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Owlchemy Labs Teases Multiplayer VR Project with Hand Tracking Support
Owlchemy Labs has given a sneak peek of its next virtual reality project: a multiplayer experience with hand tracking support. Owlchemy Labs is one of the oldest VR studios and…
Quest 2 Update Solves Virtual Desktop Latency Issues
There have been issues with the Virtual Desktop PC VR streaming following recent updates. A new update released last week now fixes those latency issues. The Quest firmware updates and…
No More Facebook Accounts: Meta Accounts Begin Rolling Out Today
Starting today, you can finally remove your Facebook account from your Quest device and add your Meta account following a new update. The change will also apply to all future…
Ready Player Me Raises $56 Million for Metaverse Avatars in Latest Funding Round
The cross-game metaverse avatar platform Ready Player Me has announced that it raised $56 million in its second funding round. The new funding came from the VC firm Andreessen Horowitz…
Sony Confirms PlayStation VR2 Launching in Early 2023
Sony’s next-generation headset, the PlayStation VR2, is set to launch in “early 2023”, the company has revealed in posts on Twitter and Instagram. Rumors about the upcoming headset have been…
Watch Artemis 1 Moon Launch on Virtual Reality on August 29
Through the Artemis Ascending virtual reality experience, you will get an immersive view of the epic NASA moon launch as it happens on August 29, 2022. If you are…
Metaverse Jobs Drying Up as Big Players Freeze Hiring
New research by the workplace researcher Revelio Labs shows that metaverse jobs are declining. The Revelio report found that new monthly job postings that contain the word “metaverse” across all…
The Cost of Virtual Reality Technology is Rising Once More
Are we seeing the end of the low-priced headsets? Meta recently announced increases in the prices of its Quest 2 headsets by $100 with the 128Gb version now set to…
Top AR Firm Teams Up With Tech Giants for First-Rate Immersive Gaming Experience
Trigger XR, an immersive XR experiences firm, has partnered with South Korea’s LG Uplus and the Global Telco Alliance for its Dinotracker augmented reality (AR) app that commemorates the release…
Cambridge Researchers Design Virtual Reality Game to Tackle Anxiety
Can virtual reality reduce anxiety? Researchers at Cambridge have designed a virtual reality game that deliberately scares you to help you cope with anxiety. Cambridge Researchers Design Game to Alleviate…