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Unofficial Quest App Store ‘SideQuest’ Raises $650,000 From Oculus Founder & Others

SideQuest is an unofficial app store for Facebook's Oculus Quest headset which offers an avenue for developers to distribute apps without being subject to Oculus' approval process. The team behind the project has raised $650,000 in seed investment, including...

‘Traffic Jams’ Lets You Control Traffic, Help Pedestrians & Kill Zombies

On the surface, Traffic Jams looks like a pretty standard job simulator-type game, albeit with some pretty funny ragdoll citizens ambling around and smashing through windshields. In a new gameplay teaser though, the Netherlands-based studio Little Chicken Game Company is peeling...

Google I/O 2015 VR Itinerary Day 2 – Virtual Reality Sessions Livestreamed

Today is the second and last day of Google I/O 2015 and we've spotted three livestreamed sessions that VR developers and enthusiasts might enjoy. Catch the livestream along with us right here. Above is Google’s official I/O 2015 livestream player...

VIVE – the Very Immersive Virtual Experience that Fuses Motion Capture with the Oculus Rift

Naturalistic input for users wishing to take that extra step towards full body immersion for their virtual reality experience is still some way off. You can see the pieces forming and coming together, and things are evolving quickly, but...

End of an Era: Disney’s First VR Attraction Set to Close

Sad news greeted the VR attractions sector with the confirmation from the Orlando Sentinel that DisneyQuest, the famous Indoor Interactive Theme Park, would be closing its doors in 2016 for the final time. Originally opened in 1998, the Orlando, Downtown...

Virtuix and Sixense to Show the “Ultimate Virtual Reality Experience” at PAX Prime

Virtuix and Sixense will be at this weekend's Pax Prime in Seattle to demonstrate what they're calling the "ultimate virtual reality experience," a platform consisting of the Virtuix Omni, Sixense STEM, and the Oculus Rift. Today marks the start of...
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‘Stay: Forever Home’ is Bringing a Loveable Little Mixed Reality Canine Pal to Quest Next Year

Indie studio Windup Minds have finally announced its long-awaited virtual pet simulator, Stay: Forever Home, bringing a cute little canine friend to Quest in early 2025. The studio says Stay: Forever Home blends AR, VR, and unscripted AI to create a more...

XR Insiders Reflect on Apple Vision Pro Development and Industry Impact

The Voices of VR Podcast never misses an opportunity to document the ongoing history of the XR space. With Vision Pro now in the hands of many, host Kent Bye recently interviewed two XR insiders that have been part...

Snap Spectacles Offer a Peek into All-day AR with New Geo-location Platform Update

Snap, the company behind Snapchat, introduced its fifth-gen Spectacles AR glasses six months ago, and now the company is releasing a number of new features that aim to improve geo-located AR experiences. Released in September 2024, Spectacles are still very...

Meta Plans to Take Nearly 50% of Creator’s Earnings in ‘Horizon Worlds’

This week Meta announced that it was beginning to test selling tools so that creators can sell things inside of Horizon Worlds and earn real money. Now the company has offered up more detail about how that will work, including the...

PSVR 2 to Launch February 22nd for $550, Pre-orders Coming November 15th

Sony today announced the long-awaited price and release date for PSVR 2, its next-gen VR headset for PS5. Pre-orders for PSVR 2 are slated to start on November 15th, priced at $550 for the headset and controllers, or $600 for...
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‘Elite Dangerous: Commanders’ Update Now Lets You and 3 Friends Co-pilot Interstellar Spacecraft

Elite Dangerous, the interstellar space trading, fighting, and exploration simulator, has been teasing support for co-piloted ships for some time. Today the Commanders 2.3 update launches with the Multi-Crew feature, allowing up to four friends to fly together in VR. Update (4/11/17, 9:51AM): Following...

News Bits: Palmer Luckey Wins at the 2014 World Technology Awards

Oculus has caused a stir in the technology world, a statement riddled with understatement perhaps. The company and it's founder Palmer Luckey have walked away with countless industry awards since the appearance of it's Oculus Rift DK1 in late...

SteamVR and Oculus Players Can Finally Play ‘Beat Saber’ Together on Any Headset

One of VR's most popular games, Beat Saber, got a multiplayer mode late last year. Unfortunately, Oculus and SteamVR players were separated, which means if your friend had a Quest and you had a Vive, you couldn't play together. Now,...

Valve Index Set for June 28th Launch, New Orders Backlogged Until September

If you didn't get a chance to pre-order Valve Index yet, the company's high-end PC VR headset, you may have a fair bit of waiting to do. While the first shipments are set to arrive for the June 28th...
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