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Twitter Adds New Visual Enhancement Options for Attached Images and Clips
The new tools salvage some of what was leftover from Twitter’s now retired ‘Fleets’ option.
TikTok Publishes New Holiday Campaign Planning Guide for Marketers
Looking to use TikTok for your holiday push? You need to check out this guide.
YouTube Expands Test of Opening the App to the Full-Screen Shorts Feed
YouTube’s leaning into the short-form video trend, with a significant revision of its UI for some users.
Editorial: PC VR Doesn’t Need New Hardware, It Needs New Content
Look, PC VR doesn’t need new hardware… it needs new content.
Medal Of Honor Oculus Quest 2 Release Date Revealed
Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond launches on Oculus Quest 2 a week from today on November 15.
More details here!
City Sim Spacefolk City Jumps From Oculus Quest To PC VR This Week
Casual city building simulator Spacefolk City is jumping from the Oculus Quest over to PC VR later this week.
The XR Week Peek (2021.11.08): Microsoft Teams gets immersive, Meta may open its stores, and more!
Today I’ll travel to the US to be a speaker at AWE, and I hope to meet you all there.
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Niantic Kickstarts Its AR Metaverse with Release of Lightship SDK and $20M Developer Fund
At a special launch event today, Niantic announced it’s opening up the Lightship AR Development Kit (ARDK) platform, a software development kit with the kinds of tools the company uses to make Pokémon Go’s ‘world-scale’ gameplay possible. And to attract third-party developers to the platform, it’s also announced $20 million fund which it hopes will kickstart AR development. […]
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‘The Secret of Retropolis’ is the Latest App Lab Success to Make the Leap to the Main Quest Store
Meta’s App Lab now counts over 500 VR games and experiences, a majority of which still haven’t passed the curation process to make the leap to the Quest Store. Now, well-rated adventure game The Secret of Retropolis has made the jump, bringing its mix of classic point-and-click action and immersive cinematography to the official Store. The Secret […]
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Real VR Fishing: Year 2 Update Available Now
One of the biggest updates yet for Real VR Fishing is here, adding new features and reworking the game’s fishing mechanics for increased immersion and accuracy.
Report: Meta Plans Physical Stores To Showcase Headsets & Glasses
Meta has been planning physical stores for more than a year, The New York Times reports.
The locations could eventually span the world and would let people try headsets & glasses before buying.
NASA, SpaceX Adjust Crew-2 Station Departure Date
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission now is targeting a return to Earth no earlier than 10:33 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 8, with a splashdown off the coast of Florida. The Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station at 2:05 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, to begin the journey home. Mission …
NASA, SpaceX Continue Crew-2 Space Station Undocking
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission continues to target a return to Earth no earlier than 7:14 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 8, with a splashdown off the coast of Florida. The Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station at 12:04 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, to begin the journey home. Mission …
NASA, SpaceX Continue Crew-2 Space Station Undocking
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission continues to target a return to Earth no earlier than 7:14 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 8, with a splashdown off the coast of Florida. The Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station at 12:04 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, to begin the journey home. Mission …
Twitter Adds New Option to Let Non-Twitter Users Tune into Spaces
Twitter continues to provide new options to maximize Spaces discovery and engagement.
Internal Research from Facebook Shows that Re-Shares Can Significantly Amplify Misinformation
Should Facebook consider removing the ‘Share’ button entirely?
Meta is Reportedly Planning to Open Retail Stories to Sell VR, AR and Other Digital Connection Tools
Direct-to-consumer connection could help Meta maximize its metaverse push, in various ways.
Windows 11 Update Offers Virtual Desktop PC VR Streaming Fix
A new Windows 11 update should fix performance issues when streaming PC VR games to Quest via Virtual Desktop.
Watch: Incredible Resident Evil 2 VR Mod Has First-Person And Motion Controls
We’ve played the incredible Resident Evil 2 VR mod.
Check out 10 minutes of gameplay here!
Kasalis Unveils Pixid 700 Optics Platform
US optical devices company Kasalis announced this week it had introduced its Pixid 700 platform for manufacturing and aligning optical devices. The Pixid 700 offers optional 5-nanometre linear and o.2-radian (?rad) angular resolutions as well as increased customisation and process flexibility, improved micro-optics features, and others features. The solution’s software framework also includes a node-based […]
Optelos Data Viz to Optimize Turnaround
US data visualisation firm Optelos announced at the Industrial XR Forum it will offer a unified Software as a Service (SaaS) solution designed to refine Enterprise Asset Management (EAM). The Austin, Texas-based firm is employing digital twins to improve the quality and lower the cost of enterprise-scale EAM. In addition, Optelos provides a range of […]
Meta Continues Face Recognition for Metaverse Tools
US tech giant Meta will continue using its facial recognition technologies on its Metaverse suite of applications, despite previously stating on Wednesday it would no longer use them across its social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and others. According to a Recode report, Meta would exclude the changes from its Metaverse products, which […]
Five Key VIVEPORT Apps to Improve Collaboration
Taiwanese tech firm HTC is a market-leading virtual reality (VR) hardware provider for enterprises and consumers due to its wide range of powerful HTC VIVE headsets and software solutions. VIVEPORT, HTC VIVE’s digital storefront and subscription service, supports the distribution of PCVR applications, games, and immersive videos across roughly 80 countries. To expand and foster […]