BREAKING: Quest 2 and future Meta headsets no longer require a Facebook account starting today.
Ready Player Me Raises Funding Ahead Of Monetizing Avatars
With its latest round of fundraising cross-platform avatar company Ready Player Me will build new tools for “helping developers generate revenue with avatars”.
The XR Week Peek (2022.08.22): Zuck’s selfie gets viral, Meta accounts are arriving, and more!
Welcome to another roundup of XR news provided by your friendly XR Ghost. Are you ready to discover what has happened this week in immersive realities? I hope so! Top news of the week Meta launches Horizon Worlds in Europe and promises graphical improvements This week the most important news has been one of the least […]
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Tissue Regeneration Research Benefits Humans On and Off the Earth
The orbital residents aboard the International Space Station continued exploring ways to heal wounds in space today. A host of other space research was under way on Tuesday to understand how living in microgravity affects humans. Four astronauts partnered together again today exploring how skin heals in weightlessness. Flight Engineers Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, and …
XR Gaming Case Study in Focus: Fictioneers and Unity
The XR environment has opened doors to a brand new ecosystem of opportunities for today’s games developers. Through augmented, virtual, and mixed reality, creators can now connect with their audience on a new level, providing access to new worlds. While the XR space provides a phenomenal opportunity for new entrants to the gaming world, it […]
Accenture Leads in VR Hires, Report Says
Several factors in the extended reality (XR) market, including Meta Platform’s slowdown in hiring for virtual reality (VR), the tech industry decline, and the nosedive of cryptocurrency prices, have led to a major shift in hiring across the industry, Revelio Labs said in a recent joint report with Bloomberg. Amid continued rising interest in the […]
Accenture, Changi Airport Group Extend XR Partnership
Global tech consultancy Accenture and Changi Airport Group (CAG), Singapore’s world-renowned airport management group, have expanded their partnership for an additional three years to boost customer experiences for travellers at the city-state’s Changi Airport, it revealed last week. The deal will allow both to tap novel technologies, including extended reality (XR), the Internet of Things […]
Social Selling on LinkedIn: 19 Steps to a Profitable Social Media Strategy [Infographic]
Some key tips on how to formulate an effective lead generation strategy on LinkedIn.
Twitter Will Soon Incorporate Podcast Access into its Audio Tab
Adding podcasts into the audio tab could be another way to incorporate media into the tweet experience.
Starburst: Eyes-In With Meta’s 20K Nit HDR Display Tech
Is ultra bright HDR the key to next generation VR displays? Hands-on time with Meta’s latest demo suggests the answer is yes.
Zuckerberg Teases Meta Avatars & Horizon Worlds Graphics Updates
Mark Zuckerberg teased significant graphics updates for Meta Avatars and Horizon Worlds in response to recent ridicule of both.
Meta CEO Teases “Major graphics updates” After Viral Criticism of ‘Horizon Worlds’ Screenshot
An innocuous screenshot of Meta’s social VR platform shared by CEO Mark Zuckerberg last week saw widespread criticism in the tech sector. Prompted by the reaction, Zuckerberg shared a glimpse of purported visual upgrades headed to the platform. Last week Meta announced it had expanded its Horizon Worlds social VR platform to new territories (France & Spain). […]
‘Townscaper VR’ Releasing on Quest & Pico Headsets in October
Earlier this year indie developer Oskar Stålberg showed interest in adapting Townscaper to VR headsets, showing off some prototype builds of the cozy, pint-sized town creator game working with motion controllers. Now Stålberg says we can expect to jump into the game on Meta Quest and Pico headsets soon. Townscaper initially launched on Steam Early Access in 2020, bringing with […]
Biomedical Research in Space Today Benefits Astronauts and Earthlings
International Space Station studies about wound healing and cardiology kicked off the week for the Expedition 67 crew following last week’s departure of a U.S. resupply ship. A variety of other space research, spacesuit cleaning, and maintenance rounded out the day for the seven orbital residents. Four astronauts spent the majority of the day on …
Snapchat Launches New Localized Lens Promotion for ‘House of the Dragon’
The new campaign for ‘House of the Dragon’ utilizes Lens creators in different regions.
Twitter’s Developing a New ‘Reply Filter’ Option to Give Users More Control Over Their Tweet Experience
Another way to limit potentially offensive tweet replies, which could help to improve the overall Twitter experience.
TikTok Provides New Tips on the Value of its ‘Instant Page’ Ad Display Option
Instant Page enables brands to set-up a lightweight display within TikTok itself, reducing load times and improving responsiveness.
Zuckerberg Defends Metaverse Development After Online Backlash
Meta’s metaverse looks bad now, but will early critiques end up limiting the potential of the technology?
Deisim Moving From App Lab To Quest Store On September 1
God sandbox title Deisim is moving to a full store release on Quest next month, after being available for more than a year on App Lab.
The metaverse enters the Gartner hype cycle (but with a 10+ years outlook)
Ten days ago, the business analysts at Gartner released their “Hype Cycle” for 2022, and inside there are references to some of the technologies that we in the immersive community care about, in particular the metaverse. Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies A small primer in case you don’t know what is the Gartner Hype […]
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New Logitech VR Accessory Aims to Bring One of Index’s Best Features to Quest 2
Logitech this week announced a new VR accessory which aims to bring the great off-ear audio solution of Valve’s Index headset to Quest 2 Valve’s unique off-ear headphones were a elegant solution for powerful yet comfortable audio on the company’s Index headset which launched back in 2019. The off-ear headphones approach means the headphones don’t […]
Dragon Splashes Down With Scientific Cargo for Analysis
SpaceX’s uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down at 2:53 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 20, north of Cape Canaveral off the Florida coast, marking the return of the company’s 25th contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA. The spacecraft carried more than 4,000 pounds of valuable scientific experiments and other cargo back …
Emirates NBD, Microsoft Partner for Metaverse Accelerator
Emirates NBD, one of the largest lenders in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, announced on Wednesday it had opened an accelerator programme for startups seeking to promote customer experiences in the Metaverse. The ten-week-long programme will help startups create value, gain experience, and expand the region’s metaverse tech stacks, with a demo set […]
Canon EOS VR to Democratise VR Filmmaking
The advent of 360-degree filmmaking has seen the rise of a new genre of documentaries to captivate audiences, with numerous directors entering the domain of immersive storytelling. Novel camera systems have empowered such creative works, with filmmakers gaining access to democratised, streamlined systems to capture volumetric video on-the-fly and with minimal setup. XR Today spoke […]
Musk Will Seek Evidence from Twitter’s Former Product Chief as He Looks to Exit His Takeover Deal
Musk’s legal team continues to chase options to prove that Twitter has been misleading the market.