SideQuest & Creature Are Launching A $1 Million Indie VR Fund

The future of indie VR gaming looks bright. SideQuest, the popular VR content platform specializing in indie games and apps, this week announced that it has partnered with mixed reality developer Creature to launch a $1 million creator fund catering specifically to independent VR developers. Creators are encouraged to submit pitches for their original VR […]

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Legendary Electronic Musician Aphex Twin Launches AR App

Immerse yourself in a variety of trippy visuals accompanied by new music from the latest EP. Richard David James, better known by his stage name, Aphex Twin, is an award-winning musician, composer, and DJ made famous by his unique style of contemporary electronic music. This week the ground-breaking artist released a new augmented reality (AR) […]

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X Won’t Be Able to Remove its Block Functionality, Despite Elon’s Statements

Spoiler: It can’t actually do this.

Meta Shares Key Best Practices for Facebook and Instagram Ad Campaigns [Infographic]

Some key tips to help you optimize your Meta ads, by using automation and AI.

TikTok Shares New Guide to Ad Campaign Fundamentals

Some pointers to help improve your TikTok marketing approach. 

Pico Shifts Focus From Controllers To Hand Tracking

Bytedance-owned Pico is switching its focus from controllers to hand tracking for its headsets.

VR’s Perennial Mech Sim ‘Vox Machinae’ Gets More Immersive Battlefields in New Update

Vox Machinae, the cult-favorite VR mech sim that just keeps-on kickin’, has released a new update that will give players brand new conditions for battling with their hulking metal mechs. Vox Machinae began its development journey as far back as 2014, and eventually found its way to an early access launch on PC VR in 2018. […]

Canon Releases VR Video Starring An Adorable Cast Of Kittens

Find your zen with this “Meow-ditation” experience. The popular multinational photography company Canon has published an immersive 180-degree VR video on its official YouTube channel featuring a painfully-cute assortment of loveable felines. Canon describes the video as a “guided meditation” and the “purrr-fect way to de-stress.” The roughly seven-minute video was captured using the company’s […]

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Digital Twins, Where Profitability and Sustainability “Coexist”

Digital Twins are emerging as a tried and tested business tool. However, unlike other XR and derivative technologies, digital twins are already commonplace, and the ROI benefits are becoming more widespread knowledge. But solution vendors and XR champions still have a way to prove to wider audiences the benefits of enterprise digital twins; a critical […]

Big XR News from PICO, Meta, Microsoft, and Samsung

This week gave an informative insight into the state of XR headsets. While no significant announcements dropped, a handful of vendor updates paint a clear picture of the future of immersive hardware and its distribution. Increasingly, it seems that MR devices may lead the way. While expensive, MR headsets allow an end user to leverage […]