Every technology advance results in something being taken the trash bin. With the announcement of a new Oculus Quest 2 at Facebook Connect, the victim this time is the Oculus Rift S. …
Read more Oculus Rift S Gone – The End of PC-only VR Headsets?
Join us Wednesday, September 16th, at 10:00 am PDT for a live stream of the Facebook Connect 2020 conference. We will be following and highlighting the latest Facebook developments in VR, AR, …
Read more Watch the Facebook Connect 2020 Conference – Sept. 16
Facebook Connect arrives this week – the rebooted Oculus Connect 7 conference that reflects the social media giant rebranding its work in virtual reality. We’ll be streaming it live here if we …
Read more Facebook Connect Predictions – a New Oculus Quest, Social VR, and AR News
We’re deeply intrigued by haptic developments like Droplabs’ haptic shoes since VR primarily focuses on visual and audio inputs. Human experience is about so much more than what we see and hear …
Read more Droplabs’ Haptic Shoes – Feeling Virtual Reality in your Feet
With every major live event being canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s no surprise that we have a virtual Burning Man festival this year. Last year’s gathering of 80,000 from over …
Read more A Virtual Burning Man Festival Joins the Multiverse This Year
Several home furnishing retailers now let you try out a piece of furniture in augmented reality, placing it in your home to see if it fits with your space and decor. The …
We all knew this change was coming and the rumors were flying at last year’s OC6 gathering in San Jose. Beginning in October, new Oculus users will be required to have a …
Read more Like it or not, Oculus will Force you to use a Facebook Account
After a long wait, the Nreal Light AR Glasses will finally be available to consumers – if you happen to live in South Korea. According to the company, access will expand to …
Read more Nreal Light AR Glasses Finally Available to Consumers
Being outside is clearly safer than standing in a crowded bar with your friends during a global pandemic, but running outdoors brings its own set of challenges. Ghost Pacer, an AR running …
Read more An AR Running App and Glasses for a COVID-19 World
The following article, The World Is 3D and Media Should Be Too, is republished from the Immerse site on Medium. Nonny De La Peña is one of the founding leaders in the …
Haptic devices are hardly where we would like them to be, but 2020 is turning out to be a year of exciting developments. The Feelbelt Kickstarter project promises to deliver a wearable …
Read more New Research on Lighter and Thinner VR Haptic Gloves
Following our Humersive Learning Project session at the Learning (Hu)Man conference, we are doing an AR Storytelling session on Friday, July 24th, at 10:15 am PDT / 1:15 pm EDT. The session, …
Join us this Thursday, July 23rd, at 10:15 am PDT / 1:15 pm EDT for the next stage in our Humersive Learning project. We’re doing a highly interactive session at the ShapingEDU …
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Will we see a pair of LG AR Glasses in 2021? It’s the latest in a series of augmented and virtual reality devices rumored to show up by next year. We’re weathering …
We were expecting an Oculus Quest 2 in 2020 and only started having doubts when a global pandemic disrupted everything. But the latest rumors/news from the Nikkei Asian Review points to a …
A report from The Information brings news that Apple AR device testing is underway. This doesn’t mean Apple has a fully designed prototype but that the essential element – the AR lenses …
Few of us are huge fans of the video conferencing platforms available these days. Put enough people in a virtual meeting, and you’re staring at what looks like rows of security camera …
Read more Could Microsoft Teams Virtual Auditorium End Zoom Fatigue?
Nancy Baker Cahill’s AR Liberty Bell for the 4th of July holiday is her latest experiment in using augmented reality for public art. The work uses an abstract shape that echoes the …
Read more Nancy Baker Cahill’s Remarkable AR Liberty Bell for July 4th
WalkinVR is Steam-compatible software that helps remove barriers for people with disabilities. The software has been around since 2017 but is officially released on Steam today. It’s welcome news for all of …
Read more WalkinVR: Making VR More Accessible for People with Disabilities
It wasn’t hard to see this coming. At last year’s Oculus Connect conference, the San Jose Convention Center was rife with rumors that the Oculus Go headset would be canceled. Nearly every …
Read more Oculus Go Headset Discontinued – The End of 3DOF VR?
Snap continually surprises us. Their AR Glasses project didn’t exactly take off, even though they’ve now released three versions of the wearable. But they continue to innovate with their AR platform, releasing …
We’ve never been a huge fan of VR treadmills. For one, living in small apartments in New York City precludes their use. Much as I want locomotion in VR, I still want …
Read more New VR Treadmill Blows Past its Kickstarter Funding Goal
As we continue our uneven recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic (good in some countries, record outbreaks in others), you may want to check out Jean-Michel Jarre’s live concert in VR. The French …
Read more Experience Jean-Michel Jarre’s Live Concert in VR Sunday
Bose has shut down its audio AR Glasses, ending yet another innovative project in wearable technology. They first released the stylish pair of AR sunglasses at the SXSW Festival two years ago. …
Read more Audio AR Glasses – Bose Ends its Augmented Reality Project
It’s been a dramatic few weeks and to acknowledge the protest movements, the social VR platform Bigscreen is offering a special live VR movie screening of Selma. Covering the historic march from …
The latest way to tap into your creativity might be Paper Beast VR, which is coming to Steam VR this summer. You may have already used one of the 3D modeling and sculpting …
Read more Indulge Your Creative Side with Paper Beast VR on Steam
Expanding the range of sensations is essential to the development of virtual reality. A new haptic feedback belt from the German company Feelbelt is an innovative solution to the technical challenges. Unlike …
Read more Haptic Feedback Belt Offers Innovative Solution for Immersive Experiences