On the occasion of the upcoming GTC, I had the opportunity of speaking with two very important people that work
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How Brands Can Use Feedback to Measure Customer Experience
All that customer feedback you’re collecting can help you measure customer experience in more powerful and accurate ways than ever before.
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‘Virtuoso’ Review – Become an Amateur Musician Overnight
Virtuoso bills itself as a “music creation sandbox” but that may be selling it a little short: it’s actually a very intuitive set of training wheels for someone who’s never made digital music before while at the same time being a fun way to make music. You’ll need to go deeper into the practice of […]
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Quest Fitness Tracker is Getting Baked into Apple Health & Oculus App
Oculus Move is Quest 2’s onboard activity layer that tracks just how much you’re moving during gameplay. Now the company says its baking support for Move into both Apple Heath and the Oculus App itself. First introduced in November 2020, Oculus Move lets you view how many calories you burned and minutes you spent moving […]
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Crew Preps for Spacewalk, Scans Veins and Evaluates Artificial Gravity Suit
The Expedition 66 crew continued preparing today for the first of two spacewalks set to begin next week to continue upgrading the International Space Station’s power system. Vein scans were also on Thursday’s schedule helping scientists understand how living in space affects the human body. NASA Flight Engineers Kayla Barron and Raja Chari are set …
XRA Hosts First-Ever Advisory Council Meeting
The XR Association (XRA), one of the world’s top extended reality (XR) associations, gathered some of the industry’s leading representatives for its inaugural Future of XR Advisory Council (XRAC) meeting. The February event outlined the organisation’s vision for the XRAC, which included numerous targets and goals for developing best practices for the Metaverse and working […]
Magic Leap 2 Controllers Leaked ahead of Launch
In a Twitter post on Friday last week, Peter H Diamandis, Founder and Executive Chairman for XPRIZE, photographed himself wearing the currently unreleased Magic Leap 2 mixed reality (MR) headset. In the post, Diamandis holds a Magic Leap 2 controller and, until now, no details had emerged concerning the MR headset’s controller, despite the post […]
Samsung Reboots XR Plans with AR Headset, Metaverse Events
At the Mobile World Conference (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain last week, Samsung CEO, Han Jong-hee hinted at a potential augmented reality (AR) headset that supports multi-user Metaverse experiences. The exec said at the MWC as reported by the Korea Herald’s Investor, “(Metaverse-related, AR devices) are now the talk of the town, so we have buckled […]
Choosing the Right Metaverse Technology Vendor in 2022
The Metaverse is a concept gaining increasing attention in today’s digital-first world. Some estimate the value of the metaverse will soon reach the trillions, and experts believe the landscape will form the new frontier for digital transformation. It’s no wonder brands want to get involved. However, the metaverse isn’t a single technology you can buy […]
Twitter Updates Alternative Text Descriptions with New On-Image Badge and Expandable Captions
The new display will put more focus on alternative text descriptions, improving accessibility.
LinkedIn Adds New ‘Future of Skills’ Data Tool to Highlight Key Industry Trends
The interactive tool provides insights into key job skills trend shifts, which could be a valuable research option.
Meta Provides Tips to Help Women Stay Safe When Using Social Media [Infographic]
The guide provides some simple tips to help people protect their privacy, and control their online experience.
Google Announces its Marketing Live Conference for 2022
Get the latest on Google’s evolving digital ad tools at Google Marketing Live 2022.
6 Ways PSVR 2 Can Make Gran Turismo 7 The Ultimate VR Racing Game
We’ve been playing Gran Turismo 7. It’s amazing but, without VR, it’s missing something.
Here’s 6 ways PSVR 2 support could improve the racing sim.
Gabe Newell Blasts Metaverse ‘Get Rich Quick Schemes’
Gabe Newell says that most people mentioning the metaverse right now “have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about.”
But could their be a future for the platform?
Resident Evil 7 VR Mod Will Add Motion Controls, New Gameplay Revealed
Resident Evil 7’s upcoming VR mod has added motion controls.
Get a look at new gameplay here!
Quest Launch Title Shadow Point Is Coming To PSVR
Coatsink’s Quest launch title, Shadow Point, is making its way over to PSVR this month.
Trailer and details here.
Personalization and the Customer Experience in Digital Marketing [Research]
Today’s customers and consumers expect a highly relevant experience throughout the entire buying journey and beyond. But how are marketers utilizing and optimizing personalization to improve the digital customer experience? To help answer this question, Ascend2 surveyed 364 marketing professionals in December of 2021 and published the research study, Personalization in Digital Marketing. Here […]
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PSVR vs. PSVR 2 – How Far Has PlayStation VR Come Since 2016?
PlayStation VR 2 isn’t here quite yet, but this year Sony revealed the first detailed specs for the headset. Comparing PSVR vs. PSVR 2 specs side-by-side shows us how much has changed since Sony’s first consumer headset released in 2016. Update (March 8th, 2022): We’ve updated this article and the PSVR 2 spec sheet with […]
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Crew Studies Exercise, Physics and Preps for Tuesday Spacewalk
Space exercise and space physics were the main research topics aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. The Expedition 66 crew also juggled spacewalk preparations and crew departure training throughout the day. Two investigations conducted on Wednesday are exploring how to exercise effectively in microgravity and keep astronauts and cosmonauts healthy and fit in weightlessness. …
Disguise, Polygon Labs Team Up for Cloud XR
Disguise, a platform for immersive and extended reality storytelling, has bought out broadcast data and content platform Polygon Labs, media reported on Monday. The London-based extended reality (XR) firm’s buyout of Polygon Labs will allow it to integrate new technologies into its studios to collaborate via the cloud and Epic’s massive Unreal Engine platform. Following […]
USAF Awards Dynepic $3.6m for AR Authoring Platform
Last week, the United States Air Force’s (USAF) Air Education and Training Command (AETC) announced plans to award extended reality (XR) training firm Dynepic with a contract extension worth $3.6 million USD, boosting the deal to over $10 million. The contract extension and funding will allow Dynepic to scale its Member Operations Training Analytics Reports […]
HTC Debuts VIVEVERSE, Reveals 2021 Yearly Earnings
Taiwanese tech giant HTC’s reported on Tuesday its sixth consecutive year of net losses last year but noted its cost-saving measures had led to smaller annual cuts. According to the Taoyuan City-based firm, its net losses for 2021 totalled $108 million USD, or a loss of $3.75 NT per share, down from $7.27 NT in […]
What Is MANA Used for in Decentraland?
MANA is among the top cryptocurrency tokens for investors and has seen high demand in the market due to its utilization on the Decentraland metaverse platform. The value of the token rose steadily in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021, reaching an all-time high in November after the cryptocurrency’s total market valuation hit roughly $9.2 […]