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Spatial Ops Hands-On: Make Some Space For This Shooter
Spatial Ops delivers an inventive mixed reality multiplayer shooter on Quest and Pico, and we went hands-on.
Microsoft is Launching Automatic Quest 3 Pairing on Windows 11 PCs in December
Meta announced at Connect in September it was working with Microsoft to bring Windows 11 PCs the ability to automatically pair with Quest wirelessly. Now, the companies say we can expect preview access in December. The feature will allow Quest 3 and Quest 3S to connect to Windows 11 PCs for a multi-monitor work environment—pretty […]
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Astronaut Health Studies Fill Crew Day Before Thursday’s Cargo Launch
Keeping astronauts healthy on long term space missions is a key research topic this week aboard the International Space Station. Back on the ground, a cargo craft is counting down to its launch to resupply the Expedition 72 crew. NASA Flight Engineers Don Pettit and Nick Hague worked together all day Wednesday exploring how living …
Space Biology, Student Robotics Top Day as Cargo Craft Departs
Space biology to improve health and robotics to promote education were the primary research topics aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. The Expedition 72 crew members also saw the departure of a cargo craft as another one prepares for launch. NASA Flight Engineer Don Pettit continued nourishing research samples and servicing an artificial gravity-generating …
Space Station Raises Orbit Avoiding Orbital Debris
The Progress 89 thrusters were fired at 2:09 p.m. CST today for 5 minutes, 31 seconds, to raise the orbit of the International Space Station to provide an extra margin of distance from a piece of orbital debris from a defunct defense meteorological satellite that broke up in 2015. The Pre-determined Debris Avoidance Maneuver (PDAM) …
Microsoft Windows 11 Comes to Meta Quest Mixed Reality Headsets – Ignite 2024
This week at Ignite 2024, Microsoft announced that it would launch a mixed reality (MR) version of its Windows portfolio for Meta Quest headsets. The news comes as the firm drops support for HoloLens, seemingly highlighting the firm’s shift towards becoming an immersive software provider rather than a hardware one. The recent Ignite 2024 […]
How Virtual Reality is Shaping the Industrial Sector
Watch on YouTube XR Today’s Rory Greener hosts Oliver Wohler, Lenovo‘s EMEA XR Development Manager, Trond Vandli, the COO of VREX, and Wiebke Uhlenbruch, the Teamlead of BIM/3D, Jotun to explore the role of virtual reality technology in the industrial sector. Thanks for watching. If you’d like more like this, don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to our channel. […]
NHS Trust Receives Funding for New VR Centre
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded funding by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), some of which will be used to setup a Virtual Reality Centre and Hub. According to the NHS trust, the funding will accommodate “world-leading” expertise in VR and immersive therapies to research mental health […]
Google Shopping Adds Product Price Comparison and Local Availability Listings
Not sure retailers will be entirely happy about this…
Do You Really Need to Add Bluesky into Your Social Media Mix?
Another real-time social app is on the rise – but do you need to be paying attention?
Instagram Will Soon Let You Reset Your Recommendations In-Stream
Soon, you’ll be able to ask IG to forget what it knows about your interests.
Pirates VR: Jolly Roger Promises Swashbuckling Adventure Next Year On Steam & PS VR2
Pirates VR: Jolly Roger is a new action-adventure across a cursed island, and that’s out next year on Steam and PlayStation VR2.
Bullet Time Agent Is A Full Eight Hour Game Coming To VRChat Soon
The full 8 hour game Bullet Time Agent launches inside of VRChat on 11/21 and we went hands on with an exclusive early preview.
Action Hero Shoots For The Silver Screen Next Month On Quest
VR shooter Action Hero wants to make you a movie star next month on Quest.
Zix Is A New VR Co-Op Roguelite Where You Directly Change The World
Zix is a VR co-op roguelite that requires directly changing elements of the world to progress, and that’s out next year on Steam and Quest 3.
The XR Week Peek (2024.11.19): Meta announces Project Aria research kits, a wave of Chinese smartglasses is coming, and more!
Hello from Finland! I’m writing this newsletter across Finland, between Helsinki and the Lapland. I’m having a pretty good time here (as always): I’ve met Santa Claus, pet reindeers, and eaten typical local food. Soon I will attend MatchXR, one of the most relevant XR events in Nordic Europe! I will tell you soon about […]
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‘SUPERHOT’ Spiritual Successor ‘Action Hero’ Launches on Quest Next Month
VR veteran studio Fast Travel Games today announced that its Superhot-inspired VR shooter Action Hero is set to arrive on Quest next month. Action Hero sets the stage by integrating the same time-stopping movement mechanic seen in Superhot and Superhot VR; time only moves when you do, letting you tactically plan out flourishing gun kata worthy of John […]
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Augmented World Expo Has Become the Must-go Event for the XR Industry
Augmented World Expo (AWE) isn’t just one of the longest-running conferences focused on immersive tech, it’s also become the most important annual XR conference on our calendar. In the early days there were many industry conferences that had a significant draw for the pioneers of XR’s modern epoch. There were XR pockets within big tech […]
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‘Alien: Rogue Incursion’ Gets New Story Trailer Ahead of December Release on PSVR 2 & PC VR
Ahead of Alien: Rogue Incursion’s December launch on PSVR 2 and PC VR, developer Survios released a new story trailer that delves deeper into the protagonist Zula Hendricks’ story on LV-354, aka ‘Purdan’. What happened to Zula’s friend and former squad mate on Purdan? What deadly experiments have the researchers at this facility been messing with? Those are some […]
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‘Gorilla Tag’ Studio Opens ‘Orion Drift’ to All Quest Users Tomorrow for Two-Day Server Test
Another Axiom, the indie studio behind VR phenomenon Gorilla Tag, is opening up its next project Orion Drift to all Quest users tomorrow for its first server scalability test. Currently in closed early access, Orion Drift packages in Gorilla Tag’s immersive movement mechanic with some of the action of the now-defunct sports game Echo VR, promising to serve up an activity-packed social […]
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Meta to Leverage Augmented Reality Smart Glasses Data for Robotics, Automotive, Healthcare Use Cases
Just a week after Meta announced a range of education partnerships following the release of its XR teaching solution, the firm is yet again highlighting a series of alliances with researchers at learning institutions to push XR technologies in new and interesting ways. The most recent partnership sees Meta work with a shortlist of universities […]
Rokid Latest AR Smart Glasses Partnership to Take on Meta/Ray Ban Wearable
Recently, at its Jungle 2024 event, Rokid partnered with Chinese eyewear leader BOLON to debut lightweight designer smart glasses in a bid to entice more early device adopters as smart glasses slowly become a trending technology. The move seems to directly correlate with the recent success of the Meta Ray Ban smart glasses, which, in […]
Instagram Tests AI Profile Image and Sticker Generation Tools
More generative AI tools are coming to Instagram.