The PlayStation VR2 Will Have Over 20 Launch Games

The PS VR2’s launch catalog will include major first-party and third-party titles. This past February, Sony offered us our first look at the PlayStation VR2 (PS VR2), a new-and-improved console VR headset boasting a 4K HDR resolution, new sensory features, built-in eye-tracking, redesigned motion controllers, headset-based haptic feedback, and a variety of other game-changing enhancements. […]

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The PlayStation VR2 Will Have Over 20 Launch Games

The PS VR2’s launch catalog will include major first-party and third-party titles. This past February, Sony offered us our first look at the PlayStation VR2 (PS VR2), a new-and-improved console VR headset boasting a 4K HDR resolution, new sensory features, built-in eye-tracking, redesigned motion controllers, headset-based haptic feedback, and a variety of other game-changing enhancements. […]

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Niantic is Bringing Its Large-scale AR Positioning System to WebAR Too
This week Niantic announced Lightship VPS, a system designed to make possible accurate localization of AR devices at a large scale to enable location-based AR content that can also be persistent and multi-user. While the first implementation of the system will need to be baked into individual apps, the company says it’s bringing the tech […]

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Unexpected Update Brings New Content to SteamVR Home
Valve released an update to SteamVR this week that unexpectedly added new content to SteamVR Home. Valve has long been making small but helpful updates to SteamVR, but especially in the last year there hasn’t been a particularly clear signal that the company was putting much work into the platform. That’s why it was surprising […]

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Conduct Your Own Virtual Orchestra In Maestro VR

Beat Saber meets Beethoven in this one-of-a-kind music experience. Coming soon to PC VR and the Meta Quest 2, Maestro VR is a unique VR rhythm game that puts you in the shoes of a classically-trained conductor in charge of their own virtual orchestra. Unlike existing VR music games such as Beat Saber and Pistol […]

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8th Wall Expands Its AR Business Ecosystem For Creators

8th Wall’s new plan starts at $9.99 a month and will allow for unlimited WebAR and WebVR projects. Niantic Lightship had some big announcements during day one of its Lightship Summit that showed how the company envisions digital content co-existing with our real world. This included the launch of Campfire, a location-based social network designed […]

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Lynx Secures $4M in Series A Funding, Aims to Become “European Champion of Mixed Reality”
Lynx, the French XR hardware startup known for crowdfunding the Lynx R-1 mixed reality headset, today announced it’s secured $4 million in its Series A round, led by social VR platform Somnium Space. Alongside Somnium Space, participants in the latest funding round also include what Lynx calls early supporters of the company and “other investors involved […]

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Meta Research Explores a New Solution to One of VR’s Biggest Display Challenges
New research from Kent State University and Meta Reality Labs has demonstrated large dynamic focus liquid crystal lenses which could be used to create varifocal VR headsets. Vergence-Accommodation Conflict in a Nutshell In the VR R&D space, one of the hot topics is finding a practical solution for the so-called vergence-accommodation conflict (VAC). All consumer […]

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Niantic’s Real-World AR Map Is Now Open To Developers

The company launches its Lightship VPS alongside a new social network. Today marks the first day of Niantic’s inaugural Lightship Summit, an annual two-day event dedicated to its international community of AR (augmented reality) developers. The company kicked things off with a bang earlier this morning with a series of exciting announcements, including the official […]

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VR Simulation Allows Police To Train Using Real Tasers

VR technology and wrist trackers combine to offer a next-level training program. Axon, a weapons technology company based out of Arizona, today launched a new VR simulation designed to train law enforcement officers in de-escalation tactics by immersing them in realistic scenarios they may face out in the field. Not only that, but trainees can […]

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