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News from various tech sites, space, animals and more!
Walkabout Mini Golf: How One Of VR’s Best Multiplayer Experiences Started On iPhone
We dived deep into the development of Walkabout Mini Golf with lead developer Lucas Martell to explore how one of VR’s best multiplayer experiences was made.
Microsoft Flight Simulator Performance Update Will Have ‘Positive Impact’ For VR Support
This month’s Microsoft Flight Simulator update could bring significant improvements to VR performance.
Fast Travel Games Made $2.4 Million In 2020, New Investment Announced
Wraith, Apex Construct and Budget Cuts 2 developer Wraith made $2.4 million last year, and today announced another investment round totalling over $4 million.
Unassuming One-man VR Project ‘Gorilla Tag’ Reaches 675K Players, Most Growth on Quest
First-time indie VR developer Kerestell Smith was taken aback at the reception of his Early Access multiplayer VR game, Gorilla Tag. The unassuming lo-fi title, which plays like a game of multiplayer tag, has found a synergistic combination of interesting locomotion and social VR. Following the game’s release on Quest via App Lab, player counts have […]
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‘Arcsmith’ is a Quirky VR Puzzle Game from ‘Thomas Was Alone’ Studio, Coming to Quest in July
Bithell Games, the studio behind indie hits Thomas Was Alone and Subsurface Circular, announced a new story-based puzzle game coming to Oculus Quest soon that tasks you with building increasingly complex machines during an interstellar conflict, and getting to know an alien at the same time. Called Arcsmith, you step aboard a remote space station where you take on […]
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‘Wraith: The Oblivion VR’ Studio Fast Travel Games Raises $4M Investment
Fast Travel Games, the Sweden-based VR developer and publisher behind titles such as Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife (2021) and Apex Construct (2018), today announced a new investment worth $4 million. Brightly Ventures, a Nordic early-stage tech investment firm, led the round, and includes existing owners Industrifonden, Creades, and Inbox Capital. According to data provided by […]
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Russian Cargo Ship Docks to Station After Two-Day Trip
An uncrewed Russian Progress 78 spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station’s Poisk module on the space-facing side of the Russian segment at 8:59 p.m. EDT, two days after lifting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Sunday, Tuesday June 29 at 7:27 p.m. (4:27 a.m. Wednesday, June 30, Baikonur time). The spacecraft were flying …
Station Crew Busy with Cargo Ship Ops and Space Research
Cargo operations continue at the International Space Station as a Russian resupply ship gets ready for docking tonight and a U.S. spaceship prepares for undocking next week. The Expedition 65 crew is also staying focused today on life science and physics research. Russia’s ISS Progress 78 cargo craft is orbiting Earth today fine-tuning its maneuvers …
Pinterest is Now TAG Brand Safety Certified
Pinterest has been awarded the brand safety certification from the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), an organization that works to increase trust and transparency in digital advertising by fighting against criminal activity online.
Twitter Highlights Its Customer Service Compatibility in a Creative Blog Post
Twitter illustrates a valid point with the oldest documented customer complaint in history.
LinkedIn Shares Insights Into Gender and Racial Diversity in the Marketing Field
LinkedIn has shared new insights into the changing landscape of gender and racial diversity in the marketing field today.
Facebook Launches Beta Test of a Newsletter Platform ‘Bulletin’
Facebook is in the works of launching Bulletin, its new publishing and subscription platform for writers and podcasters.
Peabody Awards Expands To Immersive, Interactive Media Including VR & AR
The Peabody Awards are expanding to include media that falls into immersive and interactive categories, such as video games and VR and AR experiences.
A Township Tale Quest Pre-Orders Go Live With Early Access
You can now pre-order A Township Tale on Oculus Quest, unlocking early access to the VR adventure.
Arcsmith Is A New Oculus Quest Title From Bithell Games
Arcsmith is a new Oculus Quest title from Bithell Games, and it’s coming next month.
Sniper Elite VR – 7 Minutes Of Snipers Nest Immersive Gameplay
Here’s more Sniper Elite gameplay, this time without any in-game HUD and focusing on one of the game’s sniper-only missions!
JigSpace Puts Together $4.7 Million in Funding to Expand AR Tutorial Technology
The startup JigSpace, which was among the first apps to support ARKit and LiDAR for iPhone augmented reality apps, has capitalized on its early mover status by innovating within the space.
On Wednesday, JigSpace closed a $4.7 million Series A round of funding, led by Rampersand with Investible, Vulpes, and Roger Allen AM participating as well.
Don’t Miss: The 50 Best Augmented Reality Apps for iPhone, iPad & Android Devices
“Creating and sharing knowledge in 3D should be simple, useful, and delightful. We’re on a mission to unlock the utility of augmented reality at massive scale and bring… more
Snapchat Extends Its AR Lenses to Viber Messaging App
Yo dawg, Snap heard you using Snapchat augmented reality Lenses in your messages, so it’s putting its AR Lenses in other messaging apps.
On Wednesday, Rakuten Viber flipped the switch on an update that brings Snapchat’s popular AR Lenses to many users of its Viber messaging and voice communications app.
Don’t Miss: Snap Releases Lens Studio 4.0 with 3D Body Mesh & More, Upgrades Scan as Fashion Assistant
Viber users will now have access to 30 Lenses at launch for augmented video messaging and photos created in the app, but the selection will expand over time, with Rakuten Viber planning to… more
How HitMotion:Reloaded transitioned from an AR to a VR game
Two weeks ago, we of New Technology Walkers have launched HitMotion: Reloaded on SideQuest. This game has had a very
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VR Esports League Continues Push into High Schools with Echo Arena Tournament
The High School VR League continues to introduce immersive esports to high school students across North America and announces the Echo Arena Zone War tournament with a 6-week mini-season starting July 12 that culminates in a Lightning Final on August 29.
Ready At Dawn’s Echo Arena has been blazing a trail for competitive VR since it was released in July 2017 and featured in the Oculus-sponsored ESL-run VR League at Oculus Connect 4.
6 Reasons Why Now Is the Time to Jump Into VR Fitness
Perhaps the most difficult thing about converting new people to join the VR fitness scene comes with convincing them to just make that initial plunge. More so than other forms of exercise, or even other types of gaming, for that matter, virtual reality is a little bit more complicated, especially from the outside looking in.
‘A Township Tale’ on Quest Now Open for Pre-orders, Includes Early Access & Exclusive Cosmetics
A Township Tale, the MMO-like VR game available on PC VR headsets since 2018, is making its way to Oculus Quest next month. In anticipation of its July 15th launch, developer Alta has opened pre-orders today, which includes a few goodies like getting a chance to play before launch. If you pre-order the game on Oculus Store […]
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‘Samurai Slaughter House’ Promises Stylish & Bloody Physics-based Combat, Coming in 2022
Samurai Slaughter House is a physics-based combat sandbox from indie developer Tab Games, and it’s looking to shake up the genre with some seriously stylish visuals which the studio calls “half inspired by manga and half traditional Japanese ukiyo-e paintings.” It’s still early days for Samurai Slaughter House; the ambitious single-player title is promising a large “metroidvania-style […]
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‘Chess Club’ Brings Online Chess to Oculus Quest July 1st, Trailer Here
Chess has exploded in popularity recently, with the Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit bringing much attention to the age-old strategy game. Now Odders Lab, the studio behind VR rhythm game OhShape (2019), is set to release its next title Chess Club for Oculus Quest, which brings an immersive spin to the game. Chess Club is set to be the […]
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