The promotion will help YouTube boost awareness of Shorts following the recent expansion of the tool.
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Snapchat Launches New 3D Bitmoji, Another Step in its Digital Fashion Push
The new characters will provide more opportunity for customization, which could open up new opportunities for brand tie-ins.
TikTok Ads See Higher Emotional Response, According to New Report
The data shows that TikTok can drive significantly higher mental response rates, in terms of both memory and subsequent action.
WhatsApp Looks to Join the Audio Social Trend with Group Calls Update
WhatsApp users will now be able to join group calls at any time, even after the call has begun.
VR Download: Facebook Cancels Mind Reading, Can Steam Deck Do VR?
We’re going to get into a big week of VR-adjacent news on our live show today as we digest the likeliest implications for visiting simulated worlds.
Is Facebook Upping Quest 2 Base Model Storage To 128GB?
Facebook may soon increase the Oculus Quest 2 base model storage from 64GB to 128GB.
Dyschronia Is The New VR Visual Novel From Altdeus, Tokyo Chronos Dev
Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate is the new game in the Tokyo Chronos/Altdeus VR universe.
Crisis VRigade 2 Co-Op Multiplayer Support Arrives For PSVR
Crisis VRigade 2 now supports co-op multiplayer on all platforms, after the PSVR version of the game finally received the multiplayer update this week.
USA Today Showcases New Summer Olympics Sports with Augmented Reality
After a postponement of the Summer Olympics for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tokyo is set to host the games this summer, despite a surge in cases in the city.
Nonetheless, the games seem set to go on, and USA Today has published two AR experiences highlighting two new sports, skateboarding and sports climbing, making their Olympics debut.
Don’t Miss: USA Today Teams Up with 8th Wall to Launch AR Basketball Game for March Madness
The AR experiences feature American professional skateboarder Tom Schaar and Team USA climber Kyra Condie, with a 3D scan of each athlete anchored in the… more
The XR Week Peek: Facebook abandons BCIs, VR grows fast, and much more!
It’s a nice summer day here in Italy, and I hope things for all of you are going well. I
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Ready Player Golf VR Tournament on Oculus Quest to Benefit XRSI
Ready Player Golf is hosting a charity event that will take place in the Oculus Quest game Topgolf with Pro Putt. Tickets for the VR golf tournament are $100 each (tax deductible) and proceeds benefit XR Safety Initiative. Registration is open now for the September 24-25 event.
Pro Putt made its debut in the Oculus app store for the Quest in May 2020 and passed one million dollars in sales by December according to an article in Forbes magazine by Charlie Fink.
Google Studio Owlchemy Labs Affirms Work on New VR Game, Details Expected This Year
Google-owned Owlchemy Labs, the studio behind VR classics like Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator, has confirmed that it’s working on a new VR project after running quiet for much of the year. Owlchemy Labs has been around since the early days of the modern VR era, with the studio’s first major title, Job Simulator, bundled as a […]
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Report: Oculus Quest 2 with 128GB Storage May Soon Replace 64GB Base Model
Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 headset launched in October 2020 in two flavors: 64GB and 256GB. Now images have surfaced via French online retailers LDLC and its subsidiary Top Achat suggesting the existence of an upcoming 128GB version of Quest 2. Notably, LDCL is an official partner retailer of Oculus, which may lend credence to the report. French […]
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‘YUKI’ Review – a Nostalgic Shot of VR Bullet Hell Madness
Much like the ‘Xortex’ mini-game in Valve’s The Lab, ARVORE’s latest roguelike shooter YUKI taps into a veritable reservoir of nostalgia as you guide a pint-size action figure by hand through a seemingly impenetrable miasma of laser particles and moving obstacles. YUKI captures that child-like fun I first rekindled in ‘Xortex’, but ignites it on a much grander scale. It’s […]
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Simulation and Station Maintenance Preface a Busy Week for the Crew
As the week kicked off, the Expedition 65 crew members spent much of their Monday fine-tuning procedures in anticipation of Wednesday’s port-relocation activity, which will free up the Harmony’s forward port for the docking of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station. That vehicle is scheduled for launch Friday, July 30, as part of NASA’s Boeing …
H3VR Alpha Update Adds Grappling Hook Climbing
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grandes (H3VR) is testing a grappling hook and gigantic new level for its popular take and hold mode.
The Best VR Games Of 2021 (So Far)
2021 is halfway done, so here’s the best VR games to release so far this year!
The Best & Worst Words to Use in Your Website Call to Action Buttons [Infographic]
Are your CTA buttons working for your? Check out these tips and insights.
Email Marketing and Why it’s So Important [Infographic]
A handy overview of a range of email marketing stats and insights which can help to improve your process.
Facebook Clashes with the US Government Over Vaccine Misinformation
The US Government is right to be pushing Facebook to take a closer look at its systems.
Racket: NX Developers Want It To Be An Olympic Sport
The developers of Racket: Nx have teamed up with the International Racquetball Association to push for the game to become the first VR-based Olympic sport.
LinkedIn Explains Data Scraping Amid Reports of More Data Hacks and Breaches
LinkedIn has repeatedly said that claimed data ‘hacks’ are not a result of security flaws.
Instagram Stories Drafts are Now Available to All Users
The option is now available for some users when you exit out of the Stories composer mid-process.
TikTok Announces New ‘#ForYou’ Summit to Provide Marketing Insights and Tips
The third #ForYou Summit will provide a range of insights and notes, aimed at industry professionals.
Twitter Tests New Layout for Images, Considers Adding Limited Time Tweet Editing
The new format looks more akin to Facebook, with a wider display in-stream.