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Valve Releases Hand-tracking Passthrough for Steam Link, Making Quest an Even Better PC VR Headset

Road to VR

While Steam’s latest hardware survey indicates that over half of connected VR headsets are some flavor of Quest, its continued work on Steam Link may be a key to the rollout of its own rumored standalone headset , codenamed ‘Deckard’, which has been a hot topic of conversation since 2021 following a series of code leaks.

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‘Half-Life: Alyx’ is Now Five Years Old. What’s Next for Valve in VR?

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Despite little fanfare, the company has continued to shape the VR landscape through steady updates to SteamVR, integration with standalone headsets like Quest, and whispers of new hardware and games. Perhaps Valve envisions this game as a cohesive experience to unite its two latest hardware projects: Steam Deck and Deckard?

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The XR Week Peek (2025.01.21): The XR autumn continues, Windows 11 update kills WMR, and more!

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During the IEEE International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds, which will be held in LAquila, Italy, from the 29th to the 31st of October , there will be a special workshop about the musical metaverse.

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Magic Leap Opens Programs To Extend Support To Developers

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Magic Leap is giving developers access to additional hardware, funding, enterprise customers, and support. The first is Access Hardware, a program that will put Magic Leap’s powerful AR headset into the hands of developers who are focused on building AR applications specifically for Magic Leap.

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Pavlov VR Open Alpha Now Available On Oculus Quest

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After spending just a few hours with the Oculus Quest hardware, Pavlov VR developer David Villz (davevillz) confirmed yesterday via Twitter that the fast-paced multiplayer shooter will be heading to the standalone headset. First couple of hours with the hardware on hands, this is cool. I can confirm Pavlov is coming to the Quest.

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One Month After the ?Half-Life: Alyx? Surge, SteamVR Usage on Steam Has Remained

Road to VR

Valve just released its Steam Hardware Survey for May , and it seems there’s been zero pull-back in connected headsets one month after the usership surge. SEE ALSO Valve Releases 'Half-Life: Alyx' Steam Workshop Tools for Making & Downloading Mods.

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The Top Augmented Reality Workshop Options for AR Education

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An augmented reality workshop isn’t just an excellent tool for developers and vendors planning to create AR apps. As augmented reality development becomes more accessible, with the rise of intuitive development kits and low-code, no-code solutions, workshops introduce various immersive opportunities. billion by 2031.