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‘Lone Echo II’ Launch Trailer Debuts Ahead of Next Week’s Release

4 years ago
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It’s been more than four years since the release of the lauded Lone Echo, but its sequel is finally just around the corner. Ahead of Lone Echo II’s release date on October 12th, Facebook’s VR studio Ready at Dawn has revealed a launch trailer teasing some of the action players can expect from the game. Lone Echo II is […]

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‘Song in the Smoke’ Review – Thrilling Primeval Danger & Satisfying Crafting

4 years ago
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Song in the Smoke is a prehistoric-flavored survival game that puts a clever, but not incredibly deep crafting system at its core. Far from damning, this introduces the sort of gameplay friction that will always leave you with just enough useable resources to move forward, but never enough to be comfortable as you explore the game’s […]

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More Than Two Years After Launch, Valve Index is Now the Second Most Used Headset on Steam

4 years ago
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Canon Introduces 180° Stereoscopic Lens to Support a “bright future for VR content creation”

4 years ago
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Canon, one of the world’s leading camera makers, today introduced a new dual-optic lens which captures 180° stereoscopic views through a single sensor on the company’s high-end EOS R5 camera. Canon today announced what it calls the EOS VR System which includes its new dual-optic camera lens, new firmware for its EOS R5 camera to […]

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Eye Checks, Science Work and Departure Preps Keeping Crew Busy

4 years ago
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The Expedition 65 crew had a busy day on Thursday with eye checks, space science, and Soyuz crew departure preparations on the schedule. The 10 residents aboard the International Space Station also joined each other in the afternoon to review emergency procedures. NASA Flight Engineers Mark Vande Hei and Shane Kimbrough swapped roles as crew …
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Glasgow University, EON Partner for XR Campus

4 years ago
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Students and faculty at the University of Glasgow will have access to top-tier XR technologies, the university announced on Friday last week. The institution partnered with EON Reality to build an EON-XR Centre on the campus explore learning experiences for students in emerging technologies such as virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR). The facility will provide […]
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Echo3D Raises $4M for XR Cloud Content Solution

4 years ago
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US extended reality (XR) cloud delivery service Echo3D has finished a funding round valued at roughly $4 million. Konvoy Ventures led the funding round with participation from Space Capital, Remagine Ventures, Datadog, GitHub, and US tech giant Facebook. With the capital, Echo3D can extend its XR cloud service for smartphones and now expanded immersive experience […]
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Canon Launches Dual Fisheye Lens For VR Video

4 years ago
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Canon USA has revealed its first entry in the immersive filmmaking industry with its RF5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye camera lens, the company announced on Wednesday. The world’s first digital swappable dual fisheye lens will allow photographers and filmmakers to shoot virtual reality (VR) stereoscopic 3D images and video on the company’s EOS R5 camera […]
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Valve Index VR Kit Review

4 years ago
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While VR might not be reserved exclusively for gaming anymore, there are still a lot of opportunities for game companies to get involved with the development of new tech. Valve, for instance, is one of the market leaders not only in gaming software, but incredible hardware too. The Valve Index is the most recent comprehensive […]
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Snapchat Announces New Creator Monetization Tools as it Seeks to Maximize In-App Engagement

4 years ago
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Snapchat’s looking to boost its appeal to a broader range of creators, through new payment and brand partnership tools.