NVIDIA announces Unity connector for Omniverse at GTC 2022

[Disclaimer: This article has been written as part of a paid collaboration with NVIDIA. It’s been written by me, on a topic I had an interest in, and trying to convey useful information to the community, so I hope you’ll like it] A few weeks ago, while reading the news about SIGGRAPH, I saw NVIDIA […]

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The XR Week Peek (2022.09.19): Pico 4 is launching on 22nd, PSVR 2 gets reviewed, and more! [+ Giveaway]

This is the last newsletter of this Summer 2022! The weather is starting to get cold here, but our XR ecosystem is getting hot, with the upcoming launches of Pico 4 and Quest Pro, not to mention the upcoming NVIDIA GTC where I hope to see RTX40 graphics cards being revealed! Are you excited? Because […]

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Meta is Adding Private Homes to ‘Horizon Worlds’ for Hangouts with Friends

Horizon Worlds, Meta’s social VR platform for Quest users, has featured its own ‘Personal Space’ zone for a while now, however now the company is rolling out a more social version to more users that will let you better flesh out your home area for others to visit. ‘Personal Space’ used to be a floating […]

New Crew Launching Wednesday as Space Research Continues

The International Space Station is gearing up for the arrival of three new crew members due to begin their mission on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Expedition 67 astronauts continue researching a wide array of microgravity phenomena to benefit humans on and off the Earth. The Soyuz MS-22 rocket that will launch NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and …

Tips for Encouraging Engagement During a Virtual Event

Let’s look at a few ways marketers can make their next virtual event more engaging, giving them a higher return on their investment.

10 Essential LinkedIn Stats All Social Media Marketers Should Know [Infographic]

Ensure that you’re across all the latest LinkedIn performance stats with this overview.

LinkedIn Shares InMail Best Practices to Help Maximize Your Response Rates

Looking to maximize your LinkedIn messaging approach?

Pico Teases New Headset Announcement Coming This Week

Pico is gearing up to launch its next VR headset, which may very well be the previously spotted Pico 4 series of standalone headsets. The company says to stay tuned to an official announcement coming on Thursday, September 22nd. The China-based company says it’s indeed announcing a new standalone headset this week, which looks to […]

Rocket Launching New Station Crew Rolls Out to Kazakhstan Pad

The rocket to launch the next crew to the International Space Station has rolled out to its launch pad and is counting down to its lift off in the middle of the week. Meanwhile aboard the orbiting lab on Monday, the Expedition 67 crew studied tele-robotics and fluid physics while preparing for the upcoming crew …

Hellsweeper: Delicious Dark Fantasy With Crazy Combat Combos

After going hands-on at Gamescom, Hellsweeper looks set to offer delicious dark fantasy action featuring some crazy weapon combos.

Read our full impressions here:

Between Realities VR Podcast: Season 6 Episode 2 ft Jason Parks of ROTU Entertainment

The Between Realities VR Podcast is back! In this week’s episode, Alex and Skeeva host Jason Parks, CEO of ROTU Entertainment.

LinkedIn Looks to Improve Messaging Interactions with ‘Focused Inbox’, Adds New Sales Analytics Tools

The process will essentially provide a new spam filter for your LinkedIn InMails.

YouTube Tests New Channel Content Personalization to Help Maximize Viewer Engagement

YouTube’s looking to help improve channel engagement with personalized content displays.

YouTube’s Looking to Provide Direct Monetization for Shorts, a Big Shift in the Short-Form Content Battle

Direct Shorts monetization could be a big blow for TikTok.

PathCraft Lays Out A Pleasant, Puzzle-Driven Trail On Quest

PathCraft lays out a pleasant and puzzle-driven trail ahead of its full release on Quest later this year.

Read our impressions from Gamescom here.

Hands-On: Colossal Cave 3D Brings One Of Gaming’s Foundation Stones Into VR

We went hands-on with Colossal Cave 3D for Quest 2, which brings one of gaming’s foundation stones into VR for the first time.

Read more here:

Have a glimpse of VR at the Tokyo Game Show!

This year the Tokyo Game Show is back to being a physical event, and as usual, many huge gaming brands are participating in it. I was curious about what was happening there, so I asked a Japanese friend to take some pictures for me… and she took some very nice pictures, so I decided to […]

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Seongnam to Offer ‘Digital Twin’ City, NFT Citizenship

Seongnam, South Korea launched plans on Wednesday to adopt non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the Metaverse by developing a digital twin of its city along with digital citizenships for residents, tech media BeInCrypto reported on Friday. Gyeonggi province government officials stated it would allow NFT citizenship to those joining the city’s “Metaverse Special City Seongnam” to […]

HaptX Secures $32m to Expand Product Lineup

This Thursday, haptic feedback technology company HaptX secured $32 million USD to further commercialise its products following a rise in client demand. The awarded capital also allows the Redmond-based firm to fund research and development (R&D), building upon its HaptX Gloves DK2, a touch-simulation product. Additionally, the capital enables the growth of new extended reality […]

XR Firms Call for Policy, Ethics, XRA Panel Finds

The XR Association (XRA) and Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) hosted its second annual AR/VR Policy Conference on 14 September to global audiences. Numerous companies, experts, and organisations gathered to explore the future of policymaking for the rising immersive communications platform, aimed at defining best practices with combined efforts across the sector. Maureen Ohlhausen, […]

Nreal Launches on Apple iPhone 14

This Thursday, Nreal debuted iOS support for its augmented reality (AR) smart glasses portfolio. The Chinese firm posted the announcement on its social media pages, confirming Nreal Air’s compatibility with the recently announced iPhone 14 and 14 Pro. Break out of the box, and transform your screen. #NrealAir x #iPhone is ready to unlock your iPhone […]

Meta Scales Back NPE Team as it Looks to Strengthen its Short-Form Video Approach

The team has released a heap of experimental apps, as part of Meta’s effort to get the jump on the next big thing.

YouTube Adds New Option to Reply to Video Comments with Shorts

YouTube follows the lead of TikTok and YouTube with its latest Shorts addition.

Twitter Adds New Thread Creation Tools to its ‘Twitter Toolbox’ Collection of Recommended Apps

Twitter’s Toolbox includes a range of helpful third-party apps and tweeting tools.

Google Adds More Options to Manage Ad Assets and Extensions

The new options will make it much easier to utilize your various Google Ad elements in your campaigns.