Ghosts of Tabor received a Quest 3 visual upgrade, and the Wild West-themed Eastwood DLC is now live.
Microsoft and Sony Join Other Industry Giants in Support of OpenUSD Standard
Last year, Pixar, Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, and NVIDIA announced the Alliance for OpenUSD, an organization to advance and proliferate the USD file format as the future standard for creating and distributing 3D content. The standard, which is a framework for constructing and packaging complex 3D scenes, was called the “HTML of the metaverse” by NVIDIA, […]
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Global Hackathon for Vision Pro Development, Vision Hack, Kicks Off Next Month
Vision Hack is a forthcoming remote hackathon for developers building apps for visionOS. Open to all skill levels, the event is set to take place September 13–15th. Guest Article by Cosmo Scharf Cosmo Scharf is an Emmy-nominated product designer and entrepreneur with a decade of experience in XR. He co-founded Vision Hack and visionOS Dev […]
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Crew Trains for Cygnus Capture, Keeps Up Space Research
Thursday’s main activities aboard the International Space Station on Thursday were Cygnus cargo craft preparations and microgravity science. Amidst the mission and research duties, the two crews living and working aboard the orbital outpost also kept up standard household duties and plumbing tasks. Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus resupply ship is targeted to launch atop a SpaceX …
Veteran VR Developers Reveal How Gaming Influences Enterprise XR Services
The gamification trap… XR is always linked to gaming, whether business like it or not. The real-time 3D engines powering AR/VR/MR applications, like Unreal and Unity, found fame and traction as gaming development tools. Now, these services are leveraged to create enterprise solutions. For example, Unity is a critical component of the workplace-focused Vision Pro. […]
The Ongoing Effects of Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest, Samsung’s Headset, and Open AR/VR/MR Ecosystems
The XR industry is ever-evolving. It’s easy to forget that many long-awaited and value movements took place in the market over the past few months. For one, Vision Pro debuted in the US and rolled out internationally within a few months. Meta Ray Ban’s second generation device debuted, and the firm also went ‘open source’ […]
UK XR Training Company Achieve 3 Million Valuation to Build a Metaverse
Following a successful funding round last year, UK XR training leaders Luminous received roughly £1 million from the North East Venture Fund. The funding comes as the firm looks to build an enterprise Metaverse platform for health and safety upskilling. Thanks to the European Regional Development Fund’s award, with assistance from Mercia Ventures, Luminous can […]
NVIDIA and Meta CEOs Reveal Bombshell Future of GenAI, Smartglasses, VR Headsets, Quest Mixed Reality at SIGGRAPH 2024
Meta Connect is coming, and with this being a paradigm-shifting year for XR, Meta needs to keep itself focused on a roadmap that’ll continue the company’s XR lead amid growing competition. While the future is not set in stone, Meta seems keen to become a provider of XR headsets, smart glasses, and open XR operating […]
E.l.f. Gets in on ‘Hot Girl Walk’ TikTok Trend in Time for Olympics
To boost its position as an entertainment brand, the cosmetics company parodied sports broadcasts in a video featuring Olympian Gabby Douglas.
How Creators and Marketers Can Protect Themselves While Using AI
The tech’s emergence underscores the importance of proper attribution and collaboration, according to Growth Stack Media’s Jordan Mitchell.