Road to VR

MARCH 17, 2025

Snap, the company behind Snapchat, introduced its fifth-gen Spectacles AR glasses six months ago, and now the company is releasing a number of new features that aim to improve geo-located AR experiences. Released in September 2024, Spectacles are still very much a developer kitthe AR glasses only have 45 minutes of standalone battery poweralthough Snap is one of the few companies out there actively engaging developers to build the sort of mainstay content you might find on the all-day consumer A

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AR Insider

MARCH 17, 2025

Snap is commemorating Spectacles's six-month anniversary with new lenses, and features in Snap OS. But Spectacles also mark a broader shift in the headworn AR market. We break down the drivers & dynamics. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

MARCH 17, 2025

Valve’s Index headset was a market leader among PC VR headsets for years, but is it still worth buying in 2025 now that it’s nearly six years old? Read on for our no-nonsense recommendation. Valve Index is Not Worth Buying in 2025 As someone who used Valve Index as my daily driver for PC VR for years , I can safely say that this 2019 headset is no longer worth buying in 2025 for its ‘full kit’ price of $1,000.

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Upload VR

MARCH 17, 2025

The latest version of Meta's SDK for Quest adds thumb microgestures, letting you swipe and tap your index finger, and improves the quality of Audio To Expression. The update also includes helper utilities for passthrough camera access , the feature Meta just released to developers, which, if the user grants permission, gives apps access to the headset's forward-facing color cameras, including metadata like the lens intrinsics and headset pose, which they can leverage to run custom computer visio

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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

MARCH 17, 2025

Varjo, the Finland-based maker of high-end XR headsets, announced they’re releasing a new paid licensing structure next month which will include some of XR-4’s previously free software features. Many of Varjos headsets over the years have required a subscription of some sort, such as its fleet of enterprise-focused XR-3 headsets released in 2020.

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EON Reality

MARCH 17, 2025

IRVINE, CA – March, 17, 2025 – EON Reality, the global leader in AI-assisted Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, proudly unveils its groundbreaking AI-Powered Entrepreneur Guide Application , a cornerstone of the newly launched EON AI Income Academy Program in India. This innovative platform harnesses Artificial Intelligence and a structured 8-step entrepreneurial process to transform aspiring entrepreneurs into creators of marke

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metamandrill

MARCH 17, 2025

In this series, we interview the founders and CEOs behind immersive technology companies. Immersive technology is rapidly evolving and involves various innovative solutions. These inspiring leaders are shaping a future where the digital and physical worlds merge. In this article, we interview Bobby Voicu of MixRift. Bobby is the CEO and co-founder of MixRift, [.

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EON Reality

MARCH 17, 2025

IRVINE, CA – March, 17, 2025 – EON Reality, the global leader in AI-assisted Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, is proud to announce the launch of the groundbreaking EON AI Income Academy Program in India, a strategic initiative designed to empower youth through practical AI skill development, entrepreneurship, and direct income-generation opportunities.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 17, 2025

The corporate training landscape is changing. Companies need a more intuitive, cost-effective, and scalable way to upskill and reskill teams, without traditional classroom settings. Theyre discovering the immersive learning ROI (Return on Investment) is much higher than they thought. After all, while investing in XR hardware and software can be expensive upfront, it often saves companies money in the long term.

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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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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 17, 2025

Today I want to talk about one of my favorite topics: passthrough camera access. Meta has just released the APIs to let developers access the frames grabbed by the front cameras of the Quest so that developers can craft applications that can understand the environment around the user. In this tutorial, I will explain step-by-step how you can create a project using Passthrough Camera Access of the Meta SDK , both starting from the samples and starting from a blank Unity 6 project.

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Upload VR

MARCH 17, 2025

Spunge Games' new dragon-raising mixed reality pet simulator, Eggy, launches April 17 on Meta Quest 3 and 3S. Eggy begins in the player's home, where we find a glowing egg and a mysterious book. Inside the egg is a dragon, and inside the book is everything we need to know about raising the beast. Once our dragon hatches, it's up to us to clean, feed, play with, and train it for life outside the nest.

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