VRScout

AUGUST 4, 2023

Earlier this week, developer Schell Games revealed that a third entry in the popular I Expect You To Die franchise is coming to VR headsets, and based on the new mixed reality trailer, we have a lot more deadly hijinks to look forward to. You can also, for the first time, style your agent with various hats, watches, and gloves.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Watch players, as well as pros, participate in a variety of unique VR challenges featuring popular Oculus Quest 2 titles. To help exhibit its extensive lineup of AAA games and apps, Oculus today launched a new mixed reality series featuring popular games such as Cook-Out, FitXR , and Thrill of the Fi ght just to name a few.

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Road to VR

JULY 8, 2022

Meta is kicking off a summer-long series of VR concerts and community activities called Horizon Block Party next week. For non-VR users, a 2D version will be broadcasted on Facebook Watch through both Meta’s and Post Malone’s Facebook pages , as well as on Messenger and Instagram via Watch Together.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Just a week after Facebook (Meta) announced the name change, we’re already seeing ‘Meta Quest’ branding out in the wild. Last week during Facebook Connect 2021, Mark Zuckerburg took to the stream to reveal the official rebranding of Facebook to “Meta.” It doesn’t end there, however.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This has been the week of the Quest 3: the headset has started shipping and I have received my unit, too. I don’t have the time to write a full review now, but I hope to write this week at least a “first impression” article because many people are asking my opinion (thank you, really, for your trust!). Thanks for your understanding.

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VRScout

MAY 20, 2020

A new report by Jon Prosser of Front Page Tech states that Apple’s long-rumored augmented reality headset will work in-tandem with the iPhone, using the devices processing power to generate AR visuals via the wireless headset, just like the Apple Watch. This is supposedly the only camera included as part of the current design.

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VRScout

MARCH 26, 2022

SXSW was back in full force last week. Masked or otherwise (Texas is pretty lax), a frenzy of wild-eyed art, music, film, and XR-hungry visitors flooded into Austin for a week of back-to-back programming. A SXSW to remember with who’s-who in XR creative technology showing face at the fest for the first time in two years.

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VRScout

JULY 13, 2022

Writer and director Jordan Peele ( Key & Peele, Get Out ) has carved himself a nice little niche in the film industry with his series of unique comedy-horror films. His latest project, another off-beat horror film called NOPE , is set to arrive in theaters next week. For more information check out Meta’s official blog post.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Watch YouTube with friends, mix your favorite music, or go head-to-head in a variety of classic board games. Watch YouTube videos with your friends in VR on the Quest. Couch , offers a straightforward and pain-free method for watching YouTube videos on Quest; no additional hardware required. NEVER BOARD.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This includes the Apple Watch Series 5, Wahoo HR Monitor Armband, and Polar HR Monitor Chest Strap. The subscription-based immersive fitness platform expands its offerings with new full-body cardio workouts. You can choose from three levels of intensity—Low, Medium, and High—depending on your skill level.

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AR Insider

JULY 5, 2021

This week, we look at several major metaverse-related announcements. VRChat Secures $80M Series D Funding to Create its Own Digital Economy. Companies in their portfolio include Obsess (which closed their $10 million Series A this week), absurd:joy, Embodied Labs, Wavely Diagnostics, All3D.ai, Prisms of Reality and Scatter.

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AR Insider

JULY 19, 2021

This week, we look at Looking Glass’ latest hardware, New avatars at Rec Room and lots of new funding. The new new game studio pulled in an astonishing $113M Series C to produce what the company calls “massive interactive live events,” or MILEs. Raise your hand if you’d like to be on the tv show you’re watching right now.

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ARPost

JUNE 24, 2022

The next of episode Meta’s “Metaverse Culture Series” is going to focus on LGBTQ+ communities and safety in immersive worlds. The release date for the recorded virtual panel discussion was not included in the blog post, but there is a lot of other Pride Month content to watch in Meta headset and hangouts.

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AR Insider

JUNE 21, 2021

This week, we look at Snap’s latest lens craze, Niantic’s next AR gaming title, new XR funding and more Facebook/Oculus acquisitions. Let’s dive in… E3, the big trade event for the video game industry, concluded this week. Palmer Lucky’s $4 B Defense Company, Anduril, raises $450M Series D. Who’s next?

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VRScout

JULY 8, 2021

Immerse yourself in a series of ground-breaking VR projects available as part of the XR3 virtual exhibition. This week marks the start of part two of the XR3 virtual exhibit, a hybrid digital conference developed as part of a collaboration between Cannes XR, Tribeca, and The NewImages Festival. The following is our simple go-to guide.

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Road to VR

MAY 1, 2020

The artist’s avatar is replicated across technically infinite numbers of stages, so everyone showing up for Watts can watch it as if they were in the same virtual room together. The post Reggie Watts to Kick Off Live Show Series in ‘AltspaceVR’ Starting Saturday appeared first on Road to VR.

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ARPost

APRIL 28, 2020

As a result, we at ARPost watch Facebook pretty closely. Anyway, we usually watch Facebook’s annual Developers Conference pretty closely. This year, the event was canceled, due to coronavirus, to be replaced with a series of live stream videos. The first of which dropped Friday and which you can watch below. ?.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Rec Room closed a $20 million Series C funding. W elcome back to Spatial Beats. It’s our last XR round up of 2020, a year like no other. We’ll all be glad to have it in our rearview mirror but make no mistake, it’s been a big year for XR and tech in general, and the news suggests 2021 will be even bigger. And Apple hasn’t yet played its hand.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

With the release of Ready Player Two —the highly-anticipated sequel to the 2011 science-fiction novel Ready Player One —just around the corner, social VR platform and VR theater experience Bigscreen VR today announced that it will be conducting a first-of-its-kind VR interview featuring series creator Ernest Cline. Bigscreen Inc.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 5, 2023

I just watched the full keynote of Apple at WWDC , where the company in Cupertino announced the Apple VisionPro headset. I’m sure you all already know what has been announced there, so instead of telling you what you already know, I want to tell you my instinctive reactions just after the announcement. This is great.

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VRScout

JULY 25, 2023

Various other teams competing in the World Cup will also be represented through a series of Global AR Lenses, allowing Snapchatters around the world to show off their country’s pride: Global Fan Selfie Experience : Peruse through the ‘Across the Globe’ Lens to access a selfie Lens for every participating country. Credit : Snap Inc.

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ARPost

MARCH 14, 2022

Last week, The VR/AR Association wrapped up its second two-day summit (held on March 9-10), dedicated specifically to the metaverse. Both of these events, as well as other events throughout the year, are part of the complete Immerse Global Summit Series, which replaced the VR/AR Association Global Summit last year.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 12, 2024

You can see why at this LinkedIn post: [link] And now let’s dig into the most interesting pieces of XR news of the week. Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple aims at a $1500 Vision device Let me tell you what have been the main pieces of news about the Vision Pro I’ve found this week. More info (VisionOS 1.1)

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AR Insider

JUNE 14, 2021

This week we look at WWDC takeaways, PSVR showcase, Tribecca’s immersive slate, and some fresh funding for spatial players. Red 6 Raises $30M in Series A funding to further its delivery of Augmented Reality military training. W elcome back to Spatial Beats. Tickets here. Stay tuned for our annual Tribeca awesome list.

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AR Insider

MARCH 15, 2021

This week, Pico gets new funding, SXSW charges forward with online event, and new Apple AR rumors emerge. Let’s dive in… Pico raises $37M Series B+ Financing and announces NEO 3 standalone release. W elcome back to Spatial Beats. The Pico NEO 3 will be released in Q2 2021.

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Mashable VR

APRIL 20, 2022

TL;DR: Woot has several refurbished Apple Watches on sale for as low as $99.99 Choose from an Apple Watch Series 3 , Series 4 , Series 5 , or Series 6. If you're in the market for a new wearable, consider grabbing a refurbished Apple Watch from Woot. Apple Watch Series 4 — $149.99

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The fact is, I had a crazily busy week, so I did not have time to write anything… but this roundup I prepared on Tuesday was so rich that I could not skip it, so I’m just writing it for you now… a bit late, but better late than never. And for that occasion, we are also publishing a new cool update to our platform.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 25, 2022

What's everybody been watching this week then? We've dug into the latest data from streaming aggregator ReelGood , which pulls viewing figures from streaming sites in the UK and the US, and broken out the top 10 most watched TV shows of the past week. This week, it's topped by thrillers, from The Old Man to Dark Winds.

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AR Insider

MARCH 4, 2020

This is the latest in AR Insider’s Campaign Tracker series. Running semi-weekly, it examines marketing campaigns that utilize AR visualization such as product try-ons, and their results. For a full list of campaigns, comparative ROI chart and deeper analysis, subscribe to ARtillery PRO. Meant to promote its festive heart-shaped pizza in U.S.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The first season of Prime Video’s Wheel of Time series ended last week, and as I watched the finale I had a strange revelation: Despite the infinite things I dislike about the show, I somehow still like the show. And the reason is that despite all the TV series’ many flaws, its many, many changes from the original… Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

I finally got my Quest Pro last week and this evening I plan to finally turn it on and try to have some fun with it! I guess a review is coming in 2–3 weeks, so be prepared As for the Pico 4, I’ll do that either this week or next one, instead. Top news of the week. It is going to be suuuuuuper interesting! See you there!

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Planet Earth II, the sequel to one of the most celebrated nature documentary series of all time, debuted on British TV screens this weekend. The series brings viewers closer than ever to some of the planet’s most exotic wildlife but, with the help of 360 video, you can get close still.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 24, 2023

This week we had quite a few interesting pieces of XR news. O Top news of the week (Image from an Apple event) Apple headset to run iOS apps The rumored launch of the Apple headset is getting closer, so the rumors about it are intensifying. Fitness+ : will let users exercise while watching an instructor in VR.

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AR Insider

MARCH 12, 2021

This pattern holds true for Microsoft’s work in AR, which it reinforced at last week’s Ignite conference. This is also the topic of this week’s XR Talks, including embedded video and takeaways below. In fact, we’re making this week’s episode a double-shot. Cloud-Forward. Fertile Soil .

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VRScout

JUNE 19, 2019

Hot on the heels of their recent announcement regarding the introduction of 3D AR models to Google search results, the company revealed this week the arrival of AR Beauty Try-On, a new augmented reality-powered feature for the official YouTube app that allows users to try-on makeup as they watch their favorite beauty vloggers.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 9, 2021

This week, we look at the ongoing proliferation of the metaverse as a buzzword and construct for spatial computing’s future. W elcome back to Spatial Beats. People are not done talking about the future metaverse, or metaverses. Since it’s only theoretical, some folks are having trouble understanding it, among them CNBC’s Jim Cramer.

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AR Insider

JUNE 28, 2021

This week, we look at ads in VR, new funding rounds and Varjo’s Reality Cloud. Let’s dive in… Many words were written about Facebook testing ads inside of Resolution’s VR game Blastron this week. Psychedelic VR meditation startup TRIPP raises $11 million Series A. W elcome back to Spatial Beats. It’s authentic.

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