How to be a good mentor at an XR hackathon

In the last month, I’ve been a mentor/judge at two XR hackathons: the XR Game Jam in Helsinki and the XRCC in Berlin. It’s been a very pleasant experience and I’ve learned a thing or two about how it is being a mentor during this kind of event, so as usual, I want to share […]

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Lynx Shipping Additional R-1 Mixed Reality Headsets Soon, CEO Details “excruciating” Fundraising Environment

French startup Lynx hasn’t had an easy time of getting headsets out the door, much less funding its small hardware startup, which is dedicated to producing its R-1 mixed reality standalone. There seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel though, as Lynx CEO Stan Larroque announced that a batch of R-1 […]

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Maintenance Tasks Continue Into Friday for Crew

Orbital maintenance and upkeep occupied Friday’s schedule aboard the International Space Station as the two crews went back to work following a day off on Thursday to observe the Independence Day holiday. In preparation for the future installation of new exercise equipment, Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Matthew Dominick and Boeing Crew Flight Test Commander Butch …

XReal Beam Pro Review: AR Experiences for Everyone

The XReal Beam Pro is just one of the newest devices introduced by XReal, a company quickly making a name for itself in the extended reality market. On the surface, the device might look like a standard smartphone, but it’s actually a unique companion tool for XReal’s AR glasses. After all, XReal’s augmented reality glasses […]

The Meta Quest Lifestyle App Accelerator: Funding XR

The launch of the new Meta Quest Lifestyle app accelerator could help to turbocharge extended reality development. It’s a great time to be a developer in the XR space. New headsets and hardware are constantly emerging, introducing new opportunities to experiment with spatial computing and cutting-edge immersive experiences. McKinsey says the metaverse has the potential […]

Forget Everything You Know About Social Media: Embracing Chaos

Are you struggling to make social media work for you? Wondering how your marketing needs to change? To explore how marketers can embrace changing times, I interview Mark Schaefer.

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Threads Reaches 175 Million Users on One Year Anniversary

Threads growth has slowed, but it’s still rising as a potential rival for X.

Any Quest Mixed Reality App Can Now Disable The Annoying Boundary

Any Quest mixed reality app can now disable the annoying VR-centric boundary.

Quest v67 Lets You Freely Position Windows & Improves Quest Pro’s Eye Tracking

The Quest v67 update lets you freely position 2D windows, improves Quest Pro’s eye tracking, lets Quest 3 scan Wi-Fi QR Codes, and more.

4 Amazing pieces of advice for VR indie management by Daniel Sproll

Last week I was in Berlin to attend the XRCC glamhathon (a very glam hackathon) as a mentor and in the mentors’ team there were other very talented XR professionals. One of them was Daniel Sproll, the CEO of Realities.io, the game studio behind Puzzling Places, one of the most successful indie VR games out […]

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Meta Quest v67 Update: Movable Panels for Multitasking and Creators Come to Horizon Feed

The Meta Quest v67 software update begins rolling out soon, adding creator content to Horizon Feed and enabling experimental support for moving and rearranging 2D…

Arvizio Appoints New CEO Amidst Product Acceleration Push

This week, AR and MR enterprise solutions provider Arvizio introduced Taimoor Nawab as its new CEO in an effort to scale the firm’s marketplace opportunity. The move aims to boost Arvizio’s ability to deliver AI-ready AR/MR hardware for enterprise situations such as training, productivity, and operational efficiency.   The new CEO, Taimoor Nawab said:  I’m thrilled […]

This Major Partnership will Optimise Large Scale Immersive Display Tech

Scalable Display Technologies (SDT) recently improved its immersive display software and hardware solutions by integrating Realmotion’s real-time XR media server and software platform. SDT provides customers with large-scale display technologies that allow companies to present real-time immersive visualisations. The Realmotion integration enables SDT to enhance its immersive projector display technology, making it ready for developers […]

Instagram Shares Growth Tips in New Podcast

Insights into how creators are driving success in the app.

WhatsApp Is Testing an AI Selfie Generator Tool

Another new AI feature coming to a Meta app?

Instagram Chief Reiterates That Sends Are Now a Key Focus

Here’s how you can align with Instagram’s new algorithmic focus.

X Is Considering Downvotes for Post Replies

Downvotes could help to better rank post replies.

Lynx-R1 Production Has Been “An Absolute Mess” – Founder

Lynx-R1 production has been “an absolute mess”, says the founder & CEO in a new blog post explaining the reasons.

Leeroy Mixes WarioWare And Memes This Year On Quest & PC VR

Leeroy is a new VR minigame collection inspired by memes and WarioWare, launching this year on Quest and Steam.

Surreal Touch Is A 6DoF Tracked VR Controller For Apple Vision Pro

A startup says it will sell 6DoF tracked VR controllers for Apple Vision Pro called Surreal Touch, and we spoke to the founder.

Every World In Meta Horizon Worlds Can Now Be Joined On Web & Mobile

All worlds in Meta’s Horizon Worlds “metaverse” platform now work in web browsers and on smartphones, instead of just a few.

4 Critical Gaps: Gen-Z Expectations vs Higher Ed Marketing

89% of higher education marketers believe they have enough budget to meet their marketing goals.  This is great news, but a number that high certainly surprised me when I first saw it. This stat is from our recent 2024 Higher Education Marketing Report and is just one of several enlightening stats we found. But I […]

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Epic CEO Says “no plans currently” for ‘Fortnite’ on Quest, But Doesn’t Rule It Out Entirely

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney confirmed the hit battle royale shooter Fortnite has “no plans currently” to come to Quest, although he hasn’t ruled it out entirely. Here’s what Sweeney said in response to X user ‘TheoryDecrypt’: No plans currently. For it to be successful we’d need a lot of players across all platforms spending […]

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Vision Pro Could Be Getting Controllers Soon from This Third-party Creator

Vision Pro doesn’t have controllers, although that’s not stopping third-party hardware creators from trying to bypass Apple. Enter Surreal Touch, a newly announced motion controller that aims to leverage Vision Pro’s ability to play PC VR games, but not only. Surreal Interactive, the startup behind Surreal Touch, is hoping to bring the controllers to market […]

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‘Half-Life: Alyx’ on PSVR 2 Would be a Win-win-win for Valve, Sony, & Players

There’s at least six really good reasons why getting Half-Life: Alyx onto PSVR 2 is a good idea, and it would be a net positive for everyone involved. So what do we gotta do to make it happen? Despite launching in 2020, Half-Life: Alyx continues to be one of VR’s absolute best games. It’s production value and […]

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