The NBA’s best are gathering this weekend in Salt Lake City for the annual NBA All-Star Game. And Meta Quest will be there with a…
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Meta Horizon Worlds Spotlight: M5DivineTime
Welcome back to our weekly spotlight on the people building for Meta Horizon Worlds and their amazing creations….
Frame Launches v3.0 Series of Updates
XR collaboration firm Frame released version 3.0 of its platform on Thursday, outlining a list of updates to its analytics, application programme interface (API), avatars, and user interface, among others. Allow us to reintroduce ourselves: Frame 3.0 The spatial web is here. We’re thrilled to be a part of it. What’s new: ? Analytics ?? […]
Big XR News from the XR Awards, Nokia, Snap, Bigscreen
The XR industry is starting to ramp up this year. With the rise of MR, AI, and the metaverse, immersive firms are finding new ways to enhance XR products and services with fresh tech. So, now is a better time than ever to introduce the sophomore XR Awards 2023 – where XR Today will showcase […]
Vuzix Blade 2 AR Smart Glasses Review
Smart glasses are officially taking the world by storm. Previously considered little more than a novelty, these immersive tools have captured the attention of consumers and business professionals alike. Indeed, in many industries, from manufacturing to healthcare, smart glasses are contributing to increases in productivity, creativity, and performance on a massive scale. As the global […]
Microsoft Discusses Coming Ads in Bing Chatbot Experience.
Ads are coming to Microsoft’s new AI-fueled search option.
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is Stepping Down, to be Replaced by SVP Neal Mohan
The change will bring about the next stage of the app.
Firewall Ultra Releases This Year, New Contractor Details & Eye Tracking Gameplay
First Contact Entertainment confirmed that Firewall Ultra will release this year for PSVR 2, alongside some new gameplay and contractor details.
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Nerf Ultimate Championship To Be De-Listed Next Month, Shutting Down In August
Team-based multiplayer shooter Nerf Ultimate Championship will be de-listed from the Quest Store on March 1 and no longer playable after August.
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8 YouTube Optimization Features You Aren’t Using Yet
TL;DR YouTube Features to Improve Views and Engagement Add video branding watermarks Use video thumbnails for additional branding and improved experience Section videos using Chapters Repurpose content using mobile-friendly, short-form video with YouTube Shorts Upload captions to videos for added accessibility Optimize everything for discoverability, including but not limited to: titles and descriptions, hashtags, and […]
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VR’s Favorite Mini-Golf Game is Coming to PSVR 2 Soon
Indie VR studio Mighty Coconut announced its smash success VR mini-golfing game Walkabout Mini Golf is making its way to PSVR 2. Arguably one of VR’s most favorite social gaming experiences, Walkabout Mini Golf is said to arrive on PSVR 2 “soon”, which is set to include cross-play with all supported versions of the game; this includes versions […]
Report: TikTok Parent Lays Off Hundreds at VR Subsidiary Pico Interactive, Tencent Scraps VR Plans
TikTok parent company ByteDance is reportedly laying off what South China Morning Post maintains will be “hundreds of employees” working at its VR headset manufacturing subsidiary, Pico Interactive. A separate report from Reuters also maintains Chinese tech giant Tencent is scrapping its plans to release a VR headset. According to two people with knowledge of the […]
Biology and Robotics Research Occupy Crew
A multitude of advanced microgravity research benefitting humans and robotics took precedence aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. Two Expedition 68 astronauts investigated how living in space affects the way a crew member reaches for and grasps objects. NASA Flight Engineer Josh Cassada has been working in the Columbus laboratory module all week exploring …
Musk Says He Wants To ‘Stabilize’ Twitter Before Finding A New CEO By The End Of 2023
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Elon Musk, Twitter CEO, said Wednesday that he plans to hire someone to run the social media giant by 2023. That’s nearly two years after Twitter users cast their vote…read more
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Snapchat’s AR Lenses Are About To Get Even Better
It’s getting even harder to distinguish AR from reality. This week Snap Inc. introduced Ray Tracing support for its Lens Studio app, allowing developers to craft more realistic augmented reality (AR) Lenses. Ray Tracing is a rendering technique used to reflect light on digital objects. The result is more immersive AR experiences powered by the […]
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VR App Teaches Students How To Navigate The Ocean
The program was developed using star images from NASA. An educational VR experience called Kilo H?k? (Navigating the Stars) is being used as part of Punahou School’s “Voyaging at Punahou” program to teach students how to navigate open waters using practical star navigation methods. “The VR program puts students out at sea,” said Taryn Loveman, […]
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Hunt Spiders In This Skin-Crawling VR Experience
Step into the shoes of an expert exterminator later this year. There’s no shortage of terrifying VR games available on headsets at the moment, and while I wouldn’t classify developer tinyBuild’s Kill It With Fire VR as a horror experience per se, the upcoming first-person VR game is sure to make some players’ skin crawl. […]
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Take on the Zombie Horde in ‘Drop Dead: The Cabin,’ Out Now on Meta Quest 2
Whether you’ve been immersed in the Drop Dead universe since VR’s drop-in mobile phone days or this is your first foray into this world of…
Blasting to the Beat: Rhythm Shooter ‘GUN JAM VR’ is Out Today on Meta Quest 2
Don’t let the colorful environments of Mubel fool you: This is a city where music is used as a means of controlling the population. But…
Spotselfie Opens Web3-Powered AR Meta Store
Real-world social metaverse platform Spotselfie announced on Thursday it is launching its Meta Store feature. University students can leverage the platform’s advertising portal to earn money and open Web3 businesses at campus locations. The Spotselfie Meta Store provides users with digital land on their university campuses. It includes digital stores, spatially-linked adverts, and others for […]
The Best VR Headsets for Business in 2023
Virtual reality (VR) solutions for business end-users provide workplaces with tools like headsets to improve enterprise communication, training, and collaboration. Some innovative individuals and firms are leveraging the emerging immersive technology space from public service to fieldwork to governmental processes. The VR landscape is evolving dramatically, and headset technology is equally on an upward trajectory. […]
XR Field Services Case Study: TeamViewer and Mitsubishi
The changing landscape and the rise of digital transformation are pushing today’s field services companies to find new ways of connecting teams and serving their end users. Through extended reality, these brands have a new opportunity to deliver exceptional results, minimize risk, and reduce operating costs. Mitsubishi Electric is one of the biggest electronic brands […]
4 Firms Bringing Mixed Reality to Classrooms
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, remote education and communication solutions are rising to solve modern classroom problems; a core technical innovation to help solve this is emerging mixed reality (MR) hardware and software solutions. MR education tools can provide a safe, repeatable, and engaging space to hone skills efficiently. In the classroom, MR could help students […]