This week, Psychic VR Lab, the team behind the STYLY creative platform announced support for augmented, mixed reality (AR/MR) content creation and distribution. Typically, extended reality (XR) creators using STYLY could create a variety of immersive virtual reality (VR) experiences that cover many use cases such as remote meetings, collaborative spaces, product showrooms, virtual events, […]
Big XR News from IEEE, CORDIS, Huawei, Meta, and VictoryXR
XR Today has stepped into the industry to speak to figures from some of the world’s top organisations and follow some of the hottest trending topics across the sector. The IEEE and European Commission, as well as major firms such as Meta, VictoryXR, and Huawei topped headlines for last week’s high-performing XR stories. In case […]
Rise of Vertical World To Split Metaverse, Futurist Says
Fault lines in the technology sector have sparked tensions and polarisation among firms, governments, and organisations. As the Metaverse race becomes a key focal point of the global extended reality (XR) community, firms will need to consider how it will develop amid these renewed tensions. In this featured interview, XR Today spoke with Abishur Prakash, […]
Spark AR Review: Facebook’s New AR Studio Suite
Of all the extended reality opportunities appearing in today’s digital environment, augmented reality is perhaps the most accessible. Suitable for use with or without a dedicated headset, AR applications have already made their way into our tablets, smartphones, and computer screens. Everywhere, developers and business leaders alike are beginning to discover the potential of AR. […]
Meta Publishes New Trending Gift Guide Based on Facebook Marketplace Activity
The guide covers a range of Marketplace trends, highlighting key products of interest among Facebook shoppers.
Meta Launches New Legal Effort Against Phishing Scammers Who had Been Operating Over 30k Fake Pages
Meta’s ongoing legal efforts play a key role in deterring future criminal activity.
UploadVR’s Best VR Of 2021 Awards – Nominees
It’s time. Our Best VR of 2021 nominees are now live!
Recognizing the best developers, hardware, design and, of course, games. Did your picks make the cut?
Warplanes: WW1 Fighters Review – A Versatile Flight Sim That Delivers
This week on Upload we’re catching up on some 2021 VR reviews we missed out on early in the year.
First up: the thrilling versatility of Warplanes: WW1 Fighters!
‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ VR Support Arrives from Modder Behind ‘GTA’ & ‘Red Dead Redemption’ VR Mods
Luke Ross, the modder who brought VR support to a host of non-VR games such as GTA V, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Mafia II, surprise-released a VR mod for the PC version of Horizon Zero Dawn. YouTube channel Cas and Chary got an exclusive first look at the mod. Casandra Vuong (aka ‘Cas’) went hands on, revealing just how the mod’s first and […]
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Social VR App ‘Rec Room’ Raises $145M Funding, Now Valued at $3.5B
Social VR platform Rec Room has sealed another big funding round to close out the year. The Seattle-based startup today announced it’s secured a new $145 million financing round, bringing the company’s total valuation to $3.5 billion. The funding round was led by Coatue Management, with participation from existing investors Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, and Madrona Venture […]
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