After a period of uncertainty, Snapchat nows appears to be finding its groove.
Twitter’s Testing New Vocal Effects Options for Spaces, Which Could Help to Reduce Speaker Anxiety
The option could help people feel more comfortable hearing their own voice.
LinkedIn Shares New insights into the Rising Importance of Employer Branding [Infographic]
Amid a massive staffing shift, brands need to consider their employer branding.
Superhot VR Review Bombed After Removing Self-Harm Scenes
SUPERHOT VR is getting review bombed after the developer removed scenes depicting self-harm.
Rhythm ‘N Bullets Definitive Edition Available Now For PSVR
Rhythm ‘n Bullets Definitive Edition is now available on PSVR, after releasing on PC VR in late 2020 and Quest earlier this year.
I Expect You To Die 2 Arrives Aug. 24 For PSVR, Quest, PC VR
I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar launches August 24 and it is shaping up to be a must-buy sequel from Schell Games.
Discover The Virtual Burning Man 2021
The Burning Man is one of the most important events that runs every year in the United States. Last year
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Larcenauts: Immersion Overload Update Adds Key Immersive Features
Impulse Gear, an independent game developer and publisher located in San Francisco, continues to prioritize game features based on community feedback and requests for Larcenauts, a team-based multiplayer first-person hero shooter that was released last month. Today’s Immersion Overload Update focuses on gameplay options that allow for an even more engaging, VR-specific experience such as two-handed pivot-aiming, manual reload, and immersive sprinting.
Haptic VR Glove Company HaptX Raises $12 Million in New Funding
HaptX, the company building VR gloves with advanced haptics, this week announced that is has raised $12 million in a Series A-1 investment which will be used to open a new headquarters based in Redmond, WA, and expand its team. HaptX is building perhaps the most advanced haptic VR glove to date, offering one of […]
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‘OUTLIER’, A New FPS Roguelite from Joy Way, Shows Off Creative VR-centric Weapons
Joy Way, the indie VR studio that’s now simultaneously developing three unique VR games, announced Outlier today, a VR roguelite that’s piqued our interested with creative weaponry clearly designed around VR. You may be familiar with Joy Way’s other two titles, STRIDE (available in early access) and AGAINST (coming later this year), both of which have their own […]
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Crewmembers Focus on Science and Prepare for Upcoming Dockings and Undockings
A delay in the undocking events scheduled for tomorrow gave the crew of Expedition 65 aboard the International Space Station extra time to focus on training, science, and maintenance today. Russia’s Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) launched on July 21, and to provide more time for Russian flight controllers to check out MLM’s status, the undocking of the Russian …
LinkedIn Adds New, Free Certification Courses to Help Showcase Your LinkedIn Marketing Knowledge
The courses take you through all of LinkedIn ad and marketing tools, and provide a good level of base knowledge in how its systems operate.
Twitter Outlines its Olympic Tie-In Tools, Provides Tips for Brand Campaigns
The Games will kick-off this week, and could significantly disrupt the media cycle.
Facebook Updates Policies Around the Promotion of Prescription Drugs
The new regulations aim to keep-up with the evolving health landscape as a result of COVID-19.
Instagram Rolls Out Language Translation Options Within Instagram Stories
The option will improve accessibility for Stories content, and could open up new ways to reach new audiences.
Lone Echo II Is The Last Oculus Rift Platform Exclusive
The release of Lone Echo II for the Oculus Rift platform on August 24th will mark the end of an era as the last exclusive project funded by Facebook for its PC VR platform.
Oculus Quest v31 Adds Experimental Passthrough API For Mixed Reality
AR in VR? Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is teasing a new experimental API is on the way for Oculus Quest developers in v31.
Helicopters Coming To Microsoft Flight Simulator In 2022
A new development update on Microsoft Flight Simulator revealed that helicopters are a planned feature, set for a prospective 2022 release.
3D Hosting Service Sketchfab Joins Epic Games
3D hosting service Sketchfab is now part of Epic Games.
Epic Games Acquires Sketchfab, the Massive 3D Object Library Compatible with AR/VR Headsets
Sketchfab, the platform that lets you view, share, and download 3D models via traditional monitors and AR/VR headsets, today announced its been acquired by Unreal Engine creators Epic Games. Founded in 2012, Sketchfab plays host to over 4 million 3D assets, all of which are accessible through its web-based platform across PC, mobile, and immersive headsets. In […]
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Liftoff! Multipurpose Laboratory Module “Nauka” Launches to Space Station
The uncrewed Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) “Nauka” is safely in orbit following launch at 10:58 a.m. (7:58 p.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The MLM deployed its solar arrays and navigational antennas as planned. After Nauka completes eight days in free-flight to allow Russian flight controllers to evaluate its systems, the …
Watch Live as Russian Science Module Launches to Space Station
NASA Television, the agency’s website and the NASA app now are providing live coverage of a new Russian science module’s launch and automated docking to the International Space Station. The uncrewed Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM), named Nauka, the Russian word for “science,” is scheduled to launch at 10:58 a.m. EDT (7:58 p.m. Baikonur time) Wednesday, July …
Crew Dragon Endeavour Has Re-Docked to Station
Crew Dragon Endeavour with NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and??Megan McArthur, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut?Akihiko?Hoshide,?and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas?Pesquet, have re-docked to the International Space Station. Crew Dragon autonomously undocked from the forward port of the station’s Harmony module at 6:45 a.m. and relocated to the space-facing port at 7:35 a.m. completing the second space …
Coverage Underway for Crew-2 Port Relocation
NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website are providing live coverage as four residents of the International Space Station prepare to take a spin around their orbital neighborhood in the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, relocating it to prepare for the arrival of the agency’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2. NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and??Megan McArthur, JAXA (Japan Aerospace …
Pinterest Makes Arabic Available as a Language Option on All Platforms
Pinterest says that Arabic is one of the fastest-growing languages in the app.