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Samsung Galaxy XR Offers Comparable Vision Pro Specs & Features at Half the Price

Samsung is finally launching its long-anticipated Android XR headset, officially dubbed Galaxy XR. The headset clearly aims to deliver a Vision Pro experience (plus some of its own unique abilities) all at a much more affordable price. Vision Pro is...

Virtual Reality Will Go Mainstream, But Here’s a Little Perspective

Virtual reality, with Oculus Rift as the industry front-runner, is poised to become the 'next big thing,' but it isn't there just yet... in fact, there's a long way yet to go. It's easy, covering virtual reality so closely as...

Meta CTO Says Quest 3 Announcement Timing Had ‘Nothing to do with Vision Pro’

Meta CTO Andrew "Boz" Bosworth said this week that the announcement of Quest 3, which came just days ahead of Vision Pro reveal, had nothing to do with the timing of Apple's first public foray into XR. "People won't believe...

One of PC VR’s Best-looking Games is Coming to Quest & PSVR 2 This Week

Hubris (2022), the VR shooter from Cyborn, is arguably among the most visually intense VR games out there. Now the studio is slimming it down the game to fit on PSVR 2 and the Quest platform, and it's coming...

New Samsung Odyssey+ Headset Revealed in FCC Documents

Samsung appears to be developing a followup to its Odyssey VR headset which launched late last year. A 'Samsung HMD Odyssey+' sporting a new model number has appeared in FCC documentation, suggesting that the device is nearing a launch-ready...

News Bits: Cyber Space is a Theme Park Ride Simulator that Tries to Turn Your Stomach,...

One of the things we're written about many times on the site is the possibilities for virtual reality inside the entertainment sphere but outside the scope of traditional games. Virtual Tourism, VR Cinema and Virtual Arcades are all tantalising prospects when...

Video Offers a Glimpse of Vision Pro Hand-tracking & Occlusion Performance

A video posted by a Vision Pro developer appears to show the current levels of hand-tracking and occlusion performance that Apple's new headset is capable of. Apple Vision Pro, expected to launch in the next few months, will use hand-tracking...

Hands-on: ‘A Fisherman’s Tale’ is a Charming & Intuitive VR Puzzle Adventure of Mind-bending Proportions

A Fisherman's Tale is an upcoming puzzle-adventure from Innerspace VR and ARTE, the Franco-German TV network, that aims to get you thinking outside the box—or rather outside the tiny lighthouse as you try to escape a number of rooms on...

‘Robo Recall’ Mod Adds Full Locomotion to Address Room-scale Niggles

Robo Recall has been given a locomotion mod for those looking for a less-restrictive movement system. Epic Games’ new VR shooter employs a teleport mechanic for movement, but has full mod support, allowing for additional experimental control systems. Robo Recall,...

‘RiftUp!’ Promises to Bring 1080p Upgrades to Your Oculus Rift DK1, IndieGogo Campaign Now Live

"Hmmm, upgrades!" The first Oculus Rift Developer Kit will hopefully be viewed fondly in retrospective articles of the future citing its, at the time, revolutionary impact on the gaming industry and it's resurrection of a abandoned tech dream. One thing...

‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’ VR Support Comes to SteamVR Headsets Today

Get your flight sticks ready, because Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) VR support is coming as a free update to the game on PC starting today. Update (December 22nd, 2020): Just in time for Christmas, Microsoft Flight Simulator is due to get...

Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses Are Now Available, But That Doesn’t Mean Buying is Easy

Ray-Ban Display, Meta's first smart glasses with a display, are now available for sale. However, unless you're in the US and in a handful of major metropolitan areas, it's difficult to get your hands on a pair. The News Meta Ray-Ban...

See Every Vive Demo in Action at Bandai Namco’s VR ZONE

Bandai Namco announced last month that the company would be opening its first VR ZONE arcade in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Promising branded VR content playing on HTC Vive, the now publicly open arcade features some big names like Nintendo's Mario Kart Arcade GP VR,...
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VR Photogrammetry Showcase ‘Realities’ is Getting Three New Scenes

Realities is a VR photogrammetry showcase featuring detailed photogramatic scans from a handful of interesting locations around the world. In collaboration with Canadian television channel TV5's documentary series Terre d’Exploration, the first of three new scenes from the Canadian wilderness is...

Google’s Project Starline Starts Real-world Testing, Bringing Light-field Video Calls to Enterprise Partners

Google's Project Starline is an experimental system for immersive video chatting that aims to close the distance between people without needing an AR or VR headset. At Google's annual Cloud Next conference, the company announced it's rolling out the...
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