Black Forest Labs raises an AI-sized round, while execs make big moves and Meta backpedals. We have these and other items from from AI and XR worlds through the lens of Charlie Fink.
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Spatial Beats: Big Funding, Exec Shakeups & Meta Pivots
[Industry Direct] ‘I Am Bird’ Open-World VR Flight Adventure Takes Off on Meta Quest
We at New Folder Games—creators of I Am Cat, I Am Security, and I Am Monkey—are expanding our series with a new VR experience built around dynamic, natural-feeling flight. Industry Direct by New Folder Games Industry Direct is our program for sponsors who want to speak directly to the Road to VR newsletter audience. Industry […]
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‘Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow’ Review – So Close to Stealing My Heart
Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow does a respectable job of bringing the storied series to VR for the first time, all the while offering up one of the best stealth games currently in the medium. Some stumbling blocks keep it from being the end-all VR stealth game of my dreams, and it’s painful to know […]
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Valve: Steam Frame Doesn’t Support Stereoscopic Rendering of Flat Games but the Feature is “on our list”
Valve says that Steam Frame won’t be able to display traditional (‘flat’) games in stereoscopic 3D at launch, but they are looking into the feature for future development. The News The announcement of Steam Frame came with a lot of info but equally as many unanswered questions. One thing on my mind is whether or […]
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Spatial Double-Shot: Previewing UnitedXR
UnitedXR kicks off in Brussels next week, a merger of two long-running European immersive tech gatherings, Stereopsia and AWE Europe. The combined show brings their constituencies under one banner for the first time. Charlie Fink previews the show.
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2026 Predictions: Next Year Sets the Table for AR’s 2027 Inflection
2026 will see several AR device launches… but they’ll mostly come later in the year, thus setting the table for an AR market inflection in the full sales runway of 2027. We examine the evidence in our 2026 predictions.
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Alibaba Launches Smart Glasses to Rival Meta Ray-Ban Display
Alibaba released a pair of display-clad smart glasses, ostensibly looking to go toe-to-toe with Meta Ray-Ban Display, which launched in the US for $800 back in September. The News China’s Alibaba, one the world’s largest retailers and e-commerce companies, just released its first smart glasses, called Quark AI Glasses, which run the company’s own Qwen AI […]
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Survey: How Much Will Consumers Pay for VR?
After the last installment of this series examined consumers‘ most desired VR use cases, we switch gears this week to look at how much they’ll pay. For both hardware (headsets) and software (games/apps), how does price sensitivity stack up?
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Valve Says Steam Frame Development Started Even Before Index Was Released
In March 2019, Valve surprised the VR industry with the tease of ‘Index’, its first self-made VR headset. Index would go on to launch later in May 2019 and be seen as the enthusiasts’ choice in PC VR headsets for many years to come. Unbeknownst to the world, by the time Index was released, the […]
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[Industry Direct] Pimax Launches ‘SuperOpen’ to Empower Developers and Shape the Next Era of VR
As we celebrate our tenth anniversary, we at Pimax are excited to introduce SuperOpen, a long-term initiative that opens our technology to the global community and invites developers, creators, and enthusiasts to help shape the next era of virtual reality. Industry Direct by Pimax Industry Direct is our program for sponsors who want to speak […]
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