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Cas & Chary Present: Why Working Out in VR is Game-changing

Thanks to its motion-tracked input, VR can be a surprisingly physical activity, and even a great workout if you're playing the right games. This article explains why working out in VR is game-changing for those of us who have...

LYNX Has Raised $2 Million for Its R-1 Headset, and Other Background on the XR Newcomer

LYNX is a startup building a standalone MR headset that's primarily focused on passthrough AR scenarios for enterprise applications. The France-based company revealed its R-1 headset earlier this month and expects to deliver the first units this Summer for...

Sandbox is Building an SDK so Anyone Can Create for Its VR Attraction Platform

Sandbox VR, the location-based VR attraction, will be opening up to third-party developers soon, as the company will be releasing an SDK for its Sandbox 'holodeck' VR attraction platform. Sandbox operates a number of VR locations in major cities across...

‘Boneworks’ Update Adds Checkpoint System, New Content, Climbing Improvements & More

After its launch in December, one common Boneworks gripe was the lack of any mid-level checkpoints, which meant players had to complete entire levels in a single play session otherwise they would lose their progress and be forced to restart the...

Three Totally Creative Uses of Quest Hand-tracking

Oculus brought controllerless hand-tracking to Oculus Quest as an experimental feature back in December, and while it's useful for navigating around the headset's menus when you don't want to pick up the controllers, developers have begun prototyping more creative...

‘The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners’ Among Steam’s 20 Top-selling Games Released in January

The Walking Deal: Saints & Sinners (2020), a VR game based on The Walking Dead comic book series, had its fair share of success when it launched on PC VR headsets late last month. Now, it appears Skydance Interactive's zombie-slaying thriller...

Media Molecule: ‘Dreams’ PSVR Support Coming ‘as soon as possible’

Dreams, Media Molecule's creation-focused game, launched out of Early Access lat week, but without the hotly-awaited addition of PSVR support. Although the studio has spoken very little about its plans to support PSVR in the preceding months, a Video Games...

Google Brings Web-based AR to Chrome in Latest Beta

Last week Google released a beta of Chrome 81 for Android, Chrome OS, Linux, macOS, and Windows, which means a stable version is just around the corner. One of the most important updates to arrive in Chrome 81 is...

JDI Starts Mass Production on 1,058 ppi High Pixel Density LCD for VR Glasses

Japan Display Inc. (JDI), a display conglomerate created by Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi, today announced the mass production of a new high pixel density, 2.1-inch 1,058 LCD display created for VR 'glasses' style headsets. Update (1:25 PM ET): German publication MIXED...

Acer: ‘We’re continuing to explore & invest in XR’

Following confirmation of the cancellation of its latest ConceptD OJO VR headset, Acer says it's still in the XR game. Earlier this week Acer confirmed that it decided to cancel its ConceptD OJO headset; it had been 10 months since...