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Sword Fighting Game ‘Broken Edge’ Coming to Quest 2 & PC VR on November 17th

2 years ago
InternetNews
Fast Travel Games and Trebuchet today announced that Broken Edge, the multiplayer VR sword fighting game, is set to launch on Quest 2 and SteamVR headsets on November 17th. Developed by Trebuchet and published by Fast Travel Games, Broken Edge is a multiplayer fantasy sword-dueling action VR game where you choose your fighter and go […]
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Sony’s VR Pioneering London Studio Says Next Project Isn’t a VR Game

2 years ago
InternetNews
Sony’s London Studio, the team behind trailblazing PSVR content PlayStation VR Worlds (2016) and Blood & Truth (2019), are making a new online co-op combat game that the studio calls its “most ambitious title to date,” but it doesn’t feature VR support. Co-studio head Tara Saunders describes London Studio’s next project in an SIE blogpost: Our next project is an […]
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‘VRChat’ Begins Open Beta for Hand-tracking on Quest 2 & Quest Pro

2 years ago
InternetNews
VRChat has brought hand-tracking to its social VR platform in a recent update, letting users opt-in to the experimental feature on Quest 2 and Quest Pro. “This isn’t just the ability to use your real hands via the Quest’s powerful finger tracking—it also means you don’t have to use your controllers at all in VRChat,” the […]
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Crew Works Biology, Botany, and Physics after Cargo Ship’s Arrival

2 years ago
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Life science, space gardening, and physics filled the Expedition 68 crew’s research schedule at the end of the week aboard the International Space Station. Meanwhile, three tons of new cargo are being unpacked after its arrival overnight. A host of biomedical studies have been underway this week on the orbiting lab as scientists on the …
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Space Freighter with Three Tons of Cargo Docks to Station

2 years ago
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An uncrewed Roscosmos Progress 82 spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station’s space-facing side of the Poisk module at 10:49 p.m. EDT today. Progress delivered almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies to the International Space Station for the Expedition 68 crew. Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station and @ISS_Research on Twitter, as well …
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Progress Cargo Craft Approaching Station Live on NASA TV

2 years ago
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NASA Television, the agency’s website and the NASA app now are providing live coverage of the docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. The uncrewed Progress 82 launched on a Soyuz rocket at 8:20 p.m. EDT (5:20 a.m. Baikonur time), Tuesday, Oct. 25, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Learn more about station activities by following the space station …
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Norway, EY Partner to Open Decentraland Tax Office

2 years ago
InternetNews
Norway’s government has begun its own Web3 venture after launching a metaverse-based tax office. The move aims to connect with Gen Z and Millennials and build Web3 technologies, it announced on Wednesday. Norway’s central register and tax authority, or Brønnøysund and Skatteetaten, respectively, announced the news at the Nokios conference it had partnered with Ernst […]
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Yoom Captures $15 Million amid Rebranding

2 years ago
InternetNews
This Tuesday, volumetric capture firm Yoom (formerly Tetavi) raised roughly $15 million to expand its real-time 3D (RT3D) avatar creation solution amidst a company rebranding. Yoom got its capital from representatives of various entertainment giants, including Interscope Records, Beats Electronics, and Finneas O’Connell, a Grammy Award-Winning Artist. Yoom’s volumetric video capture solutions enable brands to […]
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Meta Faces Restructure amid Q3 Profit, Stock Losses

2 years ago
InternetNews
Meta Platforms reportedly saw earnings fall 4 percent in the third fiscal quarter (Q3), or $27.7 billion USD compared to the same period last year at $29 billion, its Wednesday quarterly report revealed. News of the losses triggered a massive Wednesday sell-off of stocks and fall in shares. As of Thursday, Meta’s shares plunged 22 […]
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Taqtile Launches Manifest Maker Remote Guidance App

2 years ago
InternetNews
This Wednesday, Taqtile released its Manifest Maker application, an augmented reality (AR) remote guidance software for enterprise and industrial environments. Taqtile’s free solution provides a suite for on-site experts to create custom digital, step-by-step instructions for deskless and dispersed workers. Manifest Maker version 1.0.0 is available for head-mounted AR devices and iPads via Apple’s online […]