Social Platform ‘vTime XR’ Launches on Oculus Quest
Oculus Quest 2 Face Pad Covers Now Available from VR Cover
If you plan on sweating in your Oculus Quest 2, you’ll either want a few spare facial interfaces hanging around, or a way to cover the stock foam for easier cleaning. VR Cover, a company making VR facial interface covers since 2014, just released their silicone and fabric variants for Quest 2.
Steam’s ‘Playtest’ Store Option Aims to Make Beta Testing Easier for Devs & Players
Developers on Steam typically have to generate and seed their beta testers with a bunch of game codes, which can be frustrating to not only manage, but also hand out, requiring communication through multiple platforms like Discord and email. Now Valve has included what it calls ‘Steam Playtest’ which aims to make prelaunch game testing easier for everyone.
Spurred by Quest 2 Launch, ‘VRChat’ Hits Record 24,000 Concurrent Users, More Than Half in VR
Following a big spike in usage in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, social VR app VRChat has reached a new record of 24,000 concurrent users. Its creators say the surge was driven in part by the launch of Quest 2 and virtual Halloween festivities.
‘Thief Simulator VR’ Launches Out of Early Access Tomorrow, Trailer Here
After a year in Steam Early Access, Thief Simulator VR is officially slated to launch tomorrow, November 5th.
Cas & Chary Present: Awesome Things to Do in VR Other Than Gaming
When it comes to consumer VR headsets, gaming is clearly on of the most common use-cases. However, there are so many other things that are compelling and fun to do in VR. In this video and article, I share things you can do in VR other than gaming that I enjoy.
Oculus Delays Shipment of Quest 2 Elite Straps Amid Complaints of Premature Breakage
Some customers who ordered and are still waiting for an Elite Strap and Elite Battery Strap for Quest 2 have received an email from Oculus that maintains their shipments will be delayed, as the company is currently investigating user complaints likely surrounding premature breakage first spotted in late October.
HoloLens 2 Sales Expanding to 15 More Countries, ‘Development Edition’ Launches in the US
Microsoft initially began selling HoloLens 2 to enterprise customers back in late 2019, but a broader rollout has taken quite some time. Earlier this year the company began selling the headset directly to individuals, and now its expanding the scope of sales to 15 more countries. Microsoft also announced today that the promised ‘Development Edition’ of the headset, which includes $1,250 in free developer resources, is now available in the US and coming to more countries by year’s end.
Stanford Research Shows VR Users Can Be Identified Using Only 5 Minutes of Motion Data
Privacy in VR is an ever growing issue, especially now that all new Oculus accounts must login to Facebook with their real identity, which includes anyone who wants to use a Quest 2. Now researchers at Stanford University have shown they’re able to reliably identify individuals after only a five minute session in a standard consumer VR headset.
Microsoft to Expand Azure Kinect’s Computer Vision Tech to Commercial Market
The technology behind Microsoft’s enterprise-focused computer vision camera, the Azure Kinect developer kit, will soon find its way into commercial products.
Led by Former Oculus Exec, Facebook’s New Cloud Gaming Service Paves the Way to VR Streaming
This week Facebook announced the launch of cloud-streamed games from Facebook Gaming. These are games which are rendered in the cloud and then streamed to your computer. Cloud-based gaming has been seen by the industry at large as a way to make games more widely accessible by making them playable on less powerful hardware. Facebook is also betting that one day they’ll be able to do the same for VR.
Watch: PS5 DualSense Controller’s Impressive IMU in Action
We talked earlier this week about the impressive haptics and IMU in the PS5 DualSense controller, and now we can show you what it looks like in action.
Mark Zuckerberg: ‘Oculus Quest 2 pre-orders were five times higher than original Quest’
Oculus Quest 2 has celebrated a pretty successful launch, with some developers saying they’ve seen a dramatic jump in both sales and engagement across their games since the standalone headset’s October 13th release. Now Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has revealed during the company’s Q3 investor’s meeting that Quest 2 pre-orders were actually five times higher than the 2019 original Quest.
Shadow Creator Unveils AR Headset with Snapdragon XR2 & Nintendo Switch-style Compute Unit
Shadow Creator, a Shanghai-based AR/VR headset manufacturer, has partnered with British AR startup PhotonLens to create a new consumer-focused AR headset for gaming and fitness.
