VR Forever Awards Will Host “Largest Ever” SteamVR Festival Next Week

Creature and Future Friends are celebrating PC VR with the first VR Forever Awards next week, accompanied by the “largest ever” SteamVR festival.

Sushi Ben Brings The Manga-Inspired Adventure To PC VR Next Week

Sushi Ben, a slice-of-life narrative manga-inspired adventure, launches next week on PC VR.

The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up Feels Like Walking Into A Movie

The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up adapts the Taiwanese short story into a free-roaming VR experience.

See you for the first time at Meta Connect!

I’m super excited to say, for the first time in my life, “See you at Meta Connect!”. You know, I started working in VR(/AR/MR/XR/WhateveR) in 2014, and I started getting into development for the Oculus Rift DK2 in Unity around September of that year. 2014 is the year that Facebook acquired Oculus, and the same […]

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U.S. Army Reportedly Taps Anduril & Rivet to Compete in Revamped XR Headset Military Contract

According to a Breaking Defense report, the U.S. Army has chosen defense startups Anduril and Rivet to compete in its revamped Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) project, now called the Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC), which is slated to integrate AR headsets into combat roles. Rivet, partly funded by Palantir and led by former Microsoft IVAS lead […]

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‘VEX MAGE’ Combines Spellcasting and Co-op Arena Action on Quest & PC VR Next Month

Nervous Systems and Fast Travel Games announced that VEX MAGE is coming to Quest and PC VR headsets next month, bringing spellcasting abilities to Quake-style arenas. Vex Mage is all about fast-twitch shooting action, albeit with the ability to cast (and combine) magical elements, such as magma, lightning, and water. But it’s not only defensive: magical spells let […]

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Reflections of Little Red Dot Explores Singapore’s History Through Mixed Reality

Reflections of Little Red Dot uses mixed reality to explore how Singapore’s rapid urban development has affected its communities.

Echoes of Mora Hands On: Approachable Underwater Puzzler With An Emotional Heart

Echoes of Mora sees you solve a mythical missing persons case in a dreamy aquatic puzzler.

Out Of Nowhere Uses VR To Highlight Climate Change Concerns

Out of Nowhere explores the threat of climate change through a short, immersive experience.

Facebook Is Trying To Make Pokes Happen (Again)

Why? Who knows?