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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The NBA Is Getting Its Own Open-World AR Game

Pokémon GO meets professional basketball in NBA All World. Niantic, the company behind popular location-based AR games such as Pokémon GO and Pikmin Bloom, just announced the latest addition to its “real-world metaverse,” a basketball-themed mobile game called NBA All-World. Similar to the location-based AR games listed above, NBA All-World will have you exploring the […]

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Attend Class In VR With Immerse, A Language App For Quest 2

Imagine being late for school in the metaverse. Immerse is an educational metaverse platform developed in collaboration with top researchers from North America, Europe, and Japan. According to the company, this “battle-tested” language-learning experience was designed from the ground up for VR headsets. This week the platform made its official launch on the Meta Quest […]

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VR Developer Builds VR Game Inside VR In Just 24 Hours

“Yo dawg, I heard you like VR games…” A VR developer by the name of Quentin Valembois, aka Valem, is quickly becoming known for his experimental projects involving cutting-edge immersive technology. Whether it be turning his home into a location-based horror game or designing a VR sports experience using an actual bicycle, there appears to […]

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SideQuest Can Now Be Accessed Inside Your VR Headset

The new update makes sideloading games and apps easier than ever. If you own a Meta Quest headset you’ve probably heard of SideQuest. The popular VR platform features a wide variety of unofficial games and apps as well as a number of useful tools for your headset. Previously, you had to connect your headset to […]

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Meta Is Working On A Digital Wallet For The Metaverse

The company will begin by changing ‘Facebook Pay’ to ‘Meta Pay.’ Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg this week announced that the company is working on a digital wallet that will make it easier to spend and make money in the metaverse. In a recent Facebook post, Zuckerberg talked about a future where all of the purchases […]

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You Can Now Delete Your Furniture Using IKEA’s AR App

Create an interactive 3D replica of your personal space using the IKEA Kreativ Scene Scanner. It was back in 2019 that IKEA first introduced the ability to preview furniture in AR using its IKEA Place app. Gone are the days of having to visit a store in-person to shop. Using a smartphone device, you can […]

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Fender Launches Music Metaverse Shaped Like A Giant Guitar

BMW is also getting in on the action with its own VR world with drivable MINI Coopers. American instrument manufacturer Fender has partnered with Meta (formerly Facebook) to launch the Fender Stratoverse, a VR world dedicated to all things music. Built inside Horizon Worlds, Meta’s social VR metaverse, visitors can explore a guitar-shaped island complete […]

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You Can Now Play VR Games Inside A Shipping Container

The location-based VR platform features motion controls, spatial audio, and temperature haptics. We first covered UNCONTAINED back in 2021. Developed by XR Immersive Tech Inc., the one-of-a-kind VR entertainment platform uses industrial shipping containers to immerse you in hyper-realistic location-based VR experiences via a combination of haptic feedback technology and physical interactions. Earlier today, XR […]

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Watch The President Of Ukraine Deliver A Speech In AR

Volumetric video brings former comedic actor and current Ukrainian President to life on your coffee table. With the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia putting a strain on Ukrainian resources, President Volodymyr Zelensky has begun reaching out to the global technology community for support in rebuilding the county’s digital infrastructure. And what better way to […]

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