ShapesXR Bags $8.6m Investment to ‘Democratise Spatial Design’

ShapesXR, a VR design and collaboration platform, has raised an $8.6 million Seed Round with HTC Vive among the investors. Founded in 2021, ShapesXR’s mission is to make 3D content creation and spatial design accessible to non-technical users, enabling them to easily craft immersive experiences such as VR and AR games, training simulations, and real-world […]

Metaverse Cancelled: Brands Continue Shelving Metaverse Plans

Is the Metaverse cancelled? It all depends on who you ask. On the one hand, industry analysts still see incredible potential in the concept of a new virtual environment for work and play. Researchers suggest global metaverse investment will surpass $1.3 trillion by 2030, with a CAGR of 44.5%. Studies also suggest there are more […]

The Latest Big News on SIGGRAPH 2023, NVIDIA, Varjo, Vicon, and Brilliant Labs

At the conclusion of the SIGGRAPH 2023 event, several key companies offered a profound number of product launches, research, insights, and keynote speeches for attendees. Thousands of people gathered for the annual event, which included some of the world’s top tech companies. Heavyweights like Meta Platforms, the Metaverse Standards Forum, IBM, Vicon, NVIDIA, and others […]

X Significantly Reduces the Requirements of Its Creator Ad Revenue Share Program

A lot more X users will now be able to get money from the program.

Meta Warns Group Admins to Maintain Activity, or They’ll Be Replaced

Facebook admins will need to shape up or be shipped out.

Snapchat Rolls Out New ‘After Dark’ Element to Encourage Participatory Sharing

Sort of like BeReal but for cool people.

YouTube Previews New Option to Link Shorts Clips to Longer Video Uploads

This could help you drive more subscribers for your main channel via Shorts.

Eyes-In: Butterscotch Varifocal, Meta’s Retinal Resolution Varifocal Prototype Headset

We tried Meta’s Butterscotch Varifocal prototype which has dynamic focus, retinal resolution, and dynamic distortion correction.

Read our impressions here:

Tesseract’s War Of Being Mixes Prog Metal With Sci-Fi Adventure On SteamVR

Tesseract revealed a VR sci-fi adventure based on War of Being, out today on Steam early access.

Seasoned VR Devs Raise $1.6 Million for New Studio Focused on Virtual Pet Experience

Windup Minds is a newly announced XR studio which has raised a $1.6 million seed investment for immersive experiences focused on virtual pets and companions. Windup Minds was founded earlier this year by Bernard Yee, Ben Vance, Amy Conchie, and Stefani Swiatkowski. The quartet of seasoned VR developers have collectively worked at Oculus, WeVR, Microsoft, EA, […]