Meta Begins Testing Selling Tools in ‘Horizon Worlds’ With the Long Term Goal of Enabling People to “earn a living”
Meta announced today it is enabling new in-world monetization tools for a “handful” of creators in Horizon Worlds. The tools will allow them to sell access to items and experiences inside of the app. Eventually, Meta says, it hopes people can “earn a living” in the metaverse. Horizon Worlds is Meta’s social VR platform built around […]

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Meta: 124 Quest Apps Have Earned More Than $1M, 8 Have Earned More Than $20M
At GDC last month, Meta shared the clearest look yet at the number of apps reaching various revenue milestones on the Quest platform. So far, 124 apps have earned $1 million in revenue or more, while 8 have exceeded $20 million. In February Meta said the total amount of money spent on the Quest store […]

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Into The Radius Coming To Meta Quest 2 Later This Year

Fans of hardcore survival shooters are in for a treat. Originally released in July of 2020, Into the Radius is an open-world survival shooter similar to popular titles like Stalker, Escape From Tarkov, and DayZ. Set in an abandoned mining town filled with otherworldly dangers, the game combines physics-based interactions, realistic weaponry, and loot-based gameplay […]

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‘TO THE TOP’ Studio Reveal Sequel ‘SUPER KIT’, Coming to PSVR in 2022
Electric Hat Games, the studio behind VR platforming pioneer TO THE TOP (2017), announced they have a sequel in the works called Super Kit: To The Top.  YouTube channel ‘PSVR Without Parole’ debuted the trailer of Super Kit on last Thursdays installment of their recurring Gamescast Live show. Super Kit is said to launch sometime in 2022 on PlayStation […]

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Mastercard Could Be Preparing To Enter The Metaverse

One of the biggest banking institutions in America predicts that the metaverse will be a $13 trillion industry by 2030. The global financial institution Mastercard is preparing for the metaverse economy through 15 trademarks applications that would position them as the biggest payment facilitator for a virtual world powered by crypto, fintech (financial technology), and all […]

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AR Technology Takes Darts To The Next Level

Immersive technology makes its way to the oche. A new AR (augmented reality) experience has opened at Holey Moley Golf Club in Darlinghurst, Australia that allows visitors to compete in a variety of one-of-a-kind games. Developed by Funlab, the same team behind popular games and amusements such as Strike Bowling and Holey Moley, La Di […]

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VR Technology Meets Drivers Ed Thanks To Boys & Girls Clubs

Teenagers learn essential driving skills through the same program UPS drivers use. Learning how to drive can be stressful. Having the right tools and being able to practice driving skills in a safe environment is essential to young teens passing their driver’s tests, and helps keep parents sane during the learning process. One program that […]

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Quest ‘Invite Links’ Are the Easiest Way to Invite Friends to VR, But Few Seem to Know They Exist
Last year Meta added the ability to send simple invite links to your friends which would bring you together into the same place in VR. It’s a great way to easily join up with friends in VR, but it seems very few people know the feature exists. Back in August of 2021, Meta extended its […]

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Unofficial Render Purports to Show Production Model of Meta’s Next-gen Headset, Project Cambria
YouTuber SadlyItsBradley claims to have seen actual photos of the production model of Meta’s next-gen mixed reality headset, Project Cambria. Though they aren’t sharing the source photos, they worked with a 3D modeler to create a detailed rendering of what the photos showed. SadlyItsBradley is an XR hardware analyst who has spent considerable time digging […]

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10 “Metaversities” Are Opening Across The US This Fall

Participating universities include West Virginia University, the University of Maryland, and Morehouse College just to name a few. VR technology company Engage XR today announced that it is partnering with VR education specialists VictoryXR to launch 10 virtual universities, aka “Metaversities,” across the United States. Beginning this Fall, select colleges will open twin digital campuses […]

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