jo has launched its Varjo Reality Cloud platform, which enables someone to visit a place in virtual reality from a remote location. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Meta’s Reality Labs loses $2.96B on $695M in revenues in Q1 VR results
Meta’s first-quarter results showed us VR losses are widening even as its VR hardware and software sales grow. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
How the metaverse could remake manufacturing
The metaverse promises to bring customers into the product design cycle, making manufacturing more responsive and democratic. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Katrin Zimmerman, TLGG
Meta partners with Smithsonian on VR moonwalk exhibit
Meta is partnering with the Smithsonian to allow visitors to explore the Moon’s surface via a Meta Quest 2 headset. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Rachel Kaser
Meta unveils its first physical retail store near its headquarters
Meta is opening its first physical retail store at its headquarters in Burlingame, California. Is it the first in a chain? AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Tower 26 venture fund will invest $50M in VR games and the metaverse
Veteran game investor Jon Goldman has raised a $50 million venture capital fund dubbed Tower 26 to invest in extended reality startups. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Meta Quest Gaming Showcase reveals Ghostbusters VR and other games
Meta today held its Quest Gaming showcase, revealing several games including Ghostbusters, Among Us, and RE4’s The Mercenaries. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Rachel Kaser
Cities VR brings building sim to Meta Quest 2
Fast Travel Games revealed the VR version of the popular city-building sim, Cities VR, at the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Rachel Kaser
StatusPro unveils NFL Pro Era as licensed VR game
StatusPro announced that its NFL Pro Era will debut this fall on virtual reality headsets as the first officially licensed NFL VR title. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
NVIDIA Omniverse: From 3D collaboration at scale to fighting climate change (VB On-Demand)
Leaders from NVIDIA and Supermicro talk openly about the tremendous power of NVIDIA’s virtual 3D collaboration platform. AR/VR – VentureBeat & VB Staff