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PlayStation Creator Ken Kutaragi Thinks VR/AR Headsets Are ‘Simply Annoying’
PlayStation creator Ken Kutaragi isn’t very fond of VR/AR headsets…
In a recent interview he called them “simply annoying”.
Hitman 3 PC VR System Requirements Revealed, No Reverb G2 Support
Hitman 3’s PC VR minimum specs and supported headsets have been revealed…
And there’s no support for the HP Reverb G2.
VR Narrative Game The Last Worker Reveals New Trailer
A new trailer for upcoming VR narrative game The Last Worker debuted recently, giving us a closer look at some of the characters, story and gameplay.
Top 10 Best Beat Saber DLC Music Packs (Updated Winter 2022)
Just bought Beat Saber but not sure which DLC tracks to start with? Here’s our ranking of the top 5 best Beat Saber DLC music packs.
Fuel Marketing Transformation with Team Alignment
The Pain Points of Misaligned Teams Anyone who’s worked on a team knows what it feels like to be part of a team that isn’t aligned, and this can have a real impact on your ability to make strategic improvements. Does this sound familiar? Your organization has invested in and developed strategy after strategy, but […]
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New Feature in Quest Update Could Bolster WebXR Use
Meta is rolling out update v37 for Oculus Quest and Quest 2 bringing quality-of-life improvements like interface tweaks and tracking support for the Apple Magic Keyboard. A new link sharing feature promises to finally make it easy to send links from your phone to your headset, making it much easier for WebXR applications to proliferate […]
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Dragon Departure Delayed as Cosmonauts Cleanup after Spacewalk
A U.S. resupply ship will wait at least one extra day to undock from the International Space Station while being packed with critical research samples for return to Earth. Meanwhile, two Expedition 66 cosmonauts are cleaning up following a spacewalk to activate a Russian docking module. A forecast of inclement weather has caused a postponement …
Walmart Targets Metaverse to Build Future of Retail
US global discount retail chain Walmart has captured the imagination of the internet with rumours of a potential Metaverse shopping experience. In an unprecedented move, Walmart announced it plans to introduce shoppers to an assisted virtual reality (VR) retail experience complete with full support for cryptocurrencies and NFTs. Walmart filed a series of applications to […]
Varjo Debuts Reality Cloud Streaming Update
Varjo Technologies has upgraded its Varjo Reality Cloud solution with global cloud streaming, bringing the company closer to its vision of a real-life collaborative platform for the Metaverse, the firm announced on Wednesday. The world’s top provider of enterprise-level virtual and extended reality (VR/XR) solutions revealed the upgrade, which offers select Varjo customers early access […]
ByteDance Closes Investment Office, Cuts 100 Jobs
Pico Interactive and Tiktok’s parent company ByteDance recently announced it would shut down its investment department to reduce indirect spending and strengthen the firm’s ever-growing business ventures, reports revealed on Wednesday. In a statement to CNBC, a Bytedance spokesperson said it would close the investment branch to “strengthen the focus of the business, [and] reduce […]
Microsoft Opens HoloLens 2 Sales in India
Microsoft India announced on Wednesday it had released the HoloLens 2 for sale in the country, allowing Indian companies to purchase the innovative mixed reality (MR) solution three years after its launch. The head-mounted display (HMD) merges real and digital content in real-time, where workers can communicate remotely, work on diagnostics or schematics, receive remote […]
Instagram Launches Live Test of Fan Subscriptions, Providing More Monetization Options for Creators
The options will provide another avenue for creators to generate direct income from their fans in the app.
Twitter Publishes New Industry Trend Reports Based on Rising Areas of Tweet Engagement
The reports focus on key discussions that have seen a notable rise in interest on the platform over the past year.
TikTok Adds Insights on the Latest Trending Songs by Region to its Trend Discovery Listings
The new element adds to TikTok’s growing usage insights offering to help marketers plan their promotions.
New Report Highlights the Rise of Social Media Shopping [Infographic]
More consumers are looking to make purchases in-stream in social apps.
Quest v37 Update Adds Hand-Tracking Quick Menu, Apple Magic Keyboard Support & More
Quest v37 is rolling out today!
A new hand tracking menu, Apple Magic Keyboard support and much more await. Details here!
Gorgeous VR Adventure Unbinary Reveals New Trailer
Here’s another trailer for the gorgeous upcoming VR adventure, Unbinary.
7 Ingredients of Great B2B Marketing Teams
B2B marketing is more complex than ever before. A familiar refrain, one that unfortunately continues to be true. More tools. More technology. More competition. More customer expectations. Every B2B marketing team faces these same obstacles. Yet, some of them succeed disproportionately. Why? To be a great B2B organization, you must now employ and manage a […]
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This Pioneering Fractal Artist is Returning to VR with a New Album Soon
It’s been a while since we last wrote about Julius Horsthuis, a visual effects artist who authored a series of fractal 360 videos for VR which are simply mind-blowing—both now and back in the good ol’ days of the Oculus Rift DK2 when we first experienced them. Now the Dutch artist announced a new album […]
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‘Wooorld’ is a Multiplayer Version of ‘Google Earth VR’ for Quest, Releasing Soon
Google Earth VR is a fun and useful way of seeing the world—it’s easy to lose yourself visiting your home town, or mapping out new adventures thanks to the company’s extensive 3D building scans. Unfortunately Google Earth VR is a PC VR only app, meaning it doesn’t work natively on Quest. That’s not set to change […]
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Varjo is Bringing Foveated XR Cloud Streaming to Its Headsets & Beyond
Varjo, makers of high-end XR headsets, today announced it is introducing an XR cloud streaming service for enterprise customers. The streaming solution leverages the headset’s foveated rendering to deliver high quality XR experiences on less powerful machines. The company plans to eventually allow other headsets to make use of the service as well. Varjo today […]
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Inside VR Design: The Clever Weapons, Locomotion, & Open-world of ‘Stormland’
In Inside VR Design we examine specific examples of great VR design. Today we’re looking at the clever design of Stormland’s weapons, locomotion, and open-world. You can find the complete video below, or continue reading for an adapted text version. Stormland is an open-world action-adventure game with co-op support from Insomniac Games. It’s available on Oculus […]
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Cosmonauts Wrap Up Spacewalk after Russian Module Work
Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos concluded their spacewalk at 2:28 p.m. EST after 7 hours and 11 minutes. Shkaplerov and Dubrov completed their major objectives for today to ready the new Prichal module for future Russian visiting spacecraft. The cosmonauts installed handrails, rendezvous antennas, a television camera, and docking targets on Prichal, …
Russian Spacewalkers Exit Station to Service Russian Modules
Expedition 66 Commander Anton Shkaplerov and Flight Engineer Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos began a spacewalk to ready the new Prichal module for future Russian visiting spacecraft when they opened the hatch of the Poisk docking compartment airlock of the International Space Station at 7:17 a.m. EST. Coverage of the spacewalk continues on NASA Television, the NASA app, and …