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LinkedIn Shares New Insights into the Rise of Remote Job Postings [Infographic]
LinkedIn’s latest data shows a significant trend towards remote job postings.
New Legal Challenges Could Further Impact Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Push
Will Elon Musk actually buy Twitter? The messy, and public drama continues.
First Person Tennis Coming To Quest Store Next Month
First Person Tennis, a tennis simulator, is coming to the Oculus Store for Quest next month.
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Tempestfall Graphics & Gameplay Comparison
The gameplay’s still lacking, but Warhammer Tempestfall’s Quest 2 port offers a solid visual experience.
Find out more in our graphics and gameplay comparison.
No Man’s Sky Gets A Space Whale, Alvo Getting New Map – VR Games On Our Radar This Week
No Man’s Sky gets a space whale, Garden of the Sea gets new merchants, and Alvo is getting a new map.
Here’s the VR games and updates on our radar this week.
Sony to Give First “Sneak peek” of PSVR 2 Games Next Week
Sony today announced its next State of Play, the company’s ongoing presentation series where it highlights upcoming games. The company says viewers can expect a first “sneak peek” at PSVR 2 games during the event next week. Sony has announced that its next State of Play event will be held on June 2nd at 3PM […]
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Trigger, Niantic Debut PGA ‘Safari Par-Tee’ AR Game
Trigger, the world’s most veteran creative agency for extended reality (XR) experiences, has teamed up with the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) to launch the latter’s PGA Jr League Safari Par-Tee mobile app, it was announced on Friday. The interactive mobile game will allow children and their families to play AR-powered golfing games collaboratively, using animal […]
Phoenix Police, Axon Partner for VR Training
Axon announced a partnership with the Phoenix Police Department on Friday to supply its officers with virtual reality (VR) training procedures before entering the field. The partnership makes the Phoenix Police one of the first US law enforcement agencies to employ a VR training platform, and Axon will supply them with hyperrealistic immersive training solutions […]
Sandbox Picks Webhelp to Meet Engagement Goals
Metaverse service The Sandbox Game entered a strategic partnership with Webehelp on Friday, a global vendor of customer experience (CX) and business-to-business (B2B) solutions. The partnership enables The Sandbox to improve upon existing community engagement goals, both with virtual reality (VR) Metaverse services and others. The Sandbox, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, and Webhelp provide […]
Metaverse Must Tackle Security Concerns, Agora Survey Says
Debates on Metaverse ethics have reached headlines across global media, namely amid the rise of major tech firms such as Meta Platforms and Microsoft, who aim to protect online users from harmful content. Cybersecurity will also become a major vertical for the industry as sensitive use cases, users, data, and immersive experiences will demand stronger […]
Meta Releases New Facebook Graph and Marketing API Updates, Including New Data Access Provisions
Meta’s rolling out some new updates for its API, which relates to how third-party platforms access Facebook data.
TikTok Shares New Insights into Effective Promotional Approaches in the App [Infographic]
TikTok requires a different approach than other social networks, as highlighted by these stats.
Twitter Agrees to $150 Million Fine from the FTC Over Past Misuse of Users’ Personal Information
The fine stems from a past flaw in Twitter’s system which saw personal contact info used for ad targeting.
Social Media Managers Can Now Post to TikTok from Their Favorite Social Media Management Tools
Now, you can schedule your TikTok uploads from your existing third-party management dashboard.
Top Gun Comes To VR In Free Microsoft Flight Simulator Expansion
A free expansion for Microsoft Flight Simulator brings the Top Gun experience to VR, with new missions, challenges and aircraft.
More details here.
Is Meta Working On Cloud Streaming To Bring PC VR Games To Quest?
Firmware sleuthing and an experimental setting apparently made available to a redditor suggest Meta is working on cloud VR streaming for Quest.
PSVR 2 ‘Of Huge Interest’ To Peaky Blinders Dev, New IP Coming Soon
Peaky Blinders VR developer says PSVR 2 is “of huge interest” to the studio.
It’s also continuing work on its first original IP. More here.
The Audience Experience is More Important than Customer Experience
There’s no dispute Customer Experience (CX) is a hot topic these days and with good reason. But there is a potential problem that almost anyone responsible for improving customer experience is not thinking about. The customer is only a piece of the experience puzzle, and in this article, we’ll explain why you have to think […]
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Report: Meta Actively Testing PC VR Cloud Gaming for Quest
Meta may be ramping up internal testing for its own first-party cloud gaming service which could let its latest standalone VR headset, Quest 2, play PC VR games without needing your own VR-ready computer. Mention of the ‘Avalanche’ cloud PC VR streaming function was allegedly uncovered in v24 of the Quest firmware, which released in […]
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One of VR’s Biggest Social Hangouts is Getting Upgraded Avatars with More Convincing Motion Tracking
Among social VR platforms, VRChat is known for being remarkably flexible thanks to how it lets its users import custom avatars built using standard game development tools. Now the company is releasing an update that makes avatars even more realistic in how they move. VRChat announced it was bringing a “completely revamped” inverse kinematics (IK) system to […]
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Sony May Have Dropped a Hint About PSVR 2’s Release Date to Investors
During Sony’s annual investor day event, the company confirmed to investors that it has a lineup of more than 20 games ready for the launch of PSVR 2—despite having not yet confirmed the headset’s release date. Sony’s 2022 Investor Day presentation gives investors in the company an overview of recent performance and future strategic outlook […]
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Tech Secrets Behind ‘Cosmonious High’s’ Cast of Interactive Characters
Cosmonious High contains 18 characters across six species all created by a team with zero dedicated animators. That means lots and lots of code to create realistic behaviors and Owlchemy-quality interactivity! The ‘character system’ in Cosmonious High is a group of around 150 scripts that together answer many design and animation problems related to characters. […]
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End of Week Sees Crew Explore How Space Affects Eyes, Brain and Heart
The Expedition 67 crew continued its ongoing human research today with ultrasound eye exams and blood flow measurements in the brain. The orbital residents also explored robotics and space navigation techniques. The four astronauts aboard the International Space Station took turns Friday morning scanning each other’s eyes using the Ultrasound 2 device. Flight Engineers Kjell …
The Inaugural XR Awards Winners Announced!?
The time has come to celebrate the winners of XR Today’s very first Awards ceremony. This year’s event and celebration showcased some of the best innovators in augmented, virtual, and mixed reality (AR/VR/MR) solutions. Our esteemed panel of judges received countless submissions across all our categories, and each judge employed their expert knowledge to refine […]