http://www.mail.com/subjects/225482-virtual-worlds.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/225482-virtual-worlds.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1986516-virtual-reality-goggles-all-attempts-return.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It's back. The virtual reality headset, the gizmo that was supposed to seamlessly transport wearers to three-dimensional virtual worlds, has made a remarkable return at this year's Game Developers Conference, an annual gathering of video game makers in San Francisco. After drumming up hype over the past year and ba... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:04:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1986516-virtual-reality-goggles-all-attempts-return.html 2013-03-30T00:04:36Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1902602-future-science-using-3d-worlds-to-visualize-data.html CHICAGO (AP) — Take a walk through a human brain? Fly over the surface of Mars? Computer scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago are pushing science fiction closer to reality with a wraparound virtual world where a researcher wearing 3D glasses can do all that and more. In the system, known as CAVE2, an 8-foot-high screen encircles the viewer ... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 08:35:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1902602-future-science-using-3d-worlds-to-visualize-data.html 2013-02-20T08:35:58Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1861812-games-to-follow-pentagon-women-combat.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lara Croft. Samus Aran. Jill Valentine. Chell. In the realm of video games, it's not difficult to identify tough-as-nails women who uncover ancient treasures, blast away aliens, battle zombies and outwit malicious robots. However, when it comes to finding fictional females who take down terrorists, call in airstrikes, frag combatants an... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1861812-games-to-follow-pentagon-women-combat.html 2013-02-01T20:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1842720-pope-social-networking-virtual-real.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI put church leaders on notice Thursday, saying social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter aren't a virtual world they can ignore, but rather a very real world they must engage if they want to spread the faith to the next generation. The 85-year-old Benedict, who tweets in nine languages, used his annual message ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1842720-pope-social-networking-virtual-real.html 2013-01-24T14:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1822812-disney-unveils-skylanders-like-franchise.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Captain Jack Sparrow driving Cinderella's carriage? Mr. Incredible swinging the Queen of Hearts' flamingo mallet? Sulley from "Monsters, Inc." galloping around on Bullseye from "Toy Story"? Those are just a few of the silly scenarios that could become a virtual reality with "Disney Infinity," a new endeavor from Disney combining a video game with a toy lin... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1822812-disney-unveils-skylanders-like-franchise.html 2013-01-15T22:00:00Z