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VR Music Video ‘Sheaf – Together EP’ is a Low Poly Love Letter to the ’80s
There's a few short VR experiences that just stick with you, and one of my favorites is the 2015-era VR music video Surge. Now, Netherlands-based synthwave producer Sheaf has created a real-time rendered VR music video for their debut EP...
‘Star Wars: Squadrons’ to Support PSVR & PC VR at Launch This Fall, Trailer Here
Star Wars: Squadrons is an upcoming first-person dogfighter that's set to release on PC and consoles this fall. As luck would have it, both PSVR and PC VR owners will also be able to play the game when it...
Quest Update Adds Digital IPD Indicator
Oculus Quest includes an IPD slider on the bottom of the headset which adjusts the distance between the lenses for ideal alignment with the user's eyes, which is important for visual comfort and clarity. Since launch however, there's been...
Quest 2 Update Will Boost Performance and Automatically Make Apps Run Better
Meta has announced that an upcoming Quest 2 update will unlock additional performance that developers can tap into to make their games look better. Some apps will benefit from the increased performance automatically.
Meta announced this week that the latest...
Expect 1-2 Hours of Quest Pro Battery Life, Says Meta; Included Dock May Ease the Pain
Despite a flood of leaks leading up to its official unveiling, there's one thing we definitely didn't know about Quest Pro before today: its battery life. And at Connect, Meta revealed we should expect between one to two hours...
Some Users Won’t Need to Wear Vive Trackers Soon Thanks to Upcoming AI Body Tracking Update
HTC has teased that some users may not even need to wear their latest Vive Ultimate Trackers soon thanks to an upcoming AI-powered body tracking update.
HTC's Vive Ultimate Trackers are capable of inside-out body tracking thanks to the inclusion...
SteamVR Update Brings Motion Smoothing, Easier Keybinding & More
Valve has released the 1.1.3 update to the SteamVR SDK, and along with it comes a host of long-awaited improvements such as Motion Smoothing, easier access to Valve's custom controller keybinding utility, and a few more bits and bobs...
Meta Pushes Back on Reported Outsourcing of XR Headset Designs
A recent report from The Information maintains Meta has started outsourcing some design for upcoming headsets amid a shift to move part of its production out of China. Now, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth refutes those specific design claims, saying...
‘Astro Bot’ Developer: Don’t Hold Out Hope for VR Port
ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission (2018) is one of most popular PSVR exclusives to date, however Sony-owned developers Team Asobi are releasing its widely hyped PS5 follow-up Astro Bot without the addition of VR support. Don't hold out hope for a VR port...
Meta Affirms it Will Continue Making Quest Headsets Even as it Offers OS to (select) Third...
Meta says that even though third-parties will be making headsets with Quest OS (now called Horizon OS) the company will continue to develop its line of Quest headsets.
Meta made a huge announcement today, saying that the Quest operating system,...
Facebook Acquires ‘Beat Saber’ Studio Beat Games
Facebook today announced it has acquired Beat Games, the studio behind the hit VR rhythm game Beat Saber (2018). Beat Games is joining Oculus Studios as an independently operated team based out of Prague.
Facebook didn't release any further info in regards to...
‘Boneworks’ Brings Zombie Warehouse Arena & New Board Gun in 1.5 Update
Boneworks (2019), the physics-based shooter from Stress Level Zero, just got its 1.5 update, bringing along with it a new arena-style map inspired by the Nazi Zombies game mode in the Call of Duty franchise and a few other goodies too.
Called 'Zombie Warehouse',...
Quest 3 Finally Replaced Index as My Main PC VR Headset, and I Have Valve to...
After nearly five years, I've finally moved on from Index as my main PC VR headset, and Valve is the one that made me do it.
Index is a great headset. Between it's tracking, ergonomics, field-of-view, crisp display, and still...
Beat Games CEO Steps Down to Focus on ‘Beat Saber’ Music
Beat Games, the studio behind Beat Saber (2018), announced that company CEO Jaroslav Beck will be stepping down from his position to further pursue music deals for the studio's block-slashing rhythm game.
Beat Games says in a multi-part tweet that Vladimir...
VR Design Tool ‘Gravity Sketch’ Raises $1.7 Million With Participation from Wacom
Gravity Sketch, a concepting & design tool made for VR, has raised $1.7 million in venture capital.
Gravity Sketch, which allows VR users to quickly and easily sketch out 3D industrial design concepts, today announced that the company has raised a $1.7...

















