Mixed Reality Trains For Quest 2 Look Incredibly Fun

All aboard! In a video shared on Reddit earlier this week, independent game studio Foggy Box (Startenders, Brunch Club) shared footage of a prototype VR game called Infinite Trainset which uses the Meta Quest 2’s Passthrough technology to bring virtual train sets to life in the real world. Using the Touch controllers, players can lay […]

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The US Army Is Testing AR Tech For Armored Vehicles

The IVAS system offers 360-degree situational awareness on the battlefield. Last month the United States Army conducted a two-day demonstration of its Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) being used in tandem with its Stryker armored vehicles, offering everyone from the drivers to the passengers 360-degree situational awareness on the battlefield. Powered by Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 […]

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Snap Lays Off 20% of Staff, Increases Long-term Focus on Augmented Reality
Snap Inc, the company behind Snapchat, announced it’s laying off a fifth of its staff and abandoning a number of projects as it bids to rebound with a more singular focus on becoming a leader in augmented reality in the future. Snap, the company behind Snapchat, says in a blog post it’s laying off 20 percent […]

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Snap Lays Off 20% of Staff, Increases Long-term Focus on Augmented Reality
Snap Inc, the company behind Snapchat, announced it’s laying off a fifth of its staff and abandoning a number of projects as it bids to rebound with a more singular focus on becoming a leader in augmented reality in the future. Snap, the company behind Snapchat, says in a blog post it’s laying off 20 percent […]

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The Just For Laughs Comedy Series Is Heading To VR

Visit Horizon Worlds next month to catch a virtual performance featuring renowned comics. Founded in 1983, Just for Laughs is a popular comedy festival held every year in Montreal and Quebec that brings together well-known comics from around the world for a celebration of all things hilarious. This year, event organizers have partnered with Meta […]

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Check Out ValoArena’s Full-Body Mixed Reality Games

Punch rubber duckies and avoid scolding hot lava in unique mixed reality experiences. ValoArena launches today at the IAAPA Expo trade show, and the new immersive mixed reality indoor arena from Valo Motion will absolutely blow your socks off with mind-bending physical gameplay that doesn’t require any additional hardware in order to play.  With support […]

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NVIDIA Explains Why it Believes a Pixar-invented Protocol is the “HTML of the metaverse”
NVIDIA, one of the tech sector’s power players, is pushing the Universal Scene Description protocol as the foundation of interoperable content and experiences in the metaverse. In a recent post the company explains why it believes the protocol, originally invented by Pixar, fits the needs of the coming metaverse. Though the word metaverse is presently […]

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Quest 2 Accessory Makes Golfing In VR Even More Fun

Get the most out of your Quest 2 with this useful accessory. The Meta Quest 2’s Touch controllers are fantastic, but they aren’t without their limits. This is where VR accessories such as Yezro’s VR Golf Club Handle come in handy. This nifty little device can attach easily to your Touch controller to provide a […]

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Fortnite Update Teases Potential VR Support For Quest

You may soon be able to dab in VR. The absurdly popular battle royale game Fortnite may receive official VR support for Meta Quest headsets, according to HYPEX, a well-known Fortnite leaker with a solid track record. References to the Meta Quest and Meta Quest 2 were supposedly found in the latest update for the […]

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No Plans for ‘Fortnite’ VR Support, Says Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeny
Fortnite doesn’t natively support VR headsets, and although rumors have been floating around recently that allege the popular battle royale shooter may eventually include a VR mode, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeny says it’s not happening. Update (December 9th, 2022): In an interview with Tim Sweeny from The Verge, the Epic Games CEO made it clear […]

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