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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Quest Games Optimizer , the paid software that lets Quest users boost game performance, has now topped over 100,000 users. Provided all were paid full-price users, this would amount to over $1 million in gross revenue from the $10 app, which notablyincludes a lifetime license.

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JANUARY 21, 2025

Mark Rabkin, Meta Vice President of VR/MR, took to X to explain why some Quest users were left to deal with spiraling boot loops on Christmas Day, forcing Meta to pause its latest v72 software update and ship affected users fresh units while it figured out the problem. These bugs are typically rare and difficult to reproduce.

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MARCH 20, 2025

That included Valve Software, the developer of Half-Life: Alyx. References found in recent Valve software point to a “SteamVR Link Dongle,” which is increasingly expected to be a USB device to create a dedicated wireless link between the user’s PC and headset.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Whether you have a degree in computer science or you have learned to code on your own using online learning platforms , it’s important you build up your experience with software development by working on a project or two. It is also the umbrella term used to refer to AR and VR. Experience With Building Solutions.

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JULY 18, 2021

This means that instead of manually downloading the software like you would a standard game or app, Brushwork VR can be experienced directly from a WebXR-compatible browser, such as the Oculus Browser on Oculus Quest as well as the browsers featured on PC VR headsets like the HTC Vive and HP Reverb G2. Image Credit: Sunset Division.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Though the video doesn’t actually specify what game they are referring to, the music is unmistakable. Those aggressive guitar riffs and hardcore drums belong to the original theme song of iD Software’s 1993 fps classic DOOM. Image Credit: iD Software.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

This consists of consumer and enterprise spending, which are further subdivided into hardware and software. Always see chart date for context, and refer to newer data if applicable. Zeroing in on revenue, consumer AR software spending will grow from almost $1.2 billion last year to just over $21 billion in 2024. Zeroing In.

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AUGUST 3, 2020

This is where references become useful so as to ensure they are accurate representations of actual human features.”. Once she decides on how her model will look, Wong uses a range of software to flesh out each digital talent. Her main tool is Blender , an open source 3D modeling software.

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DECEMBER 10, 2024

We all know that Meta is more a software company than a hardware one, so hardware production is a problem for it. And with the announcement of Horizon OS, it is clear that Metas ambition is to become the software platform of XR headsets, something like the Android of XR.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Meta has leaked an image of the supposed Quest 3S via an update to its PC software, showing off what is likely the upcoming cheaper alternative to Quest 3. At the time of this writing, Meta hasn’t removed the image from its latest software update.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Always see chart date for context, and refer to newer projections if applicable. B2B2C examples include software to scale up 3D product models. Always see chart date for context, and refer to newer data if applicable. This sum consists of mobile AR consumer and enterprise spending and their revenue subsegments. Drilling Down.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Always see chart date for context, and refer to newer projections if applicable. We’re talking about enterprise spending on mobile AR software to gain productivity boosts or operational efficiencies through line-of-sight guidance and visualization. Always see chart date for context, and refer to newer projections if applicable.

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APRIL 7, 2025

EON Vibe Coder represents a paradigm shift from traditional software development approaches by implementing a structured 20-step methodology that guides users from initial concept through to deployed application, using AI-driven prompt engineering and iterative refinement to ensure high-quality implementation.

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VRScout

MAY 17, 2020

Every Thursday at 8am PT, video game and software developer and publisher Epic Games offers players a new free game available via the Epic Games Store. More information available here.*. Epic Games continues its streak of killer freebies with Rockstar’s best-selling action-adventure game.

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OCTOBER 10, 2021

The system is powered by a combination of the company’s proprietary WaveTracer hardware and software. These displays project what the company refers to as SolidLight Objects, which move, reflect, and refract realistically in physical space. billion pixels to each 3D object.

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APRIL 10, 2020

Some days ago, the popular opensource 3D modeling software Blender has launched a new VR view tool to let you see your 3D scene in VR! Refer to the guide below for Mixed Reality headsets. Easy peasy, on the page dedicated to the Daily Builds of the software , where you can already find the alpha version of Blender 2.83.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 14, 2020

ZYLIA 6 Degrees of Freedom Navigable Audio, as it’s referred to by the company, allows operators to record musical performances, Q&A’s, panels, and other live audio by capturing all audio within the spherical sound field of each and every microphone and recreated in VR. These 30 microphones gave us 600 audio channels – 20 for each ZM-1S.

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VRScout

JUNE 17, 2021

Oculus software update v30 introduces long-awaited features to accessibility, party chat, and Infinite Office. As is the case with Facebook’s software updates, these improvements will begin rolling out on Oculus Quest headsets over the coming weeks, so don’t panic if these options aren’t available to you just yet.

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VRScout

MARCH 16, 2019

Last month, UploadVR uncovered references to a ‘Rift S’ in Oculus PC software code indicating the possibility of software-based IPD handling as well. Oculus Rift / Image Credit: Oculus.

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JANUARY 4, 2022

Today during Qualcomm’s CES 2022 press conference, the company announced a partnership with fellow tech-giant Microsoft which will involve “designing custom AR chips and integrating software platforms.” Qualcomm Technologies’ core XR strategy has always been delivering the most cutting-edge.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2023

Further references TCL brings three XR devices to CES (The Verge) TCL brings three XR devices to CES (Mixed News) Somnium VR1 Somnium VR1 headset (Image by Somnium Space) Somnium Space was at CES to showcase its modular and open Somnium VR1 headset. Since this is a concept, we have no data about the price and expected release date.

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VRScout

MARCH 31, 2022

Cix Liv , founder of VR fitness app YUR and mixed reality software LIV , and Bart Trzynadlowski , who won the 2021 OpenCV Spatial AI Competition for North America with his at-home VR laser tag experience , are launching a sports metaverse they hope will set the stage for a new generation of VR-powered spectator sports.

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JANUARY 27, 2025

But the reference to a new Quest Pro is puzzling. Prototyping: if deemed practical, Discovery concepts are prototyped, involving "maybe 10 times more people", who build integrated hardware and software to bring the concept to life. That means it could still be killed off in Prototyping or the EVT phase.

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VRScout

JULY 1, 2021

In addition to showcasing the XR-1 prototype device, Roscosmos revealed the next generation of its VR hardware coming later this year, the Roscosmos XR-2, otherwise referred to as “Sokol-1.” Origin – the entire hardware and software complex will be developed in Russia. Image Credit: Roscosmos.

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VRScout

JANUARY 23, 2021

Some of the career paths you should consider are: User interface and experience design (UI and UX) Software engineering 3D modeling Quality assurance (QA) Content production VR/AR production management. You can refer to the insight and connections you’ve made in the industry during your job interview to showcase how well-informed you are.

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ARPost

AUGUST 15, 2022

Esri , the world’s largest GIS software firm, recently released version 1.0 SDK documentation with conceptual guides, API reference, tutorials, samples, and more. From real to unreal, from unreal to real. ArcGIS Maps SDK for Unreal Engine blurs the distinction between the real world and the virtual world.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Eric Vezzoli, head of the French software company, and his team built Haptic Composer and Interaction Builder, to push extended reality experiences to the next level. The timing couldn’t be better—now the technology and a consumer base exist to make Vezzoli’s dreams come true. Interhaptics is going to change that.

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VRScout

APRIL 19, 2022

Geenee AR’s unique software uses full-body tracking to let you wear NFT clothing and accessories. You simply drag and drop your Ready Player Me avatar directly into Geenee’s WebAR Builder platform and the software does all the work for you. The best part is no coding is required.

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JANUARY 11, 2022

Further references. Further references. Further references. Further references. Further references. Futher references. There are also some rumors about Half-Life: Alyx coming for PSVR 2, but nothing has been officially announced in this sense. With the Vive Tracker, this setup can become much more compact.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

A staple among PC users since 2001, the orange traffic cone icon has become a legendary piece of software, serving as a beacon of hope for those struggling to find a player compatible with whatever bizarre file type they ripped off of LimeWire. In terms of quality, there are few consumer media players more flexible than VLC.

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VRScout

APRIL 7, 2022

A software engineer going by ItsKaitlyn03 on Twitter was digging through Meta’s Oculus PC driver and stumbled across an interesting line of code for a device called “VR Air Bridge.” A dedicated Wi-Fi 6 dongle would greatly improve your wireless VR experience.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 10, 2022

But, software is important too. The bigger your XR needs are, the larger your software needs are. Generally, “the cloud” refers to remote servers that do work off of a device. This allows devices to become smaller while running more robust software. This allows devices to become smaller while running more robust software.

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APRIL 10, 2025

It's unclear whether this means some of it has been moved into the OS on a software technology level, or whether it just refers to the inability to uninstall it. We've been tracking Meta's gradual merging of Horizon Worlds into the Quest system software for multiple years now.

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MAY 1, 2019

Educational projects or company training, on the other hand, may need to provide a software download if they plan on incorporating better graphics, interactivity, and more complex scenarios. In that regard, Sumerian is more similar to standard development software, such as Unity, than it is to software such as BioVR.

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JUNE 21, 2023

Apple released the software development kit for its upcoming visionOS platform that drives the Vision Pro headset. The new software tools in the SDK for "Apple's first spatial computer" rely on eye, hand and voice input, and Apple says it is accepting applications for developer kits starting next month.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 22, 2021

During the first-ever Somnium Space Connect event, Artur Sychov, CEO of Somnium Space, gave us a more detailed look at a combination standalone/PC VR headset centered around an open source community-driven software ecosystem.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

Always see chart date for context, and refer to newer projections if applicable. This includes any mobile AR software and experiences that consumers pay for (excluding mobile devices themselves). Always see chart date for context, and refer to newer projections if applicable. Obtain or Enhance. Spending totaled $1.16

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