An upcoming HBO documentary will explore several communities within VRChat, presented as a traditional documentary filmed entirely in VR.
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Open Brush Passthrough Mode On Quest Now Available In Beta
Passthrough mode is now available in beta for Open Brush, the open source and free Tilt Brush alternative on Quest.
Valve to Host First-ever Steam ‘VR Fest’ Promotion Next Week
Leaning further into its ‘Steam Fest’ promotions, next week Valve is set to host its first ever Steam VR Fest which will highlight discounts and demos for VR games. In recent years Valve has begun hosting seasonal Steam Next Fest promotions where the platform highlights demos of upcoming games and foists more sales on your […]
HBO Documentary ‘We Met in Virtual Reality’ Explores the Real People of ‘VRChat’
A new documentary that was filmed entirely in VR is coming to HBO later this month that focuses on the individuals and communities growing in social VR spaces. Created by director Joe Hunting and premiered at 2022 Sundance Film Festival, We Met in Virtual Reality explores the lives of real VR users who met in VRChat and their […]
‘Red Matter 2’ Coming to Quest 2 & PC VR Next Month
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Health Checks, Space Gardening as Spacewalk Preps Ramp Up
The Expedition 67 crew members kicked off Tuesday with health checks before moving on to space agriculture and spacewalk preparations. The International Space Station’s residents also worked on a host of life support systems and cargo operations. NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins began her day setting up the Health Maintenance System in the U.S. Destiny laboratory …
Big XR News from Elbit Systems, Unity, Nreal, Orange and Cathy Hackl
The tech world was teeming last week with a fresh set of stories across an expanding number of verticals, which have demonstrated significant new use cases for immersive technologies. If you would like to keep up to date with the top stories across the virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality (VR/AR/MR/XR), please sign up here […]
FCC Commissioner May Halt ByteDance XR Expansion
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Nreal to Debut Hand-Tracked Spatial Adverts
Nreal, a global vendor of augmented reality (AR) smart glasses, announced on Friday last week the introduction of immersive advertising opportunities for its lineup of products. The Beijing-based firm is developing a bespoke ad-tech solution for its hardware, which enables brands to place immersive video advertisements spatially in a user’s AR environment. The firm will […]
Most Innovative XR Hand and Eye Tracking Vendors to Watch in 2022
As the XR landscape continues to grow, accelerating towards an expected value of $300 billion by 2024, immersive technology is evolving at an amazing rate. Increasingly, vendors and innovators are searching for new and improved ways to immerse users in unique experiences, using powerful and disruptive technology. Hand and eye tracking tools, capable of sensing […]