Popular real-time 3D (RT3D) engine Unity doubled down on its famed ease of use this week in a bid to enhance its toolkit with new key features to streamline the creation of immersive augmented, virtual, and mixed reality (AR/VR/MR) assets. The free-to-use tool includes a deep toolkit that comprises third-party plug-ins to provide a unified […]
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Meta Upgrades Ray-Ban Stories with WhatsApp Support
Meta Platforms Inc recently included WhatsApp support for Ray-Ban Stories users, allowing people sporting the smart glasses to make hands-free calls, message, or read messages via the device’s speakers, Meta Chief Executive and Founder Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post on Wednesday. In the announcement, the top-level executive said that users could communicate directly […]
Google Makes ‘Ads Creative Studio’ Tool Available to All Businesses
The tool provides a streamlined way to generate more ad creative.
Meta’s Developing a New AI System That Can Create Visual Interpretations of Text and Sketch Prompts
The system is similar to Dall-E, which creates visual interpretations of text inputs.
Meta Publishes First Ever Human Rights Report, Examining Key Policy Stances and Evolution
The report provides an in-depth overview of Meta’s various efforts to align with human rights principles.
TikTok Announces New Partnership with NCSolutions on Improved Brand Lift Measurement
The new partnership will provide more insight into how TikTok ads are driving actual sales.
Nofio: Startup To Launch Kickstarter For Valve Index Wireless Adapter
Startup Nofio says it will soon launch a Kickstarter for a Valve Index wireless adapter.
Full details and expected price here:
Supply Chain Analyst: Apple To Launch ‘More Affordable’ Headset Model In 2025
Apple plans to release a “more affordable” model alongside its second gen headset in 2025, a prominent supply chain analyst claims.
Survios is Developing a Single-player ‘Aliens’ Game for VR, PC & Consoles
VR veteran studio Survios and 20th Century Games are partnering to develop an Aliens franchise game for VR, PC and console. The single-player, action horror game is untitled for now, however it’s said to feature an original storyline, set between the Alien and Aliens ?lms, where a “battle hardened veteran has a vendetta against the […]
‘Beat Saber’ Adds 80 New One-saber Maps for New Challenges and More Accessibility
Beat Saber has a few maps that let you play with one-handed, but now the studio has released a bunch of new one-saber beatmaps across Normal, Expert, and Expert+ difficulty levels. The update, which is now available for all supported headsets, includes 87 one-saber maps which are spread across 29 songs from previously released OSTs and […]
Crew Awaits Dragon Filled with New Science Benefitting Humans
More than 5,800 pounds of new science experiments and crew supplies are on their way to the International Space Station after the successful launch of the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft on Thursday. Dragon blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 8:44 p.m. and reached orbit less than nine minutes later beginning its …
Meta Round-Up: XR Thrives Despite Major Reshuffle
Extended reality (XR) firm Meta remains consistent with its innovations, updates, and announcements. The Menlo Park-based firm is gearing up for the fiscal year’s second half (H2) by preparing to distribute the long-awaited successor to the Meta Quest 2. The upcoming release may face difficulties leading into this year’s Connect event. At the connect event […]
Saudi Aramco Leads $6.5m PIXO XR Tech Fundraiser
PIXO VR, a major supplier of extended reality (XR) solutions, announced on Thursday it had gained $6.5 million in funding to expand its operations globally. Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV), the oil and gas giant’s corporate venture capital wing, led the investment round, followed by Peter Karmanos Jr from Compuware Corporation, among others. According to […]
Introducing XR Summit: The Ultimate XR Virtual Event
Register for XR Summit 2022 It’s time for the ultimate virtual event experience, designed for the XR industry. The XR Summit is the ideal way to stay up-to-date with the latest trends and evolutions in the XR industry, without leaving the comfort of your home or office. Part of the world-renowned collection of Today Digital […]
Shanghai Eyes $52bn Metaverse Tech Hub for 2025
The Shanghai City Government has unveiled plans to step up its efforts to build a metaverse industry by 2025, it revealed in a policy paper on Friday last week. The proposal, drafted in December last year, comes amid the massive city’s Five-Year Plan to research, develop, and deploy emerging technologies, allowing Shanghai to rise as […]
Building Strong Connections With Your Social Media Content
Struggling to attract and connect with your audience on social media? Could you be working with outdated content strategies and tactics? To discover common content strategy mistakes and learn how to develop content that draws a loyal community to your business, I interview Brooke Sellas.
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Twitter Launches the Next Stage of its Custom Timeline Experiment, Fueled by Alternative Feed Algorithms
Twitter’s eventually planning to enable third-party providers to build their own tweet algorithms.
Twitter Adds New Prompts to Start a Space From Within the Tweet Reply Flow
Twitter really wants more people to give Spaces a go.
Twitter Adds New Prompts to Get More Users Adding Alt Text Descriptions to Images
The new prompts will alert users to the benefits of adding text descriptions when sharing images and GIFs.
Twitter Highlights Key Shopping Conversation Trends Leading into the Christmas Period [Infographic]
Christmas is only 165 days away, which means that you need to start planning your holiday marketing campaigns.
Survios Working On Aliens Game For VR, PC & Console
Survios is working on a brand new single-player Aliens game for VR as well as traditional game systems.
VR Edition Of Indie Game Lost Ember Available Now For PC VR
The VR Edition of indie adventure game Lost Ember is now available for PC VR, bundled for sale alongside the original game and available for free for existing players.
Gorgeous Water Racing Available Now In Kayak VR: Mirage On Steam
Kayak VR is now available for PC VR on Steam, offering visually-stunning kayak gameplay through some gorgeous environments.
More info here.
How to build and run OpenXR applications in Unity
After a long time with my lovely Unity 2019.4 LTS, I have decided it was time to switch to something
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How to Inform Your B2B Content Strategy with Real-Time Buyer-Level Insights
In their most recent report, CMI shared that 77% of marketers reported their organization has a content marketing strategy. That sounds nice and all but here’s the truth: What many marketers are calling a “content marketing strategy” is merely a collection of topics and a list of random acts of content stored on a page. […]
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