Virtual Reality

  • Getting blown up, again and again

    U.S. soldiers traumatized by Iraq are combating PTSD with a virtual reality treatment that plunges them back into the war zone.
    By Eilene Zimmerman May 16, 2007

  • The virtual reality shrink

    Can computerized 3-D immersion therapy cure you of your fear of flying?
    By Damien Cave January 9, 2001

  • Computer toy joy

    Robot buddies will lead our children into a bright future, says Mark Pesce in his new book, "The Playful World."
    By Janelle Brown October 13, 2000

  • Artificial stupidity

    Virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier says computers are too dumb to take over the world.
    By Damien Cave October 4, 2000

  • Word gamers

    For some fans of text-based role playing, virtual reality is all in the mind.
    By Etelka Lehoczky November 19, 1999

  • Harsh realms

    Fox's "Harsh Realm" sends a soldier into virtual hell, while CBS's "Now and Again" builds the new bionic man.
    By Joyce Millman October 8, 1999

  • "The 13th Floor"

    Between the 12th floor and the 14th floor, boredom awaits!
    By Andrew O'Hehir May 28, 1999

  • The return of the queen of cyberpunk

    Science fiction novelist Pat Cadigan watches her imagined futures turn real
    By Andrew Leonard November 18, 1998

  • 3-D epiphany

    Forget cyberpunk: Char Davies is remaking virtual reality along human lines.
    By Mark Pesce June 13, 1998

  • 21st: Who says the Net makes cities obsolete?

    Salon 21st: Who says the Net makes cities obsolete? By Thomas J. Campanella. Webcams are just one sign that cyberspace can give new life to our cities of brick.
    By Thomas J. Campanella September 7, 1997
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