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‘The New Salsa Academy’ Teaches You All The Right Moves, Now Available on Quest

1 year ago
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Taking a dance course can be intimidating, not to mention time consuming—but it doesn’t have to be. At least not when you can do it in VR (and MR). Led by instructors Rodrigo Cortazar and Asya Sonina, The New Salsa Academy launched recently, guiding you through each step of an entire beginner salsa course. Exclusively available […]

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VR Port Studio Joins Andreessen Horowitz Accelerator, Earning Investment and Validation

1 year ago
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Flat2VR Studios has been accepted into the SPEEDRUN accelerator, not only giving the studio a financial boost on its mission to bring VR support to non-VR games, but a good measure of validation too. Hosted by A16Z Games, a games-focused investment arm of Andreessen Horowitz, Speedrun is early-stage accelerator for startups that includes $750,000 as […]

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Omni One VR Treadmill Shares Launch Lineup of 51 VR Games, Shipping Expected in September

1 year ago
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Virtuix’s latest VR treadmill, Omni One, is finally set to launch next month. The company has updated its launch roster of VR games that will natively support the treadmill, now including Sniper Elite VR. Virtuix is pitching Omni One as an all-in-one system for immersing yourself in VR with full body locomotion. Rather than being merely an […]

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Crew Awaits Cygnus’ Arrival and Works on Spacesuits and Eye Checks

1 year ago
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Preparations are underway aboard the International Space Station to capture and install a U.S. cargo craft due to arrive next week. Spacesuit checks and health studies were also on the program at the end of the week for the two crews living and working aboard the orbital outpost. Mission managers have given the go for …
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NASA’s Northrop Grumman’s NG-21 Launch Readiness Review Complete, Prelaunch News Conference Next

1 year ago
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Teams with NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX completed the final major review before launch – the Launch Readiness Review – for the 21st Northrop Grumman commercial resupply to the International Space Station. At the conclusion of the review, teams confirmed the target launch time of 11:29 a.m. EDT, Saturday, Aug. 3. Tune in to the …
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XR All-Stars: Leaders Reveal Their Biggest Business Mistakes

1 year ago
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Despite boasting impressive portfolios overflowing with award-winning, business-boosting customer experience accolades, our All-Stars are still human. And like any other humans, they have been known to make the odd mistake over the years.??  As part of our XR All-Stars series, we asked our esteemed influencers to open up and reveal some of the mistakes they’ve […]
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Nextech3D Breaks Revenue and Gross Profit Expectations

1 year ago
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This week, 3D and spatial data firm Nextech3D.AI revealed its Q2 2024 financial and operational results. The results highlighted how the firm successfully turned $1.2 million in revenue during the quarter, a slight increase from Q1 2024, which saw the Nextech3D rake in $1 million. Moreover, in Q2, Nextech3D recorded a gross profit margin of […]
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Meta’s Year-on-Year Revenue Drops Ahead of Connect ’24

1 year ago
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Today, Meta released its Q2 2024 earnings call, highlighting various crucial insights into the company’s operations just a month ahead of Connect 2024, where the firm may tease its next-generation XR products. In the earnings call, Meta revealed that its overall revenue reached $39.07 billion, a 22 per cent increase from the previous year. In […]
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Meta Is Developing Business AIs to Enhance Transactional Engagement

1 year ago
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In the company’s Q2 earnings call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed a future application of AI chatbots built by individual businesses.

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Threads Tests New Topic Discovery Elements To Drive Engagement

1 year ago
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Can Threads maximize its growth potential while avoiding certain topics?

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Pinterest’s Growth Momentum Slows in Q2

1 year ago
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While the platform posted strong revenue results, its user growth figures present some concerns.

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TikTok Launches App Center To Connect SMBs With Helpful Tools

1 year ago
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An array of third-party apps are highlighted that offer lightweight solutions and could help smaller businesses boost their presence. 

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Guardian Of Realms Is An MR Combat Game From Swordsman’s Studio

1 year ago
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Guardian of Realms is a new MR combat game designed by the Swordsman VR studio, arriving this month on Quest 3 in early access.
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New MudRunner VR Update Adds A Playable Retro Racer On Quest

1 year ago
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A new MudRunner VR content update is live on Quest, and we interviewed the producer to learn more about this recent adaptation.
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Hello Cruel World Review: Artificial Indifference

1 year ago
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Hello Cruel World has some tricky puzzles, but the lack of creativity and intuitiveness can be frustrating. Here’s our full review.
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New Ghosts of Tabor Update Adds Quest 3 Enhancements

1 year ago
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Ghosts of Tabor received a Quest 3 visual upgrade, and the Wild West-themed Eastwood DLC is now live.
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Microsoft and Sony Join Other Industry Giants in Support of OpenUSD Standard

1 year ago
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Last year, Pixar, Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, and NVIDIA announced the Alliance for OpenUSD, an organization to advance and proliferate the USD file format as the future standard for creating and distributing 3D content. The standard, which is a framework for constructing and packaging complex 3D scenes, was called the “HTML of the metaverse” by NVIDIA, […]

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Global Hackathon for Vision Pro Development, Vision Hack, Kicks Off Next Month

1 year ago
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Vision Hack is a forthcoming remote hackathon for developers building apps for visionOS. Open to all skill levels, the event is set to take place September 13–15th. Guest Article by Cosmo Scharf Cosmo Scharf is an Emmy-nominated product designer and entrepreneur with a decade of experience in XR. He co-founded Vision Hack and visionOS Dev […]

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Crew Trains for Cygnus Capture, Keeps Up Space Research

1 year ago
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Thursday’s main activities aboard the International Space Station on Thursday were Cygnus cargo craft preparations and microgravity science. Amidst the mission and research duties, the two crews living and working aboard the orbital outpost also kept up standard household duties and plumbing tasks. Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus resupply ship is targeted to launch atop a SpaceX …
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Veteran VR Developers Reveal How Gaming Influences Enterprise XR Services

1 year ago
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The gamification trap… XR is always linked to gaming, whether business like it or not. The real-time 3D engines powering AR/VR/MR applications, like Unreal and Unity, found fame and traction as gaming development tools. Now, these services are leveraged to create enterprise solutions. For example, Unity is a critical component of the workplace-focused Vision Pro. […]
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The Ongoing Effects of Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest, Samsung’s Headset, and Open AR/VR/MR Ecosystems

1 year ago
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The XR industry is ever-evolving. It’s easy to forget that many long-awaited and value movements took place in the market over the past few months. For one, Vision Pro debuted in the US and rolled out internationally within a few months. Meta Ray Ban’s second generation device debuted, and the firm also went ‘open source’ […]
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UK XR Training Company Achieve 3 Million Valuation to Build a Metaverse

1 year ago
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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

1 year ago
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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 […]
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E.l.f. Gets in on ‘Hot Girl Walk’ TikTok Trend in Time for Olympics

1 year ago
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To boost its position as an entertainment brand, the cosmetics company parodied sports broadcasts in a video featuring Olympian Gabby Douglas.

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How Creators and Marketers Can Protect Themselves While Using AI

1 year ago
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The tech’s emergence underscores the importance of proper attribution and collaboration, according to Growth Stack Media’s Jordan Mitchell.