SAN FRANCISCO -- From the engineering prowess of the Golden Gate Bridge to its earthquake-resistant skyscrapers, San Francisco has always been ahead of the curve. But driving around the city can ...

It’s beginning to look like 2016 will be the year that virtual reality takes theme parks by storm with plans for nine VR coasters in the works and VR dark rides, thrill rides and haunted mazes already ...

Two-dozen virtual reality roller coasters are set to debut this summer as theme parks around the globe prepare to take riders on a physical journey through a digital universe. Theme parks across North ...

I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, gaming and future/emerging trends in our changing world. Other obsessions include magic, immersive theater, ...

Flickr has today released their Gear VR app that lets you browse through some its best user-generated 360 photos—all at an impressively high quality and delivered at a speed that’s quicker than you ...

This local tech firm is giving its clients a very close look at how a ride works before it's even built. When it comes to designing attractions for theme parks and the stories that help immerse guests ...

With major partners across multiple industries, and exclusive content, the potential of IMAX’s VR Experience Centres is truly limitless. The room looks like an office cubicle from the future, and I’m ...

Derren Brown's Ghost Train has been open for less than a year and has already received its first upgrade. The update is called "Rise of the Demon," and quite a few things have changed from the first ...

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Long before the term was even coined, amusement parks and theme parks were offering virtual reality experiences. They had nothing to do with VR headsets or computer-generated imagery of course, but ...