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The VR Gamescast: Little Cities Impressions, Green Hell Review & More
The VR Gamescast returns!
– Little Cities impressions
– Green Hell VR review
– Surprising Flight Sim stats!
All this and more on this week’s episode.
Green Hell VR: Quest Edition Review – Streamlined But Engrossing VR Survival
Green Hell on Quest isn’t the same game as the flatscreen original. But look past the changes and you’ll find a great VR survival game.
Here’s our full review
Painting VR Releases April 14 For Meta Quest, PC VR
Painting VR releases April 14 on the Oculus Store for Meta Quest and Steam for PC VR.
More info here.
WalkOVR is an affordable solution to move in VR [+ Giveaway!]
Today with great pleasure I introduce you to WalkOVR, an interesting tracking solution for Virtual Reality. It is a modular
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Station Crew Preps for Spacewalks and Ax-1 Mission
The seven-member Expedition 67 crew is gearing up for a pair of spacewalks scheduled for later this month while ensuring the International Space Station orbits Earth in tip-top shape. Meanwhile, the first private astronaut mission is less than one day from launching toward the orbital lab. NASA astronaut Raja Chari is helping two cosmonauts get …
WeChat Suspends Secondary NFT Sales
In early April, WeChat, China’s largest messaging application, has begun suspending an undetermined number of user accounts distributing second-hand blockchain services, reports revealed last week. The platform prohibits the secondary sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and blockchain services due to their ‘speculative’ nature but confirmed it will not halt NFT integration on the application entirely. […]
Building AR Retail Experiences in Retail with Avataar
In this session we discuss the following: 1) Frith’s experience in augmented reality (AR) at IKEA and how he plans to boost Avataar’s XR profile 2) Engaging retail customers with AR technologies in real-time 3) The need for strong 3D assets for brands to engage customers If you’re looking for more information on this topic, […]
Qualcomm Boosts Wi-Fi Standards for XR Content Distribution
Global telecoms giant Qualcomm recently announced plans to significantly improve Wi-Fi standards by creating Wi-Fi 6/6E platforms and teasing Wi-Fi 7 criteria. The standards will improve the distribution of Metaverse and augmented reality (AR) content. Wi-Fi 7 uses “extreme” data speeds to support multiple users across various devices in online environments, including the Metaverse. Qualcomm […]
Epic Games Unveils Unreal Engine 5.0
Epic Games, the company behind the massively successful visual effects (VFX) and real-time 3D (RT3D) content creation platform Unreal Engine, unveiled its fifth iteration at an event on Tuesday. Unreal Engine 5.0 (UE5) is set to tackle the most demanding tasks from content creators with an expanded audiovisual toolbox as well as improved workflows for […]
TikTok Launches New Marketing Education Initiative to Help Advertisers Maximize their Opportunities
The new educational program covers all aspects of TikTok campaign creation and strategy.
Twitter Shares New Data on the Evolving Gaming Conversation via Tweet
The gaming conversation continues to grow on Twitter – though the inclusion of ‘Wordle’ seems like cheating
Meta Reiterates the Value of Personalized Ad Tracking in New Ad Campaign
The campaign highlights how personalized ads have helped people find relevant small business offerings.
Meta Launches ‘Share to Reels’ Option for Third Party Developers to Help Fuel Reels Usage
Third-party developers will now be able to add a new ‘hare to Facebook Reels’ button into their apps.
‘Air Bridge’ Wireless USB Dongle For Quest 2 Spotted In Oculus Drivers
Code referencing ‘Air Bridge’, a dedicated USB Wi-Fi dongle for Oculus Air Link, was found in the Oculus PC drivers.
Myst Island Becomes A Walkabout Mini Golf Course This Year
Myst island is becoming a VR mini golf course in Walkabout!
Phasmophobia’s VR Overhaul Update Launches Tomorrow
The long-promised VR overhaul update for Phasmophobia launches tomorrow.
More details here.
Eolia Is A Fully Hand-Tracked Follow Up To Rhythm Of The Universe: Ionia
Eolia is the new game in the Rhythm of the Universe series, coming to Quest 2 this summer.
And it supports hand-tracking from start to finish.
A Strategist’s Reaction to 2022 Social Media Industry Benchmark Report
TL;DR Brand engagement is down Posting frequency is up You need more contest and holiday content in your life Instagram carousels are still ? The bad and worse news on engagement Do you remember when brands were getting 2%+ engagement rates on Facebook? Well, the latest from RivalIQ’s 2022 Social Media Industry Benchmark Report says […]
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‘Walkabout Mini Golf’ is Getting a Course Based on ‘MYST’ This Fall
Walkabout Mini Golf (2020) has been tempting us lately with the upcoming release of a course based on Jim Henson’s ’80s fantasy film LABYRINTH (1986), which is coming at some point this summer. Now developers Mighty Coconut say they’ve inked a deal with MYST (1993) studio Cyan to create a course based on the classic ’90s adventure game. Mighty […]
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‘Transformers: Beyond Reality’ VR Game Delayed Indefinitely
The Transformers were set to take their first big step into VR last week on PlayStation VR and PC VR headsets, however developers Meta4 have indefinitely pushed back release of the first-person shooter Transformers: Beyond Reality, saying the game has been “derailed by reasons beyond our control.” The on-rails arcade shooter was set to launch on […]
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Meta Quest 2 Boxes Appear on Store Shelves, Rebranding Still Incomplete
It seems the Oculus brand is finally departing physical retail. While Quest 2 boxes emblazoned with the new Meta name and logo are already on store shelves in the US, the swap from Oculus to Meta still has a ways to go. Spotted by Upload VR’s Ian Hamilton, Meta has rolled out the freshly-rebranded Quest […]
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Private Astronauts Near Launch as Crew Works Science, Spacewalks on Station
The SpaceX Dragon Endeavour sitting atop the Falcon 9 rocket has rolled out to launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Endeavour is counting down to a launch this weekend of the first private astronaut mission from Axiom Space to the International Space Station. The Axiom Space-1 (Ax-1) crew is due to …
Intel Designs Sustainable Bitcoin Mining Chip
Intel has introduced Blockscale ASIC, a second-generation Bitcoin mining chip, designed to decrease energy efficiency problems related to processing crypto mines, and aims to release the chip in the third quarter (Q3) 2022, it was revealed this week. NEWS UPDATE: @intel unveils new super-powerful #bitcoin mining chip. The Blockscale ASIC is designed to enable greener […]