This week, the AR Alliance, a group that brings together leaders in the XR industry to drive innovation and success, announced that Qualcomm Technologies will join as the last founding member of its board of directors. Qualcomm will join the group following other significant players such as STMicroelectronics, Meta, Essilor Luxottica, Corning, Dispelix, Optofidelity, MICROOLED, […]
TikTok Announces Activations for the 2024 Paralympic games
TikTok will host a range of exclusive activations for the period of the Games.
The Impact of Social Media Purchases [Infographic]
Social media shopping hasn’t caught on in a big way. Maybe this is why.
Snap and Meta Prepare to Showcase AR Glasses
The next generation of AR glasses could be closer than you think.
YouTube Becomes First Streaming Platform To Reach 10% of TV Viewing
YouTube’s audience continues to grow.
Hotel R’n’R Smashes Its Way To Quest Next Month
Hotel R’n’R – Rockstar Simulator brings the physics-based demolition sim to Quest next month.
Snap Will Reportedly Unveil New AR Glasses Next Month – But Still Only For Developers
Snapchat will unveil upgraded AR glasses next month, The Verge reports, but still only for select developers.
Quest 2 Can Now Track Your Hands And Its Controllers Simultaneously Too
Quest 2 can now track your hands and its controllers simultaneously too, bringing it in line with Quest 3 and Quest Pro.
Steam Decktop: Steam Deck & Meta Quest HDMI Link Make A Modular Gaming PC
A Steam Deck becomes a modular gaming PC when combined with Meta Quest HDMI Link.
Two of the Most Anticipated VR Games in 2024 Now Have Release Dates
Behemoth from Skydance and Alien: Rogue Incursion from Survios are two of the most anticipated VR games coming in 2024, and both are headed for release on Quest, PSVR 2, and PC VR. And now we know when we’ll first be able to get our hands on them. Behemoth Release Date on Quest Starting off […]
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Hands-on: ‘Action Hero’ Revives ‘SUPERHOT’ with a Clever Premise
First released eight years ago, SUPERHOT VR is not just a notable VR classic—it’s still a great game. Although it never got a sequel, it left enough of a mark for not just one but several spiritual successors. The upcoming Quest game Action Hero from Fast Travel Games revisits SUPERHOT’s innovative mechanic with a smart premise. […]
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Snapchat and Meta Reportedly Plan to Reveal Dueling Visions of AR Glasses Next Month
According to a report by The Verge, both Snapchat and Meta will each reveal new AR glasses for the first time next month. Both companies have been working on such projects for years. According to The Verge’s Alex Heath, Snapchat parent company Snap Inc. will reveal its fifth generation of ‘Spectacles’ AR glasses on September […]
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Light Duty Day Still Sees Space Science and Orbital Reboost
Six of the nine crew members living and working aboard the International Space Station had a light duty day on Thursday fitting in some time for science equipment maintenance. Meanwhile, three cosmonauts stayed busy with their full schedule of Roscosmos space research and lab upkeep. Thursday’s main research activity consisted of cleaning the Electrostatic Levitation …
Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance Appoints New President
The Augment Reality for Enterprise Alliance (AREA) has appointed a senior fellow of Collins Aerospace as its president. 6 Cheap Augmented Reality Glasses Options for 2024 Augmented Reality Laptop Innovators Terminate Staff and Hardware Division Augmented Reality Contact Lenses: Will They Ever Be a Reality? Ryan Wheeler, Senior Fellow of Advanced Visualisations with Applied Research […]
How XR, AI, BCI, and Neural Interfaces are Changing Healthcare Education
The healthcare industry requires the utmost optimisation and trust in its education and training avenues. Like other high-risk and high-pressure environments, healthcare relies on daily operational efficiency and excellence to ensure positive outcomes. In turn, the healthcare sector is becoming a solid champion for immersive training due to the technology’s ability to simulate real-life situations […]
Microsoft HoloLens may Lose its Largest Partner
Recently, the US Army announced that it would be considering new XR hardware partners for its Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) initiative roadmap to create an MR headset for in-the-field armed forces. Over the past few years, the US Army has worked with Microsoft and its HoloLens division to create a bespoke headset purpose-built to […]
X Is Developing More Advanced Management Tools for Verified Organizations
More account management features coming to X.
Question Posts May Become a Key Focus for AI Training Data
LLMs need question and answer text, and social platforms are looking to incentivize such.
Train Sim World VR: New York Coming Soon To Quest
Train Sim World will ride the rails around New York soon.
First Batman: Arkham Shadow Gameplay Trailer Reveals October Launch
A new Batman: Arkham Shadow trailer reveals the first gameplay and the launch month for Meta’s upcoming Quest 3 exclusive.
The XR Week Peek (2024.08.20): The VR Games Showcase hosted many VR games news, Pico has launched Pico 4 Ultra in China, and more!
Happy birthday to my blog! This platform is now 8 years old and I’m so glad to have spent so many years talking about VR with you amazing community people! I want to thank everyone who sent me very nice greetings this week to congratulate me on this important milestone. You made my day! And this […]
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Pico Reveals ‘Pico 4 Ultra’ Headset, Launching in China Next Month
Pico has unveiled its next XR headset, the Pico 4 Ultra, which is slated to launch in China next month starting at around $600. It was reported early this year that Pico was preparing some sort of XR headset based on the Pico 4 platform following a supposed leak. Now Byte Dance’s XR subsidiary Pico Interactive […]
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New ‘Batman: Arkham Shadow’ Trailer Reveals Gameplay, Quest 3 Graphics, & Fall Release Date
In development by Meta first-party studio Camouflaj, Batman: Arkham Shadow is one of the most highly anticipated VR games of 2024, and one the first title from the company to be Quest 3 exclusive. A new trailer for the game gives us quite a bit: the first look at real gameplay, what we can expect […]
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