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NVIDIA CloudXR Now Publicly Available on Google Cloud
CloudXR, NVIDIA's real-time XR cloud streaming technology, is now publicly available through the Google Cloud Marketplace with Nvidia RTX Virtual Workstations as a Virtual
Machine Image (VMI).
Like flatscreen cloud gaming, XR streaming promises is to remove the high barrier of...
Simula One is a Standalone VR Headset Running Linux Desktop, Kickstarter in January
Developers looking for a unique Linux-based workstation may be interested to hear that SimulaVR, the startup behind its own open-source VR Linux distro, is creating a standalone VR headset that aims to offer just that.
Dubbed 'Simula One', the standalone...
Transfr Secures $12M Series A Financing to Scale Immersive VR Job Training Platform
With record high unemployment, it's becoming even more important to provide a path for jobseekers to learn new skills fast and retain them more easily. TRANSFRVR, one such company working to bring immersive VR learning to accredited job training...
Meta CTO Confirms Work on “glasses form-factor” Mixed Reality Device
Meta CTO and head of Reality Labs Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth says the company is currently working on a "glasses form-factor" mixed reality headset.
In an Instagram Q&A, Bosworth confirmed the company is working on the device, although didn't provide any...
Oculus Rift Teardown Reveals Good Modding Potential, High Repairability
Ever wondered what the inside of the Oculus Rift dev kit actually looks like or how it scores when it comes to reparability? If you have, be sure to check out iFixit's extensive Oculus Rift disassembly. The writers take...
VR Launchpad Startup Showcase Comes to Silicon Valley in October – Presented by SVVR & Road...
Join top VR innovators, investors, and thought-leaders for a day of focused pitching, networking, and demos.
Held in the heart of Silicon Valley, VR Launchpad is the focal point for innovative VR startups and products, curated by leaders in the...
New Quest Headset, Controllers, & Charging Dock Possibly Revealed in Leaked Videos
Official tutorial videos uncovered today show a previously unseen Oculus headset, controllers, and charging dock. The videos may reveal a new Quest 2 Pro or Quest 3 headset which could be officially revealed this week at Facebook Connect.
Four apparent...
GDC Summer Coming to San Francisco in Early August
After a string of cancellations by larger vendors amid the worldwide coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), this year's annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) was postponed. Exactly when it would reemerge, we weren't sure. Now, GDC organizers say a summer conference will...
Best of the Oculus Mobile VR Jam 2015 – Part 4: Scorched Battalion, Pulsar Arena, Sherlock...
Coming to part 4 of our ongoing series covering some of the most promising content to come out of the Oculus Mobile VR Jam, we now take a look at three very different apps—that through the lens of fiction—takes us to the...
Google Reveals Experimental 6DOF Controllers for Lenovo Mirage Solo
It appears Google has made some serious headway on its low-cost, mobile inside out VR controller tracking standard first seen back in April. Today the company revealed they'll be offering developer kits of a pair of new experimental Daydream with...
Project Holodeck Update: Razer Now Official Sponsor, The Team Tests the Oculus Rift
Exciting info for the team of Project Holodeck, Razer is now an official sponsor. The company, which was founded in 1998 and manufacturers PC peripherals for hardcore gamers, will supply the Holodeck team with hardware pertinent to the project and...
Meta Delays Puck-Tethered XR Headset to 2027, Next Quest “Large Upgrade” to Current Gen
Meta may be pushing back the release of an upcoming XR headset that tethers to a pocketable compute puck. Meanwhile, the company says its next-gen Quest will be a "large upgrade" over the current generation.
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Meta supposedly planned to...
Sony Japan Studio Announces VR Platformer ‘Astro Bot Rescue Mission’ For PSVR, Teaser Trailer Here
Sony Japan Studio today announced a new platform action game for PSVR starring the cute little robots made famous in Sony's The Playroom (2013) and The Playroom VR (2016). Called Astro Bot Rescue Mission, you take control of Astro, the Bot captain of a ship...
The Best VR Horror Games on Quest, PSVR 2 and PC VR to Play This Halloween
The spooky season is upon us, and there's no better time to rattle 'dem bones in VR. Here we take a look at some of the best VR horror (and horror-adjacent) games across Quest, PSVR 2, and PC VR.
Many...
New Oculus Users Required to Use Facebook Account Starting in October, Existing Users by 2023
As Oculus becomes increasingly merged with parent company Facebook, new users will soon be required to sign into their headset with a Facebook account. Existing users will be able to use their separate Oculus accounts until the end of...


















