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‘Blacktop Hoops’ is Like ‘NBA Street’ in VR, Coming to Quest 2 & PC VR Next Year
Blacktop Hoops is an upcoming multiplayer streetball game that puts you on realistic amateur courts where you chain together epic moves that all look straight out of NBA Street (2001). Developed by indie studio Vinci Games, Blacktop Hoops’ open alpha has been highly-rated ever since it released for free on on Quest 2 and on SteamVR headsets in April. And for good reason: […]
Astronauts Pursue New Research to Benefit Humans on Earth, Space
A variety of new space science is under way aboard the International Space Station following Saturday’s delivery aboard the SpaceX Dragon resupply ship. The Expedition 67 crew members are helping researchers on the ground take advantage of weightlessness to reveal new phenomena potentially benefitting humans on Earth and in space. NASA Flight Engineer Bob Hines …
Big XR News from Meta Unity, Shanghai, and Magic Leap
The extended reality (XR) industry unveiled news on multiple fronts, from shocking shakeups to big reveals in virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) hardware and software. If you would like to keep up to date with the top stories across the virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality (VR/AR/MR/XR), please sign up here at https://www.xrtoday.com/sign-up/ for more! Facebook […]
Disney Opens Web3 Accelerator Programme
The Walt Disney Company launched its web3 accelerator last month to promote growth of innovative technology firms, the company announced on Wednesday. As part of its announcement, Disney introduced the six companies working under its programme that present building blocks for the foundation of the immersive technology industry. Additionally, the accelerator aims to support emerging […]
Nike Style XR Concept Store Opens in Seoul
NIKE unveiled its latest concept store in Seoul on Friday last week, opening South Korea’s Hongdae district to a novel immersive shopping experience for sportswear and trainers. Known for its world-class nightlife, fashion and shopping, food, and music scenes, Hongdae has received its latest addition to the neighbourhood: Nike Style, which also features Nike Rise, […]
EngageXR Debuts v2.3 Immersive Platform
Virtual meeting and collaboration firm ENGAGE XR debuted its latest extended reality (XR) version 2.3 build that introduces a trove of new features to propel the service toward its enterprise-grade Metaverse vision. ENGAGE users can download v2.3 from their preferred digital storefront. The build is available on Google Play, Apple App Store, Meta Quest, Pico, […]
The 7 Step Inbound Marketing Strategy All Startups Should Adopt [Infographic]
Looking to improve your digital marketing strategy? Check out these tips.
Social Platforms Share Insights into Emoji Usage for World Emoji Day
Celebrate International Emoji Day with a heap of emoji usage data.
Meta Shares New Guide to Help Parents Talk to their Teens About Sexting
The guide provides some helpful pointers on how to discuss sexting and sharing nude images online.
The XR Week Peek (2022.07.18): Magic Leap 2 price revealed, new rumors about Apple, and more!
Another week passed by, with lots of working stress and constant high temperature… but at least I had a fun
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The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – July 2022
While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual games & apps are performing across its Quest 2 storefront, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the 20 best rated Oculus Quest games and apps as of July 2022. […]
Crew Unpacking New Science Experiments from Dragon
New science experiments continue to be unpacked from inside the newly-arrived SpaceX Dragon resupply ship. The seven Expedition 67 crew members also ensured the International Space Station continues orbiting Earth in tip-top shape. NASA Flight Engineers Jessica Watkins and Bob Hines spent Monday unloading some of the more than 5,800 pounds of science experiments and …
Steam VR Fest Offers Demos And Discounts Until July 25th
Valve’s Steam VR Fest will offer game demos and discounts across existing and upcoming VR releases.
More info here.
Between Realities VR Podcast: Season 5 Episode 21 Ft. Paradise Decay
In this week’s episode of Between Realities, Alex and Skeeva host VR YouTuber Paradise Decay.
Hands-On: Far Cry VR Offers Satisfying Location-Based Multiplayer
Far Cry VR offers a compelling location-based multiplayer VR experience for the experienced and new to VR alike. Read on for our full hands-on.
The Twilight Zone VR Available Now On Quest 2
The Twilight Zone VR is available now on Quest 2, with three unique stories to play through.
Meta Studio Ready at Dawn Working on “new, exciting projects,” No Plans for ‘Lone Echo’ or ‘Echo Combat’ on Quest
Ready at Dawn, the Meta-owned studio behind Lone Echo affirmed today that it has largely moved on from its prior PC titles and has begun work on “new, exciting projects”. Ready at Dawn is the studio behind one of PC VR’s most immersive games: Lone Echo (2017), and its popular multiplayer spinoff, Echo VR. Following the release of those […]
Dragon Docks Delivering Science Benefitting Humans
While the International Space Station was traveling more than 267 miles over the South Atlantic Ocean, the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft autonomously docked to the forward-facing port of the station’s Harmony module at 11:21 a.m. EDT today, with NASA astronauts Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins monitoring operations from the station. The Dragon launched on SpaceX’s 25th …
Dragon Approaches Station for Docking Live on NASA TV
The SpaceX Dragon is on track to arrive at the International Space Station today, Saturday, July 16, with an expected docking of the cargo spacecraft about 11:20 a.m. EDT. NASA Television coverage will begin at 10 a.m. Watch live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. When it arrives to the space station, …
Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 Dominates Healthcare Market, Report Finds
VisAR (augmented reality) published a paper on Friday in a recent issue of healthcare journal SPINE, outlining the firm’s exploration into immersive medical solutions. The company adopted the Microsoft brand HoloLens 2 AR headsets to assist spinal surgery research at the University of Utah, Georgetown University, and University of Washington. It also provides an immersive […]
XR Today Xpllore’s the Future of Immersive Cloud Streaming
In this session, we discuss the following: 1) Xpllore’s mission to build an interoperable XR cloud streaming platform for enterprises 2) Partnerships instrumental in the creation of the XR platform 3) MediaCityUK’s role in facilitating global tech innovation If you’re looking for more information on this topic, please visit https://www.xpllore.com/ Thanks for watching, and if […]
Unity To Boost Advert ROI with IronSource Debut
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 […]
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 […]