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Quest 3 Brings a Big Change to Controller Tracking Coverage
Meta Quest 3 brings with it new ‘Touch Plus’ controllers that do away with the tracking ring that’s been part of the company’s 6DOF consumer VR controllers ever since the original Rift. But that’s not the only change. Editor’s Note: for some clarity in this article (and comments), let’s give some names to all the […]
Viveport Anniversary Deal Includes Free Copies of ‘Until You Fall’, ‘Fracked’ and ‘Primal Hunt’
Viveport Infinity, HTC’s Netflix-style game membership, used to be pretty groan-worthy, offering up only a few really great titles and filling out the rest with a shovel-full of either mediocre or downright bad games. A lot has changed in the past few years though, and to celebrate Viveport’s 7th anniversary HTC is sweetening the pot […]
Sony Drops a Slew of PSVR 2 Game Announcements and Updates
Meta wasn’t the only company churning out VR news this week with the unveiling of its long-awaited Quest 3 mixed reality headset, as Sony tossed out a slew of PSVR 2 game announcements and updates for its surprise ‘VR Day’ on Thursday. Here’s a look at everything Sony announced: Brand New Games Journey to Foundation Adapted […]
Station Reboost, Spacesuit Work, Maintenance Close Outs for Crew Friday
The Expedition 70 crew members kept busy Friday as they look ahead to an off-duty weekend. The International Space Station is back to seven residents after one NASA astronaut and two Roscosmos cosmonauts departed early Wednesday morning. The seven members spent time today preparing spacesuits for upcoming spacewalks and closing out maintenance procedures they began …
Endless City Builder ‘Islanders: VR Edition’ is Out Today on Meta Quest 2 + Pro
Islanders became a hit on PC and console due to its intuitive approach to city building, a relaxing soundtrack, and a charming low-poly aesthetic. And…
Building the Future with Michael Abrash and Andrew “Boz” Bosworth
Following the Meta Connect 2023 keynote, Reality Labs Research Chief Scientist Michael Abrash joined Meta CTO and Head of Reality Labs Andrew “Boz” Bosworth for…
GenAI will drive Smartglasses Adoption, says Zuckerberg
This Wednesday, Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, spoke at the firm’s Menlo Park HQ as part of Connect 2023, an emerging technology and product showcase event. XR audiences eagerly awaited the event due to Zuckerberg’s promise to reveal the Quest 3 product. The firm did debut the release window and complete specifications of the […]
LAMINA1, Crucible Launch Pathfinder XR Programme
Metaverse firms Crucible and LAMINA1 have kicked off their Pathfinders programme to support and back creatives in their metaverse projects. For the month-long programme, entrants can leverage Crucible’s Emergence software developer kit (SDK), which incorporates blockchain technologies from LAMINA1’s toolkit. The programme will launch on 1 October and offer a host of activities like game […]
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Snap’s Shutting Down Its Enterprise AR Development Project
Snapchat’s ARES project enables partners to utilize Snap’s AR tech in new ways.
OpenAI Adds Live Web Browsing and Audio Prompts to ChatGPT
New updates for ChatGPT as generative AI continues to advance.
LinkedIn Shares New Insights Into Its Potential for Healthcare Marketers
Some interesting stats and notes for healthcare marketers.
TikTok Adds Centralized Wallet To Manage In-App Transactions
Another step towards in-app commerce and payments.
Quest 3 Automatically Renders At Higher Resolution In Almost All Apps & Games
Even without updates from developers, almost all VR games run at higher resolution on Quest 3.
Quest 3 Gameplay Videos Show Significant Graphics Upgrades In Games
Watch side-by-side comparisons showing the significant graphics upgrades game developers can deliver on Quest 3:
Hands-On – Project Wingman: Frontline 59 Brings Intense Dogfighting To PSVR 2
Project Wingman: Frontline 59 adds a new campaign on PSVR 2, and we previewed the first mission.
Our full impressions:
Every VR & MR Game Announcement At Meta Connect 2023
From LEGO Bricktales to Stranger Things, Meta Connect showcased numerous VR and MR games. Here’s everything we saw.
The main takeaways from the Meta Connect keynote 2023
The keynote of Meta Connect 2023 finished a few instants ago, and if you follow me on social media, you know that I’ve not been enthusiastic about it, to say the least. But let’s anyway analyze together what have been the most important pieces of news we got from it! Meta AI was the real […]
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Schell Games is Creating a ‘Kurzgesagt’ Educational Game for Quest, Trailer Here
Popular YouTube edutainment channel Kurzgesagt is teaming up with VR developers Schell Games (I Expect You To Die, Among Us VR) to make an exploration adventure game for Quest. Called Out of Scale: A Kurzgesagt Adventure, the fully immersive educational game is said to transform “the iconic look and feel of [Kurzgesagt’s] 2D videos for users […]
Xbox Cloud Gaming Coming to Quest 3 in December
Meta announced at Connect 2023 that Xbox Cloud Gaming is heading to Quest in December, meaning you’ll be able to play all of your favorite flatscreen games on offer through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Meta’s full unveiling of Quest 3 yesterday came with a fair bit of news, including specs, price, pre-orders and shipping dates; […]
Hands-on: ‘Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR’ Has an Interesting Take on VR Parkour Mechanics
Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR has been in the works seemingly for ages, but one major question has gone unanswered until now: just how does the game’s parkour work? If you’ve played pretty much any existing Assassin’s Creed game, you’ll know that doing parkour is largely a matter of holding down a button, then pointing in the […]
Hands-on: Quest 3 is an Impressive Leap That’s Still Held Back by Software Struggles
Quest 3 is an impressive leap in hardware, especially in the visual department, but it continues Meta’s tradition of building great hardware that feels held back by its software. Update (September 27th, 2023): Fixed the link to the second page at the bottom of this page. After months of teasing and leaks, Quest 3 is finally, […]
Expedition 70 Underway; Crew Performs Maintenance
Expedition 70 is well underway aboard the International Space Station after yesterday’s departure of three long-serving station residents, including NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, who returned to Houston this morning. The seven crew members who are still living and working in microgravity completed an array of maintenance activities today. NASA Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli, who arrived …
Meta Connect 2023: Quest 3, AI Advances, Next-Gen Smart Glasses, & the Road to the Metaverse
Today, on the 10th anniversary of Connect, Meta CEO & Founder Mark Zuckerberg shared how the rise of AI and metaverse technologies are reshaping the…