Meta Quest 2 is already replacing Oculus Quest 2 branding.
RIP Oculus!
Take-Two CEO Now Likes VR, Suggests More To Come Post-GTA: San Andreas
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick suddenly likes VR and thinks there could be more to come after GTA: San Andreas.
Funny, that.
Wanderer Releases January 27 PSVR & PC VR
We finally have a release date for the time travelling VR adventure — Wanderer will be available January 27 2022 for PSVR and PC VR via Steam.
PlayStation Patent Filing Shows Work On Eye-Tracking With Foveated Rendering
A recent PlayStation patent filing shows work on eye-tracking with foveated rendering.
Is PSVR 2 getting closer?
Oculus Space Sense: how to activate it and hands-on it!
At Facebook Connect, Facebook/Meta announced that Oculus Quest was getting a new runtime update, the v34, bringing with it very
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Animated Quest Series ‘Tales From Soda Island’ Releases Another Patently Charming Episode Today
Tales from Soda Island, an animated VR series built in Quill, just released its latest free chapter which takes users on another wild and beautiful voyage through a world of pure imagination. Called ‘The School Trip’, chapter five is accessible starting today for Oculus Quest users in Facebook’s new VR Animation Player app (formerly Quill […]
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Cult-favorite PC Game ‘Deep Rock Galactic’ Opens Door to VR Mods With New Update
Deep Rock Galactic is a cult-favorite PC co-op game where teams of up to four players dive into perilous caverns in search of precious minerals while battling hordes of alien bugs along the way. The excellently atmospheric game has been subject to requests for VR support ever since launching in Early Access back in 2018. […]
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New Quest Rendering Tech Promises Massive Gains in App Performance
At Connect 2021 last week, Meta revealed a new Quest rendering technology called Application Spacewarp which it says can increase the performance of Quest apps by a whopping 70%. While similar to the Asynchronous Spacewarp tech available to Oculus PC apps, Meta says Application Spacewarp will produce even better results. Given that Quest is powered […]
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VR, Space Biology Studies as Crew Nears Departure
A pair of astronauts aboard the International Space Station studied advanced piloting controls using virtual reality today. In the meantime, four Expedition 66 crewmates are turning their attention to returning to Earth this month. An experiment sponsored by ESA (European Space Agency) is using virtual reality in the space environment to help engineers optimize workstations …
ByteDance’s Zhang Yiming Resigns amid Restructure
In an internal memo released to staff this week, Tiktok parent company ByteDance Ltd announced its chairman would step down amid a major company restructure to reach the firm’s long-term goals towards virtual reality (VR) and content creation, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Bytedance announced it would split into six businesses to manage parts […]
Twitter Leaks Reveal Meta’s Project Cambria Details
Just a week after being announced at Meta’s Connect Event, leaked photos on Twitter have revealed details of the Menlo Park-firm’s upcoming Project Cambria: a virtual reality (VR) headset to succeed the highly-popular Oculus Quest line of products. Users Bastian and Samulia posted the leaks on Twitter revealing a series of images of 3D models […]
Blockchain Firm BHPA to Invest in Metaverse Future
US tech firm BHPA announced on Thursday it would invest key resources to build infrastructure for the Metaverse, which comes amid a massive spike in global interest in the emerging technology. According to the Irvine, California-based enterprise, developing the Metaverse could help bring people closer together and may “dramatically change people’s daily life for the […]
Terranet, NEVS Partner for VoxelFlow Vision Solution
Terranet, a peer-to-peer wireless services company, announced on Thursday it had partnered with autonomous mobility provider NEVS for a new mixed reality (MR) tool to boost safety in urban autonomous driving conditions. The Swedish firms plan to integrate VoxelFlow technologies into NEVS’ autonomous mobility systems to create safer and more sustainable urban metropolitan regions. Named […]
Becoming Irresistible: How to Maximize the Impact of Your Message
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Facebook Announces New Groups Tools at its 2021 Communities Summit
New engagement tools, paid subgroups, merchandise shops – Facebook’s adding a range of new groups tools.
Pinterest Launches New Holiday Marketing Hub to Assist with Your Campaign Planning
The updated hub includes a range of data insights and tips to help optimize your campaigns.
Instagram Announces New Features and Events to Celebrate Diwali
Instagram will also look to highlight South Asian creators and businesses during the event.
The NBA Signs New, Exclusive Content Deal with Twitter, Including 40 Twitter Spaces Events
The new agreement will see the NBA provide exclusive content to Twitter, including Spaces broadcasts throughout the season.
Quest 2 Can Now Label Keyboards With AR In Passthrough
An update to Horizon Workrooms on Oculus Quest adds the ability to overlay AR labels onto your tracked keyboard when using passthrough mode.
Application SpaceWarp Can Give Quest Apps 70% More Performance
Quest headsets will get Application SpaceWarp next week, letting apps run at half framerate by generating every other frame synthetically.
Meta says ASW is suitable for most apps, and should effectively give developers 70% more power.
Blade And Sorcery: Nomad Review – VR’s Best Combat Sim Is Still In-Progress
Blade And Sorcery: Nomad’s physics-driven combat is still best-in-class on Quest, but the finished game remains just out of reach.
Here’s our full review.
AWE USA brings back XR physical events
Augmented World Expo (AWE) will start on November, 9th 2021, in Santa Clara, USA. The event, which will run until
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‘Tis the Season to Double Down on Social Customer Care (and Protect Your Community Managers)
Just when we thought we, as social media strategists and community managers, could rest up from the twists and turns of the last 18 months, the holiday season is upon us. It feels like it could be a doozy. Global supply chain challenges are causing significant inventory gaps for some. A tight labor market causes […]
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‘Blade & Sorcery: Nomad’ Review – Fun Physics-based Combat Slimmed Down for Quest 2
Blade & Sorcery: Nomad almost feels like a work of digital wizardry, as it brings a standalone version of the hit physics-based combat sandbox exclusively to Quest 2 for the first time. Although it doesn’t feel as visually visceral as its bigger brother for PC VR headsets, which is notably still in Early Access, it serves […]
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