It seems that in many countries of the world this weekend was Father’s Day… so my best greetings to all
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Quest Store Summer Sale Kicks Off Today, Bringing Deep Savings to Top VR Titles
Meta is kicking off its Quest Store Summer Sale today, bringing around 30-40% off some of VR’s most talked-about titles. The sale, which starts today and ends on June 26th at 11:59PM PT (local time here), includes five game bundles and 60+ individual games and experiences. You can look forward to nabbing titles such as Pistol […]
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Cygnus Reboost Aborted, Next Steps Being Planned
On Monday at 10:20 a.m. Central time, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus NG CRS-17 engine was scheduled to fire for 5 minutes, 1 second to test the cargo craft’s ability to reboost the International Space Station in the future. The engine firing was aborted after five seconds. Cygnus’ Mission Director at Dulles, Virginia reported the cause for …
The Story of Unplugged: Bringing Air Guitar To Life In VR
What started as a prototype in 2015 has now become a seminal hand tracking game on Quest.
This is the story of Unplugged, as told by the game’s creator.
LinkedIn Publishes 2022 ‘State of Sales’ Report, Looking at Key Trends in Sales Performance
The report looks at how sales managers are optimizing performance in the current environment.
Reddit Acquires Machine Learning Platform Spell to Improve Contextual Matching Algorithms
Spell’s systems will help Reddit improve its contextual matching, and ideally drive better engagement.
TikTok Announces Full Merger of US User Data to US-Based Systems, Amid New Reports of Chinese Access
TikTok has now merged its US user data to Oracle cloud storage – but reports suggest that China-based staff are still accessing US user info.
Between Realities VR Podcast: Season 5 Episode 17 Ft. Virtual Strangers
In this week’s episode of the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex and Skeeva host Wes and Ruuts, hosts of the Virtual Strangers VR podcast.
Crew Wraps Week with Research Hardware Work, Cygnus Packing
Space research hardware kept the Expedition 67 crew busy on Friday as the four astronauts and three cosmonauts turned on free-flying robots, configured nanosatellites, and replaced a fuel bottle inside a furnace. The septet also split its day inside the International Space Station with Earth observations, spacesuit helmet work, and cargo packing. The Astrobee robotic …
Web3 AR Firm Kaleidoco Raises $7m in Seed Funding
Web3 and augmented reality (AR) entertainment technology firm Kaleidoco raised $7 million USD in seed funding to accelerate its growth with key hires, the firm announced on Wednesday. Numerous investors in the gaming, entertainment, and blockchain industry joined the funding round, including Animoca Brands, GameFi Ventures, Jane Street, Merit Circle, Nexo, SuperChain Capital, The Seelig […]
Meta Unveils New Quest Headset Parental Controls
Meta Platforms Inc has begun rolling out several changes for supervision tools across its Quest 2 product lineup of headsets, the company announced in a blog post on Tuesday. The firm has issued changes to options available on its Parent Dashboard, where adults supervising children can access the following: Approve app downloading or purchasing blocked, […]
Analysing the AWE 2022 and XR Industry with Trigger
In this session we discuss the following: 1) Trigger’s analysis of the Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2022 2) Future trends in the extended reality (XR) industry 3) Core XR technologies empowering Trigger’s innovative campaigns If you’re looking for more information on this topic visit https://www.triggerxr.com/. Thanks for watching, if you’d like more like this, don’t […]
Building a Business Case for XR in Advertising
The advertising landscape has always been a fast-moving, and competitive space. For years, companies in every industry have been competing to grab the attention of their target audience as effectively as possible, in a landscape where consumers are becoming less interested in “traditional” marketing campaigns. XR, or Extended Reality, with its ability to immerse users […]
Snapchat’s Testing Replies to Spotlight Clips
The addition would move Spotlight more into line with other short-form video options.
New Report Highlights TikTok’s Rising Value as a Promotional Option for SMBs
More SMBs are driving better results on TikTok, according to new findings.
Snapchat Shares New Insights into the Capacity of AR to Enhance Online Shopping
The study looks at the evolving role of AR features in the online shopping process.
Sony-Owned Studio Firesprite Moving To A Much Larger Office
The Liverpool-based studio Firesprite behind Horizon: Call of the Mountain is moving to a much larger office.
More info here.
Zenith: Celestial Throne Update Available Now, New Details Revealed
The Celestial Throne update is available now for VR MMO Zenith: The Lost City!
Details here:
Pistol Whip Contracts Update Adds Time-Sensitive Missions & New Modifiers
“We expect that the hardcore players are going to like this one,” says Cloudhead’s Joel Green of the High Velocity modifier in Pistol Whip’s Contracts update.
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3D displays hands-on: Sony, Leia, and The Looking Glass!
At AWE I had the opportunity to finally go hands-on with a bunch of 3D displays that don’t require you
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Life Science, Debris Avoidance Maneuver Takes Place on Station
Life Science, Debris Avoidance Maneuver Takes Place on Station The Expedition 67 crew studied advanced physics, continued its human research, and worked on space gardening inside the International Space Station on Thursday. The orbital residents are also readying the Cygnus space freighter for its departure next week. NASA Flight Engineer Jessica Watkins split her day …
Salesforce Introduces NFT Cloud Pilot
At the Salesforce World Tour London conference, the firm’s Web3 Studio Co-Founder, Marc Mathieu, introduced on Monday an NFT Cloud Pilot, a service which supports sustainable NFT minting and distribution for brands and marketers. The platform enables Salesforce clients to mint, manage, and trade blockchain assets within its Customer 360 service. Marc said at the […]
Arvizio Introduces AR Instructor for Apple, Android Devices
Augmented reality (AR) remote guidance solutions experts Arvizio announced on Wednesday added support for its Instructor solution for Apple iPads and iPhones, as well as Android smartphones. We’ve launched our mobile solution! Incorporate #iOS and #Android mobile devices into your #AR guided instructional workflows and enjoy all of AR Instructor’s features, including remote expert assistance, […]