Snapchat Shares New Insights into the Potential for Brands to Connect with Audiences in the App

Snapchat has shared some new insights into how its users view brand interactions in the app.

How Will Twitter Make Money Under Elon Musk? A Look at the Currently Proposed Options

Increased subscription uptake, charging for tweet embeds and more are all options currently on the table.

Bigscreen Now Lets You Watch YouTube With Friends On Quest

Up to 15 people using Quest or PC VR headsets can watch YouTube videos together in Bigscreen with all the features of a fully logged in experience. 

Firewatch VR Mod Is Now Complete

The Firewatch VR mod is now complete!

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Star Wars VR Experiences Discounted 50% Through May 5th

If you own a Quest and haven’t visited the Star Wars universe yet, now might be a good time to grab a lightsaber and check it out.

Unity, Meta Enhance XR Education in Major Partnership

Last Friday, Metas Immersive Learning division announced a major strategic partnership with real-time 3D (RT3D) engine developer Unity to enhance extended reality (XR) learning for students, schools, and content creators. ? Unity and @Meta Immersive Learning are teaming up to increase access to XR education! ?Learn more about our partnership and our new programs for […]

BigScreen Adds YouTube Premium Support

This Friday, Bigscreen VR (virtual reality), an immersive media streaming application, announced fresh updates to its platform that introduces tools to enhance streaming experiences for users. Bigscreen introduces YouTube Premium integration as part of the update, meaning paying users can sign in and use unique YouTube features like ad-free video viewing. Additionally, YouTube TV subscribers […]

Are XR Concerts the Next Revolution in Immersive Engagement?

An XR concert refers to an immersive, live event experience that is powered by augmented, virtual, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) technologies. The concert is typically a series of videos projected onto a large screen, creating the illusion that the viewer is in the middle of the action. There are also other forms of this type […]

4 Solid Pillars of Customer Retention [Infographic]

Establishing a customer retention strategy is key to maximizing your marketing process.

TikTok Announces New Features and Programming for API Heritage Month

TikTok’s running a range of events to highlight the contributions of Asian and Pacific Islander creators.

Twitter Tests New Option to Attach Video, Images and GIFs to a Single Tweet

The option could facilitate a range of new creative considerations for your tweets.

Instagram Expands Live Testing of 90 Second Reels

Longer Reels is the next stage in Instagram’s broader video shift.

Watch What Developers Are Making With Snapchat’s AR Glasses

Snapchat shared a video showing what developers have been building with its Spectacles AR glasses:

On|Metaverse: The lessons I learned organizing a physical event about VR

On Thursday, April 21st, in Italy there has been the first edition of the On|Metaverse Summit, an amazing hybrid event

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Wallace & Gromit is Coming to Quest 2 in ‘Grand Getaway’ Interactive VR Experience

Wallace & Gromit, Britain’s iconic stop-motion duo, are getting their own interactive VR experience on Meta Quest 2 next year, developed by series creator Aardman, Meta, and VR pioneers Atlas V. Called Wallace & Gromit: The Grand Getaway, the interactive, single player VR experience promises to take fans along with Wallace and Gromit on a summer […]

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Quest Users Can Now Watch YouTube Together Thanks to ‘Bigscreen’ Update

Bigscreen is putting Meta to shame again, as the VR hangout app just got a serious bump in functionality for Quest users and PC VR users alike. Now VR’s favorite social viewing app includes native YouTube support, so you can watch anything on YouTube with friends and strangers. Bigscreen has now added the version of YouTube […]

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Expedition 67 Crew Wraps Up Week After Crew Arrival and Spacewalk

Two Roscosmos cosmonauts went on a spacewalk to activate the new European robotic arm (ERA) less than a day after the SpaceX Crew-4 mission arrived at the International Space Station. The next mission event taking place will occur next week when four Expedition 67 astronauts complete their stay aboard the orbiting lab. Cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev …

Cosmonauts Set Up Robotic Arm’s First Motion, Wrap Up Spacewalk

Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev of Roscosmos concluded their spacewalk outside of the International Space Station at ?6:40 p.m. EDT after 7 hours and 42 minutes. Artemyev and Matveev completed their major objectives during the spacewalk, which included monitoring the first commanded movements of the robotic arm from its grapple fixtures after removing …

Nextech AR Inks Deal for 3D Auto Parts Modelling

Nextech AR has inked a major deal with Genuine Parts Company, a global auto parts distribution firm, to provide 3D modelling and decorating via the former’s ARitize augmented reality (AR) studio, the company announced on Thursday. The studio will convert 2D images to 3D models with Nextech AR’s artificial intelligence (AI)-backed solutions. The Vancouver, Canada-based […]

LG Teases XR Headset amid Steep Competition

On Tuesday, South Korean technology firm LG teased an upcoming extended reality (XR) product that leverages virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) solutions via its LG Display sub-division. In a first-quarter earnings conference call, an LG representative explained, “We are closely monitoring the XR market and are preparing to enter it quickly if profitability and […]

Meta Profits Rally Despite Mixed Q1 Revenues

Meta Platforms Inc saw shares skyrocket 18 percent on Wednesday following first quarter (Q1) earnings report, global media reported on Thursday. Meta earned $2.72 USD compared to its estimated earnings per share of $2.56, CNBC reported, citing a Refinitiv analysts survey, which also estimated the firm’s revenues to hit $30.6 billion, up from initial $28 […]

Ristband is Supporting Live Events with Immersive Tech

XR Today’s Rory Greener hosts Anne McKinnon, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer and Roman Rappak, Co-Founder and Chief Executive of Ristband. Watch and subscribe on YouTube. In this session we discuss the following: How do virtual live events reinterpret human relationships? Immersive eCommerce opportunities How is the Partner Labs Program enhancing Metaverse solutions? If you’re […]

Google Analytics 4 Migration: How to Prepare

Are you ready to shift from Universal Analytics to Google Analytics 4 (GA4)? Wondering how to prepare and what to expect when the change comes? To discover exactly how Google Analytics is changing, what GA4 is, how to prepare, and how to set proper expectations with your boss or clients for the future of their data, I interview Chris Mercer.

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Google Will Now Enable Users to Request Removals for Search Results That Contain Personal Information

The update expands on Google’s ‘Right to be Forgotten’ policies.

Pinterest Adds 2 Million Users in Q1, Flags Ongoing Revenue Impacts

Pinterest’s Q1 results show some good signs, though many questions remain about the app’s future potential.