The increasing use of electronic media is widening the communication gap between parents and children. — Wearable technology and virtual reality immerse a gaming enthusiast at a local meetup in Irvine, California during a night of demos.
Virtual reality can pull readers over to news site to view immersive content; however, the extent of this needs to be moderated otherwise news credibility will suffer. Journalists should take note in this era of fake and misleading news.
Virtual reality is becoming commonplace across a number of spheres and journalism is no exception. For example, The Guardian has launched an on-line virtual reality section and provided readers of its print edition with a cardboard virtual reality contraption (or alternatively the Google Cardboard or Daydream headset) to allow readers to view stories via a smartphone.
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Source: Digital Journal