Mixed Reality’s Best Laser Tag-style Multiplayer Gets Better Spatial Stability, New Enemies & More

Spatial Ops (2024) is a bit like laser tag for Quest, letting you set up barriers and squad up with your friends for everything from room-scale to arena-scale mixed reality shootouts. Now, developer Resolution Games released an update today that brings more stability to co-located gameplay, more enemies, support for bHaptics gear, and more. Called ‘Pulse […]

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‘Horizon Worlds’ is Getting AI-powered NPCs Soon That Talk, Guide and React in Real Time

Meta laid out the next step of its AI integration strategy for social VR platform Horizon Worlds, noting that “very soon” creators will be able to add AI-powered NPCs to their worlds. Earlier this year Meta introduced non-embodied NPCs, essentially letting Horizon Worlds creators plug in ‘background’ AI agents, which were meant to offer help, but […]

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Head and Eye Health, Dragon Reboost Preps, and Emergency Drill Fill Crew Day

Preventing space-caused head and eye pressure impacts using specialized medical hardware was the top research theme aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. The Expedition 73 residents also continued unpacking a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft and practiced an emergency drill aboard the orbital outpost.

End of an Era: Adobe Pulls the Plug on Aero as AR Industry Reality Bites

Adobe’s AR Dreams Crumble: Why Creative Cloud’s Mixed Reality Exit Signals Industry Turbulence As someone who’s witnessed the ebb and flow of emerging technologies, Adobe’s recent announcement about discontinuing Aero feels like a seismic shift in the augmented reality landscape. If you’re an innovation leader, creative professional, or enterprise decision-maker who’s been banking on AR […]

What Chinese XR Giants Sunny Optical and Goertek Can Teach Us About M&A

The latest move by Goertek and Sunny Optical Technology is more than just another headline-grabbing deal – it’s a blueprint for how capital-intensive industries like AR optics can consolidate without draining resources or stifling innovation. And if it works, this “asset-light consolidation” approach could ripple far beyond the XR sector. A Smarter Way to Merge […]

Instagram Launches Video Education Series for Edits App

Valuable pointers on video creation via Instagram’s Edits app.

Google Launches Image-to-Video Tool for Product Promotions

A new tool to simplify video creation. 

Reddit Adds Trend Insights on Mobile, Guidebook for Brands

More insight and brand-building tools from the Reddit team. 

YouTube Expands Access to Hype, Adds New Creator Tools

YouTube is also expanding its AI-generated video summaries.

The VR Retail Experience Needs A Hard Reboot

VR retail needs a hard reboot. Trying out a headset for the first time should not be like this.