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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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Nanoparticles, Microscopic Animal Research during Life Support Work
Nanoparticles and microscopic animals were the research highlights aboard the International Space Station today. The Expedition 65 crew also focused on servicing life support components and Russian spacesuit maintenance. NASA Flight Engineers Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur continued ongoing operations for the InSPACE-4 physics study throughout Tuesday. Kimbrough started the first run in the morning …
Twitter’s Verification Process Remains Problematic, with Several Bot Profiles Getting Blue Checkmarks
Despite all of its efforts, Twitter’s verification process still seems very flawed.
Marketing for Winners: 7 Powerful Ways to Generate Leads & Inquiries Online [Infographic]
Looking for content inspiration? These tips might help.
TikTok Launches ‘For You House’ Pop-Up Store in the UK
The pop-up store will enable fans to meet platform stars, and provide TikTok education sessions.
YouTube Audio Ads vs. Video Ads – Which Performs Better? [Infographic]
With more people tuning into YouTube in audio-only mode, are YouTube’s audio ads a viable option for your marketing approach?
Prolific Producer Shonda Rhimes Could Make VR Content For Netflix
Prolific producer and Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes could expand her work into VR content at Netflix.
Firewall Zero Hour Kicks Off 7th Season With Operation: Rubicon
PSVR’s exclusive team-based multiplayer shooter Firewall Zero Hour is launching its 7th season this week.
The Sound Of Fracked – nDreams Q&A
We speak to nDreams about creating the making the music and audio behind PSVR exclusive, Fracked.
Half-Life: Alyx BioShock Mod Chapter II Will Add Big Daddies, Custom Weapons And More
Half-Life: Alyx’s BioShock mod will add Big Daddies, custom weapons and much more in Chapter II. Teaser trailer here!
Stack Up and VR Gamers Support Emotional Wellness of Veterans and Deployed Service Members
Isolation, job loss, and illness have impacted most everyone over the past 18 months, but the effects of Covid-19 on the population at large continue to highlight the need for concentrated support among groups that were already at increased risk of suicide and other mental health issues. Veterans and military personnel fall into this category, and VR gamers are doing their best to help improve emotional wellness of these individuals through practical support and encouragement.
FitXR Music Update – An Injection Of Fresh Beats Inluding Calvin Harris And Tiesto
FitXR receives a major update this week, with a host of tracks from both established and emerging artists being launched onto the platform. The introduction of commercially popular, recognizable songs to work out to was a major selling point touted by FitXR, with the resulting licensing costs used as a justification to turn FitXR into a subscription-only service rather than a one-time purchased base game with optional paid DLC.
SteamVR Update Improves Oculus Link & Air Link Reliability as Quest 2 Exceeds 30% of Headsets on Steam
The latest update to SteamVR, version 1.18.5, brings improvements to error handling of Oculus Link and Air Link which is meant to improve reliability. The update comes as Quest 2 reaches 31.07% of all VR headsets in use on Steam. Valve has committed to making Steam a hardware agnostic place for VR headsets, even going […]
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‘RUNNER’ Gameplay Teasers Reveal More ’80s-inspired Run & Gun Action
RUNNER is an upcoming racing game from indie studio Truant Pixel which was revealed earlier this year, bringing ’80s-inspired run-and-gun action to all major VR headsets. The studio recently showed off a bit more in a few teaser videos and gifs that gives us a peek at enemy encounters, upgrades, and obstacles coming to the game. Truant Pixel […]
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Station Research Today Benefitting Astronauts and Earthlings
Nanoparticles, time perception and peppers topped the science schedule aboard the International Space Station on Monday. Life support maintenance and cargo operations rounded out the day for the Expedition 65 crew aboard the orbiting lab. NASA Flight Engineer Megan McArthur began her day swapping oxygen and fuel bottles inside the Combustion Integrated Rack that supports …
Reddit Announces New Office in Australia as it Continues to Build on its Business Potential
The new office will focus on establishing connections with local advertisers, and building its business potential.
Clubhouse Establishes Exclusive Deal with TED to Expand its Content Pool
The deal will see Clubhouse host a range of exclusive rooms from popular TED speakers.
Zombie Shooter Death Horizon Adds 8 New Game Modes, New Features
Death Horizon: Reloaded is getting an update with 8 new games modes and integration with Oculus social features on Quest.
How to implement Oculus Mixed Reality Capture in Unity
Oculus Mixed Reality Capture is a plugin that lets content creators make amazing mixed reality videos of a VR game
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New Twitter Test Highlights ‘Related Fleets’ Beneath Selected Tweets in Timelines
Twitter continues to seek more ways to highlight the best Fleets content.
Snapchat Offers New Ads Certification Recognition via its Snap Focus Education Platform
It could be another way to showcase your industry expertise and knowledge.