Unreal Engine 5 Launches in Early Access with New VR Template Built on OpenXR
Epic Games today announced that Unreal Engine 5 is now available in early access, including a new template for VR projects built on OpenXR 1.0, the industry-backed standard for building device-agnostic VR and AR applications. Epic Games is bringing heaps of new features and improvements to the latest version of its game engine, Unreal Engine […]

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27. Mai 2021
We May Get a Glimpse of Next ‘Boneworks’ Game for Quest Soon
Stress Level Zero announced in February of last year that it was working on a new game for Quest and SteamVR headsets that would incorporate the physics-based system from Boneworks (2019), the studio’s popular shooter-adventure for PC VR. It seems we may be getting a peek sometime soon. Stress Level Zero co-founder Brandon Laatsch broke radio […]

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26. Mai 2021
Cybershoes for Oculus Quest Now Available on Amazon US
The Oculus Quest-compatible version of Cybershoes, the VR locomotion peripheral, was successfully funded on Kickstarter late last year, and has been available direct from the creators for a few months now. The company has now made Cybershoes for Quest available through Amazon US though, and has shaved a few bucks off the price too. Cybershoes […]

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‘FitXR’ Update Adds Formula One-style High Intensity Training Exercises
FitXR, the subscription-based VR workout app for Oculus Quest, launched its third in-game exercise regime which brings High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) to the mix. HIIT is the FitXR’s third ‘studio’, which follows the addition of in-game Box and Dance studios. The developers say the new HIIT studio includes instructor-led exercises and reaction-based fitness games […]

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25. Mai 2021
‘Beat Saber’ Gets Paid Music Pack Today Featuring Kendrick Lamar, OneRepublic, Limp Bizkit & More
Looking for some new Beat Saber levels to play? Well, the block-slashing rhythm game is getting a new paid music pack today from Interscope Records which features seven tracks from the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Maroon 5 and more. Update (May 27th, 2021):  The Interscope Mixtape music pack is now available starting today, May 27th. You […]

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Latest Lumus Waveguide Shows Impressive Image Clarity & Uniformity, 50° FOV in AR Glasses Form-factor
Waveguide optics are increasingly looking like the best near-term solution for creating AR glasses that are truly glasses-sized. Lumus is one such waveguide company and recently let their latest waveguide prototype, the 50° FOV ‘Maximus’, be examined under the proverbial microscope. Through-the-lens photos of Lumus Maximus reveal impressive ‘retina’ resolution of 60 PPD, along with […]

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New Apple Watch Feature Could Form the Basis of the Company’s XR Input Strategy
This week Apple debuted new accessibility-focused features for iOS. Among them, the AssistiveTouch feature for Apple Watch allows for single-handed control of the watch by detecting clenching and pinching of the hand, as well as accelerometer-based control. The system looks awfully similar to work Apple and Facebook have done on XR input, and may prove […]

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22. Mai 2021
Snap Acquires AR Display Startup WaveOptics for Over $500M
Snap Inc is making some definite strides into augmented reality territory as of late. It not only announced yesterday that its next-gen version of Spectacles will be a AR device, but it’s now come to light that the company is acquiring WaveOptics, the startup behind the AR optics within the Spectacles themselves. As confirmed by […]

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21. Mai 2021
Snapchat’s 4th-generation Spectacles Are Its First to Support AR
Snap Inc, the company behind Snapchat, today announced its 4th generation Spectacles glasses. While the prior generations included only cameras for capturing first-person footage, the 4th generation Spectacles are the company’s first to include a display for real-time AR. Also unlike previous versions of Spectacles, the 4th-generation is not currently available for sale. Snap is […]

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Google’s Project Starline is a Light-field Display System for Immersive Video Calls
This week Google revealed Project Starline, a booth-sized experimental system for immersive video chatting, purportedly using a bevy of sensors, a light-field display, spatial audio, and novel compression to make the whole experience possible over the web. This week during Google I/O, the company revealed an experimental immersive video chatting system it calls Project Starline. […]

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