The Ghost Howls
APRIL 3, 2025
I had the immense pleasure of speaking with Ori Inbar, the chairman of AWE , one of the most important events in XR, VR investor, and great XR enthusiast. We spoke about the incredible new opportunities for developers, creatives, and gamers that will attend AWE this year; where is the VR ecosystem nowadays; the VR investment landscape; and many other interesting things!
Road to VR
APRIL 3, 2025
Mynd Immersive , the immersive healthcare provider, announced its expanding its XR services to an additional 150 senior living communities across the United States. The company says its recent milestone represents the largest deployment of XR therapies in senior care history, which it hopes will advance treatment options across physical, occupational, and speech therapy.
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AR Insider
APRIL 3, 2025
ARtillery Intelligence released a new report that projects mobile AR annual revenue to grow to $15.6 billion by 2029. How will it get there and what subsectors will fuel it? We break down the findings. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
APRIL 3, 2025
Despite wide-ranging backwards compatibility with Nintendo’s previous consoles, we can’t say we had high hopes for this one. As we suspected, Nintendo has now confirmed that its Labo VR Kit won’t work on the newly unveiled Nintendo Switch 2. Released in 2019, Nintendo’s Labo: Toy-Con 04 VR Kit was the company first public experiment in modern VR, which included a cardboard holder and lenses, letting Switch owners slot in the handheld console to play a variety of interesti
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 - Virtual Reality
APRIL 3, 2025
For many companies investing in immersive tech, choosing the best HTC XR headset isnt as simple as it seems. Theres more to ensuring your investment actually pays off than just grabbing the latest device to hit the shelves. Youll need to consider your specific use cases, deployment needs (PC-VR or standalone?), and feature requirements carefully. After all, the wrong choice could mean you risk wasting time and money on systems that frustrate, rather than empower your employees.
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Upload VR
APRIL 3, 2025
Time-travel adventure Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate from Mighty Eyes is out now on PlayStation VR2 and Meta Quest. After a few delays , Mighty Eyes finally released the remake that aims to provide better physics, graphics and interactions. The new environments shine particularly brightly on PlayStation VR2, but they're certainly eye-catching on both systems. 0:00 / 0:26 1 SBS gameplay recorded by UploadVR's Don Hopper As we've seen with some other recent releases, Wanderer: The Fragments of Fa
AR Insider
APRIL 3, 2025
Welcome back to Spatial Roundup, where we sum up the week’s XR news from AR Insider and other reaches of the interweb. Let’s dive in…… Continue reading → Spatial Roundup 4/04: All the XR News This Week This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Upload VR
APRIL 3, 2025
Civilization VII VR arrives on Quest 3 and Quest 3S on April 10 for $60. Announced in February , Civ VII VR is the first XR title in the long-running society-building strategy series, which first debuted in 1991. In this latest version you peer down at the game from above, and can lean in to examine the finer details of every building and unit, as if it were a board game.
AR Insider
APRIL 3, 2025
This week on Reality Bytes, Google enhances AI assistants, Netflix refines gaming strategies, and Discord expands mobile ads. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
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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
APRIL 3, 2025
IRVINE, CA April 3, 2025 A groundbreaking cultural preservation platform has been successfully launched using EON Reality’s AI-Powered Entrepreneur Guide. Apprenticeship Connect creates meaningful connections between master craftspeople and potential apprentices, addressing the critical challenge that 50% of traditional crafts lack formal documentation and 70% of master artisans are over age 50 with limited access to younger generations.
Charlie Fink
APRIL 3, 2025
Runways Gen-4 release overshadows OpenAIs image upgrade as Higgsfield, Udio, Prodia, and Pika debut powerful new AI tools for video, music, and image generation.
XR Today - Mixed Reality tag
APRIL 3, 2025
This week, just short of its 10th anniversary, PICO XR announced Enterprise OS 5.13, which optimizes Location-Based Entertainment (LBE) features and large-scale business XR deployments. The celebratory period comes following PICO XR deploying its portfolio of VR and MR headset solutions, and LeLand Hedges, the Head of Enterprise Business at PICO XR US & EMEA of PICO XR, noted : During the entire 10 years we have had the same business model and approach to market: a purchase of a PICO XR Ente
Upload VR
APRIL 3, 2025
When it comes to recreating the feeling of playing pinball in virtual reality, some key aspects are amiss. A 2000s indie-pop playlist in the background, loud people running around the arcade or looming over your shoulder waiting for their turn, and your favorite table being out of service can't be easily replicated. Pinball FX VR, however, gets pretty close to creating the de facto illusion.
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.
XR Today - VR Headsets tag
APRIL 3, 2025
The final deadlines for the XR Awards are coming quickly on April 11 th. Already, the awards have received a fantastic group of applications showcasing some of the best in the XR enterprise solutions space, so be sure to apply to be part of the incredible event. Remember, applications must be submitted by April 11th to be eligible for the live XR Awards show on Thursday, May 29th, 2025.
Oculus
APRIL 3, 2025
Today, Zen Studios releases Pinball FX VR, a brand new built-for-VR version of their acclaimed virtual pinball series.
EON Reality
APRIL 3, 2025
IRVINE, CA April 3, 2025 EON Reality, the global leader in AI-assisted Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, today announced a groundbreaking entrepreneurial development platform. The EON Entrepreneur Guide introduces Brainy, a photorealistic AI mento r that transforms the business creation experience from a traditional template-driven approach to an immersive, relationship-centered interaction that mirrors video conferencing with a dedicate
Upload VR
APRIL 3, 2025
It's looking to be a year of highs and lows for PlaySide Studios, as the Australian developer/publisher has begun restructuring, "largely within its Work for Hire teams and non-project specific workforce". As of 2024, the studio reportedly had 360 employees. At this time of writing, the number of laid off workers is unclear. PlaySide has stated that these layoffs will not impact current projects in the works.
Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor
With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.
Charlie Fink
APRIL 3, 2025
OpenAI raises $40B, Trump weighs in on TikTok, Runways $380 M raise and its stunning Gen-4 AI model, Anthropic warns: AI may lie, plus vibe filmmaking with Deepmind.
Upload VR
APRIL 3, 2025
Meta is now the UFC's Official Fan Technology Partner, as part of a "multiyear partnership" between the two companies. The companies say the partnership will see Meta "leverage its leading technologies to deliver unprecedented engagement with hundreds of millions of UFC fans around the world" and "immerse fans deeper into UFC content than ever before".
Upload VR
APRIL 3, 2025
With a 54% tariff set to apply to Chinese-made goods and 46% for Vietnam, will the price of VR headsets in the US soon increase? Enacted by President Trump via executive order yesterday, the new import tariffs are set to take effect from April 9, next Wednesday. They apply to goods manufactured in these countries, not just sold by companies from them.
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