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Meta’s First Big Proto-metaverse Project Finally Launches (kinda)
Nearly two and a half years in the making, Meta’s most ambitious social VR project, Horizon Worlds, has finally reached open beta. Well kinda. Starting today, the platform is available to those in the US & Canada who are 18 years old or older—on Quest 2 and Oculus PC. If you’re part of that group you’ll […]
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‘Blaston’ Gets New Game Mode, Passthrough AR Support on Quest & More in ‘Arctic Blast’ Update
Blaston (2020) is getting an update today that will bring a few new things to the futuristic 1v1 dueling game from Resolution Games, including a new dueling mode, character, arena and a passthrough AR mode on Quest. Called ‘Arctic Blast’, the free update launching today adds a new mode to the game that lets you […]
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‘Cyberpunk 2077’ VR Mod to Arrive in January, Letting You Take a Virtual Braindance
Cyberpunk 2077 doesn’t officially support VR headsets, but leave it to prolific VR modder Luke Ross to get under the hood and beat CD Projekt Red to the punch—one they haven’t exactly prioritized given the litany of bugs the studio has needed to fix over the past year. As first reported by PC Gamer, the mind […]
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New Visitors Adapt to Station During Space Biology, Physics Research
Three individuals are adapting to life aboard the International Space Station following Tuesday’s launch and docking aboard a Russian crew ship. The seven-member Expedition 66 crew is back on science duty today while helping the new space travelers get up to speed with station systems and safety procedures. 10 people are living on the orbiting …
RealWear Debuts Navigator 500 Assisted Reality Tool
RealWear debuted its ‘RealWear Navigator™ 500’ immersive mixed reality (MR) headset on Monday to improve safety, comfort, and productivity for frontline workers. The US firm’s latest product follows its flagship RealWear HMT-1 augmented reality (AR) headset, which is used by enterprises such as Volkswagen, BMW, and Total. Qualcomm powers the HMT-1 with its popular Snapdragon […]
Apple Posts Job for ‘Next-Gen’ AR/VR Engineer
US tech giant Apple Inc quietly announced on Monday it is seeking new professionals to boost its augmented and virtual reality framework, indicating a push to innovate its extended reality (XR) plans. Hayden Lee, AR/VR Software Engineering Manager for Apple, announced the news on Twitter, stating the company was seeking an engineer “with a focus […]
Peterbilt Deploys ARTech Solution for Apple iPads
Peterbilt Motors Company recently hit a major milestone in the deployment of its ARTech augmented reality (AR) solution aimed at transforming services for dealerships and service repair workers. The new solution, which uses 3D AR visuals for “chassis-specific Peterbilt trucks”, will work jointly with PACCAR Solutions Service Managment systems, allowing service technicians to rapidly access […]
XR Predictions 2022: Virtual and Augmented Reality in the Future of Work
In the last couple of years, extended reality, or “XR” has evolved from a novel concept into a crucial, disruptive technology for the future workplace. Between 2020 and 2026, MarketWatch predicts that global XR production will grow by 46.5% per year. While several factors have undoubtedly contributed to the rise of XR, the pandemic was one of the industry’s […]
Google Shares Top Search Trends of 2021
Google’s search trends provide a somewhat dizzying reminder of the last 12 months – which feels much shorter than that.