NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov have successfully splashed down in the Gulf of America, off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, at 5:57 p.m. EDT. Hague and Gorbunov have been at the International Space Station since ?Sept. 29, 2024, while Williams and Wilmore arrived on?June 6. This […]
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Return Continues, Dragon Completes Deorbit Burn
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft completed its deorbit burn at 5:18 p.m. EDT. NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are less than an hour away from a splashdown off the coast of Florida. Four minutes before splashdown, the drogue parachutes will deploy at about 18,000 feet in altitude […]
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Prepares for Deorbit Burn
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 crew members are moments away from a deorbit burn on their journey from the International Space Station to Earth. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, undocked from the space station at 1:05 a.m. EDT March 18. The deorbit burn, […]
Snapchat Shares Insights into How to Connect with Film and TV Fans in the App
Snapchatters are highly engaged with film and TV content.
LinkedIn Adds Another In-App Puzzle Game
LinkedIn says that 80% of games players return to the game within a week.
xAI Acquires Text-To-Video AI Project Hotshot
X users will soon be able to generate AI videos in-stream.
Data Shows That Longer Clips Are Gaining Traction on TikTok
It seems that “longer short” videos are now gaining more traction.
VR Exploration Experience Brink Traveler Adds Lake Tahoe
Brink Traveler’s latest update lets you experience the majesty of Sierra Nevada’s Lake Tahoe region.
Varjo XR-4 To Require $2500/Year Subscription For Advanced Mixed Reality Features
From next week, Varjo XR-4 headsets will require a $2500/year subscription for certain advanced mixed reality features.
How to start developing with camera access for Meta Quest 3 on Unity 6
Today I want to talk about one of my favorite topics: passthrough camera access. Meta has just released the APIs to let developers access the frames grabbed by the front cameras of the Quest so that developers can craft applications that can understand the environment around the user. In this tutorial, I will explain step-by-step […]
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Despite Years of Reports to the Contrary, PC VR Just Won’t Die—In fact, It’s Growing
The XR landscape has changed significantly over the last five years with the flourishing of standalone headsets and new entrants like Apple and (soon) Google. Despite all of that, the PC VR platform has continued a slow but steady growth. So much has happened in VR in last five years that if you had told […]
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Meta Releases Quest Camera Access for Developers, Promising Even More Immersive MR Games
Meta has finally released the long-awaited Passthrough Camera API for Quest, which gives developers direct access to the headset’s passthrough RGB cameras for better scene understanding—kickstarting the next generation of more immersive mixed reality experiences on Quest. Until now, Quest’s passthrough cameras were mostly locked down, limiting what developers could do beyond Meta’s built-in functionalities. […]
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Learn How to Train Your Dragon in Pet Simulator ‘Eggy’, Coming to Quest 3 Next Month
Spunge Games, the studio behind VR action-shooter Dead Second (2022), announced a mixed reality pet simulator called Eggy, letting you take care of your very own pet dragon. Coming to Quest 3/S on April 17th, Eggy opens a rift in your house, putting you between the Dragon Realm and your boring old dragon-less living room. In Eggy, a […]
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Real-time Space Strategy Game ‘BattleGroupVR’ Sequel Announced for Quest & PC VR Headsets
Indie studio SpaceOwl Games announced the upcoming sequel to real-time strategy game BattleGroupVR (2022). Developed by solo dev ‘KommanderKen’, BattleGroupVR2 is coming to Quest and SteamVR headsets soon, promising to be a “bigger, better sequel” to the single player real-time space strategy game. Space Owl says BattleGroupVR2 adds a heap of new features, including open-world exploration, missions, […]
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Dragon Undocks With SpaceX Crew-9 Members for Return to Earth
At 1:05 a.m. EDT Tuesday, NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov undocked from the space-facing port of International Space Station’s Harmony module aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.
Live on NASA+: Dragon Prepares to Undock With Four SpaceX Crew-9 Members
NASA’s live coverage of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 undocking now is underway on NASA+. At 11:05 p.m. EDT on March 17, the crew closed the hatch between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the International Space Station in preparation for undocking and the return of NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, to Earth.
SpaceX Crew-9 Quartet Enters Dragon and Closes Hatch
At 11:05 p.m. EDT, the hatch closed between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the International Space Station in preparation for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission.
NASA+ is Live as SpaceX Crew-9 Prepares for Undocking
NASA’s live coverage is underway on NASA+ ahead of hatch closure and undocking preparations for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission.
TikTok Adds Simplified Account Security Overview
A simplified overview for managing your TikTok account security settings.
AI Harms Need To Be Factored Into Evolving Regulatory Approaches
The push to develop AI models faster risks causing more social harm.
Reddit Will Enable Users To Block Ads From Specific Advertisers
Users will be able to hide ads from chosen advertisers for one year at a time.
Raise A Dragon In Pet Sim Eggy Launching In April On Quest
Eggy, a mixed reality virtual pet simulator for people who love dragons, launches next month on Meta Quest.
Quest SDK v74 Brings Thumb Microgestures & Improved Audio To Expression
The latest version of Meta’s SDK for Quest adds thumb microgestures, letting you swipe and tap your index finger, and improves the quality of Audio To Expression.
Snap Spectacles See Peridots Play Together & Now Use GPS
Six months in, Snap’s AR Spectacles for developers and educators just got big new features, including GPS support and multiplayer Peridot.