Road to VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Developers of mixed reality games have been clamoring for passthrough camera access on Quest for a while now, something now-departed Meta VP of XR Mark Rabkin said would come with the release of a new camera Passthrough API sometime in early 2025. Now, Google has confirmed that Android XR includes access to passthrough cameras, letting developers fine tune their mixed reality experiences from the get-go.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

What's the trajectory of Apple Vision Pro and the rest of its spatial road map? We pan back in the latest episode of ARtillery Briefs and triangulate likely directions based on Apple's motivations. In other words, it's time again to follow the money. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

MoonHood’s upcoming adventure game The Midnight Walk is officially headed to PSVR 2 and PC VR headsets on May 8th, 2025. The new release date trailer shows off some of the first extended gameplay we’ve seen of The Midnight Walk, including some interesting-looking object interactions and shooter mechanics. In The Midnight Walk , you become ‘The Burnt One’, who befriends a lost lantern creature named Potboy, using his flame to light your way.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This week on Spatial Beats, Anduril wins the coveted U.S. Army IVAS contract out from under Microsoft. We have these and other items from the intersection of XR and AI, through the eyes of Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Fast Travel Games released an update today to its Superhot -inspired VR shooter, Action Hero (2024) , which includes a spooky new level and an arcade game mode. The free update brings the new ‘Cult of Darkness’ level to all supported Quest headsets (2 and above), and the new arcade game mode exclusively available on Quest 3 and 3S. The horror-themed Cult of Darkness level tasks players with shooting their way through a frightening new mission featuring new enemies such as zombies, as

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The official NBA Apple Vision Pro app now has Tabletop, a diorama-scale virtual representation of the live game you're watching. Tabletop shows in addition to the 2D livestream view you see floating in front of you as a large virtual screen, giving you the benefits of both. Note that the 2D livestream view is not visible in the screen recording below, due to the DRM protection system it uses. 0:00 / 0:27 1 Footage from Ian Panchvre.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

News recently emerged from the AndriodXR camp, highlighting a core development insight, which some call a benefit boosting the new operating system above the veteran firm Meta. The XR developer community is celebrating the AndroidXR feature, that being the platform’s offering of passthrough access, a feature Meta Quest developers do not yet have.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Alien: Rogue Incursion is out now on Quest 3, and Survios plans to address performance and visual issues in next week's patch. Following last year's launch on PC VR and PlayStation VR2, Alien: Rogue Incursion is now available for Quest 3 and 3S following a brief delay for the standalone headsets. Though we criticized the Quest 3 version in yesterday's hands-on impressions , Survios subsequently informed UploadVR that it's releasing Patch 1.01 next week with several key fixes.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Spatial computing innovator Proto Inc. , who successfully exhibited its AI-powered holograms at re:Invent 2024, has appointed Todd Bouman as its new CEO. Bouman, formerly President, CEO and Chair of Sharp/NEC Display Solutions Americas, takes the helm as founder David Nussbaum transitions to the role of Chair. The appointment comes at a pivotal moment for Proto, following a record revenue year and successful launch of next-generation hologram devices.

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With a rapidly changing economy, Avangrid Renewables looked to virtual reality to develop a standardized form of immersive training in order to onboard and upskill technicians faster than ever before.

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metamandrill

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Expected VR and AR headsets in 2025 show exactly why immersive technology is such an exciting subject. The next generation of immersive computing is on the horizon and bringing some groundbreaking new features with it. The new headsets offer an incredible range of possibilities. You'll be able to transform how you interact with every type [.] The post Expected Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Headsets in 2025 appeared first on Metamandrill.com.

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Charlie Fink

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

AI Layoffs at Google & Meta, Anthropics $60B Valuation, Adobes Firefly Video Model, Anduril Takes Over Microsofts AR, and AI in the Super Bowl

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Living Room invites more players to test their animal rearing capabilities in mixed reality with newly added Quest 2 support. Now live after today's update, the MR zoo keeping simulator Living Room was previously exclusive to Quest 3 and 3s, though Quest 2 is limited to black and white passthrough. Bringing Living Room to Quest 2 is a big step in making sure as many players as possible can enjoy the game, explained Thoughtfish CEO Christina Barleben in a prepared statement.

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Charlie Fink

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Native Foreign releases Critterz: Remastered, a shot-for-shot AI remake using OpenAIs Sora, showcasing rapid advances in generative filmmaking since the original 2023 short.

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Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Remote meetings are here to stay - and many are BORING. If you are trying to engage your learners (or any audience), compelling content is critical. But trying to create stimulating content with the same tools you’ve always had is hard, right? Thankfully, wrong! Terrific tools in PowerPoint along with visual assets help you create the kind of dynamic content you need to capture your remote audience’s attention, with functions that allow for interactive sequences and navigation.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The free 'Cult of Darkness' update is now live for high-octane VR first-person shooter Action Hero, introducing a new game mode and level. Developed by VR veteran studio Fast Travel Games, Action Hero sees you portray a movie star, taking out waves of enemies through a range of parodying cinematic universes from ancient archaeological dig sites to slick sci-fi sets.

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Oculus

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

It’s impossible to mention every single notable game on the Meta Horizon Store worth checking out, but we’ve selected a handful of notable titles ranging from some which are already available and a few to look forward to coming very soon. All of these games look and play great on both Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest 3S.

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Next Reality - News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Ray-Ban's partnership with Meta keeps getting smarter literally. The latest Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses aren't just about looking cool& they're packing upgraded tech, including the Meta glasses v12 update, faster performance, and surprisingly solid battery life. But do these smart Wayfarers live up to the hype, or are they just another overpriced gadget?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

News recently emerged from the AndriodXR camp, highlighting a core development insight, which some call a benefit boosting the new operating system above the veteran firm Meta. The XR developer community is celebrating the AndroidXR feature, that being the platform’s offering of passthrough access, a feature Meta Quest developers do not yet have.

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Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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Oculus

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The Short Month Big Sale kicks off today, with up to 50% off a bunch of Meta Quest games, apps, add-ons, and more. But don’t wait—true to its name, the Short Month Big Sale won’t last long.

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EON Reality

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

IRVINE, CA February 13, 2025 EON Reality, the world leader in AI-assisted Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, proudly announces a partnership with Braude College of Engineering in Karmiel, Israel. This collaboration marks an exciting step forward as Braude College invests in EON Realitys innovative EON-XR and EON-AI technologies to advance its educational offerings and enhance student learning experiences.

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Oculus

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Ridley Scotts 1979 film Alien is a classic of the horror genreand its 1984 sequel, James Camerons Aliens, is a quintessential action movie. That the.

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