XR Today - Virtual Reality
JUNE 26, 2025
This week, Meta gained another XR Mobile Device Management (MDM) partner for its Horizon Managed Services by way of the integration of SkillsVR, a leading XR MDM solutions provider. The third-party XR MDM solution joins a new line of similar solutions from ManageXR and ArborXR in an apparent attempt to boost the workplace usability of the Meta headset portfolio.
GizModo VR
JUNE 24, 2025
Have an existential crisis about your place in the vast scale of a fictional universe by diving deep into the newly updated official map of the 'Star Wars' galaxy.
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The Ghost Howls
JUNE 25, 2025
At AWE, I have been able to sit down with Lumus in a private meeting room. There, I had a short interview with them, and I’ve also been able to try their waveguide-based optical engines! Discover everything about them by reading this article! Or, alternatively, discover everything about them by watching this video I have shot at AWE! Lumus Lumus is a company that works on display systems for augmented reality.
XR Today - Augmented Reality tag
JUNE 23, 2025
This week, following a surge in interest in AR smart glasses, the International Data Corporation (IDC) detailed a “strong rebound” in headset purchases in its Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Tracker. Ramon T. Llamas, Research Director with IDC’s AR/VR team , noted that “the worldwide AR/VR headset market is reaching a critical tipping point.
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.
XR Today - Virtual Reality
JUNE 27, 2025
The extended reality landscape is rapidly evolving, with key players making significant strides in bolstering enterprise solutions and expanding consumer accessibility. This week, major announcements from Meta, PIXO VR, and Snap highlight the industry’s focus on refining immersive training, streamlining device management, and introducing advanced smart glasses to a competitive market.
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Road to VR
JUNE 27, 2025
HTC launched Vive Pro 2 in 2021, and it’s been the company’s flagship PC VR headset ever since. Now, for a limited time, Vive Pro 2 is cheaper than ever. HTC’s Summer of Gaming Sale has already kicked off, going from now until June 30th. There are a few choice deals to nab if you’re in the market for an admittedly very capable, albeit last-gen PC VR headset, including both a Vive Pro 2 hardware bundle and the headset alone.
Slashgear
JUNE 24, 2025
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XR Today - Virtual Reality
JUNE 25, 2025
This week, enterprise immersive training solutions provider PIXO VR announced a strategic partnership with MadXR to drive bespoke training content ready for various sectors and end devices such as XR headsets, desktops, mobile devices, and tablets. This partnership allows PIXO and MadXR to increase accessibility for immersive training services, such as letting employees choose between VR simulations, desktop-based instruction, and mobile device instruction. “Enterprises need immersive t
GizModo VR
JUNE 24, 2025
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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.
Upload VR
JUNE 26, 2025
China's 4DV AI released a WebXR demo of volumetric 6DoF videos created from 20 camera views, and you can try it on your VR headset right now. 4DV's technology uses gaussian splatting, of course, leveraging advances in machine learning to "train" a volumetric output from the video inputs. In recent years, gaussian splatting has done for realistic volumetric rendering what large language models (LLMs) did for chatbots, propelling the technology from an expensive niche to shipping products like Var
Road to VR
JUNE 27, 2025
Bigscreen announced it’s officially begun shipping the first production units of Beyond 2, the company’s latest slim and light PC VR headset. Following a recent production delay, the company says in a blogpost that Beyond 2 headsets are now shipping, noting that due to a backlog of pre-orders, fulfillment will continue through August and beyond.
EonReality
JUNE 23, 2025
IRVINE, CA – June 23, 2025 – EON Reality, the world leader in AI-assisted Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education , today announced the official launch of EON Brainstorming , a revolutionary Spatial AI platform engineered to revolutionize creative ideation, problem-solving, and execution for individuals, teams, and organizations worldwide.
Hypergrid Business
JUNE 26, 2025
(Image by Alex Korolov via Google Gemini.) The global AR and VR headset market grew 18.1% year-over-year last quarter, according to a June 18 report from IDC , with Meta holding a dominant 50.8% share. But the real momentum came from rising players like XREAL and Viture—part of a growing shift toward lightweight, optical-see-through, or OST, smart glasses.
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.
Upload VR
JUNE 23, 2025
Over the past 14 months I’ve lost more than 35 pounds working out primarily in VR. I’ve never enjoyed exercise. I avoided gyms. I could never stick to any kind of routine, and nothing clicked. Then I started looking through the many VR fitness apps and what surprised me the most was how much fun I found exploring them. What made VR different for me was the environment.
Road to VR
JUNE 25, 2025
Bandai Namco announced that a new entry into the hit puzzle-platformer franchise Little Nightmares is coming to VR. Called Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes , the game is currently in development by Iconik Studio , known for its work on both Quest title Hunting VR (2024) and King Pong (2021) for PC VR headsets. Details are still thin, so there’s no word yet on target platforms or potential release window, which leaves more than a few question marks.
EonReality
JUNE 23, 2025
IRVINE, CA –June 23, 2025 – EON Reality, the world leader in AI-assisted Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, announces a strategic partnership with T4S Mozambique. T4S, renowned for its excellence in safety, consulting, and emergency training, has invested in EON Reality’s cutting-edge Spatial AI platform—EON-XR —to transform safety and firefighting applications throughout Mozambique.
The Ghost Howls
JUNE 22, 2025
These are my last hours in the US! I’m starting to write this newsletter that literally in an hour, I’m going to the airport to return back to Europe. But I’m not returning to Italy, but I’m going to Berlin (Germany) to be a mentor at the XRCC hackathon. If you’re headed there, see you there! This leg of my trip to the Silicon Valley has been pretty interesting.
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.
Upload VR
JUNE 24, 2025
Sony revealed four new PlayStation VR 2 titles releasing soon. In case you thought that the Quest 3S Xbox Limited Edition launch was the only surprise news drop today, think again. Announced on PlayStation's X (formerly Twitter) account, PS VR2 is getting four new titles, with many arriving later this year. Each game has a featured post on the PlayStation Blog , and we've rounded up all the details below.
Road to VR
JUNE 25, 2025
Rob Yescombe, co-creator of immersive VR mystery game The Invisible Hours (2017), recently regained the rights to the game, which he says could led to a remaster across modern VR headsets, as well as TV and film. As confirmed by Hollywood Reporter , Yescombe is currently looking for partners for a potential film or TV adaptation of The Invisible Hours— probably one of the most unique takes on the VR mystery genre.
EonReality
JUNE 26, 2025
The global EdTech industry has poured over $1 billion into digital learning platforms in the past five years, yet most students still struggle with engagement, retention, and skill transfer. Why? Because the entire industry has been solving the wrong problem. Traditional EdTech companies have been building increasingly sophisticated ways to display information on flat screens—essentially creating digital textbooks with better graphics and interactive quizzes.
Mashable VR
JUNE 24, 2025
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Speaker: Treion Muller, Chief Strategy Officer at ELB Learning
Since when has learning and development (L&D) become such a negative experience with its intended learners? Could it be because learners have been conditioned by very poor learning experiences over the past two decades, combined with the kinks of technological innovation? Or is it because learning has typically been designed as a one-size-fits-all solution, despite the fact that humans are not clones?
AR Insider
JUNE 23, 2025
How is VR resonating with consumers? How often are they using it? How satisfied are they? And how much are they willing to pay for it? A recent ARtillery Intelligence report features original consumer survey data and we break down results This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
JUNE 24, 2025
Ahead of Google’s planned rollout of Android XR-equipped smart glasses, the company is reportedly making a $100 million investment in hardware partner Gentle Monster, the South Korean fashion eyewear brand. According to a Korean Economic Daily report, Google is slated to sign a deal worth around 145.0 billion Korean won (~$100 million) in Gentle Monster.
EonReality
JUNE 24, 2025
IRVINE, CA – June 24, 2025 – EON Reality, the world leader in AI-assisted Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, announces the official launch of the EON Spatial AI Military Academy—a first-of-its-kind platform aimed at future-proofing military training and closing longstanding capability gaps in defense education.
Mashable VR
JUNE 24, 2025
Xbox fans, your dream VR headset just dropped. Announced by both Meta and Xbox on June 24, the Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition is now available for purchase. The limited-edition run of the popular VR headset comes with more items than you're probably used to, including an Xbox controller, Elite Strap, and a three-month Game Pass Ultimate membership (in addition to the 128GB Meta Quest 3S).
Speaker: Micah Eppler, Account Executive for Rehearsal of eLearning Brothers
Did you know that companies such as Paychex, 3M, and Honeywell are getting better results by incorporating video-based practice and coaching within their L&D strategy? From sales pitches to soft skills, learners are becoming top performers by applying and validating knowledge transfer using the unique benefits of video. Whether used as a stand-alone application or integrated with a learning platform, video-based practice and coaching platforms give learners the ultimate opportunity to repeatedly
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