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Tamagotchi’s are back! Sort of… Pokémon GO creator Niantic has released a number of location-based augmented reality (AR) games since the launch of its first title, Google Ingress, back in 2013. This includes the now-defunct Harry Potter: Wizards Unite as well as the more recent Pikmin Bloom. Niantic’s latest game, Peridot, launched earlier this week […]

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Watch on YouTube. XR Today’s Rory Greener hosts Jake Steinerman, Head of Community at Spatial to discuss the following: What is Spatial and what sets it apart as a metaverse solution   GDC announcement, creator toolkit   Why have you shifted to focus on interactivity and gaming? How has spatial reacted to the past year of Metaverse […]

The XR Association has announced that it has rallied behind Congress’ latest bill to support workforces leveraging extended reality (XR). Rep Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-At-Large) authored the Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act of 2022 (HR 9674). The new legislation aims to offer educational institutions grants and funding to train workforces with XR tools. […]

This Thursday, Victory XR, T-Mobile, Qualcomm, and Lenovo partnered with the St. Ambrose University Innovation Summit to showcase AR immersive learning tools for undergraduates. St. Ambrose University gained access to the trial alongside select school districts; the partnership provided St. Ambrose University with Lenovo ThinkReality A3 Smart Glasses to participate in the AR learning experiences. […]

ARuVR, a pioneer in virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) immersive training solutions, recently announced it would host its annual Learning and Development Summit in London. Hosted in the iconic City, University of London, the event will rally the learning and development sector on Tuesday, 13 June. Visitors can join the Summit from 17:30 to 21:00 […]

Twitter’s incoming CEO could spark a shift in strategic focus for the app.

Meta’s looking to further align its tools with the generative AI shift.

It’s a big job, which will put a heap of pressure on the incoming chief.

Your LinkedIn audience counts may see a dip this week.

Hello Neighbor: Search and Rescue is now confirmed for release on Quest and PC VR alongside PSVR 2 on May 25.

Check out the new trailer here:

Square off against other players in a variety of challenges in this Super Smash Bros-like third-person competitive fighting game. QUANTAAR, a new VR party brawling game from developer PumpkinVR, will finally launch on June 7th on SteamVR, Pico 4, and Meta Quest headsets after being in beta since 2022. The cross-platform battle royale pits players […]

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Now that’s what I call in-flight entertainment. A little entertainment can go a long way during a lengthy commute, as shown by Reddit user manicmastiff81 who this week shared a video of them watching YouTube from the cockpit of a VR spaceship in the popular open-world science-fiction game No Man’s Sky. In the video, we […]

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Shopping for real products in the virtual world just became a little easier. Earlier this week, the popular online retailer Amazon launched “Amazon Anywhere,” a new shopping experience that enables customers to purchase physical products from the Amazon store without having to leave their favorite games and apps. This includes VR experiences as well as […]

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The creepy Mr. Peterson has been scaring Hello Neighbor fans for years across a number of games, books, and cartoons. And now, the Neighbor and…

Another Fisherman’s Tale is out now on Meta Quest 2 + Pro. A follow-up to Vertigo Games and Innerspace VR’s beloved 2019 puzzle game A…

Google has unveiled its Geospatial Creator for Unity platform, allowing developers to preview 3D assets via the Unity Editor. Viewing spatially-linked assets on a hyperrealistic 3D planet map, the toolkit powers ARCore and Photorealistic 3D Tiles via the Google Maps Platform, it said on its website. Users can select locations, retrieve 3D geometry of the […]

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