LACMA & Snapchat Erect AR Monuments Across Los Angeles

Explore five virtual monuments and murals honoring the history of Los Angeles and its various communities. This past December we learned that the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) was collaborating with Snap Inc. to develop a series of AR monuments celebrating the history of Los Angeles and its diverse communities. Today, LACMA...

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Oculus To Host First-Ever VR Gaming Showcase Next Week

Tune in to the official live stream on April 21st to catch a glimpse at new games and updates to fan-favorite titles. In a post released yesterday via the official Oculus blog, the company announced its first-ever Oculus Gaming Showcase, an upcoming live stream event that will center entirely around gaming on the Oculus platform. Similar...

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Vivecon 2021 Scheduled For May, New Headset Teased

In a post made earlier today on Twitter, HTC announced the dates for its first-ever Vivecon. While little is known about the mysterious event so far, recently released images teasing new VR hardware could be foreshadowing several big reveals. Mark your calendars. pic.twitter.com/02OMyZ3daR— HTC VIVE (@htcvive) April 12, 2021 Taking...

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Doctors Perform One-Of-A-Kind AR Surgery In Boston

Surgeons were able to view 3D anatomical information in real-time thanks to Dr. Steve Murphy’s AR guidance platform. According to a report by WCVB-TV, a new intra-operative AR guidance platform ‘HipInsight’ was used for the first time last month during a live operation at New England Baptist Hospital, marking one of the first times AR technology...

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Multiplayer Arcade Game ‘Space Slurpies’ Heads To Quest

Take control of a luminescent snake and slither your way through 20+ maps in this goofy arcade experience. Developer Starcade Arcade’s (Starblazer, Virus Popper) latest title Space Slurpies is now available on Oculus Quest headsets for $6.99 via the App Lab. Starcade’s fast-paced multiplayer arcade game launched this past...

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Swedish Dev Auctioning Off One-Of-A-Kind NFT VR Studio

This unique one-off VR space is up for auction with bidding starting at 30 ETH ($60K). Swedish VR developer Fredrik Ekholm has partnered with one of Sweden’s biggest interior designers to create a high-end VR experience that will be auctioned off on Opensea.io as a one-of-a-kind NFT collectible. Built using Unreal Engine, this VR project...

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VR Rhythm Game Immerses You In A Violent Crime Drama

Slice, stab, and shoot your way through the streets of 1930s NYC in this ultra-violent take on the VR rhythm game genre. Moscow-based developer Joy Way (STRIDE, Time Hacker) today revealed the first trailer for its upcoming VR rhythm game AGAINST. Inspired by crime noir dramas, this fast-paced VR fighting game will have you...

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Monkey Plays ‘Pong’ With Its Brain Using Elon Musk’s Neuralink

Watch Pager the macaque dominate an arcade classic using Musk’s brain-machine interface. In a video released yesterday by Neuralink, a neurotechnology company founded by Elon Musk specializing in brain-machine interfaces, we caught small glimpse of the companies revolutionary BMI technology in action as a macau names Pager controlled the paddle...

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Goodwill And Accenture Are Using VR To Help Former Prisoners

Project Overcome looks to help the recently-incarcerated prepare for today’s workforce using VR technology. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, more than 10,000 incarcerated individuals are released from state and federal prison every week. That tallies up to over 650,000 ex-prisoners per year. One of the biggest challenges is transitioning...

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‘Swarm’ Review: A Comically Over-The-Top VR Arcade Shooter

Spider-Man meets John Wick in this high-flying arcade adventure from developer Greensky Games. Available now on Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift headsets, Swarm is a vibrant, fast-paced VR arcade shooter tailor-made for the VR format. Whereas many VR games focus on replicating popular game mechanics and perpetuating tired cliches, Swarm does its...

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