XR Today has stepped into the industry to speak to figures from some of the world’s top organisations and follow some of the hottest trending topics across the sector. The IEEE and European Commission, as well as major firms such as Meta, VictoryXR, and Huawei topped headlines for last week’s high-performing XR stories. In case […]
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Rise of Vertical World To Split Metaverse, Futurist Says
Fault lines in the technology sector have sparked tensions and polarisation among firms, governments, and organisations. As the Metaverse race becomes a key focal point of the global extended reality (XR) community, firms will need to consider how it will develop amid these renewed tensions. In this featured interview, XR Today spoke with Abishur Prakash, […]
Spark AR Review: Facebook’s New AR Studio Suite
Of all the extended reality opportunities appearing in today’s digital environment, augmented reality is perhaps the most accessible. Suitable for use with or without a dedicated headset, AR applications have already made their way into our tablets, smartphones, and computer screens. Everywhere, developers and business leaders alike are beginning to discover the potential of AR. […]
Meta Publishes New Trending Gift Guide Based on Facebook Marketplace Activity
The guide covers a range of Marketplace trends, highlighting key products of interest among Facebook shoppers.
Meta Launches New Legal Effort Against Phishing Scammers Who had Been Operating Over 30k Fake Pages
Meta’s ongoing legal efforts play a key role in deterring future criminal activity.
UploadVR’s Best VR Of 2021 Awards – Nominees
It’s time. Our Best VR of 2021 nominees are now live!
Recognizing the best developers, hardware, design and, of course, games. Did your picks make the cut?
Warplanes: WW1 Fighters Review – A Versatile Flight Sim That Delivers
This week on Upload we’re catching up on some 2021 VR reviews we missed out on early in the year.
First up: the thrilling versatility of Warplanes: WW1 Fighters!
‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ VR Support Arrives from Modder Behind ‘GTA’ & ‘Red Dead Redemption’ VR Mods
Luke Ross, the modder who brought VR support to a host of non-VR games such as GTA V, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Mafia II, surprise-released a VR mod for the PC version of Horizon Zero Dawn. YouTube channel Cas and Chary got an exclusive first look at the mod. Casandra Vuong (aka ‘Cas’) went hands on, revealing just how the mod’s first and […]
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Social VR App ‘Rec Room’ Raises $145M Funding, Now Valued at $3.5B
Social VR platform Rec Room has sealed another big funding round to close out the year. The Seattle-based startup today announced it’s secured a new $145 million financing round, bringing the company’s total valuation to $3.5 billion. The funding round was led by Coatue Management, with participation from existing investors Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, and Madrona Venture […]
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How to Choose a Color for Your Website [Infographic]
Using a consistent color palette can enhance brand recognition, and drive better response.
P.T.’s Horrific Hallway Comes To Quest Home
This fan-made Quest Home environment brings the horrific world of P.T. to VR.
Joy.
Visiting Trio Says Farewell to Station Crew Before Departing
NASA is providing live coverage on NASA TV, the agency’s website, and the NASA app as Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin along with spaceflight participants and Japanese private citizens Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano prepare to return to Earth from the International Space Station. The trio, concluding an 11-day mission aboard the station, will bid farewell to the …
TikTok’s Planning to Open its Own ‘TikTok Kitchen’ Chain of Delivery-Only Restaurants
Let’s see Instagram copy this…
YouTube Expands Shorts Fund to More than 70 New Regions, Adds New Shorts Analytics Features
The expansion will help YouTube boost Shorts usage in various markets.
Meta Partners with Popular Mobile Apps for New End-of-Year Stories Collaborations
The collaborations provide more TikTok-like creative functionality, which could help to keep users within Meta’s apps instead.
Horizon: Zero Dawn VR Mod Revealed For PC
A Horizon: Zero Dawn VR mod was just released for PC.
Gameplay and details here!
The 2021 VIVEPORT Holiday Specials are Here!
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RC Airplane Challenge Comes To Quest, PSVR Next Week
RC Airplane Challenge brings micro-flight gameplay to Quest and PSVR next week.
More details here!
Watch: Blaston Passthrough On Quest Turns Your Living Room Into An Arena
Thanks to Passthrough API support, Blaston can now transform your living room into a VR arena. Check out our gameplay footage of this new feature on Quest 2.
VR Cover accessories for Oculus Quest 2 Review
I got a package from VR Cover with some cool accessories for Oculus Quest 2 to review. Since they know
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A Big Update to ‘Bigscreen’ Boosts Room Sizes, Video Quality, & Quest Performance
Social VR hangout app Bigscreen just got a bunch of improvements in a new update available now. The update brings a range of enhancements across all supported headsets, including boosting room size to 15 people. Bigscreen is a social VR hangout app that lets users bring their PC into VR to share gaming, streaming, work or, […]
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Meta’s Acquisition of ‘Supernatural’ Reportedly Cost $400 Million, Under Scrutiny by FTC
Earlier this year Meta announced the acquisition of Within, the studio behind the VR fitness app Supernatural. While the price of the acquisition wasn’t disclosed, a report this week claims Meta hoped to pay $400 million for the studio but the deal may not have closed yet due to ongoing scrutiny by the US Federal Trade […]
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6G, eMBB+ Vital to Building Metaverse, Huawei Says
The next phase of Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB+) in potential future 6G connections will allow telecommunications firms to join the “physical and cyber worlds” as well as build new methods of interacting in the Metaverse, Huawei Technologies has said in a recent report. In latest book ‘6G: The Next Horizon,’ the Chinese telecoms giant explained […]
DARPA Awards PARC $5.8m for AR Training Tool
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a $5.8 million contract to the Paolo Alto Research Center (PARC) to collaborate with several key universities to develop augmented reality (AR) technologies, it was announced on Thursday. The Xerox company will work on projects with AR firm Patched Reality as well as two institutions—the […]
Oculus for Business Review: An Introductory Guide
When Virtual Reality first emerged in the marketplace, it was considered by many to be a novelty product for consumers. Gaming and entertainment companies alike jumped at the opportunity to meet their customers in a new world. However, the benefits of VR for the commercial and business worlds were temporarily overlooked. Fortunately, now the world […]