Science and maintenance using virtual and augmented reality tools were prominent aboard the International Space Station today. The Expedition 65 crew also made sure life support components remain in tip-top shape aboard the orbiting lab. The universe’s coldest temperatures can be found inside the U.S. Destiny laboratory module’s Cold Atom Lab (CAL). NASA Flight Engineer …
TikTok Becomes the First Non-Facebook Owned App to Reach 3 Billion Installs
The app continues to grow, despite rising competition and financial incentives designed to lure away top stars.
WhatsApp Launches Beta Test of Multi-Device Connection, Expanding Usage Options
The change will facilitate more ways to use WhatsApp, on more devices.
YouTube Adds Automatic Segmentation for Clips, Launches Dark Mode for YouTube Studio
YouTube’s also making its Stories analytics available to all users.
Facebook’s Making Facebook Pay Available as a Payment Option on Third Party Websites
The update could provide a big boost for Facebook’s broader eCommerce efforts.
Phil Spencer: Quest 2 Offers Best VR Experience, Xbox Software On Headsets Possible
Xbox’s Phil Spencer thinks Quest 2 offers VR’s best experience right now, and isn’t ruling out seeing Xbox software on other headsets.
A Township Tale: Quick Tips To Get You Started
Need help finding your feet in A Township Tale? Here’s a few quick tips for the game’s opening hours.
Half-Life: Alyx Mod Brings Portal 2 Test Chambers To Life
A new addon for Half-Life: Alyx offers a couple test chambers inspired by Portal 2 that you can solve in VR without a portal gun.
Inside COVID-19, Felix & Paul’s Space Explorers Nominated For Emmy Awards
Two VR experiences available on Oculus Quest, Inside COVID19 and Felix & Paul’s Space Explorers: The ISS Experience, have been nominated for Emmy Awards.
Create Your Own Holograms at Home with the Volu iPhone App
With the release of Object Capture this fall, Apple is giving everyone with a Mac and a camera the means to create their own 3D objects.
But what about volumetric video, which currently requires multi-camera rigs like those at Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Capture studios? One developer is shooting its shot at giving iPhone users similar powers.
Don’t Miss: Snap Releases Lens Studio 4.0 with 3D Body Mesh & More, Upgrades Scan as Fashion Assistant
On Wednesday, 3D capture startup Volograms released the public beta of its Volu app for iOS. The app enables users to create rudimentary volumetric… more
3 Steps to Creating a Winning Instagram Marketing Strategy
How to create a content marketing strategy your customers will love, in seven steps.
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Party Time in Echo Arena with 2v2 VR Esports Event
It’s party time in Echo VR!
VR Party League is hosting a 2v2 tournament in Ready At Dawn’s Echo Arena, a virtual sport game set in a zero-gravity arena. Players are encouraged to partner with a friend and test their skills against others in the community.
VR Content Revenue Grew by 30% in 2020, Becoming Media’s Fastest-growing Market
Virtual reality gained impressive ground in 2020, a recent PwC study finds. Global VR content revenues reportedly increased by around 30% year-over-year, beating out film, traditional video games, and music. As reported by Protocol, VR’s global content revenue is estimated to be around $1.8 billion, or 31.7% more than in 2019—making it the fastest-growing media […]
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Resolution Games Secures $25M Series C Funding, ‘Demeo’ Surpasses “multi-million dollars” in Revenue
Resolution Games, the studio behind popular multiplayer VR titles Demeo (2021) and Blaston (2020), today announced it has secured a Series C funding round of $25 million. The Stockholm-based company says the investment will be used to bring “proper live games to the industry and expand their ability to innovate across both VR and AR […]
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Google Announces New Integration with GoDaddy Web Stores to Expand eCommerce Opportunities
The process will provide more ways for eCommerce businesses to maximize their discovery potential via Google apps.
Snapchat Shares New Insights into Sports Engagement Among Snap Users [Infographic]
With the Olympics coming up, and live crowds returning, interest in sports is on the rise.
Facebook Adds New Tools for Groups, Including ‘Expert’ Badges and Automatic Invites for Page Fans
The new options will help provide recognition for top voices, while also helping to reduce the group moderation workload.
Instagram Adds New Safety Check-Up Tool Amid Rising Reports of Suspicious Activity and Hacking
Instagram says that it’s seen a rise in scammers looking to dupe people via DMs over the past few months.
Key Google AR/VR Director Heads To Facebook Reality Labs
Google continues to bleed experts in AR and VR technology as Facebook Reality Labs staffs up for a bigger push into hardware.
Music By Calvin Harris, Tiesto & More Comes To FitXR With New Label Partnerships
A bunch of new music is coming to FitXR, including tracks by Calvin Harris and Tiësto, thanks to partnerships with labels like Sony Music and Warner Music.
The XR Week Peek (2021.07.13): Lynx now aims at the consumer market, App Lab to enable DLCs, and more!
Sorry if this newsletter is one day late. Probably I should tell you that I was busy with VR projects,
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Community-Building Esports Event Coming to Population: One VR Game
Since the release of Population: One in October 2020, players have been forming clans, independent leagues, and super secret societies accessible only to the elite, but community leaders are coming together to host the Population: One Community Cup where affiliations will be irrelevant, enemies will become friends, and players better quickly learn to sink or … well, they’ll have one week to learn to work as a team or die.
Facebook Headsets Now Account for More Than 60% of VR Headsets Used on Steam
Facebook’s growing grip over the VR space reached new heights last month as the company’s Oculus headsets exceeded 60% of the share of monthly-connected headsets used on Steam. Facebook was already a major player in the VR market before the launch of Quest and Quest 2, but those headsets have significantly accelerated the company’s share […]
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‘Rec Room’ Adds More Flexibility to Avatar System with New Full-body, Animated Costumes
Ever since the social VR platform Rec Room launched in 2016, its avatar system has notably lacked full-body inverse kinematics like you see in its contemporary VRChat, which essentially leaves users with a stylized appearance lacking arms and legs. Now the studio says it’s releasing an update that will allow you to buy more articulated avatar […]
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12 Tools for Painting, Sculpting, & Animating in VR
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