This Thought-Provoking VR Experience Lets You Swap Genders

The award-winning immersive experience gives you a safe space to explore gender. Body of Mine is a 15-minute VR experience that simulates body dysphoria by allowing you to step into the body of another gender. Facial, eye, and body tracking, allow you to unlock real-life interviews with individuals who are transgender. The project aims to […]

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What’s ‘Nex’ for the Immersive Gaming Industry?

As the gaming industry eclipses the movie and filmmaking sector, gaming firms are leveraging their technologies to create next-level immersive experiences. Companies such as Meta, holoride, Improbable, Steam, Sony, and many others have begun tapping their serious gaming technologies to achieve this. With their innovative solutions, more and more companies and their customer bases have […]

Qualcomm Q3 Earnings Look to Meta, OPPO XR Partnerships

Qualcomm has voiced increasing optimism in the extended reality (XR) market, the tech giant revealed in a third quarter (Q3) earnings call on Wednesday. The call featured Qualcomm executives such as Cristiano Amon, President and Chief Executive, Mauricio Lopez-Hodoyan, Vice President, Investor Relations, and Akash Palkhiwala, Chief Financial Officer. Speaking on Qualcomm’s Internet of Things […]

Will Apple Integrate AR AirTags for Vision Pro?

The Apple Vision Pro headset is coming. With it comes a new device for the firm’s ecosystem of products which has historically flipped the technology world on its head with culture-changing devices. Apple looks to repeat its storied paradigm-shifting success with its immersive device and integrate the Vision Pro device into its broader product portfolio. […]

Eye/Hand-Tracking: XR Today Expert Roundtable

An XR immersive experience employs various elements that allow it to be as fully immersive as possible for commercial and enterprise end-users. XR developers can leverage features like spatial audio, RT3D graphics, and even AI to immerse a headset user. Although, an emerging presence in the development space is hand and eye tracking. AR/VR/MR headsets […]

Video and Storytelling: How to Connect With an Audience

Want to grow your business? Wondering how to create videos that position you as a relatable authority? To discover how to use video to connect with your target audience, I interview Virginia Kerr.

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Reels Creators Angered Over Meta Revenue Share Payments Error

Short-form video monetization ain’t easy. 

Yaccarino Touts X’s Progress in the First Nine Months of Elon Musk’s Ownership

Yaccarino has a long list of key upgrades, though most are not exactly new.

Google Adds Visual Examples to Generative AI Search Responses

Google’s taking a cautious approach to its roll-out of generative AI tools.

X Sweetens the Deal on Creator Subscriptions, Offering Greater Revenue Share

X is keen to boost its appeal to top stars.

I Expect You To Die 3 Begins Latest Mission This Month On Quest

I Expect You To Die 3 releases this month on Quest, and the SteamVR version isn’t far behind.

Immersed Announces ‘Visor’ Compact Productivity Headset With 4K OLED Microdisplays

Immersed just announced Visor, a wireless productivity headset with 4K OLED microdisplays, inside-out tracking, and color passthrough.

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Meta Shares New Asgard’s Wrath 2 Gameplay In Developer Deep Dive

Meta shared new Asgard’s Wrath 2 gameplay in a developer deep dive today.

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Upcoming VR Games 2023: New Releases On Quest, PC VR, PSVR 2 & More

Need a refresher on all upcoming VR games in 2023 and beyond? Here’s every major game coming to Quest, PSVR 2, PC VR & Pico.

How to Maximize Brand Efforts with the Creator Economy

There’s an undeniable fact that we need to accept — the creator economy will continue to grow. The global creator economy includes a pool of over 207 million creators from around the world and in this year alone, the creator economy is valued at over $250 billion.  However, one of the biggest things that brands […]

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After 6 Years in Person & 3 Remote, Why is Meta Connect Still Not Held in VR?

Oculus Connect. Facebook Connect. Meta Connect. Whatever the company is calling its annual XR developer conference, it’s been nearly a decade since the first Connect was held—all of them either in-person or exclusively livestreamed. Pandemic notwithstanding, they all had one important thing in common: none of the conferences used the company’s core XR technology to […]

‘Asgard’s Wrath 2’ Video Teases ‘endless dungeon’ Mode with Asynchronous Social Gameplay

Meta’s Sanzaru Games released a new look at Asgard’s Wrath 2 in a developer diary video that, in addition to showing off more of the upcoming action RPG, teases an opportunity to put your combat skills to the test against other players. The studio says that in addition to its main narrative-driven quest, Asgard’s Wrath 2 is going […]

Space Research Keeps Crew Busy Before Cygnus Arrival

A wide variety of research kept the Expedition 69 crew busy aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. In the meantime, the orbital residents will welcome a U.S. cargo craft on Friday then turn their attention to a spacewalk next week. Four astronauts from NASA and the UAE (United Arab Emirates) were back to work …

Women Are Returning to the Office: Fighting the Secession

After three years of the pandemic, women are finally starting to return to their careers. Women face stronger societal pressures than men to leave their jobs in order to care for their families. When lockdown…read more

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Meta Quest+ Launches New VR Games For The Month Of August

Pick up Walkabout Mini Golf and MOTHERGUNSHIP: FORGE now on Meta Quest headsets. Meta Quest+ is a VR game subscription service that launched roughly a month ago for Meta Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets. For $7.99 per month or $59.99 annually, you receive two popular VR games hand-picked by Meta. Last month’s offerings included […]

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Snapchat Is Offering A New Way For AR Creators To Earn Money

The popular social media app doubles down on augmented reality. Snap Inc. today announced the launch of Lens Creator Rewards, a new program that will reward the creators of top-performing Snapchat Lenses. Every month, Snap will be giving up to $7,200 to the creator of the most popular Lens in the United States, India, and […]

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What to Expect From Meta Connect 23?

Meta Connect is incoming. Set the date, September 27 – 28, 2023, because Meta and the firm’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, will likely look to impress following a busy year for XR, which saw Apple debut in the space, bringing new competition with its Vision Pro and spatial computing goals. Meta will host a two-day event […]

Lumus ‘Sheds Light’ on Future of AR, Apple Vision Pro

Augmented Reality (AR) technology is set to become one of the fastest-growing and most promising technologies among extended reality. According to reports, the AR market is set to reach $88.4 billion USD by 2026 and $99.76 billion USD by 2028. This includes compound annual growth rates (CAGR) from 46.8 percent from 2021 to 2028. As […]

Pinterest Reports Slowing User Growth in Q2, More Engagement Among Younger Audiences

Mixed results for Pinterest in Q2.

LinkedIn Tests Microsoft Designer Integration to Enable Generative AI Image Creation In-Stream

A handy new integration for LinkedIn users.