The XR Week Peek (2022.03.28): GDC, GTC, Snap’s acquisition of NextMind, and more!

Happy Spring, ladies, and gentlemen of VR! I hope this season will bring you joy, happiness, and love!  On this sunny

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Polyarc Looking To Bring Moss 2 To Other Platforms ‘As Soon As Possible’

Polyarc says it hopes to bring Moss: Book 2 to other platforms beyond PSVR “as soon as possible”.

New Data Transfer Agreement Will Ensure That Facebook and Instagram Remain Operational in Europe

After reports that Meta may be forced to leave the EU, a new agreement in principle has been reached to secure transatlantic data flows.

TikTok Launches Search Ads in Beta for Selected Partners

The new option provides increased capacity to reach TikTok users for more specific terms of interest.

Meta Announces New Crackdown on Misleading ‘Watchbait’ Video Titles and Descriptions

Meta will now detect and penalize video clips that employ ‘watchbait’ tactics.

Instagram’s Testing a New, Full-Screen Main Feed of Feed Posts, Stories and Reels Content

The change would see all of your IG content displayed in a single, full-screen presentation flow.

First Lynx VR-AR Headsets Planned To Ship In ‘June – July’

The Lynx R1 VR-AR hybrid headset is now aiming to ship in a June – July timeframe.

SXSW Reviews vol. 2: Hands-on with AmazeVR, Beatday, and The Sick Rose

These days I’m writing you some short reviews about the experiences I have tried at SXSW. This is the second

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Latest Manus VR Gloves Promise New Levels of Finger Tracking Accuracy

At GDC 2022 this week, VR glove creator Manus revealed its new Quantum Metagloves which the company says delivers significantly more accurate finger tracking than its prior solutions. Though priced for enterprise use, the company says it one day hopes to deliver the tech to consumers. Manus has been building motion gloves for use in […]

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NASA’s Flight Readiness Review for Axiom Mission 1 Concludes

The Flight Readiness Review for Axiom Mission 1 has concluded, and teams are proceeding toward launch of the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Pending range availability, launch is targeted no earlier than Sunday, April 3, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA will hold a media …