It’s been a good year for VR so far, but there’s much more to come.
Here’s 30+ games releasing for Quest, PC VR and PSVR in the second half of 2022.
Conquest VR preview: high-quality audio comes to Quest
At AWE, I have finally been able to try the upcoming Conquest VR audio accessory. It’s a while since I
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Major XR Players Join New Metaverse Forum to Cooperate on Foundational Standards
Khronos Group, the consortium behind the OpenXR standard, is helping to assemble other XR industry players in service of cooperatively building interoperability standards for what it hopes will be an “open and inclusive metaverse.” The so-called Metaverse Standards Forum was founded by platform holders, hardware companies, engine/tool creators, and users, with participants including companies such […]
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Crew Works Biomedical Science and Hologram, Robotics Tech
A host of biomedical studies filled the Expedition 67 crew’s day as NASA and its international partners continue exploring how living in space long-term affects the human body. The residents aboard the International Space Station also set up a 3-D hologram device and tested a new robotic arm. The orbiting lab’s four astronauts took turns …
Valve’s Mobile VR Headset to Dethrone Meta Quest
Last Thursday, Valve, the parent company of the popular online gaming storefront Steam, filed a technology patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its sophomore virtual reality (VR) headset. Valve is reportedly working on Deckard, a follow-up to its Index VR headset. Initially leaked in September 2021, Valve will release Deckard […]
Meta to Launch Avatar Store Front
Last Friday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on his Facebook account the launch of the Avatars Store, enabling individuals to purchase digital clothing items for their Metaverse avatar. Meta is making the service available on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger, allowing platform users to buy items for their digital Horizon avatar. Soon, Meta is also making Avatars […]
Big XR News from Meta, Salesforce, Timberland, Epic Games, Zoom, and Microsoft
Some of the world’s largest tech firms have begun rolling out new solutions across virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) on the backs of several key developments and events. The news has led to notable changes in the metaverse space as companies ramp up support for clients and consumers, allowing the new spatial communications platform […]
7 Insightful XR Advertising Case Studies to Read in 2022
Advertising has always been a rapidly changing and dynamic industry. As consumer trends evolve, and more companies enter the market, promotional teams need to be truly innovative to maintain the attention of their target audience. Today, in a world where companies can’t always create the in-person interactions required to leave a lasting impression on their […]
Meta Building ‘Mirror Lake’ Compact Varifocal Concept With ‘Holocake’ Lenses
Meta is building a “next gen” prototype headset called ‘Mirror Lake’ to prove eye tracking, varifocal optics, and reverse passthrough can be delivered together in an ultra compact form factor.
Meta Presents Retinal Resolution & Ultra Bright HDR Prototype Headsets
Meta presented a prototype headset ‘Butterscotch’ with retinal resolution, and another ‘Starburst’ with HDR displays 200 times brighter than Quest 2.