Category: News from the web

VR puzzle adventure Tin Hearts is getting into the Christmas spirit, bringing its first act to Quest next month.

Cardiovascular research and spacesuit maintenance topped the schedule for the Expedition 73 crew aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. The orbital residents studied how living in space affects blood circulation, swapped advanced gear on a spacesuit, and installed a new life support experiment.

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ChatGPT maker OpenAI has built an experimental large language model that is far easier to understand than typical models. That’s a big deal, because today’s LLMs are black boxes: Nobody fully understands how they do what they do. Building a model that is more transparent sheds light on how LLMs work in general, helping researchers…

Google DeepMind has built a new video-game-playing agent called SIMA 2 that can navigate and solve problems in a wide range of 3D virtual worlds. The company claims it’s a big step toward more general-purpose agents and better real-world robots.    Google DeepMind first demoed SIMA (which stands for “scalable instructable multiworld agent”) last year. But…

Valve’s reveal of the Steam Frame feels like a long-overdue jolt for the PC VR ecosystem. If you’re an XR vendor, enterprise buyer, or innovation lead tracking the future of immersive hardware, this headset isn’t just another spec bump. It marks a shift toward streaming-first design, frictionless access to massive software ecosystems, and modular hardware […]

As AR wearables continue to get smarter and more connected, they quietly edge their way into mainstream business use. Even Realities just pushed that shift further with the launch of its G2 smart glasses and R1 smart ring. If you’re leading innovation or shaping digital transformation in your organisation, this is the kind of product […]

Lenovo is working with partners to combine artificial intelligence and virtual reality to transform how workers learn.   Through its partnership with Canadian immersive learning company VR Vision, Lenovo is helping global enterprises deliver training that adapts to each employee in real time – a step change from the one-size-fits-all models that have dominated corporate education […]

Like Instagram’s Broadcast Channels, but in TikTok form.

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Vampire Survivors VR is now available in a surprise shadowdrop on Quest, which uses a 3D diorama approach with a resizable board.

Pocket Lands lets you create miniature worlds in mixed reality before exploring them in VR, channeling Minecraft in next month’s early access launch.