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Twitter Shares the Top Tweets and Trends of 2021
The big tweet trends of 2021 revolved around US politics and TV shows.
Meta’s Novi Cryptocurrency Project Launches New Trial on WhatsApp in the US
Meta’s crypto project moves to the next stage of testing, which could help build the case for the option.
Cities: VR May Come To Other Platforms Beyond Quest 2 In The Future
Cities: VR might come to headsets other than the Meta Quest 2 later down the line…
More details here. Where would you want to play the game?
Blaston’s New Update Adds Quest Passthrough Play
A big new Blaston update lets you play in Passthrough mode on Quest!
More details here.
Resident Evil 4 VR Wins Best VR/AR At The Game Awards 2021
Resident Evil 4 VR took home the award for Best VR/AR at The Game Awards tonight, beating out Hitman 3, Lone Echo 2 and more.
Among Us VR Announced For Quest, PSVR And PC VR
Discuss! Among Us VR is coming to Quest, PSVR and PC VR soon!
First details and trailer right here.
What’s On The Line When Sales and Marketing Are Misaligned? [Research]
Let’s review some mindsets and see if they sound familiar to you. [Marketing Team POV] Your team creates some stellar content and executes corresponding campaigns… leads come in. The leads are handed off into the abyss that is the Sales Team where you assume they take excellent care to turn them into customers (How could […]
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HTC is Getting into the NFT Craze with the Opening of Its Own Store Soon
HTC is opening a non-fungible token (NFT) store soon that its says will host all forms of digital art, including AR, VR, and XR pieces. The store, which will open on December 17th, is set to first offer NFTs featuring the works of Art Nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939), which is being offered as a part of […]
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Meta Aims to Further Ratchet Down on Security with Bug Bounty for Quest 2, Portal & Ray-Ban Stories
Meta today announced it’s updating a bug bounty program for its hardware products, something intended to reward anyone outside of the company who reports security vulnerabilities. With some new payout guidelines in place, Meta is ostensibly aiming to highlight its commitment to security following a total rebrand that’s put significant focus on its XR hardware […]
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Hit Party Game ‘Among Us’ is Getting a Full-blown VR Remake
Social party game Among Us rose to viral success in the midst of the pandemic. Calls to bring the game’s ‘imposter-hunting’ gameplay to VR were immediate, and unofficial VR versions of the game sprang up in no time. Now the game is getting a full blown Among Us VR remake, headed by one of VR’s most experienced […]
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More Hit Songs Come to ‘Beat Saber’ with Surprise Launch of Lady Gaga Music Pack
Continuing a trend of tapping music from some of the world’s most popular artists, Beat Saber today sees the surprise launch of a new Lady Gaga music pack which adds 10 of the pop-star’s songs to the game. Following DLC music packs from the likes of Skrillex and Billie Eilish, today VR’s hit rhythm game Beat Saber […]
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Ten Residents Aboard Station Wrap Up Week with Space Biology
Space biology led the research schedule for the seven-member Expedition 66 crew aboard the International Space Station on Friday. The orbiting lab’s three guests also spent their day on a variety of Russian space experiments. NASA Flight Engineers Mark Vande Hei and Kayla Barron partnered up throughout the day replacing components inside the Advanced Plant …
HTC VIVE Opens VIVE Arts NFT Trading Platform
HTC VIVE has opened a bespoke Metaverse arts and culture store for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), with the new platform aiming to build immersive spaces for content creators as well as host digital art in virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR), the tech giant announced on Thursday. HTC will host content on the VIVE Arts trading […]
Sony Fills Patent for Playstation VR Controllers
Last week, documents emerged showing that Japanese technology firm Sony Interactive Entertainment had filled a patent for an improved virtual reality (VR) controller. Sony has built its latest controller for the highly-anticipated PlayStation Virtual Reality 2 (PSVR2), the follow-up to the firm’s initial consumer-grade PSVR hardware. The latest iteration improves Sony’s previous VR controller by enhancing […]
Taqtile Adds AR Manifest Support for Apple iPads
US mixed reality firm Taqtile has boosted support for its Manifest platform for use on the Apple iPad, the company announced on Thursday. The move to back Apple’s top-selling tablets will allow frontline workers and businesses to use Manifest across additional devices, the company explained in a statement. Manifest’s upgraded spatial computing tools, enhanced content […]
Michigan University, GigXR Build XR Medical Trainer
This month, the University of Michigan and GigXR, a global provider of extended reality (XR) healthcare training solutions, partnered to create the ‘XR Procedure Training Suite’ medical training hub. The training suite uses digital humans as patients, displays informative user interface (UI) pop-ups, and instructs medical students with interactive, lifelike, and immersive procedures. GigXR’s solution […]
5 Instagram Ad Techniques That Convert
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Snapchat Launches ‘Acts of Kindness’ Initiative to Boost Spotlight Take-Up
Snapchat’s looking to boost interest in its TikTok-like Spotlight option, via a new positivity-focused initiative.
Meta Launches Personalized Year in Review Features on Facebook and Instagram
The features provide a summary of your shared experiences on the platform’s throughout the year.
Facebook Launches New Tools for Live-Stream Creators, Including Links in Streams and Additional Stream Guests
The new additions provide a range of new considerations and opportunities for live-stream creators.
Instagram’s Coming Chronological Feed May Not Work How You Expect
Instagram says that it’s bringing back the reverse chronological feed. But is it really?
Horizon Worlds Beta Goes Public In US & Canada With 18+ Age Requirement
Meta’s Horizon Worlds beta is opening to anyone in the US and Canada, with an 18+ age requirement.
More details here!
After The Fall Review Discussion And Ultrawings 2 on Quest 2 – VR Gamescast
Is After The Fall this holiday’s VR blockbuster? And is Ultrawings 2 the first game to look out for in 2022?
Find out in the VR Gamescast, live today at 9am PT/12pm ET/5pm UK!