The NHL Is Getting Its Own VR Hockey Platform

Train like a pro while dressed as one. VR sports training provider, Sense Arena, today announced that it has partnered with the National Hockey League (NHL), to launch NHL Sense Arena, the first-ever interactive NHL VR platform. First launched back in 2018, the Sense Arena hockey platform immerses you in a variety of virtual challenges […]

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Meta Horizon Worlds v122 Release Notes

Meta Horizon Worlds v122 is here! This week’s update is focused on further improvements and bug fixes for creation in Worlds. We’d also like to…

Varjo Backs NVIDIA Omniverse for Ray-Tracing XR Tools

Mixed reality (MR) solutions provider Varjo announced on Tuesday its support for NVIDIA’s Omniverse and Open Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD) interoperability plans. With the two companies working together, the Helsinki, Finland-based extended reality (XR) firm will leverage NVIDIA’s industry-leading technologies to support applications with photorealistic, real-time ray-tracing. Marcus Olssen, Director of Software Partnerships, Varjo, called […]

Discussing Digital Twins with VRARA’s Kevin O’Donovan

Watch on YouTube XR Today’s Demond Cureton hosts Kevin O’Donovan, VRARA Co-Chair, Industrial Metaverse and Digital Twins. In our interview, we discuss the following: Updates on the industrial metaverse across companies like Siemens and GE Digital The value of digital twins and their use cases across industry verticals Comparative adoption rates for industrial vs consumer […]

Arcturus Announces Microsoft MRCS Partnership at SIGGRAPH 2023

Microsoft has picked volumetric video company Arcturus as its primary marketing partner for its Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture Studios (MRCS) solution provider. Announced on Monday at the SIGGRAPH 2023 event, the partnership will offer content creators a trove of solutions for their volumetric video needs. With the tools, creatives can receive comprehensive, end-to-end capturing solutions […]

TikTok Adds New Required Labels for AI-Generated Content

TikTok will now require users to signal when content has been generated by AI.

WhatsApp Adds Screen-Sharing for Video Calls in the App

A handy new addition for your WhatsApp video chats.

X Pays More Creators as Part of Its New Ad Revenue Share Program

The payout notifications are doing their job, in sparking more interest, but is it a sustainable program?

Meta Shares New Overview of What You Can Do in Meta Business Suite [Infographic]

A handy overview of what you can do in Meta’s updated management app.

Synapse Dethrones Beat Saber In July PSVR 2 Download Charts

The July 2023 PlayStation Store chart rankings are now available with a new no.1.

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UFC Fighter Praises Boxing Sim Thrill Of The Fight’s Realism

UFC fighter Jared Cannonier praised Thrill of the Fight’s realism, confirming he uses the VR sim to cut weight.

Humble Ultimate Racing Sim Bundle Discounts Four PC VR Games

Looking for new PC VR racers? The Humble Ultimate Racing Sim Bundle may prove tempting.

Guest Post: How CM Games Built Engagement For Into The Radius

In a guest post, CM Games reveals how it built engagement for Into the Radius during the game’s Steam and Quest 2 launch.

How AI is Changing the Game for CX Leaders: 3 Reasons to Jump Onboard

AI is Changing, Well, Almost Everything The potential of AI in customer engagement is impressive. And let’s be real, for the whole world of digital marketing. The technology, though, can feel intimidating. How… where… when do you even get started?  We hear that loud and clear. We also know you need to deliver results and […]

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Collaborative Spatial Design App ‘ShapesXR’ Raises $8.6M, Expanding to Apple Vision Pro & Other Headsets

ShapesXR is a collaborative spatial design app built to make it easy to prototype spatial interfaces, interactions, and environments. The company announced today it has raised an $8.6 million seed investment, part of which the company plans to use to expand to more headsets. While so many VR interfaces and interactions borrow heavily (if not […]

Cosmonauts Begin Spacewalk for Station Upgrade Work

Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin began a spacewalk at 10:44 a.m. EDT to attach three debris shields to the Rassvet module outside the International Space Station and to test the sturdiness of a work platform that will be affixed to the end of the European robotic arm attached to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory …

Cosmonauts Exiting Station for Spacewalk Soon Live on NASA TV

NASA coverage is underway for today’s spacewalk with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin. The duo will exit out of the International Space Station’s Poisk module about 10:45 a.m. EDT to attach three debris shields to the Rassvet module. They also will test the sturdiness of a work platform that will be affixed to the …

Cloud Monitoring: Overcoming Visibility Challenges in the Cloud

Cloud technology has become an integral part of business operations, with 94% of enterprises leveraging its capabilities. However, ensuring effective cloud monitoring remains a challenge. Despite the widespread adoption of the cloud, companies are struggling…read more

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Trump Attacks Federal Judge, Political Rivals And USWNT In Social Media Tirade

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Former President Donald Trump Sunday lashed out on social media against several people, including a federal judge, political rivals and even the U.S. women’s soccer team.

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Rokid Station Lets You Access Android TV Anywhere In AR

The device pairs with Rokid AR glasses to provide a portable entertainment experience. Earlier this year, Rokid unveiled its latest pair of augmented reality-powered, Rokid Max. With a 50% larger display area than the Rokid Air, the company’s previous AR glasses, Rokid Max features an impressive 215-inch boundaryless screen from 6 meters away, offering cinephiles […]

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You Can Now Donate Blood While Immersed In Mixed Reality

Nervous around needles? Mixed reality is here to help. According to America’s Blood Centers, the United States has been suffering from a noticeable lack of blood donors below the age of 30 over the past 10 years; roughly 30% to be more exact. To help quell this growing shortage, Abbot Laboratories, a medical device and […]

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This Snapchat AR Lens Turns You Into A Ninja Turtle

“Turtle Power” meets AR power. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is officially in theaters and so far fans and critics alike can’t get enough of Seth Rogan’s take on the pizza-loving crime-fighting team. The animated motion picture currently has a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and performing well at the box office. To help […]

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NVIDIA Announces CloudXR Updates at SIGGRAPH 2023

NVIDIA announced on Tuesday at the SIGGRAPH 2023 it had expanded its CloudXR software developer kit (SDK) to deliver more scalable, customisable extended reality (XR) experiences for enterprises and developers. At the event in Los Angeles, Jensen Huang, Chief Executive, NVIDIA, gave a keynote address to unveil the news. In it, he revealed a host […]

Brilliant Labs Unveils arGPT Monocle for iOS

Brilliant Labs announced on Tuesday the release of its arGPT smart glasses platform. Compatible with Apple’s iOS operating system, it will enable ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) on smart glasses and wearables. The next-level solution for human-computer interfacing (HCI) aims to provide hands-free access to global knowledge bases using voice prompts. The company’s Monocle AR device […]

Learning the Immersive Way, with ThinkReality and Sphere

Said Confucius first, apparently – though many have echoed this wisdom in more recent times. Learning by doing is a problem, though, in today’s remote-first world. And furthermore, there are many intense professional situations, from the operating room to the battlefield, where learning through exposure could be deadly. XR has been the promised solution for […]