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Meta Offers Free Quest 3S Replacement Following Software Update That Bricked Some Headsets

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Here’s what Meta says in a user help thread addressing the issue: “We’ve discovered a software update issue that caused some Quest 2/3/3S headsets to be unresponsive and unable to start up correctly. User reports indicate it has affected new, but alsoold headsets that haven’t been updated in a while.

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Google’s Early VR Modeling Tool ‘Blocks’ is Getting Revived as Open Source Software

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The post Google’s Early VR Modeling Tool ‘Blocks’ is Getting Revived as Open Source Software appeared first on Road to VR. Additionally, versions of Google Blocks will remain available on both Steam and the Meta PC Store, although you should not the last time these have received an update was in 2018.

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Hands-on: Quest 3 is an Impressive Leap That’s Still Held Back by Software Struggles

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Quest 3 is an impressive leap in hardware, especially in the visual department, but it continues Meta’s tradition of building great hardware that feels held back by its software. Update (September 27th, 2023): Fixed the link to the second page at the bottom of this page.

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Sightful Cancels Headless AR Workstation ‘Spacetop’, Pivots to Windows AR Software

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Sightful, which secured $61 million in funding to date, now says its shifting focus to a software product for Windows laptops, enabling a similar AR experience, which will run Windows apps and integrate with Microsoft’s CoPilot AI features.

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How VR Technology Can Help Stop Wildfires

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The system utilizes the FS3D virtual wildland training hardware and software to immerse pilots in hyper-realistic training scenarios featuring VR and mixed reality technology, photo-realistic imagery, and scientific fire growth modeling. Intellic Technologies is just one company using immersive technology to train pilots.

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Spatial Beats: Another One Bites the Dust

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Spacetop G1 has been cancelled in favor of a software approach, while Meta unveils Movie Gen and Vision Pro gets its first native film. These and other items in XR and AI realms from Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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This $5M Bugatti Was Designed Using VR Technology

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During an interview with The Drive , Bugatti Design Director Achim Anscheidt sat down with Editor-in-Chief Kyle Cheromcha to discuss how the team used conventional 3D modeling software and VR technology to create a $5,000,000 car in just nine months.