VRScout

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Today, Polyarc announced a release window for part two of the adventure, Moss: Book 2. Arriving next year on PlayStation VR headsets, Book 2 picks up right where the original game left off. According to the developer, Book 2 will be bigger, longer, and better than the first. For more information visit here.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This includes ‘Paper Metaverse,’ a unique augmented reality (AR) exhibit by Nick Philip of the art collective Imaginary Foundation that blends cutting-edge technology with paperback books. The post ‘Paperback Metaverse’ Exhibit Combines Books And AR appeared first on VRScout. For more information visit here.

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VRScout

JUNE 17, 2021

Jupiter Invincible is a comic book that tells the story of an enslaved African-American teenager who possesses the power of immortality which he uses to assist Harriet Tubman in the smuggling of runaway slaves through the underground railroad. For her, this is much more than a comic book. “As

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ARPost

JULY 1, 2021

The Augmented Workforce: How Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality and 5G Will Impact Every Dollar You Make is the new book by authors Cathy Hackl and John Buzzell. To take you inside the cover, we read the book and were invited to interview the authors on their process and the book’s early reception. “A Cathy Hackl. “A

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Moss: Book II (2022) has finally made its way to PC today, as Polyarc has officially launched the exciting continuation of Quill’s adventures on SteamVR headsets. If you own a PC VR headset, you can jump into Moss: Book II now on Steam , priced at $30.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2020

According to Scholastic’s Kids & Family Reading Report , 86% of kids ages 6 – 17 agree that reading is important, though 41% report difficulty finding books they actually like. On top of that, parents are underestimating the challenge, with only 29% saying their kids need help finding books to read.

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Road to VR

APRIL 20, 2022

Having released to a strong reception on PSVR back at the end of March, Moss: Book II from developer Polyarc is set for release on Quest 2 this Summer. And now it looks like the sequel, Moss: Book II , which first launched for PSVR on April 5th this year, is set for a similarly quick jump to another platform. So when will it launch?

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Road to VR

JULY 8, 2021

More than three years later, Moss: Book II has finally been announced. Announced today during PlayStation’s State of Play presentation, developer Polyarc is finally taking the veil off of Moss: Book II. Moss: Book II is, as the name implies, a direct extension to the original game. Moss: Book II Screenshots.

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VRScout

JULY 8, 2020

Penguin Random House imprint Ballantine Books today confirmed that a follow-up to Ernest Cline’s breakout hit Ready Player One will be arriving on store shelves this November. The book spent 100 weeks on the New York Times’ iconic bestsellers list. Ernest Cline returns with a follow-up to his 2011 sci-fi cult favorite.

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ARPost

MAY 19, 2022

To accompany the project, there’s also a book, and its latest edition includes a special feature to attract younger generations. Readers will find QR codes throughout the book, and each code launches an AR experience that focuses on key moments and prominent figures involved in the fight for civil rights. How the AR Experience Works.

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Road to VR

JULY 30, 2021

Moss: Book II , a direct sequel to the lauded original, was finally announced earlier this month. In an interview with the game’s Design Director, Josh Stiksma, we learned that, this time around, the second ‘book’ in the series is set to be thicker indeed. Image courtesy Polyarc. Image courtesy Polyarc.

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Road to VR

APRIL 5, 2022

A whopping four years after its opening chapter, Moss: Book II is finally here to continue the story of Quill, a tiny adventurer destined for an epic journey. Quill Book II Details: Available On: PSVR. Quill Book II Details: Available On: PSVR. Release Date: March 31st, 2022. Price: $40. Developer: Polyarc Games.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Mark Pesce’s book Augmented Reality: Unboxing Tech’s Next Big Thing comes to shelves in January, but Polity Books put an advance copy in our hands at ARPost. The book takes a long look at augmented reality’s past in an attempt to warn us about its potential future. See Also: Must Read AR/VR Books in 2020.

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VRScout

JULY 18, 2019

Forget the old phrase “you can’t judge a book by its cover.”. UK-based artist Alexander Ward was shocked to see his AR-enabled cover for Allowah Lani’s book I am love was circulating online. When scanned with a smartphone camera, the books cover opens a 3D portal to a visually-captivating psychedelic cosmos. “It

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Road to VR

JULY 8, 2020

Aptly named Ready Player Two , the upcoming book is being published by Penguin Random House subsidiary Ballantine Books. Another big endorsement: Palmer Luckey, Oculus founder and inventor of the Oculus Rift, liked the novel so much that in the early days all Oculus employees received a copy of the book.

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Road to VR

JUNE 13, 2022

Four years after the original, Polyarc doubled down on its diminutive hero with the recent release of Moss: Book II which takes the tale of Quill to new heights, further cementing the studio’s IP as a staple of VR gaming. ” Indeed, the environmental art and direction is a highlight of Book II. Image courtesy Polyarc.

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VRScout

MARCH 19, 2020

While still considered by many to be a children’s activity, psychological studies have identified numerous therapeutic benefits tied to adult coloring books, including stress reduction and mindfulness. Color Space, the VR Coloring Book, is now live for Oculus. Feature Image Credit: Lighthaus Inc., Danny Bittman.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2019

Charlie is also a book author and after the success of his previous book Metaverse , now he’s launching his new book, “Convergence” , that is all about the present and the future of augmented reality. I’ve not been able to read the book yet (I’m preparing for the VEC !),

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Road to VR

MARCH 17, 2022

In two weeks, you’ll be able go head-first into another adventure with little Quill in the upcoming sequel, Moss: Book II. Moss: Book II releases on PSVR on March 31st. There’s still no word on when we’ll see Moss: Book II on other platforms. In the meantime, you can add it to your wishlist here.

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Tech Trends VR

JANUARY 30, 2018

Its author – Professor Jeremy Bailenson – is the Director of Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab, and one of the world’s greatest authorities on Virtual Reality, yet this doesn’t come across as an academic book. Bailenson's book places VR within a broader social context Click To Tweet.

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Road to VR

JULY 14, 2020

A new book that goes behind-the-scenes at Valve reveals the fate of those projects. The Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx is the latest behind-the-scenes book from game journalist & MC Geoff Keighley. The book reveals that Valve was working on a game called A.R.T.I, But what of the other two?

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Polyarc’s fantasy adventure sequel, Moss: Book 2 , won Game of the Year at the annual VR Awards. Following Demeo’s win at VR Awards 2021 , Moss: Book 2 faced strong competition at this year’s ceremony, beating out twelve other finalists for ‘VR Game of the Year’. Since then, Book 2 also released for Quest 2 and PC VR via Steam.

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ARVR

JUNE 27, 2020

How Does Augmented Reality Improve Children’s Books? In the world of publishing, there’s no question of how functional AR is alongside a children’s book. Photo by Picsea on Unsplash Augmented Reality strengthens two of the greatest strengths in the most successful children’s books?—?the AR can get you there.

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GizModo VR

MAY 30, 2022

Banned and heavily challenged books are all the rage these days… at least for school districts in states like Florida and Texas. An April 2022 report from PEN America , a nonprofit that works to defend expression in literature, found that the number of banned books is on the rise. As of last month, school districts… Read more.

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Mashable VR

APRIL 26, 2022

Across the United States, efforts to ban books skyrocketed to unprecedented levels in 2021. A startling number — 729 — of materials were challenged last year, according to the American Library Association , with most of the targeted books featuring Black or LGBTQ characters.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 9, 2022

Sometimes you need an actual reference book—or a memoir , an essay collection, an oral history , or something written by an expert. These nerdy nonfiction books are perfect for brushing up on all the incredibly niche parts of the… Read more. There’s a lot to love about pop culture , but not everyone can get every reference.

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Mashable VR

JULY 18, 2022

The social media giant is well aware of this popularity, seizing upon that long-embedded love for literature with by launching an official book club on the platform. The TikTok Book Club will be open to everyone, much like #BookTok is, but with an organized structure.

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Upload VR

JULY 21, 2022

Our latest graphics comparison is here looking at the differences between Moss: Book II on Quest 2 and PSVR. Moss: Book II is a follow up and continuation of the fantastic VR platformer Moss , developed by Polyarc and available across all VR platforms. You can read our full review of the PSVR release of Moss: Book II here.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Books are easier to access than ever thanks to the introduction of e-book readers and e-books. Here's how to easily convert and read EPUB books on your Kindle.

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Mashable VR

APRIL 1, 2022

In a viral clip from this year's Oscars, Julia Fox ( of Uncut Gems (/TikTok) fame ), spoke to Variety about her upcoming "masterpiece" of a book. “It was like a memoir at first, but now it’s just like my first book, you know?” Sometimes a book just doesn't resonate, and abandoning it shouldn't make you feel guilty.

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GizModo VR

MAY 3, 2021

According to a study by Statista’s Advertising & Media Outlook, ebook sales are still trailing physical book sales globally, especially during the dog days of the covid-19 pandemic. The study, which asked respondents to describe their book purchases in 2020, found that ebooks still haven’t replaced paper in most… Read more.

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Digital Trends

APRIL 28, 2021

Samsung has announced two laptops: The Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360. They're similar, but there are some important distinctions to know about too.

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Charlie Fink

APRIL 29, 2022

Sneak peek at my new book!

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GizModo VR

JULY 5, 2022

Next year, Ace Books will be releasing more volumes in its deluxe hardcore treatment of the Dune series, and io9 has a first look, as well as an… Read more. As the late 2023 release of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part II draws closer, there’s no better time to further immerse yourself in the sci-fi realm created by Frank Herbert.

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TechCrunch VR

DECEMBER 17, 2021

If you can’t read a good book without stopping every few pages to tweet about it, you might be what we call Extremely Online. Here are some relatively recent books that confront everything from the rise of TikTok to a fictional metaverse gone wrong. This book did that to me. We’ve got lots of them.

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GizModo VR

JULY 19, 2022

Disney has just hired director Marc Forster ( Christopher Robin ) to direct The Graveyard Book , a film based on the award-winning novel by Neil Gaiman. The company behind the Haunted Mansion is getting ready to tell another tale of ghosts and goblins. Read more.

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Upload VR

JUNE 9, 2022

Good news for Quest 2 owners — Moss: Book II is coming to the headset on July 21. Moss: Book II Quest 2 Release Date Confirmed. Moss: Book II released earlier this year in March, exclusively on PSVR. Moss: Book II is available for PSVR now and releases for Quest 2 on July 21.

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