ILMxLab and Facebook’s Oculus division said that Star Wars: Tales From the Galaxy’s Edge — Last Call is coming to the Oculus Quest. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Nvidia opens its ‘metaverse for engineers’ by adding millions of Blender users to Omniverse
Nvidia hopes to expand the Omniverse with the addition of millions of Blender users who use a simple tool to create 3D imagery. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Thirdverse raises $20M and names Gumi founder Hironao Kunimitsu as CEO
Thirdverse raised $20 million and named Gumi founder Hironao Kunimitsu as CEO as he focuses on virtual reality and the metaverse. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
How Tobii is expanding eye-tracking into new markets
Anand Srivatsa is the new CEO of Tobii, which is trying to find new applications for its groundbreaking eye-tracking technology. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Ryff raises $11.7M for its real-time brand integration
Ryff has raised $11.7 million for its business of inserting brand advertisements into commercials, live broadcasts, and streams in real time. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Niantic recruits Oculus’ Dan Morris to run developer relations as it ramps third-party content
Niantic is moving into 5G AR and it is revealing it has hired former Oculus leader Dan Morris to run developer relations. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
nDreams kickstarts new VR studio led by mobile game veteran
nDreams, the maker of Far Cry VR, has launched a new virtual reality game studio headed by mobile gaming veteran Chris White. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
FundamentalVR unveils virtual reality surgery training platform with haptic feedback
FundamentalVR has unveiled more details for its VR surgery training platform, which uses advanced technologies such as haptic feedback. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar debuts August 24 on VR platforms
Schell Games said I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar will launch on August 24 on various VR platforms. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Wolf3D launches Ready Player Me cross-game avatars for the metaverse
Wolf3D has launched its Ready Player Me cross-game animated avatars for the metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi