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TikTok Tests New Desktop Live-Streaming App, Focused on Gaming Streamers
The new desktop streaming app will provide more capacity to broadcast in the app – but it’s not widely available just yet.
TikTok Looks to Limit Harmful Impacts of Algorithm Amplification with New Tests
The app is looking at new ways to limit algorithmic amplification of potentially harmful trends.
Snapchat Shares New Insights into the Effectiveness of Snap Ads for CPG Brands
New analysis, conducted by Nielsen, shows that Snap ads can be highly effective for CPG brands – especially AR campaigns.
Warhammer Tempestfall Launches Hardcore Mode, Mechanics Updates
Warhammer Tempestfall now has its hardcore mode, and there are other fixes arriving too.
More details here.
Why We’re Weary Of Arpara’s Kickstarter Fundraising Campaign
I won’t be backing Arpara’s Kickstarter fundraising campaign and there are some concerning issues we should flag our community about as the project seeks money.
Improve Your SEO Results By Cleaning Up Your Content
If you publish content on an ongoing and consistent basis, I’m willing to bet actual money, and without looking at your analytics first, that you have a handful of blog posts that are performing really well for your organic search goals. The rest is most likely a mountain of content that, at best, ranks at […]
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Sword Art Online-inspired VR Headset ‘HalfDive’ Hits Kickstarter, Starting at $750
Japanese startup Diver-X has finally launched its Kickstarter for HalfDive, a unique VR headset that’s designed to be used while laying down, drawing some pretty clear inspiration from hit anime Sword Art Online. HalfDive isn’t a brain-computer interface like SAO’s NerveGear, however it does promise to let users play SteamVR games like VRChat and experience some pretty […]
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‘Demeo’ 2022 Roadmap Promises PC Edition, New Adventures, PvP Mode & More
Demeo (2021), the co-op VR dungeoning board game, is getting a lot of love in 2022 from Resolution Games. Alongside the release of its latest adventure, The Roots of Evil, the developers today revealed a roadmap that promises to bring a bunch of new content to the game over the course of next year, including a […]
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The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – December 2021
While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the top 20 Oculus Quest games and apps as of December 2021. Some quick qualifications before […]
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Science and Exercise Hardware Work as Trio Nears Departure
The seven-member Expedition 66 crew spent Thursday servicing physics research gear and exercise hardware aboard the International Space Station. Meanwhile, the orbiting lab’s three visitors are preparing for their departure on Sunday. The coldest temperatures in the Universe can be found inside the space station’s Cold Atom Lab (CAL). Atoms are chilled to temperatures near …
Meta Releases Spark AR Go for Android, iOS
This week, Meta announced it will be distributing its ‘Spark augmented reality (AR) Go’ mobile application as a beta version for Android and iOS smartphones. Meta built the mobile application to accompany its Spark AR Studio software development kit (SDK), a powerful tool that enables webAR effects and 3D content found in its lineup of […]
EU’s EVOLVED-5G Project to Back Open XR Networks
The European Commission’s research and development funding division, CORDIS, has provided updates on its new Experimentation and Validation Openness for Long-term evolution of VErtical inDustries in the 5G era and beyond, or ‘EVOLVED-5G project’, the organisation announced on Tuesday. The project, launched in January this year, aims to build an ecosystem of network applications (NetApp) […]
Nike Gains in Metaverse Race with NFT Studio Deal
This week, global sports clothing brand Nike announced it had acquired Los Angeles-based studio RTFKT for a undisclosed sum, although reports in May show RTFKT secured $8 million USD in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The partnership will enable the two companies to deliver high-quality 3D NFTs to “take the Metaverse to a […]
Huawei, Singapore’s TIP Ink Deal for VR Theme Park
Tiny Island Productions (TIP), a filming and computer animation studio in Singapore, has partnered with Huawei Technologies to build a virtual theme park using the latter’s cloud computing technologies, Cartoon Brew reported on Tuesday. The Tiny Island Universe will provide shared spaces for users as a virtual theme park complete with shopping centres and specialised […]
Google Launches New ‘Qaya’ App to Facilitate Monetization for Creators
The app provides a digital storefront option for creators.
Meta Looks to Take More Action Against Data Scraping with Expansion of its Bug Bounty Program
The announcement could significantly boost Meta’s capacity to detect and block misuse of user data.
Twitter Tests New Creative Tweet Options as it Looks to Move In-Line with User Trends
What direction will Twitter take under the direction of new CEO Parag Agrawal?
Snapchat Shares the Top AR Tools and Campaigns of 2021
Snap’s ‘Lens of the Year’ report provides some valuable insight into key AR trends.
Google Building An ‘Augmented Reality OS’ For A New AR Device
Google is hiring for several positions working on an ‘Augmented Reality OS’ for a new AR device, with Mark Lucovsky joining the team.
Unplugged With Valve Index Controllers Has Key Strengths And Weaknesses
The PC VR version of Unplugged is a more tactile experience thanks to the Index controllers…
…but tracking can’t quite keep up with Quest. Here’s our impressions.
Bean Stalker Now 35% Off In Biggest Discount Of The Year
Bean Stalker is 35% off running from December 13th until December 20th. #partner
Modern Naval Warfare Is A Submarine Sim With VR Support
Modern Naval Warfare lets you commandeer a submarine… in VR! With co-op!
First details about the PC VR release here.
SEO for a New Site: Checklist
Starting SEO for a new site is overwhelming, especially if you haven’t done it dozens of times already. In fact, the process can be quite intimidating, as there are so many technical tasks involved. SEO for a new site is one of those most intimidating tasks new site owners tend to shy away from and […]
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Simula One is a Standalone VR Headset Running Linux Desktop, Kickstarter in January
Developers looking for a unique Linux-based workstation may be interested to hear that SimulaVR, the startup behind its own open-source VR Linux distro, is creating a standalone VR headset that aims to offer just that. Dubbed ‘Simula One’, the standalone VR headset isn’t meant for gaming, rather it’s targeting programmers, software engineers, developers—essentially anyone who […]
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