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‘Minecraft’ to Drop PSVR Players Next Year, Leaving PSVR 2 Support Very Doubtful

1 year ago
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Mojang, the Microsoft-owned studio behind Minecraft, announced it’s dropping support for the original PSVR next year, leaving any hope for PSVR 2 support firmly at (bed)rock bottom. As mentioned in the recent 1.21.30 (Bedrock) release notes, Mojang says that starting March 2025, PSVR users will no longer be able to play Minecraft on PS4. Not online […]

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Snapchat Reveals Latest Spectacles AR Glasses with Attractive Pricing for Developers

1 year ago
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Today Snap Inc, the company behind Snapchat, announced the latest version of its Spectacles AR Glasses which the company is calling Spectacles ’24. The new device makes notable improvements to field-of-view, resolution, and hand-tracking, and overhauls its software stack. But it’s limited enough to remain targeted at developers. Spectacles ’24 is available starting today, and […]

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visionOS 2 Enhances Apple Vision Pro Features: Spatial Capture, Avatars, Hand-Tracking, Virtual Environments

1 year ago
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This week, Apple updated its Vision Pro spatial computing headset, upgrading the framework to visionOS 2. Apple delivered optimised MR features, including improved spatial capture, hand-tracking, key productivity enhancements, virtual environments, avatars, and more. Like its success in bringing Apple smartphones and iPads into the business world, Apple appears to Be looking to repeat this […]
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Lenovo, VictoryXR Discuss Keys to Education XR Scaling Success

1 year ago
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Lenovo is growing its extensive XR partner portfolio to scale enterprise AR/VR/MR solutions alongside its ThinkReality VRX headset, creating new enterprise XR opportunities via an ecosystem of trusted solutions and hardware. Leveraging its XR ecosystem and long history in education, Lenovo partnered with VictoryXR to scale the adoption of immersive learning tools for a new […]
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The Most Popular Social Apps Among Gen Z Consumers [Infographic]

1 year ago
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YouTube continues to drive trends among younger consumers.

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TikTok Begins Legal Defense Against US Sell-off Bill

1 year ago
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It‘s unclear, at this stage, what the chances are of TikTok avoiding the enforced sell-off.

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Meta Bans Russian State Media in the Wake of Covert Influence Program

1 year ago
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Meta’s moving to ban RT from all of its services.

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Sports Remain the Top Topic of Discussion on X

1 year ago
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X is looking to win back advertisers with a new pitch. 

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Hands-On: Snap Spectacles Are A Perfect Fit For Niantic’s Peridot, But Not For Pokemon

1 year ago
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We went hands-on with Snap’s new AR Spectacles, finding them to be the perfect for for Niantic’s Peridot.
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Snap Unveils Upgraded AR Spectacles For Developers, Priced $100/Month

1 year ago
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The company behind Snapchat just unveiled upgraded AR Spectacles, available to developers for $99/month.
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Airspace Defender’s Mixed Reality Missile Command Comes To Quest Early Access Soon

1 year ago
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Airspace Defender is Missile Command in mixed reality with hand tracking and it hits early access on Quest headsets next week.
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Hide the Corpse Leaves Early Access Today on Quest

1 year ago
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After four months in early access, body-hiding comedy sim Hide the Corpse enters full release today on Quest.
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Veteran VR Studio nDreams Announces Layoffs Amid “challenging VR games market”

1 year ago
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nDreams, one of the most veteran VR studios, today announced it’s tightening the belt with a layoff round due to affect 17.5% of the company. The Farnborough, UK-based studio maintains in the LinkenIn announcement that layoffs are in response to “a challenging VR games market, situated within a tough gaming landscape more broadly.” The studio further notes […]

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VR’s Most Immersive Kayaking Game Gets Real-time Multiplayer Mode on PSVR 2 & Steam

1 year ago
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Kayak VR: Mirage (2022) is amazingly immersive, packing in a ton of environments to explore in both single player and asynchronous multiplayer racing modes. You never could paddle through the glaciers or meander around tropical coasts with a friend in real-time though. But now, thanks to today’s update, you can. Initially released as in beta […]

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Hilarious Card Game ‘Exploding Kittens’ is Coming to Quest Next Month, Trailer Here

1 year ago
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Casual card game Exploding Kittens is coming to VR for the first time next month, promising to bring all of the hilarity of the original game with more than a touch of added VR madness. Launching October 3rd on Quest 2/3/Pro, Exploding Kittens VR lets you play with up to four other players online (or […]

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Space Science Advancing Health as Two Crews Near Station Departure

1 year ago
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The 12-member Expedition 71 crew aboard the International Space Station spent Tuesday observing how their bodies are adapting to weightlessness, configuring life support systems, and training to use safety hardware. NASA and its international partners have collected and analyzed decades of health data from hundreds of space crew members. Whether its just a few days …
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Trio Nears Departure During Biology Research, Spacesuit, and Cargo Work

1 year ago
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Three crewmates are preparing to end their stay aboard the International Space Station and return to Earth next week. Meanwhile, the rest of the Expedition 71 crew spent Monday exploring how space affects their bodies, working on a spacesuit, and transferring cargo. NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson is nearing her mission’s completion along with Roscosmos …
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From NHS, to UC Berkeley, XR Continues to Find a Home in Healthcare Training

1 year ago
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The healthcare sector remains a busy space for XR. Weekly, new stories of immersive solutions are seen in training and patient-facing procedures. While XR adoption in some industries is slow, healthcare is a potential hotbed for AR/VR/MR growth.  According to a Dimension Market Research report published earlier this year, the global augmented and virtual reality […]
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Immersive STEM Education Solution Gains Industry-Wide Recognition

1 year ago
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Recently, immersive learning service provider Avantis Education won an Educators Pick Best of STEM 2024 Award, which showcased the firm’s success in rolling out its XR tool to K-12 schools in the United States. Avantis Education specifically won the Trailblazer: Immersive Reality (AR/VR) category based on the success of ClassVR. This educational package includes XR […]
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Reddit Provides Practical Tips on How To Maximize Ad Performance [Infographic]

1 year ago
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The platform’s highly engaged subreddit communities have become valuable sources for product research.

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TikTok Adds ‘Delete and Re-Edit’ Option for Uploaded Clips

1 year ago
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A handy update for those who primarily capture and edit in-app.

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Meta Publishes Checklist for Holiday Marketing Planning

1 year ago
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Some tips for maximizing holiday marketing opportunities.

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TikTok Announces Marketing Tips Webinar for SMBs

1 year ago
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Some tips for your TikTok marketing efforts.

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Wordle “App” Comes To Quest With Misleading Marketing

1 year ago
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A Wordle “app” is now available for Quest headsets, though it’s really just a contained shortcut to the website.
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visionOS 2 Is Out Now, Bringing Significant Improvements To Apple Vision Pro

1 year ago
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The stable release of visionOS 2 is out now for all Apple Vision Pro owners.