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Old school media stalwart The New York Times launched its augmented reality news content in 2018 with a feature on the athletes of the Winter Olympics.

However, after a solid year of AR reporting, the Times all but abandoned its AR news coverage via its mobile app, instead opting to publish AR content via the Spark AR platform from Facebook.

Don’t Miss: Google Adds More Olympic Athletes to Its Roster of Augmented Reality Search Content

Now, the publication’s AR journey has come full-circle with a pair of AR camera effects visualizing the physics behind two of the sports of the Summer Games… more

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How you can request a free silicone cover for your Quest 2

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Today I want to publish a very easy and short tutorial to let you grab the opportunity of getting a

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Supernatural VR Fitness App Update Focuses on Individuality and Efficiency

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Supernatural VR Fitness App Update Focuses on Individuality and Efficiency

Each person who commits to improved wellness begins a unique journey with different health considerations, preferences, and goals. Supernatural continues to excel in the realm of VR fitness and their latest update focuses on individual needs by providing an even more incredible experience that enables members to apply filters, browse new workout carousels, and quickly find the perfect session among Supernatural’s 500+ workout library.

Continue reading on VR Fitness Insider.

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‘Garry’s Mod’ Sequel ‘s&box’ Details Initial VR Support

11 months ago

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S&box is an in-development sandbox game designed as a sequel to the legendary Garry’s Mod (2006), a game that turned Valve’s Source Engine into a multiplayer playground and content creation tool which has spawned games, memes, and machinima. In a recent s&box development update, the studio says it has validated VR rendering for the game as […]

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Facebook Creates New Internal Organization to Build “the Metaverse”

11 months ago

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Facebook Reality Labs, the company’s AR/VR research and development team, announced the creation of a special product group focused on developing its future vision for “the Metaverse.” Apparently Facebook is betting big on the idea too, as it hopes in the near future to be viewed more as “a metaverse company” than a social network. […]

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Oculus is “All in on OpenXR,” New Developer Features Will Come to OpenXR Only

11 months ago

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Based on images courtesy Oculus, The Khronos Group

Oculus is making hard shift away from its proprietary developer APIs in favor of OpenXR, an industry-backed project that aims to standardize the development of VR and AR applications. As of the latest SDK update, the company says OpenXR will become “the preferred API for all new applications going forward.” Oculus announced this month that […]

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How to Watch “Nauka” Module dock to the Space Station on July 29

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NASA will provide live coverage of the automated docking of the uncrewed Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) to the International Space Station Thursday, July 29, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Named Nauka, the Russian word for science, the 43-foot long, 23-ton module launched on July 21 and will serve as a new science facility, docking port, and spacewalk airlock for future …

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Time Perception, Immersive Exercise, and Nanoparticles Rule the Day

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Wednesday’s activities aboard the International Space Station remained focused on science and maintenance. In preparation of Russia’s Multipurpose Laboratory Module docking to the outpost the following day, July 29, Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy located and gathered equipment to set up temporary ventilation for the 43-foot long, 23-ton module. Live coverage of tomorrow’s event begins at 8:30 a.m. EDT on NASA …

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