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Report: Oculus Quest 2 to Go into Production This Month
The competition in the VR hardware market is heating up and a new report by the Japanese tech news website Nikkei now claims that Facebook’s new Oculus Quest headset is…
‘Return To Castle Wolfenstein’ VR Port Comes to Quest Soon
Return To Castle Wolfenstein will soon be available on Oculus Quest with a full 6DoF support thanks to a mod that was developed by the popular modder DrBeef. This is…
Microsoft Flight Simulator to Be Released in August Without VR Mode
The next-generation Microsoft Flight Simulator will not initially support virtual reality at launch; it is now confirmed. The Microsoft Flight Simulator would make the perfect candidate for Virtual Reality support…
AltspaceVR New Avatars to Go Live This Week
Expressive avatars are at the core of social interactions in VR. The social VR platform AltspaceVR is planning a long overdue new avatar system this week according to a tweet…
BSaberMatcher.com: Use This Tool to Quickly Match Your Spotify Playlist With Beatmaps
A new web tool, BSaberMatcher, now enables any Spotify users to easily match their Spotify Playlist with Beatmaps on Beat Saber. You can use this tool to easily find Beat…
COVID-19: Bank of Japan Providing a Virtual Tours of its Headquarters
After cancellations of on-site tours amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent restrictions, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is now organizing virtual tours of the facility that immerse visitors into…
2021 Mercedes S-Class to Feature a New Augmented Reality Windshield
Mercedes has teased a new Augmented Reality display for its new 2021 S-Class. Mercedes has had Augmented Reality navigation in the MBUX multimedia system for quite some time. However, users…
Minecraft Gear VR Supports Ends in October
Minecraft developer Mojang last week announced its decision to terminate support for “certain older devices and platforms” where you can access Minecraft. These include Gear VR, WP, Windows 10, Android…
Sony Makes a $250 Million Strategic Investment in Epic Games
Sony has a purchased a $250 million stake in Epic Games, taking a minority stake in the company in announcement made last Thursday. Epic Games is the company behind Fortnite,…
Apple’s AR Lenses Have Reportedly Gone into ‘Trial Production’
According to a new The Information report, Foxconn Technology has taken Apple’s “semitransparent” AR lenses into “trial production”. Foxconn Technology is Apple’s partner in iPhone production and Apple’s augmented reality…