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Category: News from the web
News from various tech sites, space, animals and more!
Cosmic Overdrive Brings A New Sci-Fi Runner To PC VR & Quest This Year
Cosmic Overdrive promises a challenging procedurally generated sci-fi runner on PC VR and Quest, and we spoke with VRGE Studios to learn more. Read more here:
Squid Game Coming To Sandbox VR Locations In Late 2023
Sandbox VR is creating a location-based Squid Game VR experience with Netflix, which arrives in late 2023. Read more here:
Barbaria Review – An Addictive Adventure In Strategic Arcade Action
Barbaria charges onto Quest 2, Quest Pro and PC VR today – here’s our full review.
Preview: ‘The Light Brigade’ is a Promising Roguelike Packing Realistic WW2 Guns & Plenty of Magic
Slated to arrive on all major VR headsets later this month, The Light Brigade is well positioned to make a name among the top VR roguelikes, as it follows most visibly in the footsteps of bowshooter In Death (2018) in all the right ways. In our hands-on, we got to see just how Light Brigade is setting itself […]
Biomedical Science, Space Plumbing as Crew Waits for Cargo Delivery
The Expedition 68 crew is looking forward to a delivery mission that will arrive at the International Space Station this weekend. Meanwhile, space science and orbital plumbing took up the orbital residents’ day as well as more cleanup work following last week’s spacewalk. Nearly three tons of food, fuel, and supplies, is on its way …
Progress Cargo Craft Lifts Off to Resupply Crew
The uncrewed Roscosmos Progress 83 is safely in orbit headed for the International Space Station following launch at 1:15 a.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 9 (11:15 a.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The resupply ship reached preliminary orbit and deployed its solar arrays and navigational antennas as planned, on its way to meet …
NASA TV Broadcasts Launch of Station Resupply Mission
NASA Television, the agency’s website and the NASA app now are providing live coverage of the launch of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. The uncrewed Progress 83 is scheduled to lift off on a Soyuz rocket at 1:15 a.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 9 (11:15 a.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in …
Hot Wheels Gets A Mixed Reality Racing Experience
Hot Wheels: Rift Rally arrives next month on iOS, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. Coming soon, Hot Wheels: Rift Rally is a new mixed reality experience from Mattel that combines physical RC cars with “over-the-top” virtual environments. According to an official release, the game is being developed by Velan Studios, the same team behind Mario […]
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AR Technology Brings Formula 1 Into Your Living Room
This is the closest you’ll likely get to owning an F1 car. With the new season just around the corner, professional Formula 1 race teams have begun revealing the official liveries for their 2023 F1 cars. This includes Alfa Romeo—who this week unveiled a bold red-and-black design for its C43 race car. As part of […]
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A Complete Guide to AR Smart Glass Solutions in 2023
Augmented reality (AR) solutions have grown in popularity over the last few years, utilising mostly consumer-facing smartphone platforms. These have appeared across Google’s ARCore, Niantic’s Lightship AR developer kit (ARDK), Snap Lens, Meta’s Reality system, and Apple’s ARKit platforms, namely for smartphones. Additional firms such as IKEA and Walmart have also explored how to use […]
Will Self-Custody Crypto Wallets Allow DeFi to Survive for XR Platforms?
In a world accelerating towards concepts like the “metaverse” and “Web 3.0”, extended reality is playing a significant role in how consumers are likely to interact with brands, entities, and experiences in the years ahead. We’re already seeing evidence of new XR-ready economies emerging in this digital landscape, from the rise of NFTs, to the […]
Why Are Motorists Switching to AR Navigation?
Imagine a world where drivers could get real-time visual instructions transmitted to their windshield when navigating roads around the world. They could see virtual arrows pointing them in the correct direction, alerts letting them know about potential mechanical problems, and even receive notifications to help them drive more safely. It might seem like a futuristic […]
Which Big Tech Companies Are Turning To The Blockchain?
A few years ago, the blockchain was a concept primarily associated with the cryptocurrency landscape. Mention “blockchain” to a brand and they’d assume the conversation would be straying towards Bitcoin or online trading. However, in recent years, businesses have begun to discover just how versatile blockchain solutions can be. More than just a system for […]
Google Says that AI-Generated Content is Not Against its Search Guidelines
But don’t start farming out your SEO content work to ChatGPT just yet.
YouTube Will Now Enable Brands to Buy Specific Time Slots Around Major Events for Masthead Ads
The new option will enable brands to own a timeslot surrounding a major event.
YouTube Adds New Option to Locate Comment Responses, Updates for Comments in Shorts
Some new engagement options for your YouTube channel.
TikTok Provides More Ways to Amplify Organic Content with Updated ‘Promote’ Tools
New ways to create quick campaigns on TikTok.
The Light Brigade Releases February 22 For Quest 2, PSVR 2 & PC VR
The Light Brigade now has a confirmed release date of February 22 for Quest 2, PSVR 2 and PC VR.
Meta Targets Teens & User Retention In Horizon’s Next Steps
Meta set 2023 goals for its teams working on Horizon, including more than doubling its active userbase and creating at least one major hit experience on the platform, the WSJ reports.
The XR Week Peek (2023.02.08): Samsung is back to XR, Echo VR gets shut down, and more!
Today is my last day in China. These days have been hectic: I have met very interesting people (you will read about that in some upcoming articles), and I’m super happy about it. But this also created problems with my usual schedule… and that’s why you are reading today a version of the newsletter which […]
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‘Squid Game’ Multiplayer VR Experience Coming to Sandbox Locations This Year
Sandbox VR, the location-based VR destination, announced a new partnership with Netflix to create a virtual reality experience based on South Korean hit show Squid Game. Netflix’s most watched show of all time will soon have its own location-based VR experience, which will let fans take on the role of Squid Game contestant. Set to roll […]
Report: Meta to Open ‘Horizon Worlds’ to Younger Teens Amid Renewed Retention Push
Meta’s social VR app for Quest, Horizon Worlds, is lagging behind the competition when it comes to attracting and retaining VR users. According to a leaked memo obtained by The Wall Street Journal, the company is now ostensibly looking to boost numbers by more transparently appealing to younger teens in addition to funding a slew of […]
Meta Affirms Plans for Quest 3 Launch This Year, Despite Layoffs and Focus on “Efficiency”
Despite major layoffs from Meta, the company has affirmed that its next-gen consumer headset, Quest 3, is planned for release this year. While it will adopt some of the features from Quest Pro, not all will make the leap. In November last year, Meta announced plans to reduce its workforce by 13%—a whopping 11,000 cut […]
Resupply Rocket Ready for Launch, Crew Works Science and Plumbing
A new cargo mission stands ready to launch early Thursday and dock to the International Space Station two days later. Meanwhile, the Expedition 68 crew switched roles between space scientists and orbital plumbers on Wednesday promoting advanced knowledge and maintaining life support systems. A rocket packed with about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies, …