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VR Education Portal ENGAGE Raises $10.7 Million for its Oasis Metaverse for Business
The firm that is behind the social VR platform ENGAGE, VR Education Holdings, announced last week that it had raised $ million, financing that will go into expanding the platform…
‘Breakthrough’ Pancake Optics Could Usher in Ultra-Compact and Stylish VR Glasses
Displays manufacturer Kopin has reported a breakthrough in Ultra-Compact & Stylish VR Glasses Kopin Corporation has announced a major optics breakthrough that could result in super-compact, lightweight, and stylish virtual…
Facebook Has Patented Unusual AR Display Hats
The augmented reality industry currently faces the technological challenge of how to develop effective playback devices. While devices with the form factor of a Magic Leap or a HoloLens 2…
AR Start-up Multinarity Raises $28 Million, Building a “Killer App for Mixed Reality”
The Israeli startup Multinarity says it has raised $28 million in an initial investment round. The funding mainly came from the venture capital firms Corner Ventures and VC Aleph. Multinarity…
Microsoft Flight Simulator Performance Update to Positively Impact VR Support
A soon-to-be-released Microsoft Flight Simulator Update could have a massive positive impact on the game’s performance in virtual reality (VR). The developer Asobo integrated virtual reality support into the flight…
New Synth Riders Update Adds New Content, Updates Visuals and Adds 120Hz Support
A new Synth Riders update has added new content, updated the visuals and added 120Hz support for Oculus Quest 2. A tweet from the Synth Riders account states that the…
Walkabout Mini Golf Slated for July 15 Release, Developers Want Beta Testers Before Release
Walkabout Mini Golf is slated for launch on July 15 on Steam. The developers are now looking for beta testers before its release. Walkabout Mini Golf The game was created…
Facebook to Begin Testing Ads for Paid Content Within the Oculus App
Facebook has been open about its intention to introduce ads into the Oculus VR platform in some format. In its v29 software update for Oculus Quest last month, Facebook revealed…
‘Tetris Effect’ Multiplayer Mode Comes to All Platforms Complete with Cross-Play, New Features
Tetris Effect (2018) is a VR rendition of the popular 1980s stacker puzzle. The VR version will soon have lots of new features that will introduce some new online multiplayer…
New Details and New Gameplay Trailer for Sniper Elite VR Ahead of Release on 8 July
With Sniper Elite VR set for a July 8 release on all the major virtual reality headsets, the developer Rebellion is ramping for the release date with a new gameplay…