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Meta Announces “multi-million dollar” XR Development Fund to Boost Newly Formed Studios

1 year ago
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Meta this week announced Oculus Publishing Ignition, a “multi-million dollar” fund aimed at newly formed XR studios. The company is offering money for VR and MR prototypes, with the potential for follow-on funding to turn those prototypes into full titles. Seemingly wanting to tap into the unfortunate number of recently laid off game developers, Meta’s […]

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Meta Slashes Quest 2 Price to New Low Ahead of Suspected Quest 3 Lite

1 year ago
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Meta is once again reducing the price of Quest 2, this time bringing the 128GB version of its 2020-era standalone VR headset to just $200. The company has made its new pricing scheme available at major retailers like Amazon: Quest 2 (128GB) – $200 Quest 3 (256GB, refurbished) – $270 The new low price can […]

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PSVR 2 Firmware Update Points to Wired PC VR Support, Potentially Freeing Users From PlayStation 5

1 year ago
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Sony announced last month it was bringing PC VR support to PSVR 2 sometime this year, although the company didn’t specify how or exactly when this would happen. While we’re no closer to knowing when, all signs now point to a direct wired connection—holding a few implications for Sony’s VR strategy. According to the latest […]

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Apple is Adding Support for Vision Pro’s Input System to WebXR

1 year ago
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Apple is adding support for Vision Pro’s unique input system to WebXR, the web standard which allows XR experiences to run right from a web browser. One of the most unique things about Apple Vision Pro is its input system which eschews motion controllers in favor of a ‘look and pinch’ system which combines eye-tracking […]

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Soyuz MS-25 Launch Scrubbed

1 year ago
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The March 21 launch of the crewed Soyuz-25 spacecraft to the International Space Station with NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus was scrubbed. The next available launch opportunity is Saturday, March 23. More information on the viability of that date is forthcoming, pending details on …
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Three Crew Members Launching to Station Live on NASA TV

1 year ago
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NASA coverage now is underway for the launch of a crewed Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station with NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus. The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 9:21 a.m. EDT (6:21 p.m. Baikonur time). …
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Pre-Order ‘Medieval Dynasty New Settlement’ & Save 16%

1 year ago
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Get ready to dive into the rich tapestry of medieval life with Medieval Dynasty New Settlement, a VR spin-off game that combines sandbox gameplay, role-playing,…
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HoloLight Co-founder Speaks on NVIDIA Omniverse and OpenUSD Integration

1 year ago
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Cloud-based XR streaming is a big story to come out of NVIDIA GTC 2024. To empower workers with Omniverse digital twin creation and immersive collaboration, NVIDIA is introducing CloudXR APIs and Graphics Delivery Network (GDN) frameworks to democratise XR content creation for use cases such as warehouse and automotive design and notably allowing headsets such […]
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Google Announces New Ad Placement Partnership with Disney

1 year ago
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A new way to reach broader audiences with your Google ad campaigns. 

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Threads Tests New Side-Swiping UI to Indicate Interest in Posts Displayed In-Feed

1 year ago
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The new option will help to better align the Threads algorithm to your interests.