Build Wild Contraptions in ‘Rube Goldberg Workshop’, Now Available on Quest
Rube Goldberg Workshop is now available on Quest, letting you make tons of different crazy—dare we say—Rube Goldbergian machines.
Built on Quest's Presence platform, users can choose to play either in virtual reality or mixed reality, the latter allowing you...
Emerging with $61M in Funding, This “AR laptop” Aims to Close the Loop on Virtual Desktop...
First it was the desktop. Then the laptop. And now, the... spacetop? That's the category that Sightful hopes to carve out with its new "augmented reality laptop" which combines a pair of augmented reality glasses with a keyboard, allowing...
Samsung Acquires eMagin Microdisplay Maker, Citing ‘significant potential growth’ of XR Devices
eMagin, the US-based developer and manufacturer of OLED microdisplays for AR/VR headsets, announced a merger agreement with Samsung Display, a subsidiary of the Korean tech giant. Samsung says it anticipates "significant potential growth" of XR devices.
The company announced in...
Meta & BMW Are Integrating AR/VR Headsets into Cars, Release Timeline Uncertain
Initially announced in 2021, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared an update on the company's research partnership with BMW, which focuses on integrating AR and VR into vehicles to make people more productive, social, and entertained while traveling.
The ultimate aim...
‘Firmament’ Review – Complex Puzzles & Visual Richness Lacking a Native VR Touch
Firmament was created in the spirit of Myst, the studio's genre-defining puzzle adventure which maroons you in a strange realm with some very imposing architecture, all of which houses a smorgasbord of some patently challenging puzzles. In this respect, Firmament is kind...
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Recent Valve Hiring Hints at Next-gen Index Headset in Development
Since the release of its first (and so far, only) VR headset in 2019 and its flagship VR game in 2020, Valve has been worryingly quiet about its future plans for VR. But recent hiring and job listings suggest...
Bigscreen Beyond Teardown Overviews Design Decisions Behind Compact Headset
CEO Darshan Shankar sits down with the upcoming Bigscreen Beyond VR headset for a teardown and explanation of the company's design decisions.
Bigscreen Beyond is a made-for-enthusiasts VR headsets coming from the makers of the social VR theater application Bigscreen....
The Hidden Design Behind the Ingenious Room-Scale Gameplay in ‘Eye of the Temple’
Eye of the Temple is one of the rare VR games that focuses on not just on pure room-scale movement, but dynamic room-scale movement. The result is a uniquely immersive experience that required some clever design behind the scenes to...
Oculus Founder Demoed Early Version of Apple’s XR Headset, Calls It ‘Excellent’ and ‘A Huge Deal’
Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus who left the company in 2017, appears to have insider knowledge of the upcoming Apple XR headset, which is expected to be unveiled at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) next month. To Luckey, Apple's...
