⊲ Road to VR ⊳ Meta has introduced XR Operator, an experimental OpenXR tool allowing MCP compatible AI agents to autonomously build, test, debug and visually verify VR applications. Available...
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Yes or No to Smart Glasses?
⊲ UC Today ⊳ Largest UK pub chain Wetherspoon has clarified that it has not banned Meta smart glasses from its pubs, despite media reports suggesting otherwise. A spokesperson said the chain has no...
Museum Specimens Get Digital Afterlife
⊲ UCL ⊳ The Immortalising Natural History in 3D exhibition at London's Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition showed how micro-CT and 3D surface scanning create digital twins of museum specimens....
Simulators Split Formula One Opinion
⊲ Motorsport Week ⊳ Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton represent contrasting approaches to Formula 1 simulator usage, reflecting perhaps a generational divide in their preparation methods. Piastri,...
Potential Civil-Military AR Crossover
⊲ Road to VR ⊳ Palmer Luckey, founder of Anduril and Oculus, has revealed a prototype pair of compact augmented reality glasses believed to be under development at Anduril, claiming they deliver...
Boost for AI Generated 3D Content
⊲ GamesBeat ⊳ AI company Tripo AI has secured $150 million in funding, following a previous $200 million round just a month earlier. The company focuses on developing generative AI tools for...
Fly the Earth in your Browser
⊲ CNET ⊳ Google Earth's flight simulator, a hidden Easter egg buried in its desktop app since 2007, is now freely available to all users via web browser with no download required. Anyone can open...
Simulators for Formula 1 and Beyond
⊲ Autosport ⊳ The UK's Bristol-based Dynisma Motion Generators, founded in 2017 by former McLaren and Ferrari engineer Ash Warne, supplies simulators to up to half the Formula 1 grid, including...
Gaming Grows and is Popular Across Generations
⊲ Variety ⊳ A recent report by the Entertainment Software Association reveals that nearly 70% of Americans play video games for at least an hour each week, with 212 million active players aged 5 to...
AI Reducing the Gaming Pipeline
⊲ TechCrunch ⊳ TechCrunch reports that Roblox has upgraded its AI Assistant with agentic features that help developers plan, build and test games in Roblox Studio. Planning Mode can review code and...
Training for the World’s Largest Cruise Ships
⊲ UNILAD Tech ⊳ ABB Group, a Swedish-Swiss technology firm, operates a high-tech simulator in Helsinki designed to train crews for some of the world’s largest cruise ships, including Royal...
Virtual Hubs Are Shutting Down
⊲ Immersive Wire ⊳ Virtual hubs that once drew attention during remote work growth are losing momentum as funding tightens and user expectations shift. AltSpaceVR has closed, Rec Room will shut in...