Mixed Reality
Designing Mixed Reality Apps That Adapt to Different Spaces
Laser Dance is an upcoming mixed reality game that seeks to use Quest's passthrough capability as more than just a background. In this Guest Article, developer Thomas Van Bouwel explains his approach to designing an MR game that adapts to...
Former Oculus CTO “unconvinced” Mixed Reality Apps Will Sell Headsets (like Quest 3)
Less than 48 hours after Meta fully unveiled Quest 3, John Carmack, legendary programmer and former CTO of Oculus, expressed doubts about mixed reality's ability to increase headset sales.
Carmack departed Meta late last year, concluding what he called at...
Epic Games is “exploring native Unreal Engine support” for Apple Vision Pro
Unity, makers of the popular game engine, announced earlier this week it's getting ready to levy some pretty significant fees on developers, causing many to rethink whether it makes more sense to actually go with the main competition, Unreal Engine...
This Quest Pro Game Recreates Sword Art Online’s Lovably Bad User Interface
Looking to immerse yourself into Sword Art Online (SAO)? While there are plenty of VR games that offer the sort of massive multiplayer immersion fans of the manga and anime series have craved over the years, a game built...
After Reports of Canned AR Glasses, Google’s XR Ambitions May Be Just a Daydream Without Samsung
Google has reportedly shelved a multi-year project that sought to commercialize an AR headset, known as Project Iris. Provided the report is true, it appears Google will now need to rely on Samsung to compete with Meta and Apple...
Whether Hit or Flop, Apple’s Entrance Will Be a Pivotal Moment for XR
If the avalanche of recent reports can indicate anything at all, it seems Apple is entering the VR/AR headset market fairly soon, bringing along with it the most inflated expectations the industry has ever seen. It's probably going to be...
Meta Drops Quest Pro Price to $1,100 for Limited Time, Challenging Vive XR Elite’s Major Selling...
It's only been three months since Meta launched Quest Pro, pitching its next-gen mixed reality standalone to enterprise and prosumers with the hefty price tag of $1,500. In an unusual move by the company, Meta has quietly slashed the price...
Video Series Shares the Secrets to Great Mixed Reality Capture for VR
There's no better way to show off a VR game than with mixed reality footage which shows a real player inside of a virtual world; unfortunately setting it all up is no easy task. Luckily, YouTube channel TougeVR is...
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...
Psychedelic Puzzler ‘Squingle’ Shows Just Why Mixed Reality Trailers Are So Important
Squingle, the psychedelic puzzle game for PC VR and Quest, is one of those "so out there, it's difficult to explain" type of experiences. And as VR games creatively explode in every possible direction, the more vital it becomes to pop...
Unity’s Incredible Mixed Reality Demo is Coming to Quest in 2022
Earlier this year the Unity Labs team shared an incredible proof-of-concept mixed reality demo that shows the power of blending the real and virtual worlds together. Now the developers behind the project say you'll be able to get your...
Quest Update Adds Mixed Reality Casting, Global Cloud Saves, & More
The latest update for Oculus Quest, v35, is rolling out to headsets starting today and brings with it mixed reality casting, global cloud saves, and Facebook Messenger calls in VR.
Mixed Reality Casting on Quest
Update v35 is bringing mixed reality...
Hands-on: Varjo’s Unique Masking Tool Lets You Bring the Real World into VR
Varjo's XR-3 headset has perhaps the best passthrough view of any MR headset on the market thanks to color cameras that offer a fairly high resolution and a wide field-of-view. But rather than just using the passthrough view for...
Lynx R-1 MR Headset Kickstarter Comes to an End with Over $800,000
French startup Lynx launched a Kickstarter campaign for Lynx R-1 in October, a standalone MR headset which is capable of both VR and passthrough AR. Starting at €530 (or $500 if you're not subject to European sales tax), the MR headset...
Oculus Expanding Quest Mixed Reality Capabilities With Enhanced Developer Tools
Oculus plans to further open up the mixed reality capabilities of Quest with new tools that will allow developers to build apps which more intelligently integrate with the user's real room. In the near future developers will also be...


















