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Cult-favorite PC Game ‘Deep Rock Galactic’ Opens Door to VR Mods With New Update

4 years ago
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Deep Rock Galactic is a cult-favorite PC co-op game where teams of up to four players dive into perilous caverns in search of precious minerals while battling hordes of alien bugs along the way. The excellently atmospheric game has been subject to requests for VR support ever since launching in Early Access back in 2018. […]

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New Quest Rendering Tech Promises Massive Gains in App Performance

4 years ago
InternetNews
At Connect 2021 last week, Meta revealed a new Quest rendering technology called Application Spacewarp which it says can increase the performance of Quest apps by a whopping 70%. While similar to the Asynchronous Spacewarp tech available to Oculus PC apps, Meta says Application Spacewarp will produce even better results. Given that Quest is powered […]

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VR, Space Biology Studies as Crew Nears Departure

4 years ago
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A pair of astronauts aboard the International Space Station studied advanced piloting controls using virtual reality today. In the meantime, four Expedition 66 crewmates are turning their attention to returning to Earth this month. An experiment sponsored by ESA (European Space Agency) is using virtual reality in the space environment to help engineers optimize workstations …
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ByteDance’s Zhang Yiming Resigns amid Restructure

4 years ago
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In an internal memo released to staff this week, Tiktok parent company ByteDance Ltd announced its chairman would step down amid a major company restructure to reach the firm’s long-term goals towards virtual reality (VR) and content creation, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Bytedance announced it would split into six businesses to manage parts […]
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Twitter Leaks Reveal Meta’s Project Cambria Details

4 years ago
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Just a week after being announced at Meta’s Connect Event, leaked photos on Twitter have revealed details of the Menlo Park-firm’s upcoming Project Cambria: a virtual reality (VR) headset to succeed the highly-popular Oculus Quest line of products. Users Bastian and Samulia posted the leaks on Twitter revealing a series of images of 3D models […]
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Blockchain Firm BHPA to Invest in Metaverse Future

4 years ago
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US tech firm BHPA announced on Thursday it would invest key resources to build infrastructure for the Metaverse, which comes amid a massive spike in global interest in the emerging technology. According to the Irvine, California-based enterprise, developing the Metaverse could help bring people closer together and may “dramatically change people’s daily life for the […]
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Terranet, NEVS Partner for VoxelFlow Vision Solution

4 years ago
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Terranet, a peer-to-peer wireless services company, announced on Thursday it had partnered with autonomous mobility provider NEVS for a new mixed reality (MR) tool to boost safety in urban autonomous driving conditions. The Swedish firms plan to integrate VoxelFlow technologies into NEVS’ autonomous mobility systems to create safer and more sustainable urban metropolitan regions. Named […]
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Becoming Irresistible: How to Maximize the Impact of Your Message

4 years ago
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Facebook Announces New Groups Tools at its 2021 Communities Summit

4 years ago
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New engagement tools, paid subgroups, merchandise shops – Facebook’s adding a range of new groups tools. 

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Pinterest Launches New Holiday Marketing Hub to Assist with Your Campaign Planning

4 years ago
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The updated hub includes a range of data insights and tips to help optimize your campaigns.

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Instagram Announces New Features and Events to Celebrate Diwali

4 years ago
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Instagram will also look to highlight South Asian creators and businesses during the event. 

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The NBA Signs New, Exclusive Content Deal with Twitter, Including 40 Twitter Spaces Events

4 years ago
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The new agreement will see the NBA provide exclusive content to Twitter, including Spaces broadcasts throughout the season.

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Quest 2 Can Now Label Keyboards With AR In Passthrough

4 years ago
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An update to Horizon Workrooms on Oculus Quest adds the ability to overlay AR labels onto your tracked keyboard when using passthrough mode.
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Blade And Sorcery: Nomad Review

4 years ago
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Application SpaceWarp Can Give Quest Apps 70% More Performance

4 years ago
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Quest headsets will get Application SpaceWarp next week, letting apps run at half framerate by generating every other frame synthetically.

Meta says ASW is suitable for most apps, and should effectively give developers 70% more power.

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Blade And Sorcery: Nomad Review – VR’s Best Combat Sim Is Still In-Progress

4 years ago
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Blade And Sorcery: Nomad’s physics-driven combat is still best-in-class on Quest, but the finished game remains just out of reach.

Here’s our full review.

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AWE USA brings back XR physical events

4 years ago
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Augmented World Expo (AWE) will start on November, 9th 2021, in Santa Clara, USA. The event, which will run until

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‘Tis the Season to Double Down on Social Customer Care (and Protect Your Community Managers)

4 years ago
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Just when we thought we, as social media strategists and community managers, could rest up from the twists and turns of the last 18 months, the holiday season is upon us.  It feels like it could be a doozy.  Global supply chain challenges are causing significant inventory gaps for some.  A tight labor market causes […]

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‘Blade & Sorcery: Nomad’ Review – Fun Physics-based Combat Slimmed Down for Quest 2

4 years ago
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Blade & Sorcery: Nomad almost feels like a work of digital wizardry, as it brings a standalone version of the hit physics-based combat sandbox exclusively to Quest 2 for the first time. Although it doesn’t feel as visually visceral as its bigger brother for PC VR headsets, which is notably still in Early Access, it serves […]

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Unpacking Connect 2021 – What it Means for the Metaverse of the Future

4 years ago
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We’re just one week past the Connect 2021 event where Meta (formerly Facebook) laid out its grand vision for both XR and the metaverse, including rebranding its entire company around the concept. The event was heavy on vision with a lot of the near-term news being more disparate. I sat down with host Kent Bye […]

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Cas & Chary Present: Hands-on with the Lynx R-1 Mixed Reality Headset

4 years ago
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Lynx is a Paris-based startup building the Lynx R-1, a standalone mixed reality headset that’s small and lightweight. The headset’s Kickstarter reached its goal 15 hours after launch and is still ongoing, having recently doubled its funding goal. You can pledge for a unit starting at $500. Cas & Chary Present Cas and Chary VR is […]

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Station Readies for Crew Departure Amid Science and Cargo Work

4 years ago
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Four International Space Station astronauts continue packing their U.S. spacecraft as they plan for a return to Earth this month. Meanwhile, the Expedition 66 crew continued its ongoing space research and maintenance aboard the orbital lab. Flight Engineers Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur of NASA, who are also the commander and pilot of NASA’s SpaceX …
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Astronauts Study Biology and Physics, Work Inside Crew Dragon

4 years ago
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Human research and combustion science were the main focus of the Expedition 66 crew today. The International Space Station residents are also ensuring a U.S. spaceship and a Russian module stay in tip-top shape. Two astronauts started their day on Wednesday collecting blood to help scientists understand how living in weightlessness impacts the human body. …
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XRA To Host Limitless Future Conference

4 years ago
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The XR Association has announced its inaurual Limitless Future > XR for Learning and Development (LFC) Conference on Wednesday, which will launch on November 4. The half-day event will join top officials and professionals to discuss the future of the virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality (VR/AR/MR/XR) as applied to the training and education sectors. […]
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Seoul Pledges $33.1m to Metaverse Project

4 years ago
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Government administrative departments in Seoul, South Korea have pledged $33.1 million USD to a project aimed at deploying virtual reality (VR) Metaverse-based systems across all public services to create its ‘Metaverse Seoul’ project by 2026, Aju Daily reported on Wednesday. The five-year plan will transform Seoul’s public services by allowing employees to communicate to members […]