Is There an Oculus Quest Pro in our Future?
We don’t have the sales data, but it’s clear that the Quest 2 has been a hit. Facebook lowered the cost and improved the specs to the point where it’s cornered much …
Oculus Quest 2 Upgrades: Multiuser Support and App Sharing Arrives
Facebook has released a new set of Oculus Quest 2 upgrades that bring needed features to the headset. You’ll now have the ability to share your headset and apps with other users. …
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See an Interactive Virtual Shakespeare Play in March 2021
As many have noted, the arts will be the last to return once the pandemic is over. Until then, artists are working with whatever innovative solutions they can find. Musicians in New …
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Super Bowl LV Goes Big on Cinematic Video and Augmented Reality
The nation’s preeminent sporting event will be different this year – short on attendees in the stands but big on cinematic video and augmented reality. While the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade could …
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Magic Leap’s New Headset Coming in Q4 this Year
There hasn’t been much news on the Mixed Reality front, so it’s good to hear that Magic Leap’s new headset will arrive by the end of this year. After years of promises …
Can the Sundance 2021 New Frontier Program Deliver as a Virtual World?
The Sundance 2021 VR projects in the New Frontiers program will be available this week (January 28 – February 3) in the Festival’s first attempt at a virtual world. Like every other …
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Snapchat Fitness Lens – The Future of AR is About Engagement
We keep counting Snap out, but we’re having second thoughts. They’re definitely not the most popular social media platform around, far behind the big three – Facebook, YouTube, and Whatsapp – each …
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SenseGlove’s Haptic Gloves – Touching the World in VR
SenseGlove’s haptic gloves claim to make “the digital feel real,” and while we haven’t tried them yet, they’re a step closer to making haptic feedback part of our VR experiences. Coming out …
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CES 2021: What to Expect at the First-Ever Virtual Show
For the first time ever, the massive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas will be a virtual event due to the pandemic. All the AR / VR and other hardware demos at …
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ShapingEDU Winter Games – Learning in XR
We will be at the ShapingEDU Winter Games this week – it’s a free, virtual event for an international community of changemakers (educator leaders, smart city experts, students, faculty, and technologists). We’ll …
Our Top Ten AR/VR Articles in 2020
Here are the Top Ten AR/VR Articles in 2020 from Digital Bodies. This has been a year – and with the tragedy of the global pandemic, it’s a year we are ready …
The Best New Year’s Events in VR to Ring in 2021
We all know this is not the year to go anyplace where there are crowds, so here are the best New Year’s events in VR. It’s either flat screens or virtual reality, …
Sundance 2021 Goes Virtual for the New Frontier VR Program
The New Frontier Program at the Sundance Film Festival has always positioned itself at the intersection of film, art, and technology. Its experimental projects in VR have been groundbreaking, from Nonny de …
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VR Concert in Notre-Dame with Jean-Michel Jarre
Jean-Michel Jarre returns for his second immersive music event with a VR concert in Notre-Dame on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2020. His first effort, Alone Together, was an innovative attempt to …
The Facebook Lawsuit and Investigations – the Impact on VR
No matter how you look at it, it hasn’t been a good week for Facebook. New York Attorney General Letitia James summed up the Facebook lawsuit from the 48 state and regional …
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The Best Tips, Tricks, and Essential Mods for your Oculus Quest 2
Time for some tips and mods for your Oculus Quest 2. Facebook’s new headset has been out for less than eight weeks, and it’s already garnered a significant share of the VR …
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Microsoft Flight Simulator in VR: The World gets its Digital Twin
Microsoft’s Flight Simulator in VR arrives this December. At 38 years old, the remarkable simulation is the company’s longest-running software product line. At that age, it even predates Windows by three years. …
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The Best Black Friday VR Deals for 2020
Updated: November 27, 2020. This is not going to be the year to score great Black Friday VR deals in this peculiarly American holiday event. The most popular VR headset around, the …
The 2020 Thanksgiving Day Parade – Stay Home and Watch the 360 Video
The 2020 Thanksgiving Day parade will be one like no other. In the midst of a raging pandemic with increasing infection rates and deaths (over 2,000 today), the well-known holiday celebration has …
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Myst VR Comes to the Oculus Quest on December 10th
Remember Cyan World’s groundbreaking and now classic game? You likely know it well if you have a few gray hairs or any interest in the history of gaming. Myst transformed game environments …
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Oculus Quest 2 Update Arrives – 90Hz Support, Fitness Tracker, and More
Facebook’s new VR headset showed up barely a month ago, and we have our first Quest 2 update. It adds a ton of new features and, more importantly, reveals Facebook’s plans for …
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A Harrowing VR Story: Carne y Arena Returns for a Global Tour
CARNE y ARENA (Virtually present, Physically invisible) originally premiered at the 70th Cannes Film Festival in 2017. It was the first VR story featured at the festival, which like most film festivals, …
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Politics and Social Media – Will Virtual Reality Polarize Us Even More?
It’s been a brutal election this week, and as of Thursday evening, votes are still being counted. It’s simultaneously tense and draining, with angry tirades on social media and protests in major …
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Oculus Quest 2 Sales: 5X More Popular than the Original
Facebook reported yesterday that Oculus Quest 2 sales surpassed their expectations, coming in at 5X the initial sales of the original headset. That’s hardly a surprise, given that it’s the best standalone …
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Halloween in AR and VR During a Time of Social Distancing
The calendar has rolled around, and once again, it is Halloween night in the West Village in New York City. Usually, this evening has one of the most massive parades for the …
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Latest Quest 2 News: Facebook Account and Head Strap Issues
We’ve been using Facebook’s new VR headset since it first arrived, and in our initial review, it comes in as the best standalone HMD we’ve ever used – with the major exception …
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Zapbox AR: A Solution for Inexpensive Augmented Reality?
One aspect of the AR/VR revolution that deeply concerns us is the Digital Divide. Just when it seems that a significant portion of the world’s population is finally getting access to a …
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