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Quest 2 Goes out of Stock at Meta Store as Rumors Point to Next Headset

Availability of Quest 2 direct from Meta seems to have dried up, as the company's last-gen headset is now showing out of stock in nearly all regions—likely making way for what's next. Although you can probably find new Quest 2...

‘Vi’ Wants You to Build Muscle with XR Gloves & (eventually) Its Fitness-first Headset

Using an XR headset for at-home workouts basically looks like playing Beat Saber: you can duck, dodge, punch or slice to improve cardio and burn fat. With an increasing number of apps that essentially play on that formula, XR startup...

Taking the Long-view: The VR Future Starts in 2016

In the second of a new regular series of reports, Noah Nelson looks at virtual reality's rocky road ahead as the VR industry grapples with the unenviable task of convincing a cynical world, beyond the enthusiasts, that virtual reality is here, it's...

Release Dates & Platforms for ‘Skyrim VR’, ‘Doom VFR’, and ‘Fallout 4 VR’ Revealed

In the build-up to QuakeCon 2017, which starts tomorrow, Bethesda has announced launch dates for their three major VR titles for the holiday season. Skyrim VR (PSVR) launches first on November 17th, followed by Doom VFR (PSVR, Vive) on...

AmazeVR Secures $15M to Bring Immersive Concerts to VR

AmazeVR, a Los Angeles-based company creating on-demand VR video, has raised $15 million in funding to refocus its efforts to create VR concerts. The company says its first major immersive concert will feature artist Megan Thee Stallion and debut this...

Sony’s Richard Marks Expects Natural Voice Input to Play Major Role in VR’s Future

In a recent interview with Glixel, Dr. Richard Marks, head of Sony’s Magic Lab R&D team, talked about PSVR’s development history, social VR, and a possible holodeck-style future. He thinks voice input has unrealised potential, and could become the...

‘DiRT Rally 2.0’ Finally Gets VR Support for Rift, Index, & Vive; ‘No Plans’ for PSVR

An update to DiRT Rally 2.0 (2019) today has finally brought VR support to the game. Now available for $60 on Oculus and Steam, the game offers support for Rift, Index, and HTC Vive, though developer Codemasters also confirmed that...

Google Ventures Invests $12M in SideQuest to Create Main Content Hub for XR Ecosystem

SideQuest, the sideloading software and unofficial app store for Meta's Quest and Quest 2, announced it completed a $12 million Series A investment, this time led by Google's investment arm, Google Ventures (GV). Founded in 2019 by Belfast-based team Orla...

New Lunar Flight Images Reveal Detailed Cockpit Makeover

Lunar Flight from Shovsoft, is one of those OG's of virtual reality gaming, and a damned fine one too. We've not heard too much from the developer recently, but the game work on the game does continue. These new...

‘Skydance’s Behemoth’ Update Rebalances Combat After “Controversial” Reception, Patch Notes Here

Skydance's Behemoth (2024) just got a major patch which looks to address what developer Skydance Games calls an admittedly "controversial" response to the game's combat. It looks like we were among those who didn't mind the game's combat at launch,...

Exploring XR User Interface Interactions in ‘Idea Engine’

Idea Engine allows you to create and share VR and mixed reality experiences. Building such a general-purpose tool requires complex user interfaces. In this Guest Article, developer Brett Jackson shares his approaches to UI interaction. Guest Article by Brett Jackson Brett...

Apple Reportedly Could Have Over 1,000 Engineers Working on AR in Israel

According to UBS analyst Steven Milunovich, Apple could have over 1,000 engineers working on Augmented Reality technology in Israel, mostly at its major R&D centre in Herzliya. Milunovich maintains Apple might introduce AR features similar to Google’s Tango in the...

PSVR 2 Unlikely to Launch at the Same Time as PS5

Last week Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Vice President of Research and Development, Dominic Mallinson, opened up about this thoughts on the future of VR at the Collisson 2019 conference in Toronto. While Mallinson was clear about the company's commitment to VR going...

Miniature ‘Beat Saber’ Concept Offers a Peek into the Future of AR Games

Oculus released optical hand-tracking on Quest as an experimental feature late last year, and ever since developers have been showing off their own unique and creative ways of integrating users hands into VR. Yet again we look at developer Daniel Beauchamp for...

Oculus ‘Designing for Hands’ Document Introduces Best Practices for Quest Hand-tracking

Hand-tracking on Quest rolled out as an experimental feature in late 2019, but Oculus is letting it gestate before it will accept third-party apps with hand-tracking. In the meantime, the company has published fresh developer documentation which establishes best...
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