The XR Week Peek (2021.11.08): Microsoft Teams gets immersive, Meta may open its stores, and more!

Today I’ll travel to the US to be a speaker at AWE, and I hope to meet you all there.

The post The XR Week Peek (2021.11.08): Microsoft Teams gets immersive, Meta may open its stores, and more! appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

Niantic Kickstarts Its AR Metaverse with Release of Lightship SDK and $20M Developer Fund

At a special launch event today, Niantic announced it’s opening up the Lightship AR Development Kit (ARDK) platform, a software development kit with the kinds of tools the company uses to make Pokémon Go’s ‘world-scale’ gameplay possible. And to attract third-party developers to the platform, it’s also announced $20 million fund which it hopes will kickstart AR development. […]

The post Niantic Kickstarts Its AR Metaverse with Release of Lightship SDK and $20M Developer Fund appeared first on Road to VR.

‘The Secret of Retropolis’ is the Latest App Lab Success to Make the Leap to the Main Quest Store

Meta’s App Lab now counts over 500 VR games and experiences, a majority of which still haven’t passed the curation process to make the leap to the Quest Store. Now, well-rated adventure game The Secret of Retropolis has made the jump, bringing its mix of classic point-and-click action and immersive cinematography to the official Store. The Secret […]

The post ‘The Secret of Retropolis’ is the Latest App Lab Success to Make the Leap to the Main Quest Store appeared first on Road to VR.

Real VR Fishing: Year 2 Update Available Now

One of the biggest updates yet for Real VR Fishing is here, adding new features and reworking the game’s fishing mechanics for increased immersion and accuracy.

Report: Meta Plans Physical Stores To Showcase Headsets & Glasses

Meta has been planning physical stores for more than a year, The New York Times reports.

The locations could eventually span the world and would let people try headsets & glasses before buying.

NASA, SpaceX Adjust Crew-2 Station Departure Date

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission now is targeting a return to Earth no earlier than 10:33 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 8, with a splashdown off the coast of Florida. The Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station at 2:05 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, to begin the journey home. Mission …

NASA, SpaceX Continue Crew-2 Space Station Undocking

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission continues to target a return to Earth no earlier than 7:14 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 8, with a splashdown off the coast of Florida. The Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station at 12:04 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, to begin the journey home. Mission …

NASA, SpaceX Continue Crew-2 Space Station Undocking

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission continues to target a return to Earth no earlier than 7:14 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 8, with a splashdown off the coast of Florida. The Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station at 12:04 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, to begin the journey home. Mission …

Twitter Adds New Option to Let Non-Twitter Users Tune into Spaces

Twitter continues to provide new options to maximize Spaces discovery and engagement.

Internal Research from Facebook Shows that Re-Shares Can Significantly Amplify Misinformation

Should Facebook consider removing the ‘Share’ button entirely?