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The XR Week Peek (2022.04.18): Pico Neo 3 Link launches in Europe, Meta offers monetization tools in Horizon, and more!

4 years ago
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Happy Easter Holidays to whoever celebrates it! Yesterday I have eaten a lot, including a chocolate egg and an Easter

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Two Cosmonauts Exit Station and Begin Spacewalk

4 years ago
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Expedition 67 Flight Engineers Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev of Roscosmos began Russian spacewalk 52 at 11:01 a.m. EDT to activate a new robotic arm attached to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module at the?International Space Station by opening the hatch of the Poisk docking compartment airlock. Artemyev is wearing a Russian Orlan spacesuit with red …
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NASA TV Covering Station Spacewalk with Two Cosmonauts

4 years ago
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NASA Television coverage is underway of today’s spacewalk with two Russian cosmonauts venturing outside the International Space Station to activate a new robotic arm attached to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module. Coverage of the spacewalk is on NASA Television, the NASA app, and agency’s website. Expedition 67 Flight Engineers Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev of Roscosmos will conduct this …
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Niantic’s AR Pets Game Peridot Looks Like It Could Be Great For Glasses

4 years ago
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Niantic is teasing a new AR pets game called Peridot with the tagline “always by your side” and gameplay built around exploring the world together.
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Pico Neo 3 Link: Everything We Know About The Standalone VR Headset

4 years ago
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The Pico Neo 3 Link might be the first headset to face up to the Quest 2.

But, wait, what’s a Pico Neo 3 Link? Here’s everything you need to know.

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Area Man Lives Is Still Alive And Casting Big Name Voice Talent

4 years ago
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VR mystery game Area Man Lives is still alive, and it’s adding Joel McHale, Max Greenfield and Ronan Farrow to the cast!

More info here.

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Between Realities VR Podcast: Season 5 Episode 11 Ft. Andrew Eiche of Owlchemy Labs

4 years ago
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In this week’s episode of the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex and Skeeva host Andrew Eiche, COO and Cable Slinger at Owlchemy Labs.
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In Death – Siege Of Heaven: Undeniable, Accessible Wave-Based Fun

4 years ago
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We’ve tried out In Death: Unchained’s Siege of Heaven mode, including the new maps.

It’s a lot of fun! More info here.

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Best VR Games Of 2022 (So Far): 7+ Picks On Quest, PSVR & PC VR

4 years ago
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We’re 4 months in 2022 and there’s already been a lot of great VR games.

Here’s our picks for the best games of the year… so far.

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Laval Virtual: Hands-on with Lenovo ThinkReality A3 and Actronika Skinetic!

4 years ago
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I have just returned back home to Turin (Italy) after my trip to Laval and Paris, and as usual when

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The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – April 2022

4 years ago
InternetNews
While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the top 20 Oculus Quest games and apps as of April 2022. Some quick qualifications before […]

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Building A Business Case For XR In the Manufacturing and Industrial World

4 years ago
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The industrial landscape and XR technology could make for perfect partners. Manufacturing companies are constantly facing increasing pressure to deliver innovative new products and solutions at a rapid pace. Responding to rising demand forces these companies to constantly invest in better teams, processes, and technology. Extended Reality has the capacity to transform virtually every part […]
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Reddit Updates Search Tools, Adds Capacity to Search User Comments

4 years ago
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The capacity to search Reddit comments will significantly enhance the platform’s value as a research tool.

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WhatsApp Announces ‘Communities’ to Enhance Group Chats in the App

4 years ago
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Communities will facilitate broader connection with like-minded people, and include a range of new engagement features.

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Steam May Have Leaked Among Us VR’s Release Date

4 years ago
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Did a Steam database entry just leak the Among Us VR release date?

More info here.

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Pico Neo 3 Link vs Quest 2 Specs: What’s The Difference?

4 years ago
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What’s the actual difference between the Pico Neo 3 Link and Meta’s Quest 2?

Read our specs comparison here:

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Meta Plans To Release A Web Version Of Horizon Worlds

4 years ago
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Meta’s CTO indicated Horizon will have a “web version” in future. In February Zuckerberg said it should also get a phone version this year.
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Supply Chain Analyst: PSVR 2 And Apple Headset Delayed To 2023

4 years ago
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A prominent display supply chain analyst thinks Sony’s PSVR 2 and Apple’s headset are delayed to 2023.
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‘Painting VR’ Brings Out Your Inner Bob Ross, Now on Quest & SteamVR

4 years ago
InternetNews
There’s a few really great art apps for VR already, like Tilt Brush, Kingspray, and Gravity Sketch, but few focus solely on painting on virtual canvas. Now Painting VR, a painting simulator that lets you mix and use fresh paint while creating on realistic canvases, is officially out of is Early Access period on App Lab, […]

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Epic Games Raises $2B to Further Expand Its Metaverse Ambitions

4 years ago
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Epic Games announced it’s doubled the amount of cash it raised last year to kick off its metaverse ambitions. Now the company, which owns Unreal Engine and popular battle royale shooter Fornite, says it’s secured $2 billion to further build out its future metaverse platforms. Nearly a year after its stunning $1 billion raise, Epic has […]

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Meta Planning Web-based Version of ‘Horizon Worlds’ With Lower Creator Fees Than Its VR Platform

4 years ago
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Meta announced earlier this week it would eventually allow creators to sell items on its social VR platform, Horizon Worlds, adding that the company would take around 50% of revenue as its cut. Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth now says however Horizon Worlds is also getting a web-based version at some point which will feature lower creator fees. […]

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Station Looks to Spacewalk, Crew Departure and Arrival

4 years ago
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The Expedition 67 crew is heading into a busy period next week that begins with a Russian spacewalk, followed by the departure of four private astronauts and the launch of the SpaceX Crew-4 mission. Meanwhile, the residents aboard the International Space Station continued a broad array of research to understand what happens to the human …
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Station Ramps Up for Crew Swap and Spacewalk Preps

4 years ago
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NASA and SpaceX are preparing for a Commercial Crew swap taking place this month at the International Space Station. Meanwhile, the Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) astronauts are staying busy as two cosmonauts gear up for a pair of spacewalks outside the orbiting lab’s Russian segment. Two Commercial Crew missions are getting ready to trade places …
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GigXR, ANIMA RES Scale Healthcare eLearning

4 years ago
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GigXR, a global provider of extended reality (XR) healthcare eLearning solutions, partnered with medical XR visualisations experts ANIMA RES on Thursday to scale its hyper-realistic 3D anatomy training tools for global medical schools. The partnership enables GigXR to provide its user base with a selection of new eLearning opportunities previously unavailable on the platform. Rodrigo […]
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HBAR Foundation Launches $250m Blockchain Fund

4 years ago
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Last Thursday, The HBAR Foundation, a nonprofit organization working to accelerate Hedera network use cases, debuted a Metaverse fund worth $250 million USD to encourage immersive experience developers to design solutions for its blockchain ecosystem. The HBAR foundation is creating the Metaverse fund to target business-to-customer (B2C) and business-to-business-to-customer (B2B2C) use cases that introduce users […]