Meta is making audio spatialization on Quest more realistic by upgrading the HRTF model.
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The Room VR: A Dark Matter Gets PSVR 2 Upgrade Next Week
The Room VR: A Dark Matter receives a free PSVR 2 upgrade next week.
ANNEX Launches Kickstarter Campaign For PC VR Action-RPG Roguelike
ANNEX offea new action-RPG roguelike to PC VR, and a Kickstarter campaign is now live.
Switchback VR Patch With Visual Fixes & Foveated Rendering Releases This Week
The long-awaited Switchback VR patch that promises to resolve graphical issues will arrive later this week.
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The XR Week Peek (2023.07.18): Roblox is coming to Quest, Google has an unclear XR vision, and more!
It is summer and usually nothing relevant in tech happens in this period, but actually, there have been quite a few relevant pieces of XR news this week. So, while I’m melting like Terminator in the hot lava (sorry for the spoiler of Terminator 2, but if you haven’t watched the movie yet, you deserve […]
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The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – July 2023
While Meta doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual games & apps are performing across its Quest 2 storefront, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the 20 best rated Oculus Quest games and apps as of July 2023. […]
‘Viewfinder’ Probably Won’t Get VR Support, But a Standalone Game Isn’t Out of the Question
Viewfinder launched today across PlayStation 5 and Steam, bringing its perspective-shifting first-person puzzling to traditional monitors. Ever since we saw the demo pop up on Steam earlier this year though, it was pretty apparent the mind-bending indie title would make for a great VR game. If you were hoping for VR support though, you’re probably […]
Ubisoft to Support Haptic Vest in ‘Assassin’s Creed Mirage’, But No Word Yet on ‘Nexus’ VR Game
Earlier this month Ubisoft announced a new brand deal with haptic clothing creator OWO, which produces a thin and light shirt featuring electrode-based haptics. Strangely enough, the partnership isn’t targeted at the upcoming VR game Assassin’s Creed Nexus, but rather the non-VR game Assassin’s Creed Mirage. OWO’s haptics provide 10 electrified zones around the user’s […]
Luxury Brand Valentino Launches Meta Avatar Clothing
Meta and Italian luxury brand Valentino have partnered to launch a new line of digital clothing on the company’s Avatar Store. When the Meta Avatars Store launched in late 2022, the company offered digital outfits from a number of luxury clothing brands, including Balenciaga, Prada and Thom Browne. Now the prestigious Roman fashion house is among them, bringing a […]
Vision Checks, Communications Hardware Installs, and Rubio’s 300th Day in Space
After a well-deserved day off yesterday, the Expedition 69 crew aboard the International Space Station is back to work performing a variety of maintenance activities, science experiments, and vision exams. NASA astronaut and Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is on track to set the record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut later this …