We’ve gone hands-on once again with Hubris, this time taking a deeper look at the game’s combat and shooter gameplay.
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Original Oculus Quest Will Get Hand Tracking 2.0 Update
Hand Tracking 2.0 is coming to the original Oculus Quest in October.
The major improvement arrived on Quest 2 in April.
The XR Week Peek (2022.09.26): Pico 4 announced, RTX40 cards revealed, and more!
This is the first newsletter of the Autumn! It is not my favorite season of the year, but it is going to bring with it many cool pieces of VR news, and many cups of hot chocolate, so I guess I will be very happy in the upcoming weeks… Top news of the week Bytedance launches […]
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VR Comfort Settings Checklist & Glossary for Developers and Players Alike
For those who have been playing or developing VR content for years, it might seem ‘obvious’ what kind of settings are expected to be included for player comfort. Yet for new players and developers alike, the confusing sea of VR comfort terms is far from straightforward. This has lead to situations where players buy a […]
‘Trombone Champ’ Mod Brings VR Support to the Internet’s Silliest Game
Trombone Champ is a new PC rhythm game from indie studio Holy Wow that’s charming, silly, but also painfully stuck in the flatscreen land of mouse and keyboard. Less than two weeks since its 1.0 release on PC, the game already has already garnered its first VR mod. The mod, called BaboonVR, is brought to you […]
‘Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine’ is Getting a Location-based VR Game Next Year
Location-based VR company Zero Latency announced it’s working with Warhammer creators Games Workshop to develop an out-of-home VR adventure based on the Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine franchise. The free-roam VR experience, which is currently under development by Zero Latency, allows up to eight players to strap into the jackboots of the universe’s Space Marines for what […]
‘Bonelab’ Dev Reveals How Custom Avatars Drive Unique Gameplay
Bonelab, the anticipated sequel of Boneworks (2019) from developer Stress Level Zero, is pushing ahead with its physics-driven gameplay by allowing players to import custom avatars which will gain dynamic stats that influence gameplay. In the release date trailer last week we saw how Bonelab will give players a way to quickly jump between avatars which will […]
Station Swaps Command on Wednesday Before Thursday’s Crew Departure
The Expedition 67 crew is in the midst of a crew swap as three new flight engineers adapt to life in space and another crew prepares to go home this week. Meanwhile, with 10 people living aboard the International Space Station today there were plenty of opportunities to keep up ongoing microgravity research and lab …
XR Healthcare Case Study in Focus: Siemens Healthineers and Virtual Medical Coaching
Virtual Medical Coaching (VMC) is an immersive training technology developer designing bespoke solutions to enhance the safety of conventional front-line learning environments. The medical edtech company leverages augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) solutions to provide varied and realistic training scenarios. The Christchurch, Canterbury-based firm powers its AR/VR solutions by utilizing immersive technology like remote guidance, […]
Pico to Launch Horizon Worlds Metaverse Competitor in 2023
Last Thursday, during its 2022 product announcement live stream, Pico revealed a new virtual reality (VR) headset, a Metaverse platform, and enterprise products. Alongside the new Pico 4 VR headset debut, Bytedance introduced Project Pico Worlds, a Metaverse platform and direct competitor to Meta’s Horizon Worlds for Meta Quest [Pro]. Bytedance will launch its Metaverse […]
7 Insightful XR Education Case Studies to Read in 2022
Around the world, countless companies and groups are already reaping the benefits of extended reality technology. We’ve discovered how valuable the right XR tools can be in collaboration and communication, and how they can help innovators to build new products and ideas. One of the areas where XR is seeing the most significant and rapid […]
Instagram Shares Updated Parents’ Guide in Line with the Return to School
The guide provides a full overview of Instagram’s various safety features.
Rec Room’s New Unity-powered Creation Suite Brings Industry Standard Tools to Social VR Platform
Social VR platform Rec Room announced it’s released a new creation suite that allows you to publish content directly to the Rec Room platform from inside Unity, essentially letting its users create content using a host of industry standard tools. The company says in a blog post its so-called ‘Rec Room Studio’ integration is designed to “complement […]
New Trio Getting to Work Before Next Crew Goes Home This Week
The orbiting lab’s three newest residents are beginning their science and maintenance tasks after several days of International Space Station orientation and familiarization activities. In the meantime, three Expedition 67 crew members are less than a week away from ending their mission and returning to Earth after living and working in space for six months. …
Affected: The Manor Sequel Confirmed ‘For All Major Platforms’ In 2023
Affected: The Manor is getting a follow-up — The Asylum — coming in 2023.
VR Sculptor Built Full-Size T-Rex He’s Bringing Into The Real World
A full-size T-Rex made in VR and 3D printed into the real world? “Why not?” says its creator.
Instagram Confirms that Videos Under 60 Seconds in Stories will No Longer Be Split into Segments
Instagram continues to merge its video options.
TikTok Expands Multi-Participant Live-Streams to More Users
More people can now add more people to their TikTok live broadcasts.
TikTok Announces a Huge Increase to its Video Descriptions as it Leans into Discovery
TikTok is fast becoming a key home for discovery, which it’s now looking to capitalize on.
TikTok Rolls Out Comment Downvotes to All Users
Now, all users will be able to flag inappropriate comments with a ‘thumbs down’ response.
BAFTA-Nominated Call of the Sea Arrives On Meta Quest 2 Next Year
Bafta-nominated puzzle adventure Call of the Sea is getting a surprise VR adaptation on Quest 2 next year.
Pico 4 Pro Will Add Eye & Face-tracking with Auto-IPD for Enterprise
In addition to the consumer-focused Pico 4 headset announced this week, the company has also announced a Pico 4 Pro variant aimed at enterprise use-cases. With the announcement of Pico 4 this week, Pico is squaring up to compete with Meta’s Quest 2. But the company is seemingly also trying to ready itself against Meta’s […]
ENGAGE XR Report Confirms Enterprise Metaverse Release Window
Last Tuesday, ENGAGE XR (extended reality) developers of immersive education and collaboration platforms released its H1 financial report. The report highlights the firm’s recent success and provides information regarding Link, its upcoming enterprise-grade Metaverse platform. ENGAGE’s unaudited interim results record the company’s finances, where it reported a €4.9 million net cash flow for the first […]
Pace Verso Debuts Random International, Danil Krivoruchko NFT Art
Pace Verso, a web3 tech hub from New York’s Pace Gallery, has teamed up with Snark.art’s OG.Art platform for designing and hosting non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in a major project with Random International. The latter is an experimental art collective that creates large-scale and interactive art instalments, including its immersive Rain Room, with creative designs from […]