions

A new spin on virtual reality helps engineers read robots’ minds.

October 29, 2014

In the same way that surround sound lets TV viewers hear what’s happening just off-screen, a new system from the Media Lab gives them the option of watching what’s happening, too, on the screen of a handheld device.

TV outside the box

Using ordinary cell phones, a Media Lab system would let television programs spill off the TV screen and into the living room.

April 9, 2010

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