Pico Adds New Hires to Support US Expansion

Over the weekend, Bytedance, the parent company of Tik Tok and owners of Pico, vendors of virtual reality (VR) headsets, announced major expansions toward western VR hardware distribution. Pico hired 40 new staff members to support its US expansion, working from offices in the Bay Area, Seattle, and San Diego. Additionally, Btyedance is investing significant […]

Microsoft Debuts Mixed Reality Toolkit 3

Last Thursday, Microsoft debuted version three of its Mixed Reality (MR) toolkit (MRTK3) for use in Unity Technologies’ real-time 3D (RT3D) animation engine. The technology partnership accelerates the development of MR content on the open-source development hub to deliver cross-platform immersive experiences. Get introduced to Mixed Reality Toolkit 3 Public Preview and dive deep into […]

Big XR News from Microsoft, ME Ventures, Meta, Avatar, and Taqtile

Virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) companies across the world revealed key insights on their latest operations and innovations, leading to a week full of promising and shocking updates. The following are the top articles across the XR industry from the previous week. Be sure to join our recaps by signing up for our newsletter […]

Top XR Vendors Majoring in Advertising in 2022

In the advertising industry, the rise of new and disruptive technologies can be an incredible way to unlock new levels of audience engagement. Now, more than ever, companies are under increasing pressure to explore innovative new methods of promotion at a time when face-to-face interactions between brands and their consumers are less common. Through VR, […]

Are TikTok and Other Emerging Channels Too Ephemeral to Track?

For people, influencers, and brands wanting to moderate content and use social listening tech on audio platforms, the problem is three-fold.

How to Use Social Proof to Improve Your eCommerce Marketing Strategy [Infographic]

Social proof can be a powerful driver of consumer action – check out these tips and notes.

SEO Copywriting Guide: 10 Tips to Improve Your Content [Infographic]

Ensure you’re maximizing the SEO value of your content with these tips. 

Meta’s Horizon Worlds Will Let You Garble Stranger’s Voices

Meta is adding a feature to Horizon Worlds that will let you garble the voices of strangers.

Pico Is Planning To Take On Quest 2 In The USA & Will Fund VR Games

Pico plans to launch Neo 3 in the USA and spend “tons of money” funding VR content, Protocol reports.

The XR Week Peek (2022.06.13): Apple doesn’t show its AR glasses at WWDC, Meta delays its AR plans, and more!

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ByteDance’s Pico Interactive is Expanding to the U.S. to Compete with Meta

Pico Interactive has recently taken a significant step outside of Asia with the release of its Neo 3 Link in European consumer markets, a €450 standalone headset that hopes to compete with Meta’s Quest 2. Now Pico is aiming its sights on the US market too, as Protocol reports the China-based company has posted several […]

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‘Moss: Book II’ Behind-the-scenes – Insights & Artwork from Polyarc

In an industry as young as VR there’s scarcely any original IP that’s had the time to become truly iconic. But if there’s one today that looks well on its way, the world of Moss is a strong contender. With the release of its debut title, Moss (2018), developer Polyarc entrusted big ambitions to a […]

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LinkedIn Ads Checklist: 19 Steps to a Successful Campaign [Infographic]

Looking to launch an ad campaign on LinkedIn? Worth keeping this checklist handy.

Twitter Shares New Research into the Effectiveness of its Offensive Reply Warnings

The research shows that adding a level of friction in the process can lead to more consideration in online engagement.

LinkedIn Launches New Ad Campaign to Highlight Rising Conversation in the App

The new campaign presents LinkedIn as an open conversation, where you can join a range of relevant discussions.

Between Realities VR Podcast: Season 5 Episode 16 Ft. Q2C VR Gamer

In this week’s episode of the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex and Skeeva host Eric Masher and Todd Jackson of Q2C VR Gamer.

Meta’s Reality Labs Faces Internal Shake Up

Meta will scale down production of its upcoming Project Nazare augmented reality (AR) smart glasses and divert efforts towards other immersive hardware, a report from The Information revealed on Thursday. Meta has shifted its focus after an internal shakeup of its Reality Labs Division, leading the Menlo Park-based firm to delay the expected 2024 release […]

PixelMax Builds Alder Hey Hospital Metaverse

Event technology service firm PixelMax has developed a bespoke metaverse for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, the company announced on Wednesday. The new immersive environment aims to reassure child patients ahead of their radiology visits, namely in an effort to reduce delayed and cancelled appointments, the company explained. Citing figures from the National Health Service (NHS), […]

Deadmau5’s PIXELYNX, Hadean Partner for Music Metaverses

Hadean, a British Web3 startup, has teamed up with PIXELYNX to scale up the world’s first music metaverse, ELYNXIR, it was announced earlier this week. Co-founded by electronic music producers and technologists Joel Zimmerman (deadmau5) and Richie Hawtin (Plastikman), the pair developed ELYNIXIR to provide users with a platform to join virtual concerts, earn non-fungible […]

XR Advertising Case Study in Focus: Meta and MADE.com

Connecting with customers in today’s digital-first environment require careful strategy from today’s business leaders. There are countless other companies already vying for attention in the same landscapes, like the Google search engines and social media platforms. However, each environment is rapidly evolving to help further differentiate each brand. Meta, previously Facebook, is one of the […]

Meta Publishes Report into How the Pandemic has Changed the Way That People Connect [Infographic]

Meta’s latest research report looks at how our interactive processes have been altered as a result of the pandemic.

Google Expands Requirements for Ads Relating to Financial Products and Services

The new rules will mean that businesses looking to run finance-related ads will need to have official documentation from local regulatory authorities.

LinkedIn Expands Streamlined ‘Boost’ Ad Option to LinkedIn Events

The option will provide another way to increase interest in your LinkedIn events.

LinkedIn Shares Insights into Ad Bidding Best Practices [Infographic]

The new overview provides insight into how LinkedIn’s ad bidding system works, and how you can maximize your campaign performance.

Reports: Meta Cancels 2024 AR Glasses Consumer Release Amid Cost Cutting

Reports: Meta no longer plans release the true AR glasses slated for 2024 to consumers & instead will use them as a developer kit.

A consumer launch would then happen around 2026 with “a less bulky design and more advanced display tech”.