The certification will help TikTok continue to build out its business offerings.
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Facebook Partners with Coursera on New Digital Skills Training Initiatives
The new initiatives will provide additional training opportunities for those looking into emerging areas.
Instagram Expands its Insights Data to 60 Days, Providing More Analytical Capacity
The expansion will provide a heap more data insight for Instagram marketers.
Sniper Elite VR Update Supports Gun Stocks And HP Reverb G2
Sniper Elite VR developers issued an update with a long list of improvements for PC VR and PlayStation VR.
Lone Echo II Launches August 24 On Oculus Rift Platform
The last announced Oculus Rift exclusive title, Lone Echo II, will launch on August 24 for $39.99 and it will be playable on Quest via Oculus Link and Air Link.
Watch: 20 Minutes Of Fracked Gameplay Showing Move Locomotion And More
20 minutes of Fracked gameplay? Sure, why not.
Fracked Launches In August, Free Demo Available Now
PSVR exclusive Fracked is launching next month, but you can try a free demo TODAY
How to record 360 videos of your VR experiences
We all like to shoot videos and screenshots of the VR experiences we play: sometimes to me it is a
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The Number of VR Users on Steam Dropped Sharply Last Month, But Valve Isn’t Saying Why
Monthly-Connected VR Headsets on Steam We’ve been tracking the data on VR headsets published in the Steam Hardware & Software survey ever since first-gen VR headsets hit the market. The number of monthly-connected VR headsets on Steam has always seen ups and downs, but last month was different. In the latest data we saw a […]
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Inside VR Design: The Interface of ‘Electronauts’
Inside VR Design is a pilot for what could become an ongoing series examining specific examples of great VR design. Today we’re looking at the interface of Electronauts to find out what makes it so excellently usable. You can find the complete video below, or continue reading for an adapted text version. Electronauts is a […]
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‘Lone Echo II’ Coming to Oculus PC in August, Original ‘Lone Echo’ Discounted to $10
The long-awaited sequel to Ready At Dawn’s space adventure Lone Echo (2017) is nearly here. Lone Echo II is now set to arrive on August 24th, likely making it one of the last PC-only games funded by Facebook to arrive on the Oculus Store. Lone Echo II has been delayed multiple times since it was originally slated to arrive in 2019, but […]
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Preview: ‘Fracked’ is Shaping Up With a Great Art Style and Chunky, Satisfying Combat
Fracked, the upcoming PSVR exclusive from developer nDreams, is now due to launch next month, and today we got our first hands-on time with the game thanks to a new demo that’s available today. Fracked leans clearly into the shooter genre, but from our time with the demo it looks like nDreams is aiming to shake […]
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NASA TV to Air Crew Dragon’s Port Relocation
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts on the International Space Station will relocate their Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft Wednesday, July 21, setting the stage for a historic first when two different U.S. commercial spacecraft built for crew will be docked to the microgravity laboratory at the same time. Live coverage will begin at 6:30 a.m. EDT on NASA …
Mission Prep Heats Up Amid Science and Medical Studies
Today, the Expedition 65 crewmates aboard the International Space Station continued down their checklists in preparation for the next day’s planned mission activities — to include a port-relocation maneuver and the launch of a new module that will replace the Pirs Docking Compartment. Pirs has only a few days left in its 20-year length of …
YouTube Taps into the Popularity of BTS to Boost its New ‘Shorts’ Option
The promotion will help YouTube boost awareness of Shorts following the recent expansion of the tool.
Snapchat Launches New 3D Bitmoji, Another Step in its Digital Fashion Push
The new characters will provide more opportunity for customization, which could open up new opportunities for brand tie-ins.
TikTok Ads See Higher Emotional Response, According to New Report
The data shows that TikTok can drive significantly higher mental response rates, in terms of both memory and subsequent action.
WhatsApp Looks to Join the Audio Social Trend with Group Calls Update
WhatsApp users will now be able to join group calls at any time, even after the call has begun.
VR Download: Facebook Cancels Mind Reading, Can Steam Deck Do VR?
We’re going to get into a big week of VR-adjacent news on our live show today as we digest the likeliest implications for visiting simulated worlds.
Is Facebook Upping Quest 2 Base Model Storage To 128GB?
Facebook may soon increase the Oculus Quest 2 base model storage from 64GB to 128GB.
Dyschronia Is The New VR Visual Novel From Altdeus, Tokyo Chronos Dev
Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate is the new game in the Tokyo Chronos/Altdeus VR universe.
Crisis VRigade 2 Co-Op Multiplayer Support Arrives For PSVR
Crisis VRigade 2 now supports co-op multiplayer on all platforms, after the PSVR version of the game finally received the multiplayer update this week.
USA Today Showcases New Summer Olympics Sports with Augmented Reality
After a postponement of the Summer Olympics for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tokyo is set to host the games this summer, despite a surge in cases in the city.
Nonetheless, the games seem set to go on, and USA Today has published two AR experiences highlighting two new sports, skateboarding and sports climbing, making their Olympics debut.
Don’t Miss: USA Today Teams Up with 8th Wall to Launch AR Basketball Game for March Madness
The AR experiences feature American professional skateboarder Tom Schaar and Team USA climber Kyra Condie, with a 3D scan of each athlete anchored in the… more
The XR Week Peek: Facebook abandons BCIs, VR grows fast, and much more!
It’s a nice summer day here in Italy, and I hope things for all of you are going well. I
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Ready Player Golf VR Tournament on Oculus Quest to Benefit XRSI
Ready Player Golf is hosting a charity event that will take place in the Oculus Quest game Topgolf with Pro Putt. Tickets for the VR golf tournament are $100 each (tax deductible) and proceeds benefit XR Safety Initiative. Registration is open now for the September 24-25 event.
Pro Putt made its debut in the Oculus app store for the Quest in May 2020 and passed one million dollars in sales by December according to an article in Forbes magazine by Charlie Fink.