The Expedition 66 crew focused on exercise, EVA preparation, and routine maintenance checks as part of its activities aboard the International Space Station today. International astronaut Thomas Pesquet spent a portion of the day setting up hardware and completing a session for the Immersive Exercise project. Pesquet was tasked with deploying a wireless virtual reality (VR) headset, which he …
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Spain’s ADIF Picks Virtualware for Railway VR Trainer
Virtual reality (VR) firm Virtualware has teamed up with Spanish railway operator Administrator for Railway Infrastructures (ADIF) to design and implement the network’s VR training simulators, it was revealed last week. The ADIF is the public entity tasked with managing Spanish railway networks, and the new VR simulator aims to improve training for building and […]
Facebook Pledges 10,000 EU Hires to Build Metaverse
US tech leader Facebook announced plans on Sunday to hire roughly 10,000 employees from the European Union (EU) to help social media giant firm develop the Metaverse. The news comes after Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg revealed in early August Facebook would transform into the global leader of the Metaverse – an online, shared extended reality […]
Big News from Unity, Microsoft, Stage 11, HTC VIVE, and Facebook
Last week saw a wave of product releases, key events, and updates on the virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) markets, which have brought renewed anticipation for upcoming solutions in the industry. Major tech firms such as Facebook, Microsoft, Unity, Stage 11, SenseGlove, LG, ThirdEye and others announced new solutions as well as surprises for […]
Prisms of Reality and the Benefits of XR as a Learning Tool
XR Today’s Rory Greener hosts Anurupa Ganguly, Founder and CEO, Prisms Of Reality. Watch and subscribe on YouTube. In this session we discuss the following: How Prisms is innovating and redefining STEM learning? Feedback from educational institutions that implemented this VR technology to address the Covid-19 pandemic? The benefits of having a real-time, synchronised eLearning […]
Facebook Plans to Hire 10,000 New Staff to Work on the Metaverse
Facebook’s basing its Metaverse team in Europe, which could be a measure to help it improve relations with EU regulators.
Steam Deck Lists All VR Games As ‘Unsupported’, But You Can Still Try Them
Steam Deck will automatically list every SteamVR game as ‘Unsupported’, but that doesn’t mean you can’t give them a try.
Voices of Inspiration Is A New Oculus Quest Experience From Lucas Rizzotto, SpaceX And St. Jude Hospital
A new VR experience features patients at St. Jude Hospital offering up words of encouragement to the crew of the Inspiration4 SpaceX mission.
Update: Pimax To Host Online Conference, Pimax Frontier, On October 25
Pimax revealed plans for a new online conference titled Pimax Frontier taking place on October 20, with registration available now.
VR Dungeon Crawler Ancient Dungeon Gets Early Access SteamVR, App Lab Release Next Month
Promising VR dungeon crawler, Ancient Dungeon, will finally release its early access version next month.