How to Bolster Your Brand’s Reputation By Giving A Damn

At the risk of stressing something that marketing professionals well know, your product is only as good as your brand. But we need to take a moment and reflect on why this axiom is as important now as ever. Just as the pandemic has upended our lives, it has upended our businesses. Businesses have been […]

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‘Demeo’ is Getting ‘Roots of Evil’ Campaign DLC on December 16th

Demeo (2021), the VR tabletop dungeon crawler from Resolution Games, is getting a new campaign soon called ‘Roots of Evil’. Demeo is a four-player co-op game that pits a party of adventures against various baddies and one very powerful end boss. Now the game is set to get a new campaign called The Roots of Evil—first […]

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‘Vertigo 2’ Gameplay Teaser Shows off New ‘Autonica’ Level, Aiming for 2022 Release

During Upload VR’s game showcase today, Zulubo Productions showed off new progress on Vertigo 2, its long-awaited sequel to its PC VR adventure Vertigo (2016). In the new teaser we get a fresh slice of the infectious weirdness that is the world of Vertigo, this time tossing you head-first into a raging war in an underground civilization. […]

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NASA Astronauts Replace Antenna System Ending Spacewalk

NASA astronauts Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron concluded the first Expedition 66 spacewalk at 12:47 p.m. EST, after 6 hours and 32 minutes. Marshburn and Barron successfully installed an S-band Antenna Subassembly (SASA) on the Port-1 truss structure and stowed the failed antenna. Additionally, the pair completed get-ahead tasks on the Port-4 truss structure, including resetting the torque …

NASA Astronauts Begin Spacewalk to Replace Antenna System

NASA astronauts Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron are reviewing the procedures they will use during Thursday’s spacewalk. The duo will exit the International Space Station after setting their U.S. spacesuits to battery power at 6:15 a.m. EST signifying the start of their spacewalk. photographed the condition of electronics gear that supports commercial spaceflight operations. Maurer …

Astronauts Getting Ready for Spacewalk Live on NASA TV

NASA Television coverage of today’s spacewalk with NASA astronauts Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron is now underway and is also available on the NASA app and the agency’s website. The crew members of Expedition 66 are preparing to go outside the International Space Station for a spacewalk expected to begin at approximately 7:10 a.m. EST and last about …

‘Arvizio Instructor’ to Transform Industrial Remote Guidance & Training

This week, Ontario-based Arvizio developers of enterprise-grade augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR) solutions announced ‘Arvizio Instructor’ an AR and digital twin system that provides remote guidance for those involved in complex task-oriented workflows. The platform incorporates 3D models, videos, images, documents, and annotations to introduce the next generation of remote guidance to the firm’s global enterprise […]

SeeSignal by BadVR Review: Ditching the Dead Zones

In recent years, we’ve begun to discover just how versatile virtual reality can really be. While extended reality opportunities might have started off mainly as solutions for gaming and entertainment, they’re now becoming an increasingly essential part of the business environment too. Building on the same kind of technology we’ve seen in AR apps from […]

Unpacking Meta: Where Did the Word Metaverse Come From?

Mark Zuckerberg’s keynote speech at Connect 2021 might have shot the term into the mainstream, but the metaverse isn’t a new idea. The word was first coined in the early 1990s and the notion of an immersive digital reality separate from the physical world can be traced back to 80s video games. Since the late […]

TikTok Expands Creator Tipping and Video Gifts, Providing More Monetization and Marketing Options

TikTok’s expanding its monetization options to more creators, providing more opportunity in the app.

YouTube Shares the Top Performing Videos and Creators of 2021

YouTube’s Top 10 listing provides an overview of web culture, and key content trends for 2021.

Reddit Adds New Real-Time Activity Indicators to Enhance In-App Activity

Reddit’s new real-time indicators will show activity relating to up and downvotes and comments.

8 Questions Your Website Visitors Want Answered Within 10 Seconds [Infographic]

Looking to improve your website performance? Some key elements to consider.

After The Fall Coming To VR Arcades On December 9

After the Fall is also coming to location-based VR arcades on December 9.

Real VR Fishing US West DLC Releases December 16 For Quest

The first paid DLC for Real VR Fishing releases on December 16, adding 20 new US-based fishing locations, 76 new species and a new level system for $11.99.

New Green Hell VR Trailer Focuses On VR Interactions & Visuals

A new trailer for Green Hell VR compares the new release with the PC original.

Immersive Reality promotes inclusion amongst special needs pupils

Today I host a guest post from Immersive Reality, a UK-based company that immerses its users inside environments without the

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Gabe Newell: Valve is Making “big investments” in New Headsets and Games

In a talk at an Auckland, New Zealand area high school back in May, Valve co-founder Gabe Newell revealed they’re making “big investments in new headsets and games,” something he hopes will prepare the company for a future of brain-computer interfaces (BCI).  Newell has been living in New Zealand for the past few months, which […]

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Quest Update Adds Mixed Reality Casting, Global Cloud Saves, & More

The latest update for Oculus Quest, v35, is rolling out to headsets starting today and brings with it mixed reality casting, global cloud saves, and Facebook Messenger calls in VR. Mixed Reality Casting on Quest Update v35 is bringing mixed reality casting to both Quest and Quest 2. This feature allows you to cast the […]

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Crew Preps for Thursday Spacewalk During Station Upkeep, Research

NASA astronauts Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron are reviewing the procedures they will use during Thursday’s spacewalk. The duo will exit the International Space Station after setting their U.S. spacesuits to battery power at 7:10 a.m. EST signifying the start of their spacewalk. Marshburn and Barron are getting ready to replace a faulty antenna system …

Station Spacewalk Now Planned for Thursday

After receiving additional information about a late notification debris event on Monday, NASA determined the orbit of the debris does not pose a risk to a scheduled spacewalk by Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron or to International Space Station operations. Delaying the spacewalk provided an opportunity for NASA to evaluate the risk from the debris …

$3.4 Million Raised for In-Store Augmented Shopping Experiences

London-based augmented reality (AR) developers Dent Reality have recently raised $3.4 million in a funding round led by Pi Labs, with additional support from Sugar Capital and 7Percent Ventures. Dent Reality is developing a retail solution that incorporates AR visualisations and localised mapping technology to provide intuitive navigational tools that create an engaging shopping experience […]

Apple’s VR Headset Due 2022: Drives Competition Towards Meta, Microsoft, and Nreal

Recently, rumours persist claiming that Apple will be announcing its long-awaited augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) headset in the fourth quarter of 2022 according to trusted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The analyst unveiled that the upcoming headset will contain Apple’s M1 chip – that was introduce for last year’s Macbook lineup – meaning that the […]

5 Reasons Why the Metaverse Is Such a Big Deal

The idea has been around in one avatar or another since the early 90s, popularised by video games and scene fiction novels. It’s only in recent years that the metaverse has gained mainstream momentum. Epic Games announced a staggering $1 billion in investment to build the metaverse, back in April 2021. Meta followed soon after […]

Acadicus Review: Healthcare VR Learning with an Ever-Growing Content Library

VR development company, Arch Virtual, launched its VR training kit in 2019, with the objective of helping learning organisations create their own VR productions. Medicine and healthcare were always a focus area, with CEO Jon Brouchoud saying that he “wanted to build a system that would enable us to reach as many people as possible” […]