Following a successful funding round last year, UK XR training leaders Luminous received roughly £1 million from the North East Venture Fund. The funding comes as the firm looks to build an enterprise Metaverse platform for health and safety upskilling. Thanks to the European Regional Development Fund’s award, with assistance from Mercia Ventures, Luminous can […]
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NVIDIA and Meta CEOs Reveal Bombshell Future of GenAI, Smartglasses, VR Headsets, Quest Mixed Reality at SIGGRAPH 2024
Meta Connect is coming, and with this being a paradigm-shifting year for XR, Meta needs to keep itself focused on a roadmap that’ll continue the company’s XR lead amid growing competition. While the future is not set in stone, Meta seems keen to become a provider of XR headsets, smart glasses, and open XR operating […]
E.l.f. Gets in on ‘Hot Girl Walk’ TikTok Trend in Time for Olympics
To boost its position as an entertainment brand, the cosmetics company parodied sports broadcasts in a video featuring Olympian Gabby Douglas.
How Creators and Marketers Can Protect Themselves While Using AI
The tech’s emergence underscores the importance of proper attribution and collaboration, according to Growth Stack Media’s Jordan Mitchell.
Here Are The Meta Quest+ Monthly Games For August 2024
The Meta Quest+ games for August 2024 have been confirmed, available to download from tomorrow.
Maestro Orchestrates An October Launch On Quest & Steam
Maestro, an orchestra conducting VR rhythm game, launches this October on Quest & Steam.
Retro VR FPS Compound Targets PSVR 2 Launch Next Month
Compound, a retro-themed VR FPS influenced by Wolfenstein 3D, will launch on PlayStation VR2 next month.
Living Room Turns Your Home Into An MR Animal Sanctuary
Living Room uses mixed reality to turn your home into a wildlife sanctuary on Quest 3.
XR News Bits – ‘Thrasher’ Launches, Kojima Explores Vision Pro, Big Game Updates, & More
In this edition of XR News Bits we see a newly released Walkabout Mini Golf DLC course, a big update to Contractors Showdown, game director Hideo Kojima exploring Vision Pro, the release of VR action-arcade game Thrasher, and signs of life from cooperative WWII VR bomber game The Mighty Eighth. XR News Bits An incredible amount of exciting XR […]
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Latest Quest Update Includes Meta AI, New ‘Layout’ Utility App & Performance Boosts
Following Meta’s big v67’s multitasking update earlier this month, the company announced it’s now rolling out its v68 software update for Quest, which features experimental access to Meta AI, a new utility app centered on home improvement, and some performance boosts too. Previously only available on Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses, Meta AI lets you do your standard […]
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