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On February 13th—right after the Super Bowl ends—American rock band Foo Fighters is putting on a special VR concert that promises to put Quest users in the front row. Meta says in the announcement that the concert features multiple 180-degree cameras positioned around a custom-built stage, which will include practical effects, lighting programs, and “XR elements […]

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‘Wands Alliances’ is a 3v3 Spellcasting Battle Arena Coming Soon to Quest 2

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Image courtesy Beyond Frames Entertainment, Cortopia

Beyond Frames Entertainment and developer Cortopia announced a new spellcasting VR battle arena called Wands Alliances, touted as the spiritual successor to 1v1 magic dueler Wands (2016). The studios say Wands Alliances is bringing the original’s high-paced magic and wand wielding to a new team-based 3v3 format, which is set in an alternate Victorian era London. Like the original, […]

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A Sony Patent Could Bring Next-gen Fresnel Lenses to PSVR 2

3 years ago

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PSVR 1's lenses | Image courtesy iFixit (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

We learned last week that PSVR 2 will use Fresnel lenses, which have a range of advantages over traditional lenses, but also come with a big downside: god rays. However, Sony may have a trick up its sleeve that could give the headset’s Fresnel lenses a big advantage over the competition. As we explained last […]

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Station Boosts Orbit for March Crew Swap

3 years ago

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The International Space Station is orbiting slightly higher today placing it in position for a crew swap taking place in March. Meanwhile, the seven-member Expedition 66 crew participated in life science and physics research and a variety of robotics activities. Russia’s ISS Progress 79 cargo craft, docked to the aft end of the Zvezda service …

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Big XR News from Microsoft, Meta, and XR Association

3 years ago

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The XR industry has been rocked by massive developments from several of the world’s largest companies and organisations, leading to some exciting news stories on the menu of updates. Major tech firms and organisations such as Meta, Microsoft, and the XR Association topped our list of headliners last week, which namely included Meta’s ongoing saga […]

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Zuckerberg Reveals Meta Strategy amid Q4 Report

3 years ago

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Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO and Founder, hit back at critics in a Facebook post last week triggered by the firm’s 2021 fourth quarter (Q4) earnings report. He addressed the 26 percent drop in shares last week following the news, which public reports attributed to increased competition from rival firms Tiktok and Snapchat. Meta’s 2021 Q4 […]

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Using XR to Develop Tomorrow’s Healthcare Immersive eLearning Solutions

3 years ago

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XR Today’s Rory Greener hosts Arun Gupta, Director of Postgraduate Education, Cambridge University Health Partners, and David King Lassman, Founder and CEO, GigXR. Watch and subscribe on YouTube. In this session we discuss the following: The ways NHS institutions are implementing XR technology to best address the Covid-19 pandemic. GigXRs immersive eLearning solution for Healthcare and general […]

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Reports Dispute Microsoft HoloLens3 Rumours

3 years ago

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Fresh reports have emerged on Monday disputing claims Microsoft Corporation had officially cancelled its HoloLens 3 headset. Alex Kipman, Microsoft Technical Fellow, tweeted last week the HoloLens 3, codenamed Project Calypso, was “doing great,” Tech Radar reported on Monday. He tweeted the HoloLens had been “shipped with success,” refuting previous claims from the initial Endgadget […]

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