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The Game Kitchen, developers behind action-platformer Blasphemous (2019), launched a Kickstarter last week that promises to let you play any board game in VR. Now, only a week in, the studio has pushed past its initial funding goal and revealed more licensed board games coming to the platform. Update (July 20th, 2022): All on Board! is […]

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Google to Publicly Test AR Prototypes Starting in August

3 years ago

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Google announced that the company will be conducting real world tests of its early AR prototypes starting next month. The company says in a blog post that it plans to to test AR prototypes in the real world as a way to “better understand how these devices can help people in their everyday lives.” Some of the […]

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Hidden SteamVR Feature May be Another Clue to Valve’s Rumored Standalone VR Headset

3 years ago

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A recent SteamVR beta release included a hidden feature that allows the user’s playspace boundary to be set up in a passthrough mode which could eventually be used for existing SteamVR headsets or a future headset from Valve. Users of Quest or Rift S will be familiar with passthrough playspace setup. This when you outline […]

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Station Set for Thursday Spacewalk as Advanced Space Research Continues

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A Russian cosmonaut and an Italian astronaut are finalizing preparations for a spacewalk on Thursday to configure the International Space Station’s third and newest robotic arm. As the pair was being assisted by two cosmonauts the rest of the Expedition 67 crew ensured ongoing advanced space research was proceeding full speed ahead aboard the orbiting …

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Vicon Launches Valkyrie XR Mocap Camera

3 years ago

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Motion capture (mocap) specialist Vicon launched its Valkyrie camera solution boasting the world’s highest-quality specifications, the company announced on Tuesday. The Hauppauge, New York-based firm created the system to capture greater detail and fidelity for content creators and innovate the market for location-based virtual reality (LBVR) providers. The new solution will work with Vicon’s Origin […]

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Many Worlds VR Debuts Immersive Content Tools

3 years ago

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Auckland-based virtual reality (VR) Metaverse platform Many Worlds launched its bespoke immersive content creation tools on Friday last week, which provides a digital space to create custom avatars, virtual spaces, and interactive content. The company provides an immersive environment for users to play mini-games, join events, and socialise. Users can also hop between tailor-made digital […]

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Nextech AR Upgrades ARWay Spatial Mapping Platform

3 years ago

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This Tuesday, Nextech AR Solutions Corporation, a firm providing augmented reality (AR) metaverse services, announced a fresh update to its spatial mapping platform ARWay. Since Nextetch bought ARWay last year, the firm has been building up to the debut of ARWay as a standalone company. ARWay will become a publicly traded group in 2022, with […]

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Apple to Slow Hiring, R&D amid Market Crisis, Report Says

3 years ago

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Apple has reportedly planned to restrict hiring and budgeting growth for 2023 across some departments as it struggles with the looming economic crisis, experts familiar with the matter told Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman on Monday. The sources in the report added executives would not apply the priority shift across all departments and the tech giant still […]

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Meta Tests New Option to Create Avatar-Aligned Cover Images for Your Facebook Profile

3 years ago

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Meta really wants you to start aligning yourself with your avatar depiction.

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LinkedIn Looks to Make ‘Repost’ a Default Post Engagement Option

3 years ago

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LinkedIn’s looking to put more emphasis on re-posting, as opposed to sharing with your own comments.