SideQuest and App Lab often get confused, so here’s a look at the relationship between them and how to use them to access lots of new VR games not listed on the official Oculus store. #ad
Supernatural To Host Star Wars Day Workout With Iconic Soundtrack
Supernatural is hosting a Star Wars workout on May the 4th, including iconic tracks like the Cantina Band and the Imperial March.
More details here.
Reality Labs Chief Scientist Outlines a New Compute Architecture for True AR Glasses
Speaking at the IEDM conference late last year, Meta Reality Labs’ Chief Scientist Michael Abrash laid out the company’s analysis of how contemporary compute architectures will need to evolve to make possible the AR glasses of our sci-fi conceptualizations. While there’s some AR ‘glasses’ on the market today, none of them are truly the size […]
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Station Crew Changes Command on Tuesday Ahead of Departure
Four astronauts who have been aboard the International Space Station since November continue to prepare for their return to Earth. This comes at the same time as four new astronauts are beginning their mission and getting used to living and working aboard the orbiting lab. Expedition 67 Commander Tom Marshburn is getting ready to hand …
New VR Games May 2022: All The Biggest Releases
Fracked on PC! Little Cities! More!
It’s the list of the biggest VR games release in May.
Reddit Shares New Insights into the Rising NFT Conversation in the App [Infographic]
Considering the potential of NFTs for your brand? Check out these stats and insights from Reddit.
Snapchat Shares New Insights into the Potential for Brands to Connect with Audiences in the App
Snapchat has shared some new insights into how its users view brand interactions in the app.
How Will Twitter Make Money Under Elon Musk? A Look at the Currently Proposed Options
Increased subscription uptake, charging for tweet embeds and more are all options currently on the table.
Bigscreen Now Lets You Watch YouTube With Friends On Quest
Up to 15 people using Quest or PC VR headsets can watch YouTube videos together in Bigscreen with all the features of a fully logged in experience.
Star Wars VR Experiences Discounted 50% Through May 5th
If you own a Quest and haven’t visited the Star Wars universe yet, now might be a good time to grab a lightsaber and check it out.
Unity, Meta Enhance XR Education in Major Partnership
Last Friday, Metas Immersive Learning division announced a major strategic partnership with real-time 3D (RT3D) engine developer Unity to enhance extended reality (XR) learning for students, schools, and content creators. ? Unity and @Meta Immersive Learning are teaming up to increase access to XR education! ?Learn more about our partnership and our new programs for […]
BigScreen Adds YouTube Premium Support
This Friday, Bigscreen VR (virtual reality), an immersive media streaming application, announced fresh updates to its platform that introduces tools to enhance streaming experiences for users. Bigscreen introduces YouTube Premium integration as part of the update, meaning paying users can sign in and use unique YouTube features like ad-free video viewing. Additionally, YouTube TV subscribers […]
Are XR Concerts the Next Revolution in Immersive Engagement?
An XR concert refers to an immersive, live event experience that is powered by augmented, virtual, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) technologies. The concert is typically a series of videos projected onto a large screen, creating the illusion that the viewer is in the middle of the action. There are also other forms of this type […]
4 Solid Pillars of Customer Retention [Infographic]
Establishing a customer retention strategy is key to maximizing your marketing process.
TikTok Announces New Features and Programming for API Heritage Month
TikTok’s running a range of events to highlight the contributions of Asian and Pacific Islander creators.
Twitter Tests New Option to Attach Video, Images and GIFs to a Single Tweet
The option could facilitate a range of new creative considerations for your tweets.
Instagram Expands Live Testing of 90 Second Reels
Longer Reels is the next stage in Instagram’s broader video shift.
Watch What Developers Are Making With Snapchat’s AR Glasses
Snapchat shared a video showing what developers have been building with its Spectacles AR glasses:
On|Metaverse: The lessons I learned organizing a physical event about VR
On Thursday, April 21st, in Italy there has been the first edition of the On|Metaverse Summit, an amazing hybrid event
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Wallace & Gromit is Coming to Quest 2 in ‘Grand Getaway’ Interactive VR Experience
Wallace & Gromit, Britain’s iconic stop-motion duo, are getting their own interactive VR experience on Meta Quest 2 next year, developed by series creator Aardman, Meta, and VR pioneers Atlas V. Called Wallace & Gromit: The Grand Getaway, the interactive, single player VR experience promises to take fans along with Wallace and Gromit on a summer […]
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Quest Users Can Now Watch YouTube Together Thanks to ‘Bigscreen’ Update
Bigscreen is putting Meta to shame again, as the VR hangout app just got a serious bump in functionality for Quest users and PC VR users alike. Now VR’s favorite social viewing app includes native YouTube support, so you can watch anything on YouTube with friends and strangers. Bigscreen has now added the version of YouTube […]
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Expedition 67 Crew Wraps Up Week After Crew Arrival and Spacewalk
Two Roscosmos cosmonauts went on a spacewalk to activate the new European robotic arm (ERA) less than a day after the SpaceX Crew-4 mission arrived at the International Space Station. The next mission event taking place will occur next week when four Expedition 67 astronauts complete their stay aboard the orbiting lab. Cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev …
Cosmonauts Set Up Robotic Arm’s First Motion, Wrap Up Spacewalk
Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev of Roscosmos concluded their spacewalk outside of the International Space Station at ?6:40 p.m. EDT after 7 hours and 42 minutes. Artemyev and Matveev completed their major objectives during the spacewalk, which included monitoring the first commanded movements of the robotic arm from its grapple fixtures after removing …
Nextech AR Inks Deal for 3D Auto Parts Modelling
Nextech AR has inked a major deal with Genuine Parts Company, a global auto parts distribution firm, to provide 3D modelling and decorating via the former’s ARitize augmented reality (AR) studio, the company announced on Thursday. The studio will convert 2D images to 3D models with Nextech AR’s artificial intelligence (AI)-backed solutions. The Vancouver, Canada-based […]