Virtual Reality - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 1997
News

Gregory Slayton (MBA '90)

At the time, "we were bigger than Yahoo!," says Slayton, who parted ways with Worlds when he couldn't convince his colleagues that they needed to shift to Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML), now the... View Details

19 May 2020
News

Exploring the Economics of a Pandemic; Alumni Forums Draw Closer Online

virtual conversation with 50 HBSAAA members. The hour-long session focused on ways black business owners can shore up their finances in anticipation of a long period of economic uncertainty, and included advice on how to apply for loan... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

15 Nov 2020
News

Fostering Innovation in Social Enterprise Across Harvard

record. The $25,000 Peter M. Sacerdote Runner-Up Prize went to DreamworldVR, a nonprofit that connects isolated pediatric patients battling chronic conditions to others in the same situation through a virtual View Details

01 Jun 2013
News

School of Hard Knocks

and eighth graders gang-tackled me. Every day after that, I was kicked, punched, spit on, or pinched, due solely to the color of my skin. Lying in the dirt and grease under a pickup truck was serenity compared to the cruel reality outside... View Details

Keywords: discrimination; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

Blog

In-Person Programs: Q&A with Portfolio Directors

same-and different-about in-person programs now. WAS IT HARD TO KEEP THE LEARNING MOMENTUM GOING DURING THE PAST EIGHTEEN MONTHS? Vicki Good (VG): We knew the faculty would do a great job in class. The question was: Could we build a community in a View Details

21 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

What Happens in Vegas Could Shape the Metaverse

constraints, Stephenson believed a digital world could be truly limitless. Chatter about the metaverse peaked in late 2021, almost three decades after Stephenson’s novel was published, when Mark Zuckerberg announced he would build the View Details

Keywords: by Scott Nover; Computer; Information Technology

01 Jun 2025
News

Forum

anxious mind and focus on the process rather than the end result. Getting my hands dirty with clay became a grounding practice—and a long journey toward rediscovering and embracing my artistic self.” —Daniella Bertolotti (MBA 2024/C) Field Work “I just returned from... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

22 Feb 2019
News

Empowering a New Generation of Business Leaders

into an increasingly innovative media company, with an emphasis on original programming, reality television, sports, music, and news. Conde has also implemented an aggressive multiplatform digital strategy to reach tech-savvy consumers... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Arts, Entertainment

13 Jul 2020
News

The First Five Years: Meaghan Fitzgerald (MBA 2016)

Courtesy Meaghan Fitzgerald How did you become interested in virtual reality (VR)? “I have always been a fan of sci-fi and future tech. VR seemed to hold this promise of being something between a... View Details

09 Mar 2021
Blog Post

New BEI Director: Lynn Schenk

School, and the world as we confront the realities of climate change and its associated responsibilities and opportunities for the business community. BEI faculty chair Mike Toffel looks forward to his continued partnership with Lynn,... View Details

01 Jun 2017
News

In My Humble Opinion: Jen Wong (MBA 2004)

folks who have worked at pure-play digital companies. Both love the brand equally, but they have different ideas about what is possible for the brand.” The bleeding edge: “Is a place every company should want to be. Selectively. For example, Time Inc. launched a View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2025
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

survival of a people. It paints a theoretical and moving portrait of the antecedents of transnationalism and is a must read for students of history who care about the shaping of our modern world. Ping: The Secrets of Successful Virtual... View Details

19 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Here Comes Internet2—Time to Shed Dot Vertigo

networks of networks. Currently, he said, universities and labs use it to connect researchers working on collaborative projects. These projects can range from building virtual reality models of the ear—a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Confronting the Challenges that Face Bricks-and-Mortar Stores

continue to evolve. Performance improves and prices drop. Today, artificial intelligence is used in the selection of retail sites and to facilitate one-to-one marketing programs; voice recognition routes callers to specific store departments; View Details

Keywords: by Raymond Burke; Retail

10 Mar 2021
News

Next Normal

Neeley, the Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration, leverages years of research to help companies, and their leaders, address the challenges of virtual work. With well over half of Americans indicating a preference for... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

Addressing The Financial Security Gap

leadership, BlackRock’s Retirement Group, which manages $1.3 trillion in retirement assets for some 35 million Americans, has taken steps to address these issues. In 2020 they held the BlackRock Savings Summit, a virtual retirement... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Oct 1998
News

A Long and Winding Road

workload? The job market confronted us with a reality check during our second year - factors that weighed in were income, location, personal satisfaction, and professional growth, to name a few. Having grappled with these decisions, we... View Details

Keywords: Wayne R. Vibert (MBA 1973)

25 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 25

2004–2016 Supplements the (A) case. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/717477-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 617-013 Making Virtual Reality Real This note describes View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2017
News

Ask the Expert: Human Intelligence

algorithms. So much richer, in fact, that my engagement with a particular brand might be very different than yours, because it’s customized to each of us. I can also imagine this predictive learning being combined with new user experiences, such as augmented View Details