Meta | At the Meta Connect 2024, CEO Mark Zuckerberg highlighted innovations like the Quest 3S headset, Ray-Ban Meta glasses, and the introduction of AI tools. Quest 3S, priced affordably,...
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Virtual Production Drives Down Budget
ET Now | Film software, hardware and services company Disguise played a critical role in the virtual production of the film Daddio, starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn. Using their advanced...
MS Flight Simulator 2024: The New Metaverse?
GamesBeat | Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 harnesses cloud computing to create a highly detailed, realistic simulation of Earth. Jorg Neumann, head of the project, explains how shifting computing...
Meta’s Bold MR/AI/AR Metaverse Future
The Guardian | Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, revealed prototype AR glasses called Orion at the 2023 Connect conference, blending digital media with the real world. The glasses showcase the company's...
20 Minute Breaks Ease Motion Sickness
Nature Briefing | A study on the effects of within-day intervals on motion sickness in virtual reality (VR) found that longer rest periods between sessions, particularly over 20 minutes, reduce...
Apple and Meta’s Realities Converge
Computerworld | This opinion piece explores how Apple and Meta have adopted each other's technological approaches to augmented and virtual reality. Initially, Meta focused on virtual reality with...
HTC Targets Premium XR Market
PC Gamer | HTC's new Vive Focus Vision aims to be an all-in-one XR device, blending productivity, high-quality visuals, and gaming with a focus on enterprise applications. With 5K resolution, eye...
Cheaper Vision Pro Arriving Soon?
Tech Radar | The iPhone 16 camera upgrade for capturing spatial photos and videos is an indicator that Apple might be preparing for a more affordable version of its Vision Pro mixed-reality...
Live Music Enters 3D Worlds
BBC R&D | The BBC's contribution to the MAX-R EU collaborative project trials the streaming of live music performances into 3D environments, blending volumetric capture with broadcast camera...
Steam Decks Control Ukrainian Turrets
⊲ Rock Paper Shotgun ⊳ Ukraine's armed forces are using Steam Decks to remotely control locally produced ShaBlya gun turrets according to Ukrainian government-run website United24 Media. The Steam...
“Spatial Intelligence” – Thinking Like Humans
Coin Telegraph|AI firm World Labs, co-founded by Fei-Fei Li, the former Google Cloud AI boss, has launched with $230M in funding and a $1B valuation. Its goal is to develop "Large World Models"...
Meta VR Market Share 80%
Counterpoint | Global VR headset shipments fell 4% year-over-year in Q2 2024, with Sony’s PSVR2 leading the decline due to weak consumer demand. Apple’s Vision Pro also experienced a significant...