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Vir­tu­al real­i­ty star­tups take users to anoth­er dimen­sion (CCTV America):

“Vir­tu­al real­i­ty has tak­en a leap for­ward this year with major com­pa­nies and numer­ous star­tups offer­ing tech­nolo­gies that take users to anoth­er dimen­sion. It’s actu­al­ly part of a grow­ing field called neu­rogam­ing – where all the sen­sa­tions of mind and body meet for an immer­sive experience.

Mar­ket research firm Sharp­Brains says neu­rotech is extend­ing into more indus­tries than ever, with five times the num­ber of non-inva­sive neu­rotech patents being grant­ed today com­pared to a decade ago.

Philip Rosedale, founder of Sec­ond Life, a vir­tu­al world launched in 2003 where users – through avatars, can explore and acquire vir­tu­al prop­er­ty is work­ing on a new project, High Fideli­ty, that allows users to enter the “meta­verse” – a shared vir­tu­al space brought to life by the lat­est in immer­sive technology.”

Learn more:

• Brain tech­nol­ogy patents soar as com­pa­nies get inside people’s heads (Reuters)
• Per­va­sive Neu­rotech­nolog: An Info­graphic and New Report