Popular Quest 2 PC Streaming Software Adds ‘Super Resolution’ Feature for Enhanced Visuals

Virtual Desktop has collaborated with Qualcomm to integrate the company's Snapdragon Game Super Resolution, a software enhancement squarely targeted at increasing the wireless streaming quality and latency of PC visuals to Quest 2 and Pico devices. Virtual Desktop is a great tool...

Meta Reaffirms Commitment to Metaverse Vision, Has No Plans to Slow Billions in Reality Labs Investments

Meta announced its latest quarterly results, revealing that the company's Reality Labs metaverse division is again reporting a loss of nearly $4 billion. The bright side? Meta's still investing billions into XR, and it's not showing any signs of stopping. Meta...

One of VR’s Smartest Room-scale Games Finally Comes to Quest 2

Room-scale puzzle Eye of the Temple (2021) is available on Quest 2 starting today, bringing one of VR's most clever room-scale experiences to a platform where it probably makes the most sense. Update (April 27th, 2023): Eye of the Temple is now...

‘Propagation VR’ Sequel Coming to Quest & SteamVR Next Week, Gameplay Trailer Here

Propagation VR (2020), the VR survival horror game for PC VR headsets, is getting a sequel called Propagation: Paradise Hotel, and it's coming next week. Update (April 27th, 2023): WanadevStudio announced Propagation: Paradise Hotel is coming on May 4th to Quest 2...

High End Camera Maker Takes Its First Step into Consumer VR Software

First unveiled at CES 2022 early last year, Canon has now taken its first step into consumer VR software with Kokomo, its fledgling social VR platform. Compared to more full-featured collaboration apps, Kokomo isn't there yet, but it's a...

This ‘Skyrim VR’ Mod Shows How AI Can Take VR Immersion to the Next Level

ChatGPT isn't perfect, but the popular AI chatbot's access to large language models (LLM) means it can do a lot of things you might not expect, like give all of Tamriel's NPC inhabitants the ability to hold natural conversations and...

Magic Leap 2 Now Supports OpenXR, Strengthening Industry Against Potential Apple Upheaval

Though delayed from its commitment last year, Magic Leap today announced that ML2 now fully supports OpenXR. The timing might have something to do with Apple's looming entrance into the XR space. Magic Leap had planned to deliver OpenXR support...

Whether Hit or Flop, Apple’s Entrance Will Be a Pivotal Moment for XR

If the avalanche of recent reports can indicate anything at all, it seems Apple is entering the VR/AR headset market fairly soon, bringing along with it the most inflated expectations the industry has ever seen. It's probably going to be...

SenseGlove Raises €3.25M in Series A Funding Round to Advance VR Haptic Gloves

SenseGlove, a Netherlands-based creator of XR haptic gloves, has secured €3.25 million (~$3.5 million) in a series A funding round, something the company says will be used to accelerate its enterprise-focused SenseGlove Nova haptic gloves. The funding round was led...

Take a Trip Aboard the ISS in Latest VR Film From Lauded Immersive Filmmakers Felix &...

Felix & Paul, the studio known for its pioneering work in creating cinematic immersive films, is set to release the first installment in a new VR trilogy shot from the International Space Station (ISS), which is slated to offer...