Right now, jumping into a simulated world takes a headset and a few minutes. Augmented reality goes the other way, dropping ...

Conspiracy theories are nothing new on TikTok, and another one of them has gone viral, offering alleged proof we are all living in a simulated universe created and controlled by some unknown power we ...

The simulated universe theory implies that our universe, with all its galaxies, planets and life forms, is a meticulously programmed computer simulation. In this scenario, the physical laws governing ...

Gravity may not be a fundamental force of nature, but a byproduct of the universe streamlining information like a cosmic computer. Reading time 3 minutes We have long taken it for granted that gravity ...

Artificial intelligence has made simulation theory easier to imagine. A computer can now produce a recognizable face that never existed, imitate a human voice, construct a navigable environment, and ...

Remember The Matrix? The 1999 film introduced millions of people to the idea that reality as we know it might just be a ...

Have you ever felt like something about reality just doesn’t add up? That strange sense of déjà vu, those impossible coincidences, or the eerie feeling that you’re being watched by unseen eyes? What ...

On a regular old day, I’d bet someone has suggested to you that we live in a computer simulation. Whether it be an inquisitive friend or the anonymous writer of an edgy sign outside your local coffee ...

Swedish Philosopher Nick Bostrom’s simulation argument says we might be living in a computer-generated reality. Maybe he’s right. There currently exists no known method by which we could investigate ...

We have long taken it for granted that gravity is one of the basic forces of nature – one of the invisible threads that keeps the universe stitched together. But suppose that this is not true. Suppose ...

This series of Playable Futures articles considers how the design, technology, people, and theory of video games are informing and influencing the wider world. For this series' final entry, we're ...