We Tried Snapchat’s AR Glasses And Had Our Minds Blown

Snap Inc’s AR Spectacles glasses are nothing short of black magic. First announced back in 2016, Snap Inc.’s offbeat smart glasses have seen several different iterations over the past five and a half years, each one improving upon the last with new features designed to merge the company’s social media platform with the real world. […]

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Latest Manus VR Gloves Promise New Levels of Finger Tracking Accuracy
At GDC 2022 this week, VR glove creator Manus revealed its new Quantum Metagloves which the company says delivers significantly more accurate finger tracking than its prior solutions. Though priced for enterprise use, the company says it one day hopes to deliver the tech to consumers. Manus has been building motion gloves for use in […]

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Nike’s “Just Do It” Attitude Pays Off In The Metaverse

The company’s Nikeland metaverse proves a hit among Roblox players. Since the launch of Nikeland, a virtual world built by Nike inside the hit video game Roblox, the company has been visited by almost 7 million people from 224 countries. Here they could browse a digital store filled with Nike products and hang out with […]

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Are Hologram Boxes The Future Of Video Calls?

Proto’s portal technology could bring holograms to the mainstream. Imagine being able to beam a lifelike hologram of yourself anywhere across the world in a matter of seconds. Sounds like something you might see in an episode of Star Trek. Contrary to popular belief, however, this technology is already here, and it’s pretty amazing.  Los […]

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Surgery Training Platform ‘Osso VR’ Secures $66M Series C Financing
Osso VR, the VR surgical training platform, today announced it’s closed a $66 million Series C financing round, something the company says will be used to broaden its VR surgical offering and hire more expert talent. The Series C round was led by Oak HC/FT, which includes participation from Signalfire, GSR Ventures, Tiger Global Management and […]

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High-flying Shooter ‘STRIDE’ Releases on PSVR Today
After a few delays, the high-flying parkour madness of STRIDE (2021) is finally making its way to PSVR today. Created by Joy Way, the studio known for VR games OUTLIER and AGAINST, Stride is all about jumping and shooting your way through increasingly difficult environments. It does this by combining some particularly clever locomotion methods with the sort […]

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The NFL Is Getting An Official VR Game

Fans of the VR sports genre should be in for a treat. Sports technology company StatusPRO today announced a new partnership with the National Football League to develop the organizations first official NFL game for VR headsets. Revealed during GDC 2022, the NFL-licensed simulator will put you in the cleats of a professional NFL player […]

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Snap Acquires Brain-Computer Interface Startup NextMind
Snap announced it’s acquired neurotech startup NextMind, a Paris-based company known for creating a $400 pint-sized brain-computer interface (BCI). In a blog post, Snap says NextMind will help drive “long-term augmented reality research efforts within Snap Lab,” the company’s hardware team that’s currently building AR devices. “Snap Lab’s programs explore possibilities for the future of the […]

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Meta Is Opening A Horizon Worlds Boot Camp For Developers

“If you build it, they will come.” Meta (formerly Facebook) today announced plans to expand its support for developers with a new program designed to encourage VR world-building on Horizon Worlds, the company’s ever-growing social VR metaverse. Existing members of the Oculus Start and Oculus Launch Pad VR developer programs will have access to a wide variety […]

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Meta is Nudging VR Devs Towards ‘Horizon Worlds’ with Training, Funding & More
Meta today announced it’s expanding the company’s VR developer programs to include training on how to build games and experiences inside Horizon Worlds, Meta’s growing social VR platform. Devs can also nab some cash too—a strong incentive to help Meta build out its fledgling metaverse. “Today, we’re inviting you to further unleash your imagination, expand your […]

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