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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The past few months has brought little speculation surrounding the name of Meta’s next headset, primarily due to a number of leaks from Meta’s periphery. A new leak, courtesy of serial dataminer Luna , however seemingly confirms what we all knew all along. It’s called Quest 3S. Meta’s support pages now confirm the “Action Button” on Meta Quest 3S that I had previously leaked: [link] pic.twitter.com/uKuhluk4nC — Luna (@Lunayian) September 13, 2024 The image abo

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Sony updated PlayStation VR2's firmware to fix the rotational distortion issue we noted in our review of the PC adapter. In our review of the PSVR 2 PC adapter , I praised how it delivers a unique OLED PC VR headset with stunning colors and contrast, at the cost of a softer image with a mura pattern. But I also noted a strange and distracting image distortion issue when rotating our head side-to-side horizontally, one that didn't occur when using the headset on a PlayStation 5, and didn't happen

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Games inspired by ‘The Backrooms’ Internet lore are usually pretty scary, but PC game POOLS (2024) has a different way of getting under your skin. No monsters. Just pools. And soon, you’ll be able to play in VR. Developer Tensori is bringing VR support to Pools soon, which is slated to arrive as a free update to the PC game. The game, which throws you into an eerie, maze-like pool facility, is also heading to PS5, which according to the PlayStation Store listing will also be bundled in

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The arrival of reliable high-speed internet on airline flights will be transformative for standalone headsets. If you didn't catch the news, United Airlines announced today that it will install SpaceX's Starlink internet service on all of its aircraft to deliver free high-speed low-latency Wi-Fi for all its passengers. It won't be active on flights until late 2025, but I expect other major airlines will quickly follow suit.

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To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Banuba has revealed a groundbreaking new AR capability in the form of pupillary distance measurement. Banuba, a provider of advanced AI products, is unveiling its “cutting-edge” capability pupillary distance (PD) measurement feature to its Face AR SDK (software development kit). Banuba highlights that this new feature precisely measures the distance between the centres of a user’s pupils, facilitating reliable applications for both medical diagnostics and virtual eyewear try-on

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

What is accessible mixed reality, why is it so important to the future of XR, and how can vendors make their solutions more “accessible”? Here’s everything you need to know about the growing focus on accessible MR technologies. Mixed Reality (MR) is quickly becoming one of the most exciting developments in the extended reality landscape. Previously virtual and augmented reality systems dominated the market.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

One of the hottest demos at PAX West 2024 came from the Five Nights at Freddy’s team, which offered a preview of Secret of the Mimic on PlayStation VR2. PAX West 2024 was a big show for FNAF in general, with one of the largest booths in the expo hall. Attendees could celebrate the franchise’s tenth anniversary with a series of regularly scheduled birthday parties, held in a big open mock-up of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza in its heyday.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

As the touted Meta Connect 2024 event rolls on, Meta’s CTO spoke on what audiences can expect from the event, calling the undisclosed but rumoured announcements “ground-breaking” in his eyes. Moreover, as the event approaches, more and more AR/VR/MR firms are optimising their operations to meet industry expectations. At the same time, the future of XR looks to be moving towards AR smart glasses and MR headsets.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Crimen - Mercenary Tales reaches PlayStation VR2 later this week. Developed by Carbon Studio ( Hunt Together , The Wizards ), you may recall Crimen - Mercenary Tales previously launched last year on most major VR platforms. A VR action-adventure with puzzles and comic book-style visuals, Crimen's story takes place across eight stories in the 17th century, tasking you with exploring castles, pirate ships, ancient temples, and more. 0:00 / 1:30 1× On PlayStation VR2, Crimen includes enhancements l

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With a rapidly changing economy, Avangrid Renewables looked to virtual reality to develop a standardized form of immersive training in order to onboard and upskill technicians faster than ever before.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Welcome back for another episode of Boz To The Future, a podcast from Reality Labs. In today’s episode, our host, Meta CTO and Head of Reality Labs Andrew “Boz” Bosworth, is joined by internationally renowned media artist and director Refik Anadol.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

What is a virtual reality camera, how does it work, and how can you choose the right model to capture awe-inspiring XR content? Here’s everything you need to know. Virtual reality is quickly becoming a mainstream technology, not just for consumers, but for businesses investing in new strategies for immersive collaboration , too. However, for virtual reality to truly thrive as part of the everyday tech stack, we need more than just ergonomic, high-performance headsets.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Official Meta support pages now reference Quest 3S, and one describes it as having a new button to toggle passthrough. First spotted by VR enthusiast Luna , the "Full-color Passthrough on Meta Quest" support article now describes how this new button acts as a toggle between passthrough and immersive VR, replacing the unreliable double tap of previous Quest headsets: Another article , called "Status display light colors on Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest 3S", references the repeatedly leaked headset

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