AR Insider
JULY 2, 2024
How well XR user interfaces work for people of all abilities will determine the technology's ultimate utility. This starts with developers, who should consider varied physical and mental traits. We examine the how and why. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
JULY 2, 2024
There’s at least six really good reasons why getting Half-Life: Alyx onto PSVR 2 is a good idea, and it would be a net positive for everyone involved. So what do we gotta do to make it happen? Despite launching in 2020, Half-Life: Alyx continues to be one of VR’s absolute best games. It’s production value and incredible attention to detail have allowed it to hold up extremely well, even four years later.
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XR Today - Virtual Reality
JULY 2, 2024
This week, reports are emerging that Meta is continuing to drop Quest 1 support, following the firm’s slow drop in technical support for the landmark headset in previous months. Meta’s transition to dropping official support for the classic headset feels natural at this point in the firm’s history. However, Meta’s dropping security support for the headset in an upcoming Quest 1 update could prove to be the final nail in the product’s coffin.
Upload VR
JULY 2, 2024
Pico announced it will open up its store and get rid of Pico Lab. It comes just over two months after Meta announced the same, that it will merge App Lab into the main store in two steps, firstly by making App Lab apps searchable and then getting rid of the distinction altogether. The first step has already happened. Meta Is Getting Rid Of App Lab And Opening Up The Store Meta says it will get rid of Quest’s unlisted App Lab and instead make the store much more open.
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.
XR Today - Mixed Reality tag
JULY 2, 2024
Last month, during WWDC 2024, Apple announced the long-awaited news that the Vision Pro will reach several new territories by early July 2024. As of Friday, June 28, Apple debuted its MR headset in China (mainland, 24,502 CNY), Japan (484,415 JPY), and Singapore (4,725 SGD). Apple is also debuting the Vision Pro in Australia (5,195 AUD), Canada (4,725 CAD), France (3,245 EUR), Germany (3,245 EUR), and the United Kingdom (2,785 GBP) starting Friday, July 12.
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Anand Tech
JULY 2, 2024
In the retail PC PSU space, most of the focus on new standards and their capabilities in the past couple of years has been on ATX 3.0 and it's quick follow-up successor, ATX 3.1. And while the revised ATX standard is certainly the most important new standard for the rank-and-file PC builder, it's not the only standard that has been released as of late.
XR Today - Augmented Reality tag
JULY 2, 2024
This week, Sightful, the immersive technology innovator behind the upcoming AR laptop device, “Spacetop,” announced that it is laying off 20 employees and disbanding its hardware division. The move comes as a “long-term strategic decision” to develop AR software solutions. In an official press release, the firm noted that the layoffs are “not the path the company intended”, especially as Sightful is deep in its development of the Spacetop and the recent G1 model.
Road to VR
JULY 2, 2024
Japanese studio UNIVRS announced Attack on Titan VR: Unbreakable in late 2022, making for the hit anime’s first official VR game. Now the studio says it’s releasing the game in early access on Quest next month, giving us our first look at gameplay. And it looks pretty rough. The studio today announced that Attack on Titan VR: Unbreakable is releasing on Quest in early access on July 23rd, priced at just $5.
Upload VR
JULY 2, 2024
All worlds in Meta's Horizon Worlds "metaverse" platform now work in web browsers and on smartphones. Meta Launches Horizon Mobile & Web Beta, See Footage Here Meta has opened a beta of Horizon Worlds on smartphones, and the first footage has emerged. The mobile avatars have legs. UploadVR David Heaney Meta first launched Horizon Worlds on web and mobile in beta almost a year ago in August 2023.
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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
JULY 2, 2024
Transforming Tonga’s Education with 10,000 AI and XR Courses for a Future-Ready Generation. EON Reality Expands in Tonga: A Revolutionary National Rollout with 10,000 Tailored Courses and Launch of Spatial AI Center IRVINE, CA, July 3, 2024 – EON Reality, a global leader in immersive learning technologies, proudly announces an unprecedented educational initiative in Tonga.
Upload VR
JULY 2, 2024
Attack On Titan VR: Unbreakable will receive a staggered launch, entering early access this month on Quest. Previously announced in 2022, Attack On Titan VR: Unbreakable from UNIVRS ( Be The Hero , Little Witch Academia: VR Broom Racing ) is an upcoming 3D maneuvering action-adventure game. Following last year's late delay, the studio confirmed Unbreakable's early access release arrives on July 23 with Chapters 1 and 2, both promising "2-3 hours" of gameplay.
Upload VR
JULY 2, 2024
Inspired by Superhot VR, Archery RED is a new crossbow action game coming to Steam today. Developed by Simplicity Games, Archery RED sees you play as an archer across a single-player campaign or endless survival mode. Promising "realistic archery mechanics," that involves shooting obstacles alongside robotic enemies with "unique characteristics" and behaviors, all while dodging enemy arrows.
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