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Unreal Engine 5 Goes into Early Access
The first details on Unreal Engine 5 came out a year ago when Epic Games unveiled the widely popular videogame development engine. Last week, Epic Games announced that it had…
Cybershoes Now Available on Amazon for $349
Cybershoes provides a lower-cost locomotion option. In combination with cyberchair and cybercarpet (included), it allows gamers to walk and run in VR. Cybershoes is compatible with various Steam games and…
Unreal Engine Fully Integrates OpenXR and Foveated Rendering
Unreal Engine has now fully integrated OpenXR, marking another key milestone in the implementation of the open standard for the XR industry. Previously, OpenXR in Unreal Engine was available in…
Snapchat Now Supporting Multiplayer AR Games
Snap announced new AR features for Snapchat and lens Studio at the in-house developer conference SPS 2021. The biggest announcement last week was the first fourth-generation Spectacles which are Snap’s…
Snap Acquires AR Waveguide Displays Maker WaveOptics for $500 Million
Snap has acquired the UK-based AR waveguide displays manufacturer WaveOptics for $500 million. The company builds augmented reality displays for its Spectacles AR glasses. This is Snap’s biggest deal ever…
Next Oculus Quest Update to Add Mixed Reality Overlay, Mic Recording and Much More
The Oculus Quest v28 update rolled out not too long ago bringing with it features such as 120Hz support and Air Link. Oculus has now revealed what we will see…
Snap Announces New Spectacles with AR Capabilities
Last week, Snap announced new Spectacles that have AR capabilities and which intends to push to eligible creators building AR experiences later this year. Snap already has three Spectacles branded…
VR Locomotion Device Deca Move Nets $350k in Preorder Campaign
The Singapore-based startup Megadodo Simulation Games which also developed the upcoming PC VR headset DecaGear announced last week that its hip-based virtual reality locomotion device DecaMove has so far generated…
Microsoft XR Boss Says HoloLens 3 Will be a Transformative Leap
The Microsoft HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset targets the enterprise market. What does Microsoft’s next-generation mixed reality headset, the HoloLens 3, portend? Does it target everybody? Microsoft HoloLens 2 is…
Pico Announces the Neo 3 Pro and Neo 3 Eye Headsets for Enterprise Market
Pico Interactive announced two new VR headsets last week, the Pico Neo 3 Pro and Pico Neo 3 Pro Eye. Both of these headsets are geared at the enterprise market…