Microsoft Emerges from the Trenches with More Details Behind the Army Edition of HoloLens 2

When we got our first look at US Army soldiers testing Microsoft’s modified HoloLens 2 last year, it still looked very much like the commercial edition, with some additional sensors attached.

Today, the prototype Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), produced under an initial $480 million contract, looks much more like battle-ready technology, with a much larger visor and sensors bundled in a rugged-looking, beige enclosure.

Don’t Miss: US Military Shows Off Modified HoloLens 2 Augmented Reality System

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Exclusive Preview – ‘A Township Tale’ is Bringing Deep Crafting to Quest

A Township Tale is an intriguing MMO-like VR game that’s been in early access on PC since 2018 and is heading to Oculus Quest next month. We got an exclusive tour around the Quest version of the game by developer Alta. Beyond perhaps any VR game I’ve seen to date, A Township Tale has built itself […]

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MMO-like ‘A Township Tale’ Coming to Oculus Quest on July 15th

Multiplayer RPG A Township Tale is coming to Oculus Quest on July 15th. The quietly developed MMO-like has been available in early access on PC since 2018 as developer Alta has honed a deep profession and crafting system. A Township Tale is a cooperative VR RPG that’s been in open development by Australia based developer Alta. […]

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‘I Expect You to Die 2’ Coming to All Major VR Headsets This Summer, Featuring Wil Wheaton

Schell Games today announced that I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar, the upcoming sequel to the breakout VR spy adventure game, will launch at some point this summer on SteamVR headsets, Oculus Quest, Rift, and PSVR. The studio also revealed that Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation) is also set to […]

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Facebook Just Bought Its Fifth VR Studio, ‘POPULATION: ONE’ Developer BigBox VR

Facebook today announced its fifth VR studio acquisition. This time it’s BigBox VR, the studio behind the popular VR battle royale POPULATION: ONE which launched just last year on PC VR and Quest, and has consistently ranked among Quest’s most popular titles. Facebook announced the acquisition today on the Oculus blog, saying that Population: One has “consistently ranked as […]

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‘The Climb 2’ Gets 6 More Free Levels in Second Expansion Pack

The Climb 2 (2021), the Oculus Quest climbing game from Crytek, just got its second Freestyle Expansion Pack which brings six new levels featuring some of the sequel’s most interesting mechanics. Coming on the heels of the game’s first Freestyle Expansion Pack which launched in late April, the fresh DLC drop brings six checkpoint-free levels […]

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Space Botany and Biology Studies Under Way Benefitting Earth

Cotton plants and kidney cells were the dominant research topics aboard the International Space Station today. NASA TV will also broadcast a preview on Monday of two upcoming Expedition 65 spacewalks. The orbiting lab is hosting a variety of life forms to help researchers understand how weightlessness affects biology. Observations provide insights often advancing health …

The XR Week Peek (2021.06.07): Facebook working on Quest 2 Pro, Nolo and Arpara announce new VR headsets, and more!

This week has not been very important for AR and VR: no major event has happened. BUT today is the

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The most important AR and VR news from F8 Refresh

The Keynote of Facebook F8 Refresh, the digital version of the usual Facebook F8 event, has finished some hours ago.

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Hints to face+eye tracking and Guardian Intrusion Detection found in Oculus Quest runtime

Facebook is working very hard to update fast the Oculus Quest runtime, adding always more features. And it is great

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