New VR Fighting Game From ‘Synth Riders’ Studio Gets Steam Next Fest Demo Next Week

Kluge Interactive, the studio behind hit VR rhythm game Synth Riders (2019), announced its upcoming VR fighting game, FINAL FURY, will be featured at Steam Next Fest on October 14th, which of course means a playable demo. Final Fury is a fast-paced combat game that puts you in the arena for some arcade-style fighting—not unlike Street […]

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Revamped Meta App Reintroduces Quest Users to Some of the Best Immersive Art Out There

Meta has revived its VR Animation Player (2019) with the new release of Theater Elsewhere, a fresh iteration of the free animation player app that allows users to experience immersive, hand-painted worlds created with in VR art app Quill by Smoothstep (2021). Meta says the newly revamped Theater Elsewhere app includes a new user interface for easier […]

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Fitness Service ‘Alo Moves’ Launches Immersive Mind-body Classes on Quest

Magnopus, the veteran XR studio behind Mission: ISS (2017), launched Alo Moves XR, a new mixed reality fitness app for Quest that uses volumetric 3D captures to deliver classes from top fitness gurus in yoga, Pilates, and mindfulness. Announced earlier this year, the Quest-exclusive Alo Moves XR app includes 32 classes out of the gate, and plans to […]

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Station Keeps Up Biology Studies as Crew-8 Nears Departure

The Expedition 72 crew members explored how space affects exercise and plant growth on Thursday helping NASA and its international partners plan human missions farther away from Earth. The International Space Station residents are also preparing for the departure of four crewmates and continuing to maintain science and life support systems. The lack of gravity …

Vision Pro Lead Leaves Apple Amidst Meta Quest 3S Competition

This week, reports from Bloomberg suggest that Apple is losing a key figure behind its Vision Pro development team. Dan Riccio, Apple’s now ex-Hardware Engineering Chief, is retiring from the company after helping to spearhead the development and eventual release of the Apple Vision Pro, which saw the firm finally enter the XR market early […]

US School District to Lease Transfr VR Headsets

Hart District Union School District will discuss the possibility of leasing 69 virtual reality headsets from Transfr. The US school district is look to add 69 headsets to support extended day and summer career experience courses by improving access to VR equipment for all students, including the ‘underrepresented’. This will allow them to explore various […]

ARuVR: Building a Legacy of Immersive Learning with Tangible Results

Immersive training is much touted in the XR world because it can drive positive learning outcomes based on repeatable virtual scenarios. Major businesses in sectors such as transport, healthcare, retail, and more leverage AR/VR/MR training solutions to innovate work procedures and produce new learning outcomes. But the XR training space is emerging and new to […]

TikTok Offers Free Access to Mental Health Support for Creators

Some important new programs from TikTok.

Meta Launches Updated Brand Safety Controls

Enhanced ad placement options from Meta.

Key Metrics for Social Media Marketing [Infographic]

Some pointers for your social media marketing strategy.