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Meta’s metaverse ambitions are evolving rapidly, with younger users and mainstream consumers reshaping the Quest platform over the course of 2024, according to Samantha Ryan, VP of Metaverse Content, which could see free-to-play content flourish as a result. In a recent developer blog post, Ryan highlighted key shifts in user behavior over the course of […]

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Ex-Oculus CTO: ‘Beat Saber was much more important to VR’s growth than Half-Life: Alyx’

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John Carmack, former CTO of Oculus and legendary programmer, isn’t shy when it comes to voicing his opinions on all things XR. To Carmack, Meta’s block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber (2018) was “far more important than Half-Life: Alyx” in pushing adoption of the medium. While Valve’s PC VR game Half-Life: Alyx (2020) is largely prized as the pinnacle of […]

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Veteran VR Studio nDreams Condenses Two Studios into One, With Layoffs for Some

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Veteran VR developer and publisher nDreams announced it’s opened an internal studio, called ‘Compass’, after having closed both its nDreams Studio Orbital and nDreams Studio in September. The studio announced back in September it had laid off 17.5% of the company in a response to “a challenging VR games market, situated within a tough gaming landscape […]

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Relaxation, Housekeeping Wrap Up Work Week Aboard the Station

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The Expedition 72 crew wrapped up the work week with housekeeping duties and relaxation following several days of spacewalk cleanup activities and advanced research aboard the International Space Station. Station Commander Suni Williams and Flight Engineer Butch Wilmore, both NASA astronauts, were off duty on Friday after stowing spacewalk tools and deconfiguring spacesuits earlier in …

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Busy Day of Research, Lab Upkeep, and Cargo Ops on Station

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The Expedition 72 crew focused on space biology, physics research, and cargo operations throughout the International Space Station on Thursday. The orbital residents also performed maintenance and documentation activities ensuring the microgravity research laboratory remains in tip-top shape. NASA Flight Engineers Nick Hague and Don Pettit took turns during their shifts examining and videotaping the …

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XR Women Celebrate Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality Innovation at Florida Symposium

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This weekend, leading immersive technology innovation and learning group XR Women is hosting the Thrive in 2025 Symposium event on February 7-9, 2025, at the Ringling College of Art & Design in Sarasota, Florida. This follows four expert years helping to lead the AR/VR/MR industry with networking events that connect women professionals worldwide who are […]

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This Multi-User WebXR Service is Tackling Virtual Reality Hardware Restrictions

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This week, innovative multi-user immersive platform service provider Create Worlds launched Wonderland Cloud, a landmark debut within the WebXR virtual application development landscape. The multiuser framework aims to support consumer, and enterprise needs with a considerate design that aims to tackle the emerging challenges of delivering reliable spatial audio for web-based [WebXR] virtual reality […]

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