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Latest Oculus SDK Version Does Not Support Oculus Go
It looks like Facebook’s standalone VR headset Oculus Go is soon being phased out. The latest Oculus SDK (v19) does not support the 3DoF headset and the device is gradually…
Microsoft Flight Simulator to Have Initial VR Support for Windows MR in Fall
It is now confirmed that the Microsoft Flight Simulator will have VR support for all Windows Mixed Reality headsets at launch this fall. The VR compatibility will also come to…
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…
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,…
Mega Man Franchise Comes to Japanese VR Arcade on July 18
Virtual reality location-based entertainment (LBE) venues have faced a tough time this year. Some of the top players like Ubisoft have been trying to inject some vitality by offering license-free…
HaptX to Partner With Military Contractor ECS to Develop Mixed Reality Military Training Systems
The Florida-based military contractor Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS) has been awarded a grant to develop a VR Army Medic Trainer with Advanced Haptics. The Phase II Small Business Innovation…
‘BoxVR’ Developer Studio FitXR Raises $7.5 Million in Series A Venture Round
The studio behind the VR fitness hit BoxVR, FitXR, has raised $ million to be channeled in expanding its operations and in VR fitness offerings. FitXR’s first fundraising at the…
SteamVR Hardware Survey: Quest Users on SteamVR Continues to Rise
According to the latest SteamVR hardware survey for the month of June, the percentage of Oculus Quest users has continued rise. For the month of June, they grew by from…
Now You Can Change the Oculus Quest Guardian Boundary Color
The Oculus’ Guardian system refers to the safety boundary system found in the Oculus Quest and Rift headsets. Users are prompted to set up the boundary system when they are…
Apple is Hiring Magic Leap’s Laid Off Employees
According to a LinkedIn analysis by Protocol, many of former Magic Leap’s employees have been hired by Apple to help the tech company in its Augmented Reality (AR) ambitions. Magic…