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 […]
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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!
Meta’s First Big Proto-metaverse Project Finally Launches (kinda)
Nearly two and a half years in the making, Meta’s most ambitious social VR project, Horizon Worlds, has finally reached open beta. Well kinda. Starting today, the platform is available to those in the US & Canada who are 18 years old or older—on Quest 2 and Oculus PC. If you’re part of that group you’ll […]
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‘Blaston’ Gets New Game Mode, Passthrough AR Support on Quest & More in ‘Arctic Blast’ Update
Blaston (2020) is getting an update today that will bring a few new things to the futuristic 1v1 dueling game from Resolution Games, including a new dueling mode, character, arena and a passthrough AR mode on Quest. Called ‘Arctic Blast’, the free update launching today adds a new mode to the game that lets you […]
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‘Cyberpunk 2077’ VR Mod to Arrive in January, Letting You Take a Virtual Braindance
Cyberpunk 2077 doesn’t officially support VR headsets, but leave it to prolific VR modder Luke Ross to get under the hood and beat CD Projekt Red to the punch—one they haven’t exactly prioritized given the litany of bugs the studio has needed to fix over the past year. As first reported by PC Gamer, the mind […]
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New Visitors Adapt to Station During Space Biology, Physics Research
Three individuals are adapting to life aboard the International Space Station following Tuesday’s launch and docking aboard a Russian crew ship. The seven-member Expedition 66 crew is back on science duty today while helping the new space travelers get up to speed with station systems and safety procedures. 10 people are living on the orbiting …
RealWear Debuts Navigator 500 Assisted Reality Tool
RealWear debuted its ‘RealWear Navigator™ 500’ immersive mixed reality (MR) headset on Monday to improve safety, comfort, and productivity for frontline workers. The US firm’s latest product follows its flagship RealWear HMT-1 augmented reality (AR) headset, which is used by enterprises such as Volkswagen, BMW, and Total. Qualcomm powers the HMT-1 with its popular Snapdragon […]
Apple Posts Job for ‘Next-Gen’ AR/VR Engineer
US tech giant Apple Inc quietly announced on Monday it is seeking new professionals to boost its augmented and virtual reality framework, indicating a push to innovate its extended reality (XR) plans. Hayden Lee, AR/VR Software Engineering Manager for Apple, announced the news on Twitter, stating the company was seeking an engineer “with a focus […]
Peterbilt Deploys ARTech Solution for Apple iPads
Peterbilt Motors Company recently hit a major milestone in the deployment of its ARTech augmented reality (AR) solution aimed at transforming services for dealerships and service repair workers. The new solution, which uses 3D AR visuals for “chassis-specific Peterbilt trucks”, will work jointly with PACCAR Solutions Service Managment systems, allowing service technicians to rapidly access […]
XR Predictions 2022: Virtual and Augmented Reality in the Future of Work
In the last couple of years, extended reality, or “XR” has evolved from a novel concept into a crucial, disruptive technology for the future workplace. Between 2020 and 2026, MarketWatch predicts that global XR production will grow by 46.5% per year. While several factors have undoubtedly contributed to the rise of XR, the pandemic was one of the industry’s […]
Google Shares Top Search Trends of 2021
Google’s search trends provide a somewhat dizzying reminder of the last 12 months – which feels much shorter than that.
Facebook Launches ‘Professional Profiles’ to Help More Creators Maximize their Presence
Facebook’s making a push to win over more creators, as part of its broader effort to win back young audiences.
Reddit Reveals the Top Posts, AMA Sessions, Live-Streams and More in 2021
Reddit has shared a new overview of the top posts of the year along with some new performance stats.
Twitter Tests New, TikTok-Like Full-Screen Display for Explore
“It’s beginning to look a lot like TikTok…”
Hand Tracking Now Works Properly In OpenXR On Quest
Controller-free hand tracking now works properly in OpenXR Unity apps on Quest.
This means apps can now use both hand tracking and passthrough at the same time, since the Passthrough API requires OpenXR.
Hands-On: Ultrawings 2 Could Be The Flight ‘Simulator’ VR Really Needs
Ultrawings 2 feels like the flight ‘sim’ VR needs in 2022.
Hands-on with the Quest 2 version of the game and words from developer Bit Planet!
Speech Recognition And Experimental Spatial Anchors Now Available To Quest Developers
Developers can now add Meta’s speech recognition to Oculus Store & App Lab apps, and can experiment with mixed reality spatial anchors.
Meditation App Maloka Releases Dec 14 For Quest, Neil deGrasse Tyson Joins
Mediation app Maloka is set for a full Oculus Store release for Quest on December 14, with scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson joining as the voice of the Universe.