Road to VR – spatialcomputing.info

Tackling the Unique Challenges of Moderating Social VR at Scale

Social VR pushes moderation challenges to the surface in ways that non-VR titles are often able to avoid. Voice, immersion, and highly social design raise the stakes while economic realities also create limitations around moderation coverage. The good news is that data-backed approaches show there is another path. Guest Article by Dr. George Ng George […]

The post Tackling the Unique Challenges of Moderating Social VR at Scale appeared first on Road to VR.

Road to VR & Road to VR

6. Mai 2026

Making a Punchier User Interface for VR in ‘Beat the Beats’

When we started working on Beat the Beats, we had one clear mission: we wanted a super cohesive experience from the moment you start up the game. This implies treating UI and menu time as seriously as the gameplay itself. Guest Article by Lucas González Hernanz Lucas González Hernanz is a Spanish game developer with over […]

The post Making a Punchier User Interface for VR in ‘Beat the Beats’ appeared first on Road to VR.

Road to VR & Road to VR

1. Mai 2026

Enter for Your Chance to Win a Free Pass to the Biggest XR Event of the Year

AWE USA 2026 is returning to Long Beach, CA on June 15–18. As the event’s Premiere Media Partner, we’re excited to give our readers the opportunity to win one of several free passes. Update (April 27th, 2026): The giveaway closes very soon, don’t miss your last chance to sign up! AWE USA is our ‘must-go’ […]

The post Enter for Your Chance to Win a Free Pass to the Biggest XR Event of the Year appeared first on Road to VR.

Road to VR & Road to VR

15. April 2026

What Makes AWE USA the ‘Must-go’ Event For the XR Industry

AWE USA 2026 is returning to the Long Beach, CA on June 15–18. As the most important annual XR event on our calendar, we’re excited to once again be able to offer a 20% discount on tickets to AWE USA 2026 as the event’s Premiere Media Partner. Here’s a look at why we’re going (and think you […]

The post What Makes AWE USA the ‘Must-go’ Event For the XR Industry appeared first on Road to VR.

Road to VR & Road to VR

13. April 2026

5 Lessons from Building ‘Bootstrap Island’: Best Practices for Creating Truly Immersive VR Worlds

Every game is the result of thousands of choices. Some of these choices are creative, some technical, and some concern the scope and budget. After pouring sweat and tears into a project, there is nothing more heartbreaking for a game developer than realizing that some early choice made long ago was not the best one […]

The post 5 Lessons from Building ‘Bootstrap Island’: Best Practices for Creating Truly Immersive VR Worlds appeared first on Road to VR.

Road to VR & Road to VR

26. Januar 2026

The Seamless Dream: Killing The VR Loading Screen

In games, nothing breaks player flow like a loading screen, and in virtual reality this problem is amplified tenfold. ‘Presence’ or ‘immersion’, the magical yet fragile feeling of ‘being there’, is what makes VR so special. When a player is suddenly teleported out of a fantastical world and into a cold, black expanse with a […]

The post The Seamless Dream: Killing The VR Loading Screen appeared first on Road to VR.

Road to VR & Road to VR

12. Dezember 2025

VR is Fundamental to Our Augmented Future, Says One of the Industry’s Most Successful VR Studios

Big tech players like Meta and Apple see the ultimate destiny of XR as a replacement for the smartphone. One of VR’s leading studios makes the case that there’s much to be lost in the transition to that future of XR if the talent and techniques built over the last decade of virtual reality aren’t […]

The post VR is Fundamental to Our Augmented Future, Says One of the Industry’s Most Successful VR Studios appeared first on Road to VR.

Road to VR & Road to VR

3. Juni 2025

Researchers Catalog 170+ Text Input Techniques to Improve Typing in XR

Efficient text entry without an actual keyboard remains an industry-wide challenge for unlocking productivity use-cases in XR headsets. Researchers have created a comprehensive catalog of existing text entry techniques to codify different methods and analyze their pros and cons. By making the catalog freely available, the researchers hope to give others a head start on […]

The post Researchers Catalog 170+ Text Input Techniques to Improve Typing in XR appeared first on Road to VR.

Road to VR & Road to VR

8. April 2025

AWE Expands Focus to Welcome XR Game Developers & Publishers to Major Industry Event

AWE USA 2025 has announced a new Gaming Hub program that expands the event’s focus and programming to include XR game development and publishing. As far as industry events go, AWE USA has become our must-attend XR event of the year. This year it’s being held June 10–12 in Long Beach, CA. FYI, the last chance […]

The post AWE Expands Focus to Welcome XR Game Developers & Publishers to Major Industry Event appeared first on Road to VR.

Road to VR & Road to VR

11. März 2025

MIT Reality Hack Has Become a Focal Point for US East Coast XR Devs & Entrepreneurs

While the XR industry’s major hubs are concentrated on the West Coast of the US, the MIT Reality Hack hackathon has become a focal point for XR developers and entrepreneurs on the East Coast of the US. Now in its eight year, the event has expanded with new opportunities for industry discussion and networking thanks to […]

The post MIT Reality Hack Has Become a Focal Point for US East Coast XR Devs & Entrepreneurs appeared first on Road to VR.

Road to VR & Road to VR

26. Februar 2025