The Local Sweden

Inside the office of a Stockholm virtual reality games developer

Thu, 01 Feb 2018 11:49:57 +0100

Resolution Games is leading the charge in the world of Virtual Reality gaming. The Local went to have a look around their Stockholm office and meet CEO Tommy Palm.

Swedish study: Virtual reality relieves phantom limbs

Fri, 02 Dec 2016 08:38:33 +0100

Amputees who play computer games with a virtual arm experience relief from the phantom limb pain that often affects those who have lost a limb, according to a new study from Gothenburg’s Chalmers University of Technology.

'Natural Reality' glasses video mocks tech-obsessed Swedes

Fri, 25 Nov 2016 12:28:39 +0100

A Swedish video poking fun at the virtual reality (VR) craze has gone viral, chalking up over hundreds of thousands of views since it was posted on Facebook.

Experiment allows people to 'shake hands with themselves'

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:22:00 +0100

Neuroscientists at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet have succeeded in getting subjects to perceive another person's body as their own.