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Hit Party Game ‘Among Us’ is Getting a Full-blown VR Remake

4 years ago
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Social party game Among Us rose to viral success in the midst of the pandemic. Calls to bring the game’s ‘imposter-hunting’ gameplay to VR were immediate, and unofficial VR versions of the game sprang up in no time. Now the game is getting a full blown Among Us VR remake, headed by one of VR’s most experienced […]

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More Hit Songs Come to ‘Beat Saber’ with Surprise Launch of Lady Gaga Music Pack

4 years ago
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Continuing a trend of tapping music from some of the world’s most popular artists, Beat Saber today sees the surprise launch of a new Lady Gaga music pack which adds 10 of the pop-star’s songs to the game. Following DLC music packs from the likes of Skrillex and Billie Eilish, today VR’s hit rhythm game Beat Saber […]

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Ten Residents Aboard Station Wrap Up Week with Space Biology

4 years ago
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Space biology led the research schedule for the seven-member Expedition 66 crew aboard the International Space Station on Friday. The orbiting lab’s three guests also spent their day on a variety of Russian space experiments. NASA Flight Engineers Mark Vande Hei and Kayla Barron partnered up throughout the day replacing components inside the Advanced Plant …
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HTC VIVE Opens VIVE Arts NFT Trading Platform

4 years ago
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HTC VIVE has opened a bespoke Metaverse arts and culture store for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), with the new platform aiming to build immersive spaces for content creators as well as host digital art in virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR), the tech giant announced on Thursday. HTC will host content on the VIVE Arts trading […]
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Sony Fills Patent for Playstation VR Controllers

4 years ago
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Last week, documents emerged showing that Japanese technology firm Sony Interactive Entertainment had filled a patent for an improved virtual reality (VR) controller. Sony has built its latest controller for the highly-anticipated PlayStation Virtual Reality 2 (PSVR2), the follow-up to the firm’s initial consumer-grade PSVR hardware. The latest iteration improves Sony’s previous VR controller by enhancing […]
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Taqtile Adds AR Manifest Support for Apple iPads

4 years ago
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US mixed reality firm Taqtile has boosted support for its Manifest platform for use on the Apple iPad, the company announced on Thursday. The move to back Apple’s top-selling tablets will allow frontline workers and businesses to use Manifest across additional devices, the company explained in a statement. Manifest’s upgraded spatial computing tools, enhanced content […]
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Michigan University, GigXR Build XR Medical Trainer

4 years ago
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This month, the University of Michigan and GigXR, a global provider of extended reality (XR) healthcare training solutions, partnered to create the ‘XR Procedure Training Suite’ medical training hub. The training suite uses digital humans as patients, displays informative user interface (UI) pop-ups, and instructs medical students with interactive, lifelike, and immersive procedures. GigXR’s solution […]
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5 Instagram Ad Techniques That Convert

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Snapchat Launches ‘Acts of Kindness’ Initiative to Boost Spotlight Take-Up

4 years ago
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Snapchat’s looking to boost interest in its TikTok-like Spotlight option, via a new positivity-focused initiative.

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Meta Launches Personalized Year in Review Features on Facebook and Instagram

4 years ago
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The features provide a summary of your shared experiences on the platform’s throughout the year.

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Facebook Launches New Tools for Live-Stream Creators, Including Links in Streams and Additional Stream Guests

4 years ago
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The new additions provide a range of new considerations and opportunities for live-stream creators.

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Instagram’s Coming Chronological Feed May Not Work How You Expect

4 years ago
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Instagram says that it’s bringing back the reverse chronological feed. But is it really?

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Horizon Worlds Beta Goes Public In US & Canada With 18+ Age Requirement

4 years ago
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Meta’s Horizon Worlds beta is opening to anyone in the US and Canada, with an 18+ age requirement.

More details here!

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After The Fall Review Discussion And Ultrawings 2 on Quest 2 – VR Gamescast

4 years ago
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Is After The Fall this holiday’s VR blockbuster? And is Ultrawings 2 the first game to look out for in 2022?

Find out in the VR Gamescast, live today at 9am PT/12pm ET/5pm UK!

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After The Fall Review + Discussion, Ultrawings 2 on Quest 2 – VR Gamescast

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Meta’s First Big Proto-metaverse Project Finally Launches (kinda)

4 years ago
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Nearly two and a half years in the making, Meta’s most ambitious social VR project, Horizon Worlds, has finally reached open beta. Well kinda. Starting today, the platform is available to those in the US & Canada who are 18 years old or older—on Quest 2 and Oculus PC. If you’re part of that group you’ll […]

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‘Blaston’ Gets New Game Mode, Passthrough AR Support on Quest & More in ‘Arctic Blast’ Update

4 years ago
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Blaston (2020) is getting an update today that will bring a few new things to the futuristic 1v1 dueling game from Resolution Games, including a new dueling mode, character, arena and a passthrough AR mode on Quest. Called ‘Arctic Blast’, the free update launching today adds a new mode to the game that lets you […]

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‘Cyberpunk 2077’ VR Mod to Arrive in January, Letting You Take a Virtual Braindance

4 years ago
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Cyberpunk 2077 doesn’t officially support VR headsets, but leave it to prolific VR modder Luke Ross to get under the hood and beat CD Projekt Red to the punch—one they haven’t exactly prioritized given the litany of bugs the studio has needed to fix over the past year. As first reported by PC Gamer, the mind […]

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New Visitors Adapt to Station During Space Biology, Physics Research

4 years ago
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Three individuals are adapting to life aboard the International Space Station following Tuesday’s launch and docking aboard a Russian crew ship. The seven-member Expedition 66 crew is back on science duty today while helping the new space travelers get up to speed with station systems and safety procedures. 10 people are living on the orbiting …
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RealWear Debuts Navigator 500 Assisted Reality Tool

4 years ago
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RealWear debuted its ‘RealWear Navigator™ 500’ immersive mixed reality (MR) headset on Monday to improve safety, comfort, and productivity for frontline workers. The US firm’s latest product follows its flagship RealWear HMT-1 augmented reality (AR) headset, which is used by enterprises such as Volkswagen, BMW, and Total. Qualcomm powers the HMT-1 with its popular Snapdragon […]
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Apple Posts Job for ‘Next-Gen’ AR/VR Engineer

4 years ago
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US tech giant Apple Inc quietly announced on Monday it is seeking new professionals to boost its augmented and virtual reality framework, indicating a push to innovate its extended reality (XR) plans. Hayden Lee, AR/VR Software Engineering Manager for Apple, announced the news on Twitter, stating the company was seeking an engineer “with a focus […]
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Peterbilt Deploys ARTech Solution for Apple iPads

4 years ago
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Peterbilt Motors Company recently hit a major milestone in the deployment of its ARTech augmented reality (AR) solution aimed at transforming services for dealerships and service repair workers. The new solution, which uses 3D AR visuals for “chassis-specific Peterbilt trucks”, will work jointly with PACCAR Solutions Service Managment systems, allowing service technicians to rapidly access […]
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XR Predictions 2022: Virtual and Augmented Reality in the Future of Work 

4 years ago
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In the last couple of years, extended reality, or “XR” has evolved from a novel concept into a crucial, disruptive technology for the future workplace. Between 2020 and 2026, MarketWatch predicts that global XR production will grow by 46.5% per year.   While several factors have undoubtedly contributed to the rise of XR, the pandemic was one of the industry’s […]
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Google Shares Top Search Trends of 2021

4 years ago
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Google’s search trends provide a somewhat dizzying reminder of the last 12 months – which feels much shorter than that.

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Facebook Launches ‘Professional Profiles’ to Help More Creators Maximize their Presence

4 years ago
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Facebook’s making a push to win over more creators, as part of its broader effort to win back young audiences.