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Facebook Provides New Tips on How to Set Boundaries in Messenger to Avoid Harmful Interactions
The framework provides some key pointers on healthy use of messaging apps.
Oculus Go Will Get A Special OS Build With Root Access
Facebook plans to release a special operating system build for Oculus Go with full root access, according to Consulting Oculus CTO John Carmack.
Apple CEO Tim Cook: AR Is One Of ‘Very Few Profound Technologies”
Tim Cook is “AR fan #1” and thinks it’s one of “very few profound technologies” that we eventually won’t be able to live without.
Facebook Announces XR Programs And Research Fund, $50 Million Investment
Facebook announced a $50 million investment in a newly-established XR Programs and Research Fund with plans to support research and collaborative efforts aimed at ensuring VR and AR technologies are “developed responsibly.”
Lone Echo II Now Launching In October On Oculus Rift
Lone Echo II launches on Oculus Rift on October 12. Really. This time it has to happen, right?
Facebook Announces $50M Research & Partnership Fund to “build the metaverse responsibly”
Back in July Facebook announced that it had spun up a new organization internally to begin building part of the metaverse, a series of interconnected virtual experiences and worlds that the company believes is the next step for human communication and interaction. As part of that effort Facebook this week announced that it’s earmarking $50 […]
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Soyuz Crew Ship Docks to New Science Module Port
The Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft that first launched and arrived to the International Space Station April 9 has now successfully relocated with its crew aboard from the station’s Earth-facing Rassvet module to the “Nauka” Multipurpose Laboratory Module. The spacecraft carrying Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy, commander of the Soyuz, and Pyotr Dubrov along with NASA astronaut Mark …
Soyuz Crew Ship Undocks to Begin Port Relocation
The Russian Soyuz MS-18 undocked from the Rassvet module on the International Space Station at 8:21 a.m. EDT. Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy, who is the commander of the Soyuz spacecraft, and Pyotr Dubrov along with NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, are aboard the spacecraft for the short trip to a nearby parking space. The trio …
Watch NASA TV as Trio Switches Ports in Soyuz Crew Ship
NASA is providing live coverage on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website as three residents of the International Space Station prepare to take a short ride aboard a Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft to relocate it in preparation for the arrival of the next set of station crew members. NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei …
LinkedIn’s Working on Paid Events to Provide New Monetization Opportunities
The option could be a boon for the trade show industry, and for individual creators looking to reach professional audiences.
Facebook Experiments with Additional Business Context Elements in Ad Display
The new display provides more immediate context on advertisers, which could help to improve transparency.
Snapchat Launches new Holiday Trends Guide to Assist with Your Strategic Planning
The guide includes a range of usage insights and ad tips to help guide your approach.
Facebook Announces Season 2 of its ‘Social Skills’ Business Tips Video Series
The second season will feature insights from the social media managers behind Target, BarkBox and more.
NASA Integrates Microsoft HoloLens into Regular Maintenance Operations on International Space Station
As NASA nears the launch of another mission to the Moon in 2024, and a subsequent mission to Mars in the 2030s, augmented reality is increasingly being woven into the normal space operations to test various capabilities.
The latest example comes via the current International Space Station (ISS) crew, several of whom are using the Microsoft HoloLens to carry out vital procedures.
• Don’t Miss: Microsoft’s Live HoloLens 2 Apollo 11 Demo Didn’t Take Flight, but You Can See It Thanks to Unreal Engine’s Video
Currently, crew members are engaged in the T2 Augmented Reality (T2AR) project, which… more
Arcade Flight Sim ‘Ultrawings 2’ Promises 40–60 Hours of Gameplay, Launching Early 2022
Ultrawings is an arcade VR flight sim that’s been on the market since 2017 and has become something of a classic in its own right. Now developer Bit Planet games says it’s “all-in” on the sequel, Ultrawings 2, which is poised to launch in early 2022 on Quest and PC VR. Ultrawings charmingly combines flight sim mechanics […]
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Promising VR MMO ‘Zenith: The Last City’ Just Got a Huge Boost With $10 Million in Funding
Ramen VR, the studio behind the upcoming VR MMO Zenith: The Last City announced today that it has raised $10 million in venture capital. The game is set to launch later this year on all major headsets. Zenith: The Last City got its start with a successful Kickstarter back in 2019. Despite raising $280,000—significantly more than its […]
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AR Glasses Creator Nreal Secures $100M Series C Financing to Expand Internationally
Chinese AR glasses startup Nreal announced it’s raised a fresh $100 million Series C financing round, something it says will be used for R&D and to fund wider international expansion. As first reported by CNBC, the latest round reportedly brings the company’s valuation to $700 million. That figure was obtained by an anonymous source with […]
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Crew Gets Ready for Russian, U.S. Spaceship Activities This Week
A Soyuz crew ship with three Expedition 65 crew members aboard will move to a new docking port on Tuesday. Two days after that a U.S. cargo craft will depart the International Space Station and return to Earth packed with science experiments and station hardware for retrieval. NASA Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei and Roscosmos …
Virtual Desktop Gets Video Downloads & 120Hz Flat Game Streaming
A Virtual Desktop update adds a new videos tab to download videos from your PC for local playback on Oculus Quest.
Rec Room Introduces Vehicles, Multiplayer Racing With Rec Rally On Sep 29
The Rec Rally update brings multiplayer racing and vehicles to Rec Room for the first time ever.
Resident Evil 4 VR Releases Oct 21 For Quest 2, New Gameplay Trailer Debuts
Resident Evil 4 VR releases on October 21. For the new trailer for the Oculus Quest 2 exclusive right here.
The XR Week Peek (2021.09.27): Huge leaks on Quest 2 Pro (and Quest 3?), Nreal to launch new glasses, and more!
This is the first newsletter of Autumn 2021: I think I’ll miss the sun but for sure not the mosquitos.
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‘Resident Evil 4’ for Quest 2 to Release October 21st, Extended Gameplay Trailer Here
Just in time for Halloween, Oculus announced today that the VR port of the award-winning survival horror game Resident Evil 4 (2005) is set to release on October 21st. Resident Evil 4 is arriving exclusively on Oculus Quest 2 (re: not the original Quest) when it launches next month. The game has been completely reworked […]
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