Virtual reality

Virtual taekwondo takes the contact out of a combat sport

The US team cheering on their teammates during a virtual taekwondo bout at the Chuncheon Korea Open International Taekwondo Championships in South Korea on July 18, 2026. The contactless version of the Korean martial art is making its debut at the Sept 19-Oct 4 Asian Games. Critics say it is a glorified video game.

ByteDance founder joins AI elite in race to perfect world models

ByteDance’s AI model aims to generate virtual worlds that respond to Pico headset users’ voices or movements.

South Korean prisons use VR to put inmates in victims’ shoes

An inmate in South Korea participating in the Justice Ministry’s pilot psychotherapy programme using virtual reality.

Virtual K-pop boy band Plave to perform first Singapore show in October

Virtual boy band Plave are made up of two-dimensional avatars powered by human performers whose identities remain secret.

NYP students use virtual reality to help make cancer treatment rooms less frightening for children

NYP School of Design and Media student Alyssa Tan, demonstrating her final year project, a virtual reality simulation that helps help young cancer patients prepare for radiotherapy treatment, on April 28, 2026.

Meta plans to axe about 10% of staff in Reality Labs business as focus shifts to AI

The cuts will affect those in the metaverse unit who work on virtual reality (VR) headsets and a VR-based social network, sources said.

From traditional mats to virtual arenas: The rise of virtual reality taekwondo in Malaysia

In VR taekwondo, fighters gear up with headsets, motion sensors and joysticks to take down their opponents in a virtual arena.

Meta delays release of Phoenix mixed-reality glasses to 2027, Business Insider reports

The delay from an initially planned release in the second half of 2026 is because Meta wants a fully polished device.

Interactive sensory attraction Dopamine Land to open at RWS in December

The attraction features nine themed rooms using visual, audio and tactile elements designed to stimulate sensory responses.

Film & TV Picks: Missed out on the real thing? Catch Enhypen’s VR concert in cinemas

Enhypen VR Concert: Immersion will run from Oct 9 to 22 at GV Bugis+.

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