Road to VR
MARCH 18, 2025
The XR landscape has changed significantly over the last five years with the flourishing of standalone headsets and new entrants like Apple and (soon) Google. Despite all of that, the PC VR platform has continued a slow but steady growth. So much has happened in VR in last five years that if you had told me back in early 2020, I’m not sure I would have believed you.
The Ghost Howls
MARCH 18, 2025
This has been a very intense week for me, work-wise. Luckily, intense in a good way. And just when I thought I had already too many things to do, I had to add another task, because Meta decided to release camera access for Quest and I couldnt resist getting my hands dirty with it! Anyway, lets dig into the most interesting pieces of XR news of the week which are actually a lot!
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Road to VR
MARCH 18, 2025
Meta has finally released the long-awaited Passthrough Camera API for Quest, which gives developers direct access to the headset’s passthrough RGB cameras for better scene understandingkickstarting the next generation of more immersive mixed reality experiences on Quest. Until now, Quest’s passthrough cameras were mostly locked down, limiting what developers could do beyond Metas built-in functionalities.
AR Insider
MARCH 18, 2025
The XR Experience Exhibition at SXSW once again stood out as one of the festivals highlights. From 31 projects that embodied the continued evolution of immersive storytelling, Charlie Fink lists faves. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions
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.
Road to VR
MARCH 18, 2025
Indie studio SpaceOwl Games announced the upcoming sequel to real-time strategy game BattleGroupVR (2022). Developed by solo dev ‘KommanderKen’, BattleGroupVR2 is coming to Quest and SteamVR headsets soon, promising to be a “bigger, better sequel” to the single player real-time space strategy game. Space Owl says BattleGroupVR2 adds a heap of new features, including open-world exploration, missions, mining, trading, and fleet-building. 1 of 4 Image courtesy SpaceOwl Games
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Road to VR
MARCH 18, 2025
Spunge Games, the studio behind VR action-shooter Dead Second (2022), announced a mixed reality pet simulator called Eggy, letting you take care of your very own pet dragon. Coming to Quest 3/S on April 17th, Eggy opens a rift in your house, putting you between the Dragon Realm and your boring old dragon-less living room. In Eggy , a glowing egg and an ancient Book of Lore appearsessentially a manual on how to train your dragon (no relation).
Upload VR
MARCH 18, 2025
From next week, Varjo XR-4 headsets will require a $2500/year subscription for certain advanced mixed reality features. Who Are Varjo? What Is XR-4? Varjo is a Finland-based startup that sells ultra-high-end tethered PC VR headsets with very high central angular resolution, mainly intended for enterprise and government users. The Varjo XR-4 series is the company's latest offering, launched at the very end of 2023.
Next Reality - News
MARCH 18, 2025
Virtual reality isn't just a futuristic dream anymore it's a thriving industry on track for massive expansion. According to recent projections, the global VR market is expected to grow by a staggering $339.29 billion between 2025 and 2033, with a compound annual growth rate of 27.3%. That's not just a small bump it's a sign that VR is cementing itself as a major player in gaming, business, healthcare, and beyond.
Upload VR
MARCH 18, 2025
Meta's CTO has responded to the controversy around the company now using "MR" to mean both MR and VR. Last month we published a report noting how Meta is now using "mixed reality" as an umbrella term to mean both MR and VR, leading to confusion from both developers and customers. Meta's CTO Andrew Bosworth directly confirmed the change last month, and we noticed it being used across the company's website, blog posts, and developer outreach communications.
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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.
EON Reality
MARCH 18, 2025
IRVINE, CA March 17, 2025 EON Reality, a global leader in AI-assisted XR-based education and training solutions, is proud to announce the upcoming integration of Gemini 2.0 Flash’s advanced image generation capabilities into its EON-XR platform. This strategic enhancement solidifies EON-XR’s position as the premier solution for immersive learning experiences, setting a new standard in the industry.
Upload VR
MARCH 18, 2025
Downpour Interactive's Onward Update 2.0 trailer teases next week's "massive" overhaul. The Meta-owned developer describes the coming update as "the biggest update we have ever done since the games release in 2016". It will see all weapons and equipment upgraded, new weapons introduced, the ability to choose and customize your character model, a remaster of a key map, and the introduction of a new one. 0:00 / 2:15 1 Every single weapon and piece of equipment, will take a "huge visual leap", Down
Oculus
MARCH 18, 2025
What do you do when your VR shooter that’s been on the market for coming up on nine years total still has an active player base? Well, if you’re Downpour Interactive, apparently you continue to release free updates and support the game like it’s a new launch. That’s exactly what they’ve done with Onward.
Upload VR
MARCH 18, 2025
Brink Traveler's latest update lets you experience the majesty of Sierra Nevada's Lake Tahoe region. Brink Traveler is a travel app that lets you to explore real-world environments thanks to immersive photogrammetric captures. In the new update, players can now perch on Carnelian Overlook, a rocky spot overlooking the north shore of Lake Tahoe, America's second-deepest lake. 0:00 / 0:43 1 The Lake Tahoe location also comes with improvements to how plants appear on Quest.
Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon
Remote meetings are here to stay - and many are BORING. If you are trying to engage your learners (or any audience), compelling content is critical. But trying to create stimulating content with the same tools you’ve always had is hard, right? Thankfully, wrong! Terrific tools in PowerPoint along with visual assets help you create the kind of dynamic content you need to capture your remote audience’s attention, with functions that allow for interactive sequences and navigation.
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