Check Your Privilege In This Thought-Provoking VR Experience

Steps Of Privilege is available for free on the Meta Quest via the App Lab. We’ve talked heavily in the past about VR’s unique empathetic capabilities. In addition to entertainment, immersive technology can and is being used by numerous organizations to instill a sense of compassion while educating users on a variety of important subject […]

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This VR Gallery Is Comprised Entirely Of Stolen Art

Get up-close and personal with missing works of art from Rembrandt & Van Gogh. In October 1969, an altarpiece by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio mysteriously vanished from the Oratory of San Lorenzoin Palermo, Sicily. In 1990, two men posing as police officers stole 13 works of art were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum […]

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This AR Drum App Could Revolutionize Music Learning

AR you ready to rock? Drum Tutor, a leading drum school based out of Singapore, has begun using augmented reality (AR) technology as part of its current lesson plan, offering students a new, more efficient way to hone their skills off-stage. Referred to by the company as Playarlong, this unique educational program has learners striking […]

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How Virtual Fish Are Being Used To Stress Test The Quest 2

Over 5,000 sea creatures can be found in the ‘Augmented Dream.’ Japanese VR developer MyDearest (Tokyo Chronos, Altdeus: Beyond Chronos) is set to launch the first episode of its latest game, Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate, at the end of this month. In this next-gen visual novel, players are immersed in a murder mystery adventure set throughout […]

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This Year’s Tour De France Features AR And Holograms

The 109th edition of the Tour de France is officially underway in Europe, marking the start of three weeks of competitive cycling featuring the world’s best athletes. This year event organizers are offering fans a new way to experience the action using a combination of augmented reality (AR) technology and volumetric holograms. Developed by Orange […]

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27 Years Later And The Virtual Boy Still Refuses To Die

Nintendo’s original VR headset is still receiving new games thanks to an active community of indie developers. In 1995, Nintendo launched the Virtual Boy, an at-home “VR” device featuring stereoscopic 3D graphics, a red monochrome display, and 22 questionable games; I’m looking at you Waterworld.  I myself have fond memories of remaining hunched over my […]

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Niantic Is Launching A Real-World Metaverse Social App

Campfire is designed to make exploring the metaverse easy. Last month Niantic, creator of popular AR mobile games such as Pokémon GO and Pikmin Bloom, made its Lightship Visual Positioning System available to developers, further laying the groundwork for its ambitious “real-world” metaverse. The company also announced Campfire, a new kind of social network designed […]

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Hologram Patients Allow Doctors To Train Anytime, Anywhere

Elegant training for a more civilized age. It’s no secret that medical training is an expensive and time-consuming process. Thanks to immersive technology, however, healthcare centers around the world are capable of training doctors, therapists, and surgeons at a faster rate while spending less. GigXR is one such company using cutting-edge immersive technology to train […]

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Among Us VR Developer On What Makes The Game Special

Project Director Mike Traficante enjoys playing as the Impostor, even if he’s not very good at it. It was just over 4 years ago that Among Us launched on Android and iOS devices. In 2020 the social deduction game skyrocketed in popularity, establishing itself as one of the most talked-about video games of the past […]

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How To Watch NASA’s Artemis I Rocket Launch Live In VR

That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for VR. This coming August, NASA will launch its unmanned Orion CM-002 spacecraft out of Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first in a series of test flights for the agencies Artemis program. The goal of the mission is to certify the Orion spacecraft […]

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