Yesterday on his Facebook account, Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed his firm is updating its Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses to include significant updates. According to Zuckerberg, the new Ray-Ban Stories updates will introduce augmented reality (AR) transition lenses and extend its recording feature to support up to 60 seconds of user-recorded video. Zuckerberg says that […]
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Google Ads New Inventory Packages for Ad Campaigns to Encourage Support of Media Diversity
Google’s new ad placement options give advertisers more capacity to support specific business groups.
LinkedIn Shares New Insights on Key Career Shifts Amid the Pandemic [Infographic]
The pandemic has sparked major changes in our approaches to work – which is important for employers to note.
Essential LinkedIn Stats that Every Social Media Manager Should Know [Infographic]
LinkedIn continues to see ‘record levels’ of engagement, and will become an even more important platform in the post-pandemic shift.
7 Tips to Increase Engagement on Your Social Media Polls [Infographic]
Are you looking for ways to improve your social media strategy? Want to increase engagement on your social media polls?
The team from Blog Waves share their tips for success in this infographic.
They break things down as follows:
The benefits of using polls in digital marketing
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Zombieland VR Dev Acquires Another VR Studio As It Moves To New Projects
Zombieland VR studio XR Games has acquired another VR developer, Fierce Kaiju.
The company is now working on multiple new projects.
Agony VR’s Demo Is Out Now, But It’s Not Shaping Up Very Well
You can now play a demo for the PC VR port of 2018 horror game, Agony.
Unsurprisingly, though, it’s not very good. Details and gameplay here.
Qualcomm Announces $100 Million ‘Metaverse Fund’ For VR/AR Developers
Qualcomm today announced a $100 million ‘Metaverse Fund’ for new VR/AR experiences and technologies.
More details here.
Final Fantasy Publisher Square Enix Working On AR Gaming For Qualcomm’s Dev Kit
Final Fantasy publisher Square Enix is working with Qualcomm on its new AR developer kit, Snapdragon Spaces.
Qualcomm Launches $100M Fund to Help Build the Metaverse
Qualcomm, the company known for its mobile Snapdragon processors for smartphones and XR headsets, announced a new Metaverse Fund. The chipmaker says the new fund will be a launchpad for XR developers and companies working to build the metaverse. At GDC 2022 today, Qualcomm launched its Snapdragon Metaverse Fund for companies building “unique, immersive XR […]
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Qualcomm & Square Enix Partner to Create AR Games
Qualcomm and Square Enix today announced a partnership that will see the creation of XR experiences by Square Enix, which includes the Japanese company’s subsidiary studios and intellectual property. Announced at the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC 2022) in San Francisco today, the partnership is said to involve Square Enix’s Advanced Technology Division (ATD), which […]
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Expanded Station Crew Busy with Spacewalk Preps, Space Research
The International Space Station is hosting 10 individuals after the Soyuz MS-21 crew ship arrived Friday carrying three new crew members. As the new crewmates adjust to life on the station, the rest of the Expedition 66 crew is getting ready for a spacewalk and continuing microgravity research this week. The station’s three newest crew …
‘Framerate Insurance’ Smooths Out Quest 2 Air Link Connection Drops
‘Framerate Insurance’ fakes Quest 2 Air Link dropped frames to reduce judder on imperfect connections.
Here’s how to enable it:
Polyarc Talks Moss, VR Sequels And Future Tech
We sat down with Polyarc to talk Moss Book 2.
Thoughts on building VR sequels, player connections and the future of the industry.
Between Realities VR Podcast: Season 5 Episode 8 Ft. Beardo Benjo
In this week’s episode of the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex and Skeeva host rising VR YouTuber Beardo Benjo, who’s celebrating surpassing 50k subscribers.
My experience at SXSW 2022: expect the unexpected
Ten days ago, I revealed to you that I was going to Austin, Texas to attend the SXSW, one of
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Twitter Continues to Evolve Communities and Other Topic-Based Engagement Options in the App
As it looks to grow its user base, facilitating new tweet uses is a key focus.
Zenith Dev Raises $35 Million, Studio To Double
Ramen VR, developers of VR MMO Zenith, raised $35 million as part of a recently-closed Series B funding round, with plans to double the size of the studio.
Zombie Apocalypses And Virtual Lumberjacking – VR Games & Updates On Our Radar This Week
Another zombie apocalypse and a chance to become a virtual lumberjack are just some of the VR titles on our radar this week.
Soyuz Trio Docks to Station, NASA Astronaut Nears Departure
Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev, and Sergey Korsakov on the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft docked to the International Space Station at 3:12 p.m. EDT while the station was traveling 260 miles over eastern Kazakhstan. Coverage of hatch opening will air at 5:15 p.m. on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Once on …
Immersed Launches Fresh Passthrough Features
VR firm Immersed announced on Friday it had released a wave of new features for its platform, providing enhanced capabilities for users navigating their digital workplaces. The Metaverse platform, which debuted on the Meta Quest in late-July 2020, is available on the Oculus Store for download across the Menlo Park-based firm’s Quest and Quest 2 […]
Arvizio Announces AR Medical Instructor Tool
This week, Arvizio, known for developing enterprise-grade augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR) solutions for onsite construction and industrial workflows, announced new features for its AR Instructor tool for equipment training, operation, and maintenance workflows specifically for medical institutions. The latest updates to AR Instructor include digital AR/MR overlays for associated 3D objects, images, documentation, and […]
Accenture Introduces Metaverse Continuum Group
Accenture has reportedly developed a ‘Metaverse Continuum’ hosting numerous virtual worlds and experiences to reshape how people work and interact, the company announced this week. Paul Daughtery, Group CEO of Technology and CTO of Accenture and David Droga, CEO and Creative Chairman of Accenture Interactive will lead the firm’s Metaverse Continuum business group. Welcome to […]
What Is Metaverse as a Service (MaaS)?
Software as a Service or SaaS refers to a subscription-based model for using software platforms rather than purchasing a lifetime or perpetual license. The term first appeared in a 1985 United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) filing and became popular in the cloud era. Today, nearly everything can be deployed on an ‘as-a-Service’ model, […]
Facebook’s Developing Reactions for Reels
The option would provide more capacity to respond to short-form videos in the app.