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It may seem counterintuitive that using virtual reality to put veterans into scenes that replicate their trauma can help them overcome PTSD. But that’s exactly what’s happening with VR technology at the University of Southern California’s Institute for Creative Technologies. NBC Los Angeles’ Lolita Lopez went to USC to see how it works firsthand.

Kristen Stewart and Jimmy Fallon team up and face off against Gaten Matarazzo and The Roots’ Tariq Trotter in a virtual reality version of Pictionary.

Kristen Stewart and Jimmy Fallon team up and face off against Gaten Matarazzo and The Roots’ Tariq Trotter in a virtual reality version of Pictionary.

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New gadgets go on display at the Consumer Electronics Show 2019 in Las Vegas. Mekahlo Medina reports for NBC4 News at 12 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2019.

A new virtual reality simulation is helping hospice workers and medical students see what it’s like to die. An end-of-life simulation by Embodied Labs is now educating staff and students at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine. It’s also a required experience for medical students at the University of New England. Grant money awarded to UNE paid for...

“MTA Country” takes players on a ride through the city’s subway system, complete with dank tunnels, pizza rats and cars full of frustrated riders.

Four-foot-tall, “wide-eyed” robots with touch screens are now dancing, playing games and taking selfies with Smithsonian visitors at six museums, the Smithsonian announced Tuesday.

Have you ever wanted to take a trip to space on spring break or go see the stars in the fall? Soon you might have the opportunity. Orion Span, a space technology start-up based in Houston and Silicon Valley, announced this week it plans to open what it’s calling the first luxury space hotel, Aurora Station. While the space station...

John Boyega and Jimmy Fallon team up and face off against Bella Thorne and The Roots’ Tarik Trotter in a virtual reality version of Pictionary.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory collaborated with Google to produce Access Mars, an immersive experience that allows anyone to explore the Martian terrain.

Do you want to play a game? If you’ve ever wondered what you would do if you were stuck in a room designed by engineer John Kramer, notoriously known as “Jigsaw”, from the “Saw” movie franchise, now you can find out.

Brie Larson and Jimmy Fallon team up and face off against Marlon Wayans and The Roots’ Tariq Trotter in a virtual reality version of Pictionary.

Comic-Con visitors are getting more than an early look at anticipated movies and shows. They’re going inside them with virtual reality. The studios behind “Blade Runner 2049” and “Stranger Things 2” have created temporary installations in downtown San Diego where fans can soar through the Los Angeles of the future in a Spinner ship from “Blade Runner 2049” or visit...

E3, the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, opened Tuesday in Los Angeles with thousands of video game enthusiasts, analysts and industry representatives in attendance to play and show off the latest technology that will soon be hitting store shelves. The show at the Los Angeles Convention Center has typically only been open to those in the industry and media that cover...

Apple nodded to several up-and-coming technology trends, unveiling new device features touching on virtual reality, online privacy and a form of artificial intelligence called machine learning.