Industry Legend Atari Is Publishing A New VR Game

Pixel Ripped 1978 arrives this summer on VR headsets like Quest and PS VR2. It’s no exaggeration to say that without Atari, the modern video game industry wouldn’t be what it is today. Founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney, the iconic interactive entertainment company lead the electronic gaming market from 1975 to the 1980s, […]

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The Omni One VR Treadmill Has Finally Begun Shipping

A Pico Neo 3 Pro standalone headset is included with each purchase. Omni One is a consumer-ready omnidirectional treadmill that allows you to walk, run, jump, and crouch in VR. According to Austin-based company Virtuix Inc., the futuristic-looking device can be set up easily in multiple locations throughout your home and folded up for convenient […]

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Moss Creator Is Developing A Multiplayer VR Game

Those interested can sign up for the next playtest taking place from April 14th to the 16th. Polyarc, the VR studio behind the popular Moss series, has announced playtest registration for its next multiplayer VR game which is currently in development. The game will be released sometime later this year and, according to the company, […]

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NVIDIA GTC 2023: Avatars for Enhanced Customer Service

Yesterday, at its yearly GTC online event between March 20-23, NVIDIA unveiled new tools to create enterprise-grade avatars or virtual humans. NVIDIA is currently working on various updates to its Omniverse real-time 3D (RT3D) content creation suite. Notably, the firm is adding Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE), a collection of cloud-native microservices to support the development […]

XR Awards 2023: Deadline is Looming

Submit your application now! The deadline for the sophomore XR Awards is coming up quickly! The application deadline for the XR Awards 2023 is on 31 March. Already, the XR Awards 2023 is attracting a lot of attention. So, XR Today encourages international firms to apply now to join the Awards’ illustrious line-up of winners. […]

XLA Unveils Metasites Framework at GDC 2023

XLA announced on Tuesday that it had launched its Metasites modular 3D internet framework, with subsequent demos taking place at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2023. Alexey Savchenko, XLA Chief Product Officer, demoed the solution at the event in San Francisco as the firm addressed audiences in a speech on the Metaverse and synthetic media. […]

The Fourth Sense: How Can Smell Deepen Immersion? 

Extended Reality innovators are constantly looking for new ways to make experiences feel more engaging and immersive.   Whether users are using an AR app on their smartphone, exploring virtual worlds with a headset, or interacting with holograms in mixed reality, developers want them to feel fully submerged in the experience. Part of unlocking true immersion […]

TikTok Argues That a US Ban Would Hurt Local Businesses in Pre-Prepared Testimony

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has put forward his case to avoid a TikTok ban in the US.

WhatsApp Adds New Group Chat Controls, Additional Context Around Group Membership

With more discussions shifting to private chats, Meta’s looking to facilitate more discussion.

Instagram Adds Reminder Ads and Promoted Results in Search

Some new considerations for your IG promotions.

LinkedIn Adds Native Post Scheduling for Company Pages, New Audio Event Options

A range of new updates for LinkedIn Company Pages.

New Humble Store VR Sale Discounts Nearly 100 PC VR Games

The Humble Store VR sale is live, discounting nearly 100 PC VR games like Bonelab, Demeo and After The Fall. Read more here:

Pixel Ripped 1978 Releases This Summer Featuring Atari Classics

Pixel Ripped 1978 hopes to recreate the golden age of video games through VR, launching this summer and featuring some Atari classics.

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ATARI Partners with ‘Pixel Ripped’ Studio to Bring ‘1978’ Sequel to VR This Summer, Trailer Here

ARVORE, the studio behind the Pixel Ripped game series, announced it’s releasing a sequel this summer called Pixel Ripped 1978, which aims to take us back for another immersive trip down memory lane. To bring the latest entry in the Pixel Ripped franchise to life, the Sao Paolo, Brazil-based Arvore has struck a major branding partnership with […]

Crew Spends Day Investigating Astrobiology and Continuing Cargo Operations

The Expedition 68 crew members are busy investigating astrobiology and continuing to transfer the 6,200 pounds of research hardware and supplies between the International Space Station and the uncrewed SpaceX CRS-27, which arrived to the space station on March 16. NASA flight engineer Frank Rubio conducted the Cardinal Heart 2.0 media change and sample collection operations in the Life Sciences Glovebox, a sealed work …

VIVE Reveals Its First Self-Tracking VR Tracker

Full-body VR tracking just got a whole lot easier. HTC VIVE today unveiled the latest addition to its growing lineup of VR tracking devices, a yet-to-be-named self-tracking tracker. The device features two high field-of-view cameras, an onboard processor, and the same high-precision positional tracking algorithm used in the HTC VIVE Focus 3 and HTC VIVE […]

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This Basketball App Uses AR To Improve Your Ball Skills

All you need is a smart device and an ordinary basketball. You may have seen a video floating around the web recently of a skilled basketball player practicing their dribbling skills using a unique interactive experience. What you’re looking at is HomeCourt, a personal basketball trainer powered by augmented reality (AR) technology. The app gamifies […]

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Meta Horizon Worlds v102 Release Notes

Meta Horizon Worlds V102 is here! This week, we fixed a few bugs that were impacting world editing and collaborators, as well as started to…

‘This Is Not a Ceremony’ Shares the Stories of Modern First Nations People in Cinematic VR

Meta’s VR for Good initiative funds, fosters, and promotes immersive storytelling focused on social impact and we’re announcing This Is Not a Ceremony, a cinematic…

‘JFK Memento’ and ‘MLK: Now Is The Time’ Win XR Audience Awards at SXSW 2023

Last month we announced that five Meta-funded projects had been selected to appear at the 2023 SXSW Film & TV Festival. Today, with SXSW 2023…

XR to Solve Real World Problems, Warpin CEO Says

Despite ongoing turmoil in the virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality (VR/AR/MR/XR) markets, device makers are remaining strategic to realise the future dream of the Metaverse. Numerous headsets from Apple, Meta Platforms, Magic Leap, and others have faced setbacks over the last few years but remain persistent. Apple’s venture into MR hardware has proved challenging […]

Why Are Museums Curating Their Content in the Metaverse? 

When people imagine environments custom-made for the metaverse, they think about social media platforms, video games, and similar modern concepts.   As a relatively old-fashioned element of the Arts and Entertainment landscape, museums don’t immediately seem like the most natural fit for something as futuristic as the metaverse. However, in a world where consumers have […]

NVIDIA’s Updated Omniverse: A Cloud-Based Industrial Metaverse Hub

Today, at NVIDIA’s GTC online event between March 20-23, NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang introduced core updates to its Omniverse real-time 3D (RT3D) content creation suite, which brings extra considerations to industrial Metaverse services, immersive content, and AI-driven developer pipelines. The updated Omniverse platform provides a wealth of professional visualization tools to promote XR […]

Top Mixed Reality Events for 2023

Mixed Reality combines elements of virtual and augmented reality with the real world, to produce unique immersive experiences. Innovators in the MR space have already begun exploring ways to use state-of-the-art technology to power digital teleportation, holograms, and more.   While somewhat less commonplace in the current world than VR or AR, Mixed Reality (MR) is […]

TikTok reaches 150 Million US Users, Calls for Support to Avoid US Ban

With TikTok’s CEO set to appear before congress this week, it’s making a big push for support.