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 …
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). …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Oculus Quest 2 Review – The Best VR Headset (Almost)
Our Oculus Quest 2’s arrived (yes, we bought more than one), and we’ve been running them through our favorite VR experiences. Is it the best standalone VR headset you can buy? …