Raye’s Concert For One Apple Immersive Video releases next week on Vision Pro, and new episodes of the Adventure and Wild Life series arrive next month.
Starship Troopers: Continuum Does Its Part Today On Quest
Starship Troopers: Continuum, a VR co-op shooter set decades after the cult classic film, is out today on Quest.
Meta Quietly Rolls Out ‘Horizon Worlds’ Premium Digital Currency in US, UK and Canada
Meta has added an important puzzle piece to Horizon Worlds, as the company has quietly rolled out its premium digital currency on the social VR platform in the US, UK, and Canada. Roblox has Robux, Rec Room has Tokens, and Horizon Worlds now has Meta Credits, letting users buy in-world digital goods from creators, such as avatar outfits […]
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Apple Releases The Weeknd’s Immersive Music Video Exclusively for Vision Pro
Apple has released a new immersive music video from The Weeknd featuring his latest single ‘Open Hearts’, which is available exclusively on Vision Pro for a limited time. Captured in Apple’s Immersive Video format, Open Hearts serves up 180-degree immersive views and spatial audio set to eponymous single from the Canadian pop artist’s upcoming album […]
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Final Cut Pro 11 Finally Unlocks Spatial Video Editing, But Lacks Vision Pro Preview
Apple has released Final Cut Pro 11, which finally lets you edit spatial videos captured with Vision Pro, or iPhone 15 Pro or later. The latest Final Cut Pro now lets users make adjustments to the left- and right-eye angles on their Mac display, add effects, color correction, and titles to spatial videos. Of course, […]
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XR News Bits – New Quest Games, Unexpected Updates, and the First Open Platform for Spatial Video on Vision Pro
In this edition of XR News Bits we’ve got a handful of noteworthy Quest games (some also on PC VR), an unexpected update from a VR game release more than two years ago, and the first open streaming platform to support spatial video on Vision Pro. XR News Bits An incredible amount of exciting XR […]
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Advanced Life Support, Robotics, and Repair Tech Studies Wrap Up Week
The Expedition 72 crew explored new technologies on Friday including life support systems supported by photosynthesis, capturing satellites with robots, and cold welding in microgravity. The International Space Station residents also continued checking out spacesuits while keeping up standard lab maintenance tasks at the end of the week. Using micro-algae to remove carbon dioxide, produce …
Station Crew Studies Immunity, Digestion Systems to Benefit Health
The Expedition 72 crew’s space biology research on Thursday explored how the human immune and digestion systems react to weightlessness to improve health on Earth and in space. The seven residents aboard the International Space Station also worked on a variety of other experiments while continuing the upkeep of the orbital lab. NASA astronauts Suni …
EU Grant Awarded to Boost Enterprise AI-Powered XR Solutions
Today, VOXReality awarded €1 million in grant funding to five European XR projects that use AR/VR/MR technology to solve hurdles in human-to-human interaction for enterprise sectors. VOXReality awards the €1 million grant via equal €200k investments across a 1-year programme. The European Commission-funded VOXReality group focuses on aiding the development of XR services in the region. […]
Amazon to Deploy AR Smart Glasses to Delivery Drivers
This week, reports stemming from Reuters highlight how Amazon is employing AR smart glasses to optimise its delivery options. Amazon is planning to deploy its new bespoke smart glasses for delivery drivers. The glasses will leverage AR visualisations to help guide drivers on their routes, seemingly for on-foot navigation towards a customer landing point. […]
YouTube Prepares to Launch ‘Jewels’ Live Stream Gifting Process
A new live-stream donation option on YouTube.
Meta Fined $841 Million for Antitrust Breaches in EU
The fine relates to the dominance of Facebook Marketplace.
Snapchat Adds New Safety Features, Including Live Location Requests
Some handy new connective features to help reassure parents.
Facebook Switches to ‘Views’ As its Primary Metric
Facebook’s following Instagram’s lead in making ‘Views’ its focus metric.
The Light Brigade Update Adds A Stealthy Gunslinger To The VR Roguelike
VR roguelike shooter The Light Brigade adds the Saboteur class, a new world, and more in today’s free ‘Phantom of Time’ update.
PvP Mixed Reality Shooter Last Stand Enters Early Access Today On Quest
Multi-location mixed reality PvP shooter Last Stand enters early access today on Quest.
Skydance’s Behemoth Seemingly Won’t Be On Steam At Launch
Skydance’s Behemoth seemingly won’t be on Steam at launch, but will be on Meta’s PC VR Store.
Apple’s Final Cut Pro for Mac Now Supports Editing Spatial Videos
Apple’s Final Cut Pro for Mac now supports editing spatial videos captured by iPhone, Vision Pro, and Canon EOS R7.
AWE misc hands-ons: Surreal Controllers, Scentient, Senmag Robotics, and more!
At AWE Europe in Vienna, I have been able to go hands-on with some very interesting XR solutions. I’ve already written for you my impressions on XPANCEO contact lenses, Snap Spectacles glasses, MeganeX Superlight 8K headset, and Gracia volumetric videos. But there have been a few other cool things I’ve tried, and since I can […]
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Roguelite VR Shooter ‘The Light Brigade’ Gets New Class and Weapon in Latest Update
Funktronic Labs, the studio behind roguelite shooter The Light Brigade (2023), just dropped a major content update that brings a new playable character, new ability, and a new procedurally generated region. Called the ‘Phantom of Time’, the free update introduces the ‘Saboteur’, a revolver-wielding gunslinger who comes part and parcel with a new ability, called […]
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‘Spatial Ops’ Brings Multiplayer Arena Shooting to Mixed Reality Today, New Trailer Here
Spatial Ops, the mixed reality shooter from Resolution Games, officially releases today on Quest, letting you organize essentially the wildest game of laser tag imaginable. Now available on Quest 2/3/Pro, Spatial Ops lets you go head-to-head with up to eight players across a number of game modes, including Free for All, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag and […]
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New Tower Defense RTS Coming to Vision Pro From Veteran Studio Resolution Games
Resolution Games, the veteran VR studio behind Demeo (2021) and host of recognizable VR titles, announced it’s bringing a brand new tower defense game to Vision Pro early next year. Called Gears & Goo, the new real-time strategy game is coming to Apple Arcade for Vision Pro on January 9th, 2025. Resolution Games describes it as a […]
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VR City Manager ‘Little Cities’ is Headed to Vision Pro Next Month
Little Cities (2022), the pint-sized VR city manager, is getting a new version for Apple Vision Pro that’s all about mixed reality gameplay. Called Little Cities: Diorama, the game will launch for Vision Pro through Apple Arcade on December 5th. It also just so happens to be the game’s first foray into mixed reality, as the […]
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Meta Brings VR/MR Headsets and the Metaverse to US/UK Education Institutions
Today, Meta announced the Meta for Education beta program, a product targeted at colleges and universities that the firm first teased in April. The solution aims to bring education-specific XR services to teachers, trainers, and administrators via the Quest portfolio of VR and MR headsets. The beta launch sees Meta drop its new educational […]
Microsoft HoloLens 2 Receives Final Major Update, Before Discontinuation
Following its official last-time-to-buy announcement this week, Microsoft debuted the final major feature update for HoloLens 2 before its December discontinuation. The device will receive minor security and stability updates until 2027. However, the most recent update will be the last, which fundamentally changes the way the framework behind the HoloLens 2 functions. In […]