Meta Shares New Insights into the Projected Economic Impacts of the Metaverse

A new report highlights the potential of the metaverse – though, it’s important to note what the metaverse truly is.

End of Night Highlights The Horrors Of WW2 On Quest 2

End of Night explores the tormented memories of a WW2 refugee’s escape from Denmark, and it’s out now on Quest 2.

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What is a Content Manager? Hiring a UK Content Marketer

In today’s digital age, content marketing has become an integral part of any business strategy. The need to create valuable, relevant, and engaging content that can attract and retain customers, build brand reputation and awareness,…read more

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Meta Threatens To Pull News Content From Facebook And Instagram In Canada

Meta President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg. Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP. Getty Images. AFP via Getty Images Meta warns the Canadian Government that it may remove links to news on Facebook or Instagram if social…read more

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Social Media Swamped With Photo Blaming Wrong Guy For Mass Shooting At Texas Outlet Mall

Newsmax screenshot with the photo of an individual who is not the Allen, Texas shooter that has killed 8. … [+]On May 6, 2023, people will be able to see the date. Newsmax/Youtube On Saturday…read more

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Elon Musk Plans To Purge Old Twitter Accounts But What About Users Who’ve Died?

Elon Musk, Twitter’s CEO, speaks at “Twitter 2.0 – From conversations to partnerships” marketing event … [+]Photo by CHANDAN KAHANNA/AFP Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk announced a plan…read more

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Discover 13 Radical XR Creations At Tribeca Immersive

The annual VR & AR showcase is back with an amazing lineup of immersive storytelling projects and world premieres. The Tribeca Film Festival is set to kick off next month in New York City, bringing with it an amazing lineup of over a hundred feature films from 127 different filmmakers from 36 different countries. The […]

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How USA Hockey Is Using VR Tech To Train Its Players

VR sports training appears to be on the rise as major organizations begin to see the benefits. Sense Arena, a VR training platform popular among professional sports teams, is now the official VR training tool of USA Hockey. In an official announcement made last month, the company revealed that it has signed a multi-year deal […]

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Mechanical Backpack Makes Jumping In VR More Fun

“Jump up and down and move it all around.” Pedro Lopes, an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the University of Chicago who focuses on integrating interfaces with the human body by exploring the interface paradigm that supersedes wearables, wants to make jumping in VR a more enjoyable experience. Lopes and his team created a […]

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Meta Horizon Worlds v109 Release Notes: Popular Asset Shelf, Invite Codes, & More

Meta Horizon Worlds v109 is here! We’re introducing new ways for creators to discover popular assets in our Asset Library. And we’re testing invite codes…

USC Launches $1bn XR, Generative AI Initiative

The University of Southern California (USC) announced last week the launch of an over $1 billion USD initiative to grow its university programmes for extended reality (XR), generative artificial intelligence, and ethical technology. The university aims to boost innovative solutions backed by its education and research with the new programme. Speaking on the new Frontiers […]

VRChat to Drop Original Quest Support

Today, VRChat, in a developer update, highlighted how its popular cross-platform Metaverse/immersive service platform VRChat is dropping support for the original Quest VR headset model. VRChat is cancelling support for the legacy device on June 30, 2023, in preparation for Meta dropping support for the device’s SDK, which could make the application unstable. The closing […]

ARway to Integrate Magic Leap 2, Microsoft HoloLens 2 Headsets

Augmented reality (AR) wayfinding firm ARway, recently announced it would partner with Magic Leap to integrate its solution on the latter’s headsets. The company’s no-code platform aims to complete the process in the next 60 days, allowing ARway to provide its products to customers with compatible hardware. This will expand the company’s offerings beyond mobile […]

How is Immersive Filmmaking Changing the Entertainment Industry?

The extended reality landscape isn’t just changing the way we consume content, but also the way experiences are developed and built for a modern audience. As filmmakers, content producers and artists throughout the entertainment industry consistently look for new ways to boost audience engagement, XR has become a phenomenal tool in the production of new […]

LinkedIn Posting Best Practices for 2023 [Infographic]

Some data-backed pointers for your LinkedIn strategy.

The State of Influencer Marketing in 2023 [Infographic]

A look at the impact and performance of influencer marketing campaigns.

TikTok’s Testing a New Process to Help Musicians Maximize Exposure in App

The program enables creators to earn money for promoting tracks.

Meta Announces New Partnership with US Bank to Provide Financial Support for API-Owned Businesses

Meta will help connect Asian and Pacific Islander-owned businesses to financial resources.

This Phone App Gives You VRChat Body Tracking On Quest Without A PC

This smartphone app gives you VRChat full body tracking on Quest, no PC or trackers required:

Between Realities VR Podcast Season 7 Premiere

In the Season 7 premiere of the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex and Skeeva catch up after a two month hiatus and discuss what has happened during the break.

Other topics include perspectives on a range of different VR games, including What The Bat!, Thrill of the Fight, Breachers, and

Demeo Battles Brings PvP Mode As A Standalone Title

Demeo Battles, an upcoming PvP mode for the tabletop RPG, will launch as a standalone game.

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Budget Cuts Ultimate Delivers ‘One Seamless Adventure’ On PSVR 2 & Quest 2 In June

Budget Cuts Ultimate combines two games into “one seamless adventure” on PSVR 2 and Quest 2 next month.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.05.08): Quest Gaming Showcase to come on June 1, Zappar shows Zapbox cheap AR headset, and more!

Welcome back to the last completely human-written newsletter that remained on Earth! You can be sure that this article has been entirely crafted by some breathing meat… for the good and the bad.  It’s a few weeks that nothing truly relevant is happening in the XR field: it seems the most interesting articles lately are all […]

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4 Ways to Convert More Site Users into Leads and Customers: Examples, Tools and Tactics

Would you like more of your site users to convert into buyers or customers? New reports reveal that it is getting more and more difficult as buyers’ journeys are getting more and more complicated: Due to the worsening economy, more consumers (over 75%) research online for reviews and better prices before buying anything In ecommerce, […]

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Arcade Boxer ‘Creed: Rise to Glory’ Takes Top Spot in PSVR 2 Download Chart

PlayStation VR 2 is a little over two months old now, and the charts are still very much in flux thanks to a rash of new and upgraded games. Last month, Survios’ high-profile boxing title took the top spot in the US and Canada, and fared pretty well across other regions too. Creed: Rise to […]