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Vacation Simulator is Now on Oculus Quest
Google-owned Owlchemy Labs followed up its VR hit Job Simulator with the Vacation Simulator which took the game’s hands-on gameplay to a new comedic experience. Today, the studio has launched…
Oculus Quest Update: Voice Commands and AMD Support for Oculus Link
This week has seen the rollout of the firmware update coming soon after the announcement of Quest hand tracking functionality. With the update, Quest now has a new interface: voice…
The Magic Leap Enterprise Suite: AR Glasses Now Available in a B2B Package
Magic Leap has renamed its augmented reality glasses to Magic Leap 1 and launched a B2B business package. The Magic Leap Enterprise Suite is a hardware and software package that…
Google’s ARCore Depth API Update to Make AR More Realistic
Since its inception last year, Google has been working behind the scenes to improve its augmented reality platform ARCore. The latest update that the company is set to unveil includes…
OPPO Announces Its New Augmented Reality Glasses
At its ongoing Oppo Inno Day 2019 conference held in Shenzhen, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer OPPO unveiled its first augmented reality glasses that feature 3D reconstruction technology along with a…
Oculus Quest Getting Controller-Free Native Hand-Tracking This Week
Last week, Facebook’s Oculus Quest headset got a USB-C tethering that enables it to run the more powerful Rift apps. This week, it is set to get a new feature-…
Half-Life: Alyx Driving a Strong Demand for the Valve Index VR Headset
According to the Steam store page, the Valve Index virtual reality system for PCs can now be back-ordered until after Christmas. The development comes barely a week after the announcement…
The Climb is Now Available on Oculus Quest with a Rift Cross-Buy
The Climb VR game is built on Crytek’s CRYENGINE on PC and is one of the most visually impressive virtual reality experiences that you can ever have. The Climb’s launch…
Beat Saber Won’t Get Cross Buy Following Facebook Acquisition
Facebook recently announced its acquisition of the Czech virtual reality studio Beat Games of the Beat Saber fame. The acquisition, however, left a few hanging questions such as whether there…
SteamVR App ‘YUR’ Counts Number of Calories You Burn in VR
Virtual reality is becoming the newest fitness fad. A lot of these games and apps require that player immerse themselves into the experience with their whole body rather than simply…