2023 Sections
25 Free Games & Apps Quest 3S Owners Should Download First
Not ready to plonk down your first $100 on Quest games? Thankfully there's an impressive number of free games, experiences, apps, and social VR platforms to keep you playing before you're paying.
Looking to make your Quest 3S gaming experience...
Samsung Confirms ‘Project Moohan’ XR Headset is Still Coming This Year
Samsung didn't highlight its upcoming mixed reality headset at Unpacked last month, nor at Google I/O the month prior—but no fear, the South Korean tech giant confirmed its Android XR-based headset is still coming this year.
In a recent earnings...
VR Design Unpacked: Everyone Should Know These VR Interface Basics
Our series Inside XR Design examines specific examples of great XR design. Today we’re looking at the game Electronauts and what it can teach us about smart VR interface design.
Editor's Note: Electronauts was released seven years ago this week! It was...
Creator of Indie Breakout ‘Braid’ Building Roomscale VR Game With ‘no concessions for stationary play’
Jonathan Blow, the creator of one of indie gaming's fomative successes, Braid, has begun hiring a team to develop his first VR game.
Before Fez (2012), before Limbo (2010), and before Minecraft (2009), Braid (2008) was one of the breakout successes...
Red Bull’s ‘Touching the Sky’ is an Hour-long Immersive Documentary on Wingsuit Flying and More, Now...
Red Bull and Jonathan Griffith Productions have released Touching the Sky on Quest, now letting you follow wingsuit base jumpers in the European Alps and a paragliding team across the Himalayas in Pakistan in an hour-long immersive documentary.
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‘Oasis’ WMR Driver Expected Later This Month, Bringing New Life to Microsoft’s PC VR Headsets
Microsoft stopped supporting its WMR platform on Windows 11 last year, essentially putting an end to its first foray into PC VR headsets. However, an unofficial SteamVR driver called 'Oasis' aims to bridge the gap when it releases later this month.
According...
Steam VR Fest Serves Up Deep Discounts on Top PC VR Titles
Steam VR Fest is in full swing, offering deep discounts on PC VR titles that may just give you another pretty valid reason to stay indoors this winter.
While you won't be able to nab Half-Life: Alyx (2020) on the cheap...
Meta Releases New AI Features to Make ‘Horizon Worlds’ Development Easier
Meta just released a few new generative AI features for its Horizon Worlds desktop editor, which the company says will streamline the development of user-generated environments on its metaverse platform.
As mentioned in a Meta blog post, the latest Horizon Worlds...
Samsung Android XR Headset Rumored to Release Next Month, Undercutting Apple Vision Pro
Samsung could be launching its Project Moohan mixed reality headset next month, according to a report from South Korea's ETNews (Korean), which hopes to take on Apple Vision Pro in the prosumer XR segment.
Citing industry sources, ETNews maintains that Samsung’s Mobile Experience...
Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Revenue Triples, Fueling Meta’s $3.5 Billion Bet on EssilorLuxottica
EssilorLuxottica released its second quarter earnings report, revealing that Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have tripled in revenue year-over-year.
Released in 2023, Ray-Ban Meta is the companies' second-gen smart glasses, serving up music, photo/video capture, and Internet searches via Meta AI.
Starting...
Apple is Adding visionOS Support to Open-source Game Engine to Expand Development Options
In a rare move, Apple is directly adding support for its visionOS platform to the Godot open-source game engine. The move expands the range of tools that developers can use to build content for the headset.
Like the popular Unity...
Meta Avatars Get a Major Makeover With New Body Types, Poses & AI-driven Clothing Styles
Meta is giving its Avatars another big upgrade, offering users finer control over things like face shape, body part sizes, hair, makeup and more.
Avatars are integrated across the gamut of Meta's platforms, including Horizon Worlds, Home and Workrooms on...
16 Tips, Tricks, & Settings to Get the Most Out of Quest 3
Quest 3 is here and comes with a bunch of quite helpful but often hidden features (most of which will also work on Quest 2!). Here's a breakdown of tips and tricks you'll definitely want to know.
Updated – December...
Meta & Stanford Reveal Ultra-Thin Holographic XR Display the Size of Glasses
Researchers at Meta Reality Labs and Stanford University have unveiled a new holographic display that could deliver virtual and mixed reality experiences in a form factor the size of standard glasses.
In a paper published in Nature Photonics, Stanford electrical...
Meta Unveils Ray-Ban Smart Glasses with Display, Launching for $800 This Month
At the Connect developer conference today, Meta officially unveiled its next generation of smart glasses built with Essilor Luxottica, essentially confirming yesterday's big leak, which includes the long-rumored pair with a single heads-up display.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed off...


















