Facebook Researchers Show ‘Reverse Passthrough’ VR Prototype for Eye-contact Outside the Headset

Researchers at Facebook Reality Labs today published new work showcasing a prototype headset which has external displays to depict the user’s eyes to others outside of the headset. The goal is to allow eye-contact between the headset wearer and others in an effort to make it less awkward while wearing a headset and communicating with […]

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LinkedIn Acquires Tutorial Video App Jumprope as it Looks to Expand its Creator Tools

The acquisition will help LinkedIn expand its video posting options, with a view to providing new creator monetization options.

Twitter Announces New Partnerships with Reuters and AP to Improve Information Accuracy in Trend Listings

The new partnerships will see more information sources made available to Twitter’s curation team.

Clubhouse Sees Significant Increase in Usage, Announces Changes to Notifications and Club Admin Roles

The app is seeing big growth in India, which has become a big focus for the app.

LinkedIn Shares New Insights into Key Tech Buying Trends, and the Impacts of the Pandemic

The report looks at key tech buying trends, and the rising importance of brand and community building in the process.

I Expect You To Die 2 Is August’s Upload Access Spotlight

We have a licence to spill… the beans on I Expect You To Die 2 – it’s our Upload Access game for August!

Stay tuned for new gameplay, interviews and more.

New VR Games August 2021: All The Biggest Releases

August brings us Fracked, Stride and Oculus Rift’s last exclusive – here’s the biggest VR games coming this month!

Chasing nDreams: A Veteran’s Journey Along VR’s Rocky Path

nDreams’ Tom Gillo revisits the studio’s eight-year journey of triumphs and tribulations leading up to next month’s Fracked.

VR Developer Relations Leader Leaves Facebook, Joins Niantic

Dan Morris, the Head of Developer Relations at Facebook Reality Labs, has left the company and is joining Niantic in a very similar role.

The XR Week Peek (2021.08.02): Facebook creates Metaverse group and prepares to launch its smartglasses, and more!

The metaverse is the buzzword of the moment, so last week I made a stupid meme about it (you can

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