Pinterest Reports Record Usage and Revenue in Q4

Pinterest is seemingly on the right track with its development. 

Snapchat Funds Wildfire Recovery Project in Los Angeles

Snapchat founders Evan Spiegel and Booby Murphy are also supporting the effort. 

TikTok Showcases Its Social Benefits in Canada as It Fights Ban Order

The Canadian government ordered TikTok to leave the nation last year. 

YouTube Partners with Repurpose.io To Enable Reposting from TikTok

An easy way to merge your content into YouTube Shorts.

COLD VR Review: A Flawed Inversion of SUPERHOT

COLD VR delivers moments of entertaining action on Steam, but it’s let down by frustrating level design and an unpolished presentation.

SideQuest Holds Layoffs Amid Changing Market

UploadVR confirmed layoffs have been held at SideQuest.

Android XR will allow camera access like on the phone

Passthrough camera access is a hot topic in the XR community right now and while the positions of Meta, Apple, and Pico are known, everyone is wondering what Google will do with Android XR. After I’ve spoken directly with the company, I can tell you that they will offer a solution similar to the one […]

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Meta Eyes Free-to-Play Future as Quest Userbase Changes with Wave of New Owners

Meta’s metaverse ambitions are evolving rapidly, with younger users and mainstream consumers reshaping the Quest platform over the course of 2024, according to Samantha Ryan, VP of Metaverse Content, which could see free-to-play content flourish as a result. In a recent developer blog post, Ryan highlighted key shifts in user behavior over the course of […]

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Ex-Oculus CTO: ‘Beat Saber was much more important to VR’s growth than Half-Life: Alyx’

John Carmack, former CTO of Oculus and legendary programmer, isn’t shy when it comes to voicing his opinions on all things XR. To Carmack, Meta’s block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber (2018) was “far more important than Half-Life: Alyx” in pushing adoption of the medium. While Valve’s PC VR game Half-Life: Alyx (2020) is largely prized as the pinnacle of […]

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Veteran VR Studio nDreams Condenses Two Studios into One, With Layoffs for Some

Veteran VR developer and publisher nDreams announced it’s opened an internal studio, called ‘Compass’, after having closed both its nDreams Studio Orbital and nDreams Studio in September. The studio announced back in September it had laid off 17.5% of the company in a response to “a challenging VR games market, situated within a tough gaming landscape […]

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Relaxation, Housekeeping Wrap Up Work Week Aboard the Station

The Expedition 72 crew wrapped up the work week with housekeeping duties and relaxation following several days of spacewalk cleanup activities and advanced research aboard the International Space Station. Station Commander Suni Williams and Flight Engineer Butch Wilmore, both NASA astronauts, were off duty on Friday after stowing spacewalk tools and deconfiguring spacesuits earlier in …

Busy Day of Research, Lab Upkeep, and Cargo Ops on Station

The Expedition 72 crew focused on space biology, physics research, and cargo operations throughout the International Space Station on Thursday. The orbital residents also performed maintenance and documentation activities ensuring the microgravity research laboratory remains in tip-top shape. NASA Flight Engineers Nick Hague and Don Pettit took turns during their shifts examining and videotaping the …

XR Women Celebrate Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality Innovation at Florida Symposium

This weekend, leading immersive technology innovation and learning group XR Women is hosting the Thrive in 2025 Symposium event on February 7-9, 2025, at the Ringling College of Art & Design in Sarasota, Florida. This follows four expert years helping to lead the AR/VR/MR industry with networking events that connect women professionals worldwide who are […]

This Multi-User WebXR Service is Tackling Virtual Reality Hardware Restrictions

This week, innovative multi-user immersive platform service provider Create Worlds launched Wonderland Cloud, a landmark debut within the WebXR virtual application development landscape.   The multiuser framework aims to support consumer, and enterprise needs with a considerate design that aims to tackle the emerging challenges of delivering reliable spatial audio for web-based [WebXR] virtual reality […]

Meta Shares New Stats on VR Engagement the Future of the Metaverse

The next stage of digital connection could well be the metaverse after all.

Meta Rolls Out Updates to its Advantage+ AI Ad Targeting Tools

New options for Meta’s AI-powered ad targeting tools.

Snapchat Adds New Snapchat+ Features, Including Gen AI Elements

Some new elements for Snapchat+ subscribers.

38 Instagram Content Ideas [Infographic]

Some tips for your IG content approach. 

Gorilla Tag Celebrates 4th Anniversary With Limited Time Birthday Bash Event

Gorilla Tag is celebrating its fourth anniversary with a three-day Birthday Bash event starting today.

Meta Responds To VR Developer Concerns Over Discoverability & Sales

Meta just published a blog post responding to VR developer concerns about reduced discoverability and sales, claiming that Quest platform spend increased 12% in 2024.

Free-To-Play VR Shooter FRENZIES Heads To The Super Bowl With New Event

Free-to-play VR multiplayer shooter FRENZIES kicks off a new Super Bowl-themed event today on Quest.

Synth Riders Celebrates Super Bowl LIX With Kendrick Lamar Experience On Apple Vision Pro

The Synth Riders – Kendrick Lamar Humble Experience launches today on Apple Vision Pro, with other VR platforms to follow at a later date.

The XR Week Peek (2025.02.04): Meta had a record Q4 2024, Apple still finding its way to AR glasses, and more!

I’m briefly back in China, and finally, I’ve managed to see a street show for the new year involving the traditional figures of the dragon and the tiger! I’m having a good time here, but I’m eating so much that I think I will explode in a few days. Best death ever.  While I renew my […]

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‘Ancient Dungeon’ for PSVR 2 Gets Long-awaited Multiplayer Co-op Mode

Ancient Dungeon VR, the rogue-lite dungeon crawler, just got an update on PSVR 2 that finally brings multiplayer co-op to the game. Initially launched in 2021 on Steam Early Access and the now-defunct App Lab for Quest, Ancient Dungeon was designed as a single player experience, taking you through 20+ hours of twisting dungeons for physics-based combat against […]

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AR Smart Glasses Case Studies: How AR Enhances Field Work

If you’re looking for a way to upgrade the productivity and performance of your field workers, the top AR smart glasses case studies offer an incredible insights into the benefits of immersive technology. Augmented reality is unlocking incredible opportunities in every industry, particularly as smart glasses become more sophisticated, intelligent, and intuitive. Our proprietary research […]