Yesterday night I have tried The Secret Of Retropolis, a VR game inspired by LucasArts’s point and click adventures developed
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News from various tech sites, space, animals and more!
Gorilla Tag: High Intensity Fitness, Fun & Esports
Reject humanity. Embrace your inner ape. Become gorilla.
The mottos of Another Axiom’s Gorilla Tag, an immersive VR game created by Kerestell “Lemming” Smith, remind us that sometimes people just want to “be a little monke.”
The game itself is relatively basic.
nDreams Opening Second VR Studio Focused on Live-service Games
nDreams, the studio behind Phantom: Covert Ops (2020) and the upcoming PSVR exclusive Fracked, announced today it’s opening a second VR development studio called nDreams Studio Orbital, which will focus on creating games as a service for VR. nDreams Studio Orbital will be headed by Chris White, who previously worked as a senior product manager at FitXR, […]
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Update to NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 Mission
NASA and Boeing have decided to stand down from Friday’s launch attempt of the agency’s Orbital Flight Test-2 mission. Currently, launch teams are assessing the next available opportunity. The move allows the International Space Station team time to continue working checkouts of the newly arrived Roscosmos’ Nauka module and to ensure the station will be …
Space Station Stable After Earlier Unplanned MLM Thruster Firing
Following the docking of the Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM), named Nauka, to the International Space Station at 9:29 am EDT, Russian cosmonauts aboard the space station conducted leak checks between Nauka and the service module. At 12:45 pm, the flight control team noticed the unplanned firing of MLM thrusters that caused the station to move out of orientation. …
New Module Successfully Docks to Space Station
The uncrewed Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM), named Nauka, the Russian word for “science,” arrived at the International Space Station’s Poisk module on the space-facing side of the Russian segment at 9:29 a.m. EDT, eight days after lifting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Nauka will serve as a new science facility, docking port, and spacewalk airlock for future operations.
Pro Tips: Pinterest Provides Insights into How to Maximize Your Pin Strategy in 2021
Looking to maximize your Pin marketing efforts? Check out these tips, direct from Pinterest’s business growth team.
Reddit Launches New Holiday Guide to Assist in Campaign Planning
The new guide includes a range of key insights to assist in holiday campaign planning.
YouTube Adds in Live-Stream Trailers and Live Polls as it Builds its New Streaming Commerce Options
The new tools are part of YouTube’s renewed focus on live-streams as an eCommerce option.
Facebook Posts Strong Revenue Result, But Daily Active Usage is Stalling in Key Markets
The numbers show that Facebook continues to go from strength to strength, but its daily active usage numbers are slowing in some markets,
The 25 Best PSVR Games And Experiences Available Now – Summer 2021
What are the best PSVR games you can play today? Find out in our full list! Sony’s PSVR headset has proven to be something of a white knight for VR in the industry’s early years. Despite being technically inferior to the Oculus Rift S, Valve Index and even older headsets like the HTC Vive on…
Registration Open For Official Eleven Table Tennis August Tournament
Registration is now open for the Eleven Table Tennis August Ranking tournament, the latest in a series of monthly tournaments that offer a $500 prize pool.
Supernatural Update Makes It Easier To Find The Right Workout
Fitness subscription service Supernatural is getting an update today that overhauls its menu system for quicker navigation to the kinds of workouts you want.
The Exorcist: Legion PSVR Update Offers Graphical Improvements
A new update is available for The Exorcist: Legion VR on PSVR, which makes some graphics and quality of life improvements.
New York Times Revives Its AR Storytelling on Instagram with Tokyo Olympics Experiences
Old school media stalwart The New York Times launched its augmented reality news content in 2018 with a feature on the athletes of the Winter Olympics.
However, after a solid year of AR reporting, the Times all but abandoned its AR news coverage via its mobile app, instead opting to publish AR content via the Spark AR platform from Facebook.
Don’t Miss: Google Adds More Olympic Athletes to Its Roster of Augmented Reality Search Content
Now, the publication’s AR journey has come full-circle with a pair of AR camera effects visualizing the physics behind two of the sports of the Summer Games… more
How you can request a free silicone cover for your Quest 2
Today I want to publish a very easy and short tutorial to let you grab the opportunity of getting a
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Supernatural VR Fitness App Update Focuses on Individuality and Efficiency
Each person who commits to improved wellness begins a unique journey with different health considerations, preferences, and goals. Supernatural continues to excel in the realm of VR fitness and their latest update focuses on individual needs by providing an even more incredible experience that enables members to apply filters, browse new workout carousels, and quickly find the perfect session among Supernatural’s 500+ workout library.
‘Garry’s Mod’ Sequel ‘s&box’ Details Initial VR Support
S&box is an in-development sandbox game designed as a sequel to the legendary Garry’s Mod (2006), a game that turned Valve’s Source Engine into a multiplayer playground and content creation tool which has spawned games, memes, and machinima. In a recent s&box development update, the studio says it has validated VR rendering for the game as […]
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Facebook Creates New Internal Organization to Build “the Metaverse”
Facebook Reality Labs, the company’s AR/VR research and development team, announced the creation of a special product group focused on developing its future vision for “the Metaverse.” Apparently Facebook is betting big on the idea too, as it hopes in the near future to be viewed more as “a metaverse company” than a social network. […]
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Oculus is “All in on OpenXR,” New Developer Features Will Come to OpenXR Only
Oculus is making hard shift away from its proprietary developer APIs in favor of OpenXR, an industry-backed project that aims to standardize the development of VR and AR applications. As of the latest SDK update, the company says OpenXR will become “the preferred API for all new applications going forward.” Oculus announced this month that […]
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How to Watch “Nauka” Module dock to the Space Station on July 29
NASA will provide live coverage of the automated docking of the uncrewed Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) to the International Space Station Thursday, July 29, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Named Nauka, the Russian word for science, the 43-foot long, 23-ton module launched on July 21 and will serve as a new science facility, docking port, and spacewalk airlock for future …
Time Perception, Immersive Exercise, and Nanoparticles Rule the Day
Wednesday’s activities aboard the International Space Station remained focused on science and maintenance. In preparation of Russia’s Multipurpose Laboratory Module docking to the outpost the following day, July 29, Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy located and gathered equipment to set up temporary ventilation for the 43-foot long, 23-ton module. Live coverage of tomorrow’s event begins at 8:30 a.m. EDT on NASA …
LinkedIn Posts Record Full-Year Revenue Result, Continues to See Strong Growth in Active Sessions
The platform has surpassed $10 billion in revenue for the first time, up 27% year over year.
WhatsApp Provides New Archive Options to Permanently Hide Noisy Group Chats
The update will ensure that you don’t keep getting notifications from archived chats.
Twitter Tests New Notifications for Locked or Suspended Accounts
The new notifications aim to provide more transparency in Twitter’s enforcement process.