Recently, Qualcomm AI Research made several strides in promoting the evolution of XR by promoting new AI data sets to improve human-computing understanding in various business use cases. Specifically, the Qualcomm AI subgroup published various research datasets on common emerging technology use cases for businesses, including virtual and augmented reality applications. Moreover, these VR/AR AI […]
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Meta Launches Digital Safety Program for Middle Schoolers
A new safety education initiative, which aims to raise awareness of online threats.
YouTube Expands Text-to-Speech for Shorts, Announces New Teen Safety Initiative
The latest feature update from YouTube.
Palmer Luckey’s Anduril Is Taking Over The US Army IVAS Program, Replacing HoloLens
Palmer Luckey’s Anduril is taking over the US Army’s IVAS HMD program, replacing Microsoft’s customized HoloLens solution.
Stupid Cars Is Delightfully Frantic Traffic-Directing
Stupid Cars is a great starter game for Quest and a natural fit for VR.
Our full impressions.
John Carmack Offered A $1 Million Guarantee To Bring Team Beef’s Ports To The Quest Store
“I tried”
John Carmack says he offered id Software a $1 million sales guarantee to allow Team Beef to sell its VR ports on the Quest store.
Android XR Will Let Apps Access The Passthrough Camera View, Google Confirms
Android XR will let apps access the passthrough camera view to, for example, run custom computer vision models, Google confirmed.
PSVR 2 Gets Its First Game with Controller-less Hand-Tracking
Sony introduced hand-tracking support for PSVR 2 back in December, offering up the ability for developers to update their games and let players go hands-on thanks to the headset’s on-board tracking cameras. Now, beloved wizardry game Waltz of the Wizard (2019) is the first to implement hand-tracking on PSVR 2. Waltz of the Wizard has grown […]
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John Carmack Pushed Microsoft to Make VR Fan Ports of ‘Quake’ & ‘DOOM’ Official, But Was Denied
Team Beef’s unofficial VR ports of classic Id Software games are undoubtedly fan favorites, letting you go head-first into a rash of ’90s retro titles like the original DOOM. Now, Id Software co-founder and former Oculus CTO John Carmack says he tried lobbying the Microsoft-owned studio for the chance to get those ports offered as official […]
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Crew Studies Space Agriculture, Biotechnology to Promote Future Missions
Tuesday’s International Space Station research objectives included learning how to grow crops on spacecraft and produce vitamins and nutrients in space to sustain crews farther away from Earth. The Expedition 72 crewmates also explored how the human body orients itself in weightlessness and serviced a pair of docked spacecraft.702
Biotechnology to Sustain Crews on Long Missions Tops Research Schedule
Biotechnology kicked off the work week aboard the International Space Station as the Expedition 72 crew members explored ways to counter the effects of microgravity and produce vitamins and nutrients during long-term space missions.
Samsung Eyes XR Director Hire in Augmented Reality Smart Glasses Push, amidst Meta Ray-Ban, Apple Vision Pro Shark Tank
This week, a curious hire opportunity appeared over at Samsung, just in time for its concurrent augmented reality/mixed reality headset push. Specifically, the role is filling an XR Director gap at Samsung Research America as part of the division’s MPS (Mobile Platform Services), SRA, and Immersive Experiences (IMEX) Team. The LinkedIn job XR Director listing […]
Vuzix Supercharges AI-Ready Augmented Reality Smart Glasses for Frontline Workers
Recently, frontline AR solutions provider Vuzix debuted AugmentOS, a dedicated operating system for workplace immersive human-computer interfaces. The OS is ready for Vuzix’s portfolio of products, allowing end-users and developers to use products such as the Z100 smart glasses, which include AI functionality integration. AugmentOS is debuting as version 1.0. The launchpad application will include […]
Big Tech Players Emerge as Likely Partners for TikTok US
Oracle, Microsoft and Amazon are the names that look likely to partner with the app.
TikTok Expands In-Stream Shopping Push to Latin America
The next stage in TikTok’s broader in-app shopping push.
Meta Initiates Lay-Offs to Re-Align its Focus Around AI Development
Meta’s culling staff, while also hiring more machine learning engineers.
Meta Looks to Reduce Safety Barriers in AI Development
Meta’s looking to reduce the capacity for privacy and safety concerns to impede projects.
Shores of Loci: SkyHaven Expands The VR Puzzler Soon On Quest & Steam
Shores of Loci: SkyHaven delivers a new chapter for the 2022 VR puzzle game this week on Quest, while the Steam version will follow “shortly after.”
Meta Enlisted A-List Celebrities For Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Super Bowl Ads
Meta ran two Super Bowl ads for the Ray-Ban Meta glasses featuring Chris Pratt, Chris Hemsworth, and Kris Jenner.
The XR Week Peek (2025.02.10): The Meta Quest Store is in a transition phase, Apple may integrate PSVR 2 controllers, and more!
These days I feel better, so this newsletter is coming on time again (yay!). It’s been a good end of the week for me: on the work side, I have broken the news about camera access on Android XR (more on this later on), while on the personal side, I managed to cook some good […]
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How to Use Data More Strategically to Reach Audiences
Digital marketing strategies tend to revolve around familiar platforms like Google Ads, LinkedIn campaigns, and Facebook retargeting. They’re reliable platforms with measurable outcomes you can assess for ROI. But are these commonly used strategies always the best choice? Is it possible that by stepping beyond the familiarity, you’ll discover opportunities that offer even better results? […]
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‘Civilization VII’ is Getting a Surprise VR Version for Quest 3 Soon
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII is coming to PC and console on February 11th, but now developer Firaxis and publisher 2K Games say a version of the game is also releasing on Quest this Spring. The Quest exclusive game is said to be “a distinct version of the game made exclusively for Meta Quest 3 and 3S,” […]
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John Carmack: PC VR “A Boutique Niche”, Beat Saber “Far More Important Than Half-Life: Alyx”
John Carmack described PC VR as “a boutique niche”, standalone VR as “the biggest win that VR ever had”, and Beat Saber as “far more important than Half-Life: Alyx”.