I’m back in Italy, but I have left a piece of my heart in Austin, where I had an unforgettable
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‘Zenith: The Last City’ Studio Closes $35M Series B, Aims to Create Metaverse Platform
Ramen VR, the creators behind crowd-funded VR MMORPG Zenith: The Last City, announced it’s closed a Series B round of $35 million, something the studio says will allow it to significantly expand in size as it aims to develop Zenith into a metaverse platform that goes far beyond its current scope. The studio’s latest financing round was […]
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FOV Ventures Raises $18 Million to Fund European Metaverse Startups
FOV Ventures is a newly formed venture capital firm which plans to invest in early-stage metaverse startups. The firm says it has raised an initial $18.1 million as part of its first fund. Founding partners David Haynes and Petri Rajahalme announced this month FOV Ventures, a Finland-based early-stage VC firm through which the duo plans to […]
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Missing Apps & Account Issues on Quest Largely Fixed, But Linger for Some
Earlier this month Meta acknowledged a Quest account issue that which led to some users being logged out of their headsets and others missing their library of apps entirely. A “majority” of affected accounts have been fixed, according to Meta, but for some the issues have lingered for nearly two weeks. Update (March 22, 2022): […]
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The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – March 2022
While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the top 20 Oculus Quest games and apps as of March 2022. Some quick qualifications before […]
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Station Go for Spacewalk Ahead of Upcoming Crew Departure
Mission managers have given the go for two astronauts to exit the International Space Station on Wednesday for a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk. Meanwhile, three Expedition 66 crew members are getting ready for their return to Earth at the end of the month. Flight Engineers Raja Chari of NASA and Matthias Maurer of ESA (European Space Agency) …
Big XR News from MediView, XRHealth, HTC VIVE, Heliguys, Accenture, Qualcomm, Singulos Research, and Arvizio
Last week’s headlines included several eminent tech firms across the virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) industries, many of who have launched initiatives aimed at building global ecosystems and new products for global markets, promoting interoperability, and fostering innovation. Here are our top highlights from last week. Don’t forget to subscribe to our regular newsletter […]
Sony to Enhance Photogrammetry and Digital Twins
US autonomous drone manufacturer Skyfish announced a technology partnership with electronics giant Sony to enhance photogrammetry and digital twin technology. Sony supplies Skyfish with Alpha series mirrorless cameras that enable high-quality data surveys with drones as part of the partnership. The Skyfish produced, Alpha camera-ready drones enable individuals or firms to capture precise photogrammetry data […]
Qualcomm, Square Enix Team Up for Snapdragon Spaces
Qualcomm Technologies, a global leader in mobile and wireless 5G components, has partnered with Square Enix Co Ltd to create immersive extended reality (XR) experiences for the latter’s network of studios and intellectual properties (IP), it was announced on Monday. Square Enix’s Advanced Technology Division (ATD) will team up with Qualcomm to collaborate on the […]
Meta Expands Ray-Ban Stories, Adds Shipping Regions
Yesterday on his Facebook account, Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed his firm is updating its Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses to include significant updates. According to Zuckerberg, the new Ray-Ban Stories updates will introduce augmented reality (AR) transition lenses and extend its recording feature to support up to 60 seconds of user-recorded video. Zuckerberg says that […]
Google Ads New Inventory Packages for Ad Campaigns to Encourage Support of Media Diversity
Google’s new ad placement options give advertisers more capacity to support specific business groups.
LinkedIn Shares New Insights on Key Career Shifts Amid the Pandemic [Infographic]
The pandemic has sparked major changes in our approaches to work – which is important for employers to note.
Essential LinkedIn Stats that Every Social Media Manager Should Know [Infographic]
LinkedIn continues to see ‘record levels’ of engagement, and will become an even more important platform in the post-pandemic shift.
7 Tips to Increase Engagement on Your Social Media Polls [Infographic]
Are you looking for ways to improve your social media strategy? Want to increase engagement on your social media polls?
The team from Blog Waves share their tips for success in this infographic.
They break things down as follows:
The benefits of using polls in digital marketing
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Zombieland VR Dev Acquires Another VR Studio As It Moves To New Projects
Zombieland VR studio XR Games has acquired another VR developer, Fierce Kaiju.
The company is now working on multiple new projects.
Agony VR’s Demo Is Out Now, But It’s Not Shaping Up Very Well
You can now play a demo for the PC VR port of 2018 horror game, Agony.
Unsurprisingly, though, it’s not very good. Details and gameplay here.
Qualcomm Announces $100 Million ‘Metaverse Fund’ For VR/AR Developers
Qualcomm today announced a $100 million ‘Metaverse Fund’ for new VR/AR experiences and technologies.
More details here.
Final Fantasy Publisher Square Enix Working On AR Gaming For Qualcomm’s Dev Kit
Final Fantasy publisher Square Enix is working with Qualcomm on its new AR developer kit, Snapdragon Spaces.
Qualcomm Launches $100M Fund to Help Build the Metaverse
Qualcomm, the company known for its mobile Snapdragon processors for smartphones and XR headsets, announced a new Metaverse Fund. The chipmaker says the new fund will be a launchpad for XR developers and companies working to build the metaverse. At GDC 2022 today, Qualcomm launched its Snapdragon Metaverse Fund for companies building “unique, immersive XR […]
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Qualcomm & Square Enix Partner to Create AR Games
Qualcomm and Square Enix today announced a partnership that will see the creation of XR experiences by Square Enix, which includes the Japanese company’s subsidiary studios and intellectual property. Announced at the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC 2022) in San Francisco today, the partnership is said to involve Square Enix’s Advanced Technology Division (ATD), which […]
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Expanded Station Crew Busy with Spacewalk Preps, Space Research
The International Space Station is hosting 10 individuals after the Soyuz MS-21 crew ship arrived Friday carrying three new crew members. As the new crewmates adjust to life on the station, the rest of the Expedition 66 crew is getting ready for a spacewalk and continuing microgravity research this week. The station’s three newest crew …
‘Framerate Insurance’ Smooths Out Quest 2 Air Link Connection Drops
‘Framerate Insurance’ fakes Quest 2 Air Link dropped frames to reduce judder on imperfect connections.
Here’s how to enable it:
Polyarc Talks Moss, VR Sequels And Future Tech
We sat down with Polyarc to talk Moss Book 2.
Thoughts on building VR sequels, player connections and the future of the industry.
Between Realities VR Podcast: Season 5 Episode 8 Ft. Beardo Benjo
In this week’s episode of the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex and Skeeva host rising VR YouTuber Beardo Benjo, who’s celebrating surpassing 50k subscribers.
My experience at SXSW 2022: expect the unexpected
Ten days ago, I revealed to you that I was going to Austin, Texas to attend the SXSW, one of
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