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Varjo Unveils ‘Workspace’ User Interface, Exploring the Future of Always-on AR/VR Workflows
Varjo Technologies today announced its new user interface, code-named ‘Varjo Workspace’, which is designed to seamlessly let professionals use their Windows computer applications and 3D software tools with the company's recently announced developer-focused AR/VR headset, Varjo XR-1.
The company's software...
Gorilla Glass Maker Corning & Pixelligent Partner to Develop Optics for Consumer AR Headsets
Corning Incorporated, the makers of Corning Gorilla Glass, announced a new partnership with compound material supplier Pixelligent Technologies to develop optics for the coming age of consumer AR headsets.
The collaboration is said to rely on Pixelligent’s optically transparent compounds...
‘Larcenauts’ Immersion Update Adds Two-handed Aiming, Manual Reloading & More
Impulse Gear announced that Larcenauts (2021), its 6v6 hero shooter for PC VR and Oculus Quest, is getting a few key updates today which focus on increasing immersion in the game.
The cross-play hero shooter first launched June 17th with...
News Bits: Sony ‘Virtual Reality – A New Era for Games’ Panel at PlayStation Experience (video)
At Sony's PlayStation Experience event earlier this month, the company brought together four prominent folks from the game industry to chat about the future of virtual reality and Sony's 'Project Morpheus' VR headset for the PS4.
Earlier this year, Sony...
Meta Shows Off Quest Hand-tracking Improvements, Claims “almost as responsive as controllers”
Apple is going all-in with hand-tracking for its upcoming Vision Pro, but can hand-tracking really replace proper VR controllers? Meta, Apple's main competitor in the space, isn't going so far as to make that particular claim, however the company...
Sony Promises Info on PSVR 2 Release Date & Launch Titles “Soon”
Sony has fully revealed PlayStation VR 2 at this point, but the company has still kept the PSVR 2 release date under wraps, with many wondering if it will come in 2022 or 2023. Well the company says it'll...
NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX Cards Bring New VR Rendering Features and Enhancements
NVIDIA's latest 'RTX' cards are not just an incremental step in performance, but represent significant new direction for NVIDIA's approach to real-time rendering. Built on the company's 'Turing' architecture, the RTX cards pave the way for graphics infused with...
Oculus Research to Talk “Reactive Displays” for Next-gen AR/VR Visuals at DisplayWeek Keynote
Oculus Research's director of computational imaging, Douglas Lanman, is scheduled to give a keynote presentation at SID DisplayWeek in May which will explore the concept of "reactive displays" and their role in unlocking "next-generation" visuals in AR and VR...
VR Expert to Oculus Rift Devs: Make Sure You’re Doing 3D Right
It turns out that rendering stereoscopic 3D images is not as simple as slapping two slightly different views side-by-side for each eye. There's lots of nuance that goes into rendering a proper 3D view that properly mimics real world...
Watch Google’s ‘Visual Positioning Service’ AR Tracking in Action
At today’s annual Google I/O developer conference, Clay Bavor, VP of Virtual Reality at Google, announced a new augmented reality service called Visual Positioning Service, the latest development for the Tango platform that promises to not only precisely map...
Pico 4 Ultra Aims to Compete with Meta in Europe & Asia Amid Suspected Quest 3S...
Pico is releasing Pico 4 Ultra starting this month, where it's slated to take on Quest 3 across Europe and Asia—which could be right in time for Meta to unveil the allegedly cheaper Quest 3S.
Pico is releasing pre-orders for...
The 5 Best VR Racing Sims for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive
As one of the first game genres to embrace VR, sim racing has successfully transitioned from the ‘very early adopter’ stage (using Oculus development kits) to the ‘early adopter’ stage (the first-generation consumer headsets). Now that the majority of...
Live Comedy Show ‘Comedy Living Room’ Coming to Altspace Thursday
Comedy Living Room, the stand-up comedy show created by Matt Lottman and Frank Chad Muniz (and literally held in a living room), is hosting its first show in VR on Thursday, April 27th at 5pm PT. The collaboration between...
FundamentalVR Partners with Mayo Clinic to Develop VR Surgical Simulations, Raises $1.4M Financing
FundamentalVR, the training and data analysis technology platform, today announced a three-year deal to jointly develop surgical VR simulation and education products with Mayo Clinic, the world-renowned academic medical center. FundamentalVR has also raised an additional $1.4 million in financing...
Cosmos External Tracking Faceplate Delayed Due to Coronavirus, Cosmos Elite Still on Track to Ship
The supply chain slowdown due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected a few notable VR companies, including Valve and Facebook with their respective flagship headsets. Now it seems HTC is experiencing similar issues with its upcoming SteamVR External Tracking...


















