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NVIDIA Demonstrates Experimental 16,000Hz AR Display
While virtual reality surely has high performance requirements to maintain a comfortable experience, immersive AR may ultimately require a greater level of performance if we're to achieve the theoretical ideal.
While virtual reality can get away with comfortable and immersive...
Magic Leap 2 Starting Price Positioned Slightly Less Than HoloLens 2, Release Date Set for September
Magic Leap today announced pricing and release date details for the company's latest AR headset, Magic Leap 2.
Magic Leap 2 Release Date and Price
Magic Leap 2 is finally set to officially launch on September 30th, 2022. The company says...
HTC Vive & Lenovo Standalone Headsets to be Based on Qualcomm Reference Design, Components Detailed
Just about the only thing we know so far about the new Daydream standalone VR headsets in the works from HTC and Lenovo is that they are... in the works. Now however we're getting a little more clarity about...
Verdict Analysis: Why the Jury Awarded ZeniMax $500 Million in Oculus Lawsuit
Following the news of a $500 million plaintiff award in the ZeniMax v. Oculus lawsuit, a detailed breakdown of the verdict reveals the jury's specific findings, and who is responsible to pay for the damages.
Guest Article by Matt Hooper...
Quest 3 Pops up in Best Buy Listing With Clues About Resolution, Release Date
Quest 3 was announced just three weeks ago, and yet the headset is already listed at Best Buy. Though its resolution hasn't been officially announced, the page gives us a big clue.
Meta offered a partial reveal of Quest 3...
Valve Psychologist: Brain-computer Interfaces Are Coming & Could Be Built into VR Headsets
Valve's resident experimental psychologist Dr. Mike Ambinder took the stage at GDC 2019 today for his talk on the state of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) and how they'll inform the future of game design. In his talk, Ambinder put forth...
Out-of-home VR Destination Sandbox VR Closes $68M Series A Financing
The big investment deals that brought so many VR companies into the limelight have cooled down somewhat over the past two years, although that hasn't stopped the Hong Kong-born VR destination company Sandbox VR from landing a $68 million...
Bigscreen Beyond’s Long-awaited Audio Strap to Begin Shipping Next Month
Bigscreen announced that Beyond, its slim form factor PC VR headset, is finally getting its long-awaited Audio Strap starting next month.
Bigscreen Beyond initially shipped in late 2023 with promises that an audio headstrap was soon to follow, with the...
Steam’s ‘Playtest’ Store Option Aims to Make Beta Testing Easier for Devs & Players
Developers on Steam typically have to generate and seed their beta testers with a bunch of game codes, which can be frustrating to not only manage, but also hand out, requiring communication through multiple platforms like Discord and email....
Facebook Announces $50M Research & Partnership Fund to “build the metaverse responsibly”
Back in July Facebook announced that it had spun up a new organization internally to begin building part of the metaverse, a series of interconnected virtual experiences and worlds that the company believes is the next step for human...
Valve Index Now Available in 31 Countries Including Canada & Japan
This week Valve announced that the Index headset and other hardware can now be bought and shipped to Canada and Japan, in addition to 28 other regions.
Update (November 22st, 2019): Valve announced this week that the Index headset and...
Social VR Platform ‘High Fidelity’ to Host Festival in VR Nov. 17th, Win a Rift &...
High Fidelity, the social VR platform headed by Second Life creator Philip Rosedale, will host its first festival completely in virtual reality, which will feature contests, giveaways and live music shows in VR.
Dubbed 'FUTVRE LANDS', the festival will take place November 17th,...
‘Demeo’ Campaign ‘Realm of the Rat King’ Releases for Free Today on Quest, Rift & SteamVR
Demeo (2021), the tabletop dungeon crawler from Resolution Games, launched back in early May with a single adventure module, which pits up to four co-op players against a mountain of ghoulies and one very powerful Elven Queen. The studio...
Apple AR Headset FOV, Codename, and Stereoscopic Rendering Mode Reportedly Found in iOS 13.1
Steadily becoming the biggest open-secret in the industry... more evidence has come to light that Apple in ongoing development of an AR headset. Inside iOS 13.1 beta 3, a developer claims to have found codenames, display dimensions, and fields...
Vision Pro Will Include “Guest” & “Travel” Modes, Access to 150 3D Movies
As Apple Vision Pro pre-orders approach, the company is offering up new details on its headset. Vision Pro will include 'Guest' and 'Travel' modes, and users will have access to more than 150 3D movies across services.
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