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Quest Day Gave Away This Awesome Beat Saber Christmas Sweater, But Most Of Us Can’t Have It
Quest Day gave away this awesome Beat Saber Christmas sweater…
But most of us can’t have it.
Unplugged Gets ‘Easy Peasy’ Mode, Quest Passthrough As PC VR Version Launches
Unplugged is out on PC!
Today’s update includes an easier difficulty, a new Steel Panther track and Quest 2 passthrough support (!)
House Flipper Pets VR Announced For PC VR
The House Flipper series is coming back to VR, this time with pets in tow…
and co-op! More details here.
Beat Saber Lady Gaga Music Pack DLC: Hands-On & Impressions
Is Lady Gaga’s Beat Saber DLC on the Edge of Glory or is it more of a Bad Romance?
Here are our impressions.
Meta’s Latest Avatar System is Finally Rolling Out to All Unity Developers
Following an initial announcement eight months ago, Meta has released its latest avatar system for all Unity VR developers, including support for App Lab titles and limited support for non-Oculus platforms like SteamVR. Update (December 13th, 2021): Meta today announced that its latest avatar system is finally available to all Unity developers. Formerly called Oculus […]
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Crew Studies Vision, Psychology and Services Soyuz Crew Ships
The seven-member Expedition 66 crew focused on spacesuits, eye checks and an array of microgravity science aboard the International Space Station today. Meanwhile, the lab’s three visitors filmed a station tour and continued a space biology study. Maintaining the orbiting lab and its systems is a top priority for NASA and its international partners to …
Apple Earns Patent for Sketchbook AR Suite
Recent reports have revealed the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has officially granted US tech giant Apple a patent for a new augmented reality (AR) version of the iPad’s Sketchbook app. By using Sketchbook, Apple users can soon place realistic 3D virtual objects in their real-world environment, or alternatively, objects selected from a content […]
Big XR News from Lenovo, HTC, RealWear, Meta, and Taqtile
The extended reality (XR) industry has received multiple upgrades for solutions in virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (AV/VR/MR) from major firms such as HTC, RealWear, Meta, Lenovo, and Taqtile. Ongoing development in infrastructure and solutions to realise the full capabilities of the future Metaverse have become a key focus of both multinational firms and startups […]
IKEA Place Review: Ikea’s ARCore App
It’s been a while now since the world began discovering the benefits of augmented reality (AR) for more than just smartphone games. In the last couple of years, we’ve discovered the potential of augmented tools for everything from wayfinding and learning, to improving workplace productivity. One of the biggest trends to emerge as a result […]