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Latest Quest Update Adds Cloud Backups and Mixed Reality View
Meta launched new sets of features for its Quest headsets via an update that it rolled out last week. The update brings new changes such as the mixed reality camera…
Investors Continue to Snap Up Metaverse Real Estate
There is a significant rise in virtual land transactions and the driving principle in this new goldrush is the same as that of the physical world: location. Interest in the…
Unwrapping the Metaverse: What is It?
The term ‘metaverse’ came into prominence following Facebook’s rebranding and its very public pivot towards the development of a metaverse. Since then, it has become something of a buzzword, even…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple’s AR/VR Headset to Arrive By the End of 2022
Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo now claims that Apple’s long-awaited augmented reality and virtual reality hardware will come by the end of 2022 and the iPhone is set to be…
In ‘Winds & Leaves’ VR Game, You are a Forester Bringing Barren Landscapes Back to Life
Winds & Leaves is a virtual reality game where you explore a mystical land and discover ancient secrets by reading the signs of nature and planting forests. Winds & Leaves…
FitXR Makes Changes Following Subscription Backlash
Virtual reality fitness service FitXR is making some adjustments following a negative backlash on its shift to a subscription-based model. The service is releasing a past DLC for free and…
This Meta Quest (2) AR App Transforms Your Room into a Planetarium
The mixed reality features in the Meta Quest (2) allows for some innovative app ideas. The latest experiment is an astonishing AR planetarium in your room. The mixed reality app…
Ghostbusters AR: Slimy Ghost Hunting Comes to Your Smartphone
Ghostbusting comes to augmented reality. Imprezario Entertainment has moved the battle against the impending apocalypse to augmented reality (AR). Ghostbusters: Afterlife ScARe is now on augmented reality and brings with…
New Meta Haptic Gloves Let You Feel Virtual Objects via Air Pockets
Meta, formerly Facebook, will be spending $10 billion on AR/VR and metaverse hardware in 2021. One of its projects is the haptic gloves prototype that leverages inflatable pads to simulate…
Resolution Games: There are Around 5 Million VR Gamers Worldwide
XR game studio Resolution Games estimates that there are about five million active virtual reality players worldwide. It isn't clear what the studio means by "active" but it is assumed…