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Former Magic Leap Engineers Launch No-code AR Creation Platform, Aiming to Be ‘Canva of AR’
Trace, a startup founded by former Magic Leap engineers, today announced the launch of a new augmented reality creation platform the company hopes will become the "Canva of AR".
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Trace says it's targeting everyone from global brands to independent...
‘Little Critters’ Brings Lighthearted Mixed Reality Home Defense to Quest 3 Today, Trailer Here
Purple Yonder, the studio behind VR city simulator Little Cities (2022), today released a mixed reality action-strategy game for Quest 3 and 3S that challenges you to fortify your real-world home against waves of dastardly little critters.
Called Little Critters, the game...
Meta Launches Dev Competition with $1.5M Prize Pool, Focusing on Casual & Social VR Content
Meta launched a new developer competition through its Horizon Start program, which could net eligible XR dev teams a good slice of its $1.5 million prize pool.
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Meta's latest dev competition is seeking to spark "innovative, immersive experiences for...
Cambridge & Meta Study Raises the Bar for ‘Retinal Resolution’ in XR
It's been a long-held assumption that the human eye is capable of detecting a maximum of 60 pixels per degree (PPD), which is commonly called 'retinal' resolution. Any more than that, and you'd be wasting pixels. Now, a recent...
‘MultiBrush’ Studio Secures $4.5M Grant to Promote Positive VR Experiences for Elders
Rendever, the company behind Tilt Brush-based multiplayer Quest app MultiBrush (2022), has secured nearly $4.5 million in grant funding from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), which the company says it will use to bring its elder-focused VR...
Sharp is Crowdfunding a Slim & Light PC VR Headset in Japan That Feels Positively Retro
Sharp announced it's launching a crowdfunding campaign for a slim and light PC VR headset in Japan, called Xrostella VR1.
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Sharp first showed off a PC VR headset prototype at CES 2023, which was supposedly meant to ship sometime...
Meta Reportedly Reshapes Metaverse Division Amid Leadership Shifts, Putting AI at Its Core
Meta is reportedly restructuring its Reality Labs and Metaverse organizations as it doubles down on the integration of artificial intelligence across its products, according to a Business Insider report.
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In a memo obtained by Business Insider, Meta CTO Andrew...
‘Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow’ Comes to All Major VR Headsets in December, New Gameplay Here
Thief's first ground-up VR game finally has a release date, bringing its immersive stealth-action to all major VR headsets on December 4th.
Developed by Maze Theory and published by Vertigo Games, Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow arms you with a bow, a black...
One of the Best Single-player VR Games This Year Finally Comes to Quest
Originally released on PSVR 2 and PC VR earlier this year, Arken Age (2025) is now available on Quest 3, bringing some of the most immersive and engaging single-player action we’ve experienced in 2025.
Back in August, developer VitruviusVR announced the single-player, combat-focused adventure...
In-home Helper Robot ‘NEO’ Uses Remote VR Operators to Help with Chores
NEO is a humanoid robot from Palo Alto-based robotics startup 1X that could one day autonomously help out around your home. For now though, it's using human operators wearing Quest 3 headsets to pick up the slack and teach...
Interview: Behind-the-scenes with Road to VR Executive Editor Ben Lang
Despite running Road to VR for 14 years, I've rarely had the opportunity to talk behind-the-scenes about the publication and my philosophy for covering this fascinating industry. Luckily I recently sat down with industry fellow Tony Vitillo to do just that.
Through...
Magic Leap Announces Multi-year AR Hardware Partnership with Google
Magic Leap announced this week at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia its latest AR hardware plans along with a renewed partnership with Google.
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Google and Magic Leap announced in May 2024 a “strategic technology partnership”...
Horizon OS Update Brings Rebuilt Home, Windows 11 Link & Closer ‘Horizon Worlds’ Integration
Meta is rolling out Horizon OS v81, the latest major update for Quest. The update focuses on Home personalization, the new Windows 11 remote desktop, and reducing friction tl entering Meta's Horizon Worlds social VR platform.
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The new Immersive Home experience...
Quest ‘Fall Frights’ Sale Brings up to 50% Off Some of VR’s Most Horrifying Games
Meta kicked off its latest Quest games sale, this time bringing up to 50% off some pretty spook-tacular titles to get your blood pumping this Halloween season.
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There are a ton of games currently discounted for Meta’s big ‘Fall...
Meta to Ship Project Aria Gen 2 to Researchers in 2026, Paving the Way for Future...
Meta announced it’s shipping out Project Aria Gen 2 to third-party researchers next year, which the company hopes will accelerate development of machine perception and AI technologies needed for future AR glasses and personal AI assistants.
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Meta debuted Project...




















