AR Insider
MAY 28, 2025
Android XR has re-energized the XR sector with new possibilities and a reminder that AI will be a force multiplier. But there was some confusion and conflation around the hardware road map. We segment the Android XR landscape and where it could go next. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
MAY 29, 2025
In a twist that promises to make the inevitable Palmer Luckey documentary even more dramatic, Palmer Luckey’s military tech company Anduril has now officially partnered with Meta to build “the world’s best AR and VR systems for the US military.” Luckey founded Oculus in 2012, the company whose Rift headset was the spark that rebooted the modern era of VR.
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Upload VR
MAY 28, 2025
Team Beef is (unofficially) porting the PC gaming classic Counter-Strike 1.6 to Quest and Pico standalone headsets. Counter-Strike is the latest project from the modding team that has brought a wide range of classic PC gaming titles to standalone VR, including Doom, Doom 3, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Quake, Quake 2, Quake 3, Tomb Raider, Duke Nukem 3D, and the Star Wars Jedi Knight series.
XR Today - Mixed Reality tag
MAY 30, 2025
Wondering whats so special about Android XR? Architecture is a good place to start. Google might not be the first major tech company to build an extended reality ecosystem. But its taking a very different approach to its competitors one focused on flexibility, and open standards. While companies like Apple lock organizations and developers into walled gardens, Google is opening the door to an AI-native playground designed to support any workflow or device.
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.
AR Insider
MAY 26, 2025
XR has spent years as the shiny new thing, while remaining absent from the daily personal and work lives of most people. How is that changing with real application and outcomes. We examine five areas where it's earning its place. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
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Upload VR
MAY 30, 2025
Eight years after Nibres MotherVR mod put basic VR support in Alien: Isolation, a different modder is attempting to complete the job with a full overhaul. Read on for our first impressions of the GRAND-MotherVR Mod. When shown at E3 in 2014, Creative Assembly's Alien Isolation had a VR mode that could be accessed with early Rift developer kits, much to the delight and horror of enthusiasts.
XR Today - Mixed Reality tag
MAY 29, 2025
Android XR vs Meta vs Apple: which vendor is going to come out on top in the new age of enterprise XR? This war isnt just being waged in the hardware landscape anymore although all three vendors are still exploring a wide range of wearable opportunities. Its a battle between ecosystems too. Google is reshaping how companies adopt and build XR workflows, with a truly open ecosystem that supports endless devices, apps, and development tools.
AR Insider
MAY 29, 2025
AWE returns to Long Beach June 10 with its most expansive and ambitious edition yet. Now in its 16th year, it will host 5,000+ attendees, 250 exhibitors, and a who'w who speaker lineup. Charlie Fink previews must-see elements. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
MAY 29, 2025
There are a ton of VR shooters out there aiming to replicate the dynamic of Valve’s classic team shooter Counter-Strike. Soon you’ll be able to play the real deal on Quest and Pico headsets though thanks to an unofficial port from modding group Team Beef. Team Beef has brought a host of classic games to standalone VR platforms in the past, including Tomb Raider, Duke Nukem 3D, Prey , and Quake 4.
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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
MAY 28, 2025
When asked about PS VR2 games in development, Sony's Insomniac Games responded "We do not have plans for this." The response came on X , and the context of the question was an Insomniac post welcoming summer interns. UploadVR has reached out to Sony to confirm that this means Insomniac is not working on a PlayStation VR2 game, and we'll update this article if we get a response.
XR Today - Augmented Reality tag
MAY 30, 2025
Walk into any retail innovation summit, read the latest trend reports, or speak to a forward-looking CXO, and one narrative dominates: AR and VR are the future of retail. From interactive mirrors to immersive shopping malls in the metaverse, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) continue to capture the imagination of the industry. As a market analyst tracking this space closely, Ive seen jaw-dropping demos and forward-thinking product roadmaps that could redefine shopping as we know it
XR Today - Mixed Reality tag
MAY 28, 2025
Wondering what the future of immersive tech could look like? It could be powered by Android XR for Enterprise users the flexible, modular, and versatile platform designed by Google to democratize XR access, and address unlimited use cases. While other XR vendors build walled garden ecosystems that lock companies into specific devices or systems, Google is building a new horizon.
Road to VR
MAY 28, 2025
Cortopia Studios, the team behind GORN 2 (2025) , announced it’s working on a ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ game which is slated to land on Quest and SteamVR headsets sometime next year. We haven’t seen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City in action yet, as Cortopia Studios and publisher Beyond Frames Entertainment only released a quick trailer announcing the titular ‘heroes in a half-shell’ The studio did release a few screenshots though, showing off a
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
MAY 28, 2025
World War Z VR reimagines the popular zombie shooter this summer on Quest and Steam. Developed by Saber Interactive, World War Z VR reimagines the studio's flatscreen zombie shooter of the same name , amping up the intensity by letting you blast the undead from a first-person perspective. Unlike its predecessor, World War Z VR won't launch with multiplayer and instead offers a high-octane single-player campaign, with Saber Interactive noting that players will face hordes of up to '200 zombies on
XR Today - Augmented Reality tag
MAY 30, 2025
In a digital-first economy, uptime is now a non-negotiable. As businesses scale across geographies and embrace hybrid work models, their IT infrastructure is growing more distributed. Service continuity has become a business imperative. For many, this means turning to augmented reality (AR) as a tangible solution to reduce downtime, boost resilience, and keep critical systems running.
XR Today - Mixed Reality tag
MAY 29, 2025
Android XR adoption is set to skyrocket in the months ahead, as Google continues to upgrade its XR ecosystem, and partner with cutting-edge developers. Weve already seen the benefits of this technology in action, at events like TED2025 where Google proved once and for all that AI and XR are meant to work together in a flexible, scalable environment.
Road to VR
MAY 30, 2025
Meta has been flirting with retail for years now, however a Business Insider report maintains the company is finally looking to expand its retail footprint beyond its first and only brick-and-mortar location. Citing an internal communication, thereport maintains Meta is looking to hire retail staff and roll out more physical stores, which are thought to go beyond the sort of pop-up locations the company experimented with late last year.
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
MAY 24, 2025
CleanSheet Pro is a subscription-based VR soccer sim for training goalkeepers, and the sequel arrives this year on Quest 3. Developed by Belfast-based team Incisiv, the studio announced its upcoming CleanSheet Soccer successor today during the Virtual Athletics League VR Fitness Summit. Built for athletes, competitive gamers, and fitness enthusiasts alike, CleanSheet Pro aims to offer both a game and a high-performance training platform with various drills, real-time competitions and more. 0:00
XR Today - Augmented Reality tag
MAY 26, 2025
Just following Googles gigantic I/O event last week, Kering Eyewear revealed itself as a core partner enabling Googles AndriodXR AR smart glasses future. Kering is entering a partnership with Google to develop AI-powered smart glasses based on the Android XR framework. Speaking on the paertnership Roberto Vedovotto, Founder, President, and CEO of Kering Eyewear said: We are honored to share the values of innovation and forward thinking with Google, and we are proud to partner with them to exp
EonReality
MAY 30, 2025
In a recent meeting in New Delhi, EON Reality Chairman Dan Lejerskar engaged with representatives from the National Institute of Social Defence (NISD) to explore how immersive technologies might support Indias evolving social welfare priorities. The discussion centered on how EON Realitys Extended Reality (XR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions could be adapted to address key social challenges.
Road to VR
MAY 29, 2025
Saber Interactive, the studio behind PC and console shooter World War Z (2019), revealed the franchise is getting its first VR game, bringing the iconic swarm of zombies to Quest and SteamVR headsets on August 12th. World War Z VR is set to be an entirely new entry in the series built from the ground-up for VR, something the studio says “faithfully reimagines the intense action of the original World War Z game.” Unlike the PC and console game though, which featured a third-person vie
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?
Upload VR
MAY 28, 2025
Meta plans to open more retail stores, Business Insider reports. Currently there is a single physical Meta Store, in Burlingame, California beside one of the company's campuses. Opened in 2022 , Meta uses it to demo and sell its Quest headsets and the Ray-Ban smart glasses. For Quest, the Meta Store features a demo area with a massive wall display that shows a third-person view of the gameplay with the headset wearer's body superimposed via a camera behind them.
Steki Amusement
MAY 29, 2025
From 20 – 22 May 2025, Riyadh Front became the central hub for the entertainment and live events industry, hosting an unforgettable showcase of innovation and opportunity. Over three action-packed days, the Expo delivered: Exceptional energy on the show floor Powerful connections that sparked real business Next-gen technologies setting new standards in GCC entertainment As the expo buzzed with the collective enthusiasm of industry leaders, innovators, and enthusiasts, SKYN VR emerged as a
EonReality
MAY 30, 2025
In an era defined by digital transformation, Indias National Informatics Centre (NIC) stands as a critical pillar of the nations e-governance landscape. Since 1976, NIC has served as the technological backbone of Central and State Government operationsenabling digital service delivery, infrastructure development, and nationwide data integration. As Indias digital governance expands, new opportunities are emerging to enhance efficiency, security, and accessibility through next-generation technolo
Road to VR
MAY 26, 2025
COLD VR (2025) developer ALLWARE and publisher Perp Games announced their Superhot -inspired shooter is getting a host of updates next month in a new COLD VR: SUB-ZERO Edition. As a spiritual successor to smash-hit shooter Superhot VR , Cold VR serves up a healthy dose of time-distorting action. Instead of time speeding up when you move though, Cold VR completely flips the script.
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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