A few weeks ago I had the enormous pleasure of speaking with Mary Matheson, an award-winning director of traditional and VR movies, and talk with
Category: Virtual Reality
‘Beat Saber’ Earned Nearly $100M in Revenue Last Year Alone – Road to VR
Beat Games, the Czechia-based studio known for VR’s most popular game Beat Saber (2018), revealed it’s managed to generate nearly $100 million in revenue over the
How To Build Your Own Retro Gaming Console With A Raspberry Pi
Once your micro SD card is mounted with RetroPie, you can plug it into your fully assembled Raspberry Pi 4 and begin the setup process
Meta is integrating its Horizon Venues live events app into Horizon Worlds – TechCrunch
Meta announced today that it’s integrating its Horizon Venues event experience into its social virtual reality Horizon Worlds platform. Horizon Venues is currently a separate
How Decentralized is Web3? – GMW3
The term “decentralization” has become a significant and reiterated buzzword throughout the Web3 space as it is immediately paired with being favourable. Often, blockchain protocols, applications,
NEPA to Host Echo Arena LAN Event to Support Special Olympics
National Esport Professional Association announces a charity cup to raise awareness and funds for the Special Olympics. Featuring Ready At Dawn’s Echo Arena, the LAN
Mojo Vision CEO successfully wore a smart contact lens in his eye
Today I report news that I’m pretty excited to write about: the CEO of Mojo Vision has worn in his eye a functioning smart contact
JRPG ‘Ruinsmagus’ to Release on Quest 2 & SteamVR Next Week – Road to VR
CharacterBank today announced that its JRPG RUINSMAGUS is launching next week, coming to Quest 2 and PC VR headsets via Steam. Update (June 28th,
BMW’s New Dashboards Are Adding Some Extra Google Magic
BMW announced plans to integrate Android Automotive OS “as a second technological approach” on June 28. According to the automaker, some of its model series
Meta begins testing optional end-to-end encryption in Quest’s VR Messenger app – TechCrunch
Meta is testing end-to-end encryption in Quest’s VR Messenger app, the company announced in a blog post. With the rollout of this test, the company
The VR Job Hub: Vicarious Surgical & Magnopus
Welcome to another VR Job Hub where every weekend gmw3 gathers together vacancies from across the virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR) and now Web3
Social Events Highlight Pop One 1-year Anniversary
Each gaming community has a unique story that includes development, evolution, and overall attitude of individuals and the group as a whole. Shared experiences among
The XR Week Peek (2022.06.20): Roblox may come to Quest, Meta launches Avatar Store, and more!
It seems that in many countries of the world this weekend was Father’s Day… so my best greetings to all of you that are fathers!
Apple Likely to Release Mixed Reality Headset in January 2023 – Road to VR
Industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, a respected figure in all things Apple supply chain leaks, says the Cupertino tech giant is likely preparing to launch
The Enormous Black Hole At The Heart Of Our Galaxy Is Flickering
The recent paper combines the expertise of three experts who have worked on research into different aspects of Sagittarius A*. By combining large-scale observations of
Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth can now create virtual objects for AI model training – TechCrunch
It takes massive amounts of data to train AI models. But sometimes, that data simply isn’t available from real-world sources, so data scientists use synthetic
The Virtual Arena: London’s Immersive Time-traveling Experience
The application of XR into the attraction and amusement landscape is covered by industry specialist Kevin Williams in his latest Virtual Arena column. An amazing
Black Box VR Gym Members Lift 1 Billion Pounds In Virtual Reality
The Black Box VR community has lifted one billion pounds collectively in their virtual reality workout experience. Yes, you can you actually lift weights in
Realwear Navigator 500 Hands-On: Great smartglasses for enterprise
Maybe they are not sexy or exciting to talk about, but industrial smartglasses are very successful in their field because they get the job done for a
China’s Tencent Forms XR Unit to Build Its Own Metaverse – Road to VR
Tencent, the China-based multinational known for WeChat and a host of mobile games, reportedly announced to staff that was creating a unit dedicated building
Everyday Tech That Was Created By Accident
Born in the late-’60s, according to Reader’s Digest, Post-it Notes have become a staple in classrooms, boardrooms, kitchens, and offices worldwide. What makes them so
Lightspeed’s Mercedes Bent on why the metaverse isn’t overhyped – TechCrunch
On the Chain Reaction podcast this week, we dove into a topic that tends to stir up strong emotions, even from those outside the crypto
The Virtual Arena: Streaming VR Enters Location-Based Entertainment
The application of XR into the attraction and amusement landscape is covered by industry specialist Kevin Williams. His latest Virtual Arena column investigates developments as
An In-Depth Look at Resolution Games’ Blaston
In one of the trailer parks where I lived as a child, there was an acre-sized wooded area that was a fantastic place to build
Conquest VR preview: high-quality audio comes to Quest
At AWE, I have finally been able to try the upcoming Conquest VR audio accessory. It’s a while since I know about this project, because
Major XR Players Join New Metaverse Forum to Cooperate on Foundational Standards – Road to VR
Khronos Group, the consortium behind the OpenXR standard, is helping to assemble other XR industry players in service of cooperatively building interoperability standards for
The Easiest DIY Method For Vinyl Wrapping Your Car
hurricanehank/Shutterstock Car wrapping involves plastering your vehicle’s exterior with thin, sticky vinyl sheets to give it a custom look. Although, it has had a steady
Meta’s latest VR headset prototypes will help it pass the ‘Visual Turing test’ – TechCrunch
Meta wants to make it clear it’s not giving up on high-end VR experiences yet. So, in a rare move, the company is spilling the
The VR Job Hub: Pico Interactive, Cloudhead Games & Leia Inc.
Welcome to another VR Job Hub where every weekend gmw3 gathers together vacancies from across the virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR) and now Web3
Christine Whyte Shares Her Story of Weight Loss Through FitXR
During the Covid lockdowns, Christine Whyte dealt with stress by turning to food for comfort and since she had never enjoyed exercise, her weight reached