PuttView X Uses AR To Help Improve Your Golf Game

Is immersive technology the future of interactive sports training? PuttView X is an upcoming app for Microsoft’s HoloLens headset that uses augmented reality (AR) technology to project valuable putt information directly onto golf courses. This includes everything from setup lines to green contour. Based on the video provided by PuttView, you can select from a […]

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The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – January 2023
While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual games & apps are performing across its Quest 2 storefront, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the 20 best rated Oculus Quest games and apps as of January 2023. […]

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2022 Was a Plateau Year for VR, Here’s What to Expect in 2023
The end of 2022 marks more than a decade since the Oculus Kickstarter sparked the modern era of VR. While the space has undoubtedly grown tremendously since then, 2022 felt largely like a plateau year, with Meta standing unchallenged as the dominant player in the space—while progressing disjointedly in too many directions at once. But […]

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PSVR 2 Unlikely to Ever Work on PC, Says Creator Behind PSVR 1 Compatibility Driver
No more ungainly break-out boxes to contend with; thankfully PSVR 2 connects to PlayStation 5 via a single USB-C cable. But if you think you’ll be able to plug in that seemingly standard cable to a VR-ready PC to play Half-Life: Alyx like you might with standalones such as Quest 2, Vive XR Elite or Pico 4, […]

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McDonald’s Launches AR Lunar New Year Campaign

AR filters, NeRF technology, and VR come together for a futuristic McDonald’s AAPI campaign. As part of its commitment to serving communities and celebrating culture, McDonald’s is celebrating major cultural events such as Lunar New Year, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Diwali. To celebrate the Year of the Rabbit, McDonald’s has partnered […]

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U.S. Space Force Turns To VR For Medical Training

The program will run on the HTC VIVE Focus 3 VR headset. VR medical simulation platform SimX today announced that its Virtual Advancement of Learning for Operational Readiness (VALOR) program has been selected by the United States Space Force to design an immersive training program for astronaut recovery and space launch missions. The US government agency […]

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US Congress Halts Orders of Microsoft AR Combat Goggles Amid Reports of Headaches & Eyestrain
In 2021, Microsoft won a United States Army defense contract worth up to $22 billion which would support the development of an Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), a tactical AR headset for soldiers based on HoloLens 2. Now Congress has rejected the Army’s request for $400 million to buy as many as 6,900 more of the […]

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MLK: Now Is The Time Is Available Now On Meta Quest

You can also watch The March 360, a “digital reenactment” of the 1963 March on Washington. Available now on Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets, MLK: Now is the Time allows you to experience Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech like never before. Brought to us by TIME Studios and Flight School […]

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Original Legend Of Zelda Gets An Unofficial VR Remake

VR mods bring the NES classic to life in VR on Meta Quest 2 headsets. It’s no exaggeration to say that The Legend of Zelda redefined video games when it launched on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) back in February 1986. The classic action-adventure game featured a unique combination of combat, puzzle-solving, and exploration, offering […]

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‘Rec Room’ Teams Up with NFL for New Virtual Merch Featuring All 32 Teams
Rec Room announced it’s partnering with the National Football League (NFL) to bring a host of officially licensed virtual merch to the social VR platform. Kicking off today, Rec Room will feature a new NFL pop-up shop where users can buy NFL-licensed virtual hoodies and hats, which includes all 32 NFL teams. Although we were […]

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