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SXSW 2023: Highlights and XR Experiences That Push the Boundaries of Storytelling, Music, and Technology

ARPost

Hosted in Austin, TX, SXSW 2023 ran from March 10–19, 2023. The interactive, volumetric music concert took concertgoers into a special metaverse space inspired by the famous 6th Street in Austin, Texas. Then, there was also the Metaverse Music Concert , presented by YOOM and Active Theory.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.03.13): AltspaceVR shuts down, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Hello everyone from Austin, Texas, where I am attending the SXSW! I’m having fun, listening to interesting talks, meeting new people… basically everything I always do at these events!

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Scraper: First Strike looks like an interesting VR action game

The Ghost Howls

Scraper is an original RPG sci-fi shooter that places gamers in the future megacity of New Austin, Texas, where they must battle renegade robots in high-rise skyscraper complexes to save humanity. What better place to learn about New Austin than inside New Austin itself? First, thank you for the time, it is greatly appreciated.

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Virtuix: VR Hardware From Commercial to Consumer

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The Austin-based company will sell the product to consumers in US markets later this year. Over the years, the Austin-based firm gained experience distributing immersive products to end-users in enterprise sectors like entertainment and training. The Omni One product is shipping to Virtuix’s investor community.

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Labrodex’s Sci-Fi RPG Shooter Hybrid ‘Scraper’ Already Has Its Own Prequel Novel

VRScout

The story of the IP centers around a distinctly futuristic version of Austin, TX in the year 2076, after humanity has willingly given itself over to AI entities called the “Humechs”. He has been working with Unreal for 20 years and was part of the Paragon and Fortnite development teams.

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New VR Games & Releases December 2024: Quest, SteamVR, PS VR2 & More

Upload VR

UploadVR Pete Austin Alien: Rogue Incursion - December 19 (PC VR, PS VR2) Created by Survios, Alien: Rogue Incursion is an action-horror VR game where you'll search for your missing former squad mate. Our full impressions.

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Hands-On With Rewind’s Eye-Tracking Shooter, ‘Project Falcon’ for FOVE 0

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Its war-torn city wouldn’t be out of place in a Gears of War game (it’s built inside developer Epic’s Unreal Engine 4), and it’s quite unlike anything else the studio has made thus far. So how did this unexpected partnership come about?

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