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Apple CEO Tim Cook is Hyping XR Ahead of WWDC
In an interview ahead of Apple's upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference event, CEO Tim Cook talks about the potential of XR and why elements of it may be "even better than the real world."
In an interview by GQ's Zach Baron,...
Researchers Demonstrate 100° Dynamic Focus AR Display With Membrane Mirrors
Achieving a wide field of view in an AR headset is a challenge in itself, but so too is fixing the so-called vergence-accommodation conflict which presently plagues most VR and AR headsets, making them less comfortable and less in...
NASCAR is NextVR’s Latest Pit Stop for Live VR Video
From the beginning, NextVR has been positioning its VR video technology toward live broadcasting, especially for sports. We've already seen NextVR demo their technology with the NBA, NHL, and more, while their latest test has taken them to Auto Club Speedway...
Google to Livestream Two Daydream VR Sessions Starting @10:00 AM PST
Google's newly announced Daydream VR platform, an initiative that's poised to bring low latency VR to a number of select Android smartphones later this fall, wasn't exactly what the Internet was expecting when it heard about Google wanting to make...
PlayStation 5 Revealed with HD Stereo Camera, May Support Upgraded Tracking for PSVR & PSVR 2
Sony today revealed its newest console, PlayStation 5. Though the company has previously confirmed that PS5 will support the current PSVR headset, it remained quiet about the prospect of PSVR 2 during today's reveal. But there may be one...
VR Education Platform ‘ENGAGE’ Raises $10.7M to Build ‘Oasis’ Metaverse for Business
VR Education Holdings, the company behind the social VR platform ENGAGE, announced it's raised €9 million (~$10.7 million) which will help it expand beyond the realm of immersive education & training and into a new product called ENGAGE Oasis....
PlayStation Announces 4 More PSVR 2 Games Coming This Year
Just a month after PlayStation's big gaming showcase, the company announced it's bringing four more titles to PSVR 2's library of games, which includes an upgraded port, a remake, and two brand new titles.
There is already a good swath of...
Hasbro Jumps Into AR With Iron Man Hero Vision Toy
We've heard it numerous times before from augmented reality startups: "it'll turn you into a real life Iron Man!" Now Hasbro is taking the sentiment to heart with their upcoming AR toy which gives you an Iron Man mask, VR-style headset, AR markers, and a...
YEI Creates First Person Virtual Reality Demo With Full Body Tracking in Unreal Engine [video]
The ultimate goal of virtual reality gaming is to convince players that they are actually the inhabitants of another world. A number of components are needed to make this a reality. While head mounted displays like the Oculus Rift...
Why Apple Can’t Ignore VR Forever
Apple Vision Pro is coming next year, not only making for the Fruit Company's much awaited first XR headset, but also spurring a resurgence in public interest (and likely investment) in the XR space. At $3,500, Vision Pro is...
Three New STEM VR Controller Videos Show Incredible Lightsaber and Gun Interactions
I am incredibly excited about the near-future of VR after seeing these three new videos from Sixense, makers of the forthcoming STEM VR controller. The new videos demonstrate the exciting user experiences that become possible when players move from...
Comcast, Samsung, and HTC Join $6 Million Investment in VR Animation Studio ‘Baobab’
On the hunt for 'the Pixar of VR' a cast of big names have joined for a $6 million series A investment in virtual reality animation studio Baobab.
Baobab Studios today announced a series A funding round led by Comcast Ventures,...
‘Sense Arena’ is a VR Hockey Trainer That’s Being Adopted by NHL Teams
Flying, driving—even fencing & crane operation—and now hockey. VR continues to prove out training as a core use-case for the technology. Sense Arena is a VR hockey training platform in use by NHL teams and now expanding beyond goalie training to...
You Can Access Oculus Home with DK2, Play Free and Paid Content Right Now
There's plenty of reasons to be excited for the Oculus Rift to arrive at your doorstep in the next few days (or months), but don't throw out that DK2 just yet, because there's still some life in the old...
This Modder Brought Custom Tracks to ‘Beat Saber’ on Oculus Quest
Oculus Quest—and one of its main launch titles Beat Saber (2018)—has only been out for a week now. A big question until recently was whether users would be able to bring the much beloved mods once only available on...


















