COVID-19 VR Training With Virus-Free Headsets

Two women-founded XR companies have partnered to provide free COVID-19 training. Back in March, Wendy Morgan, CEO and co-founder of Shift got a call from a fellow entrepreneur asking if she had thought of using VR to train people working in the pop-up ... more - vrscout

HTC’s Old CEO Looks To Develop ‘Social Reality’ Platform, Announces World’s First 5G Headset

XRSpace’s Peter Chou believes 5G will usher in “the social reality of the future”. Peter Chou, ex-CEO and co-founder of Taiwanese consumer electronics company HTC, has some bold opinions regarding the future of VR technology. According to Chou, who now ... more - vrscout

8th Wall Introduces Real-Time WebAR Face Effects

High-quality animated face filters; no download required. 8th Wall’s unique AR approach has eliminated the need to download an app in order to launch an AR experience from your phone or computer, which makes accessing AR content a lot easier. Now the ... more - vrscout

Facebook’s Head Of AR & VR Shows Off Futuristic Mixed Reality Workspace

Check out this next-gen office powered by Oculus’ Passthrough technology. Earlier this week Facebook’s head of AR & VR Andrew “Boz” Bosworth showed off an experimental mixed reality workspace powered via prototype Oculus hardware. In a video posted ... more - vrscout

Powering The Next Generation Of Virtual Music Experiences

From Minecraft to the metaverse, digital concerts are emerging from diverse platforms. The recent in-game Fortnite concert by Travis Scott, tied to a digital only revenue stream for music labels and artists as live concerts and festivals are put on hold ... more - vrscout

Adventure Lab Offers VR Escape Rooms With Live Hosts On Oculus Quest

Team-up with friends online for a one-of-a-kind remote location-based experience. Created by the newly launched company Adventure Lab, Dr. Crumb’s School for Disobedient Pets is a live-hosted multiplayer game brings to life the fantasy tabletop role-playing ... more - vrscout

Spaceteam VR: Simple Space Co-Op With A Lot Of Personality

VR breathes new life into the original mobile classic. Spaceteam VR is now available on Oculus and SteamVR headsets, offering players a colorfully chaotic cooperative experience that takes heavy inspiration from Sleeping Beast Games’ original 2012 mobile ... more - vrscout

Hardcore VR Mil-Sim Contractors VR Now Available On Oculus Quest

The free open beta includes 4 large-scale maps and support for cross-play with PC. Contractors VR developer Caveman Studio today announced a brand new update to its team-based multiplayer shooter Contractors VR which introduces support for Oculus Quest ... more - vrscout

Report: ‘Apple Glass’ AR Headset Will Retail At $499, Works With iPhone

New leaks may reveal additional information regarding Apple’s long-rumored AR device. A new report by Jon Prosser of Front Page Tech states that Apple’s long-rumored augmented reality headset will work in-tandem with the iPhone, using the devices processing ... more - vrscout

Step Into The Trenches Of WWI With Dan Carlin’s War Remains On PC VR

See what it was like to fight on the front lines of WWI. The first time I experienced Dan Carlin’s War Remains was during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. The 12-minute WWI VR experience was unforgettable and beyond intense. To bring that sliver of history ... more - vrscout

Mini Motor Racing Might Be The Best VR Racing Game On Oculus Quest

Mario Kart meets Rocket League in this bite-sized arcade racer. Originally released back in 2011 on iOS and Android, Mini Motor Racing X has finally made its way to the Oculus Quest, offering what could easily be considered the most satisfying VR racing ... more - vrscout

AR Copy Paste Lets You Digitize Real-World Objects Using Your Smartphone

Capture real-world objects and drag them directly to your computer. Brought to us by designer and programmer Cyril Diagne, AR Copy Paste is an app available on iOS and Android devices that uses a combination of AR and machine learning to capture digital ... more - vrscout

Katy Perry’s Mixed Reality Performance On American Idol Was A Virtual Showstopper

American Idol ends its latest season with a virtual bang. This Sunday marked the conclusion of season 18 of American Idol. The long-running singing competition switched to a virtual format this past April as a direct result of the ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns. ... more - vrscout

You Can Now Use Oculus Link With Nearly Any USB-C Cable

Accessing PC VR content via your standalone headset just became exponentially easier. This past November, Facebook began rolling out beta access to Oculus Link, a game-changing service that allows standalone users to access high-end PC VR content on ... more - vrscout

GTA V Free On PC For A Limited Time With VR Mod Support

Epic Games continues its streak of killer freebies with Rockstar’s best-selling action-adventure game. 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 - vrscout

Half-Life: Alyx Level Editing Tool Now Available

Create your own levels, textures, models, and animations using the Alyx Workshop tools suite . Valve this week released a brand new update for Half-Life: Alyx which introduces Steam Workshop support to the AAA VR experience, allowing you to create and ... more - vrscout

Artivive Is Bringing Classical Works Of Art To Life In AR

The future of art is multi-dimensional; Artivive is making sure of that. Founded in 2017 by Sergiu Ardelean and Codin Popescu, the pair began with high hopes of using emerging technology to change the art world’s approach to creating and sharing works. ... more - vrscout

The Best Game In Tetris History Is Now Available On Oculus Quest

Old-school gaming meets bleeding-edge tech with the VR release of Tetris Effect. I realize this headline may sound a bit controversial, but I dare anyone who’s had the pleasure of enjoying Tetris Effect to tell me otherwise. Released exclusively on PlayStation ... more - vrscout

Cooperative VR Cooking Game Cook-Out Launches On Oculus Headsets Later This Year

Work with other players to serve up some delicious grub for hungry enchanted creatures. Resolution Games, developer behind VR titles such as Acron: Attack of the Squirrels and Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs, is having one hell of a busy year. Just last ... more - vrscout

Virtual Work Platform Spatial Now Available Free On All VR & AR Devices

Spatial’s virtual collaboration comes to Oculus Quest and a slew of other platforms. Spatial, a VR & AR workspace platform that lets you and your colleagues collaborate together in a virtual co-working environment no matter your location, has announced ... more - vrscout

VR Fitness Platform Supernatural Offering Discounted Subscription Rates For A Limited Time

Founding Members will receive a 35% discount of $149.99 per year. Since its release last month on Oculus Quest, premium VR fitness platform Supernatural has been gaining a ton of buzz thanks to its robust soundtrack of chart-topping music and growing ... more - vrscout

Popular Co-op Game Spaceteam Heading To Oculus Quest & PC VR This Month

In space, everyone can hear you scream. Spaceteam, the super infectious mobile game in which players frantically perform a series of goofy tasks and shout out commands in order to keep their spaceship from blowing up, is coming to the Oculus Quest, PC ... more - vrscout

Miniature Beat Saber Powered By Oculus Quest Hand Tracking Looks Incredible

All the fun of Beat Games’ VR rhythm slasher, minus the physical exercise. When he’s not serving as the head of AR & VR at Shopify, Daniel Beauchamp, better known by his online handle “Push Matrix“, is pushing the boundaries of Oculus Quest hand ... more - vrscout

Tetris-Inspired PvP VR Game Battle Blocks Coming To Oculus Quest

A multiplayer PvP VR game directly inspired by the 1986 classic. Originally released in 1986 on the long since-forgotten Electronika 60, legendary tile-matching puzzle game Tetris has seen nearly every adaptation under the sun. Since its release the ... more - vrscout

Italian Airport Using Terrifying Thermal Scanning AR Headsets Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

HALT! YOU HAVE 20 SECONDS TO COMPLY! Thermal scanning technology has proven to be an invaluable tool in combating the spread of COVID-19 these past few months. Whether it be head-mounted wearables or handheld “fever cameras”, technology capable of detecting ... more - vrscout

Hand Physics Lab Takes Oculus Quest Hand Tracking To New Heights

Over 11 mind-blowing experiments and tools now available free via SideQuest. Despite having only been available on Oculus Quest for roughly three months, independent developers have already established a sizable catalog of unique hand tracking applications ... more - vrscout

Unlocking The Potential Of Enterprise XR

How are companies investing in, implementing, and evaluating the ROI on VAR in enterprise markets? On Thursday May 5th, Amanda Clarida, Manager of Learning Design and Development at Volvo Trucks; Jeremy Balkin, Head of Innovation at HSBC Bank USA; and ... more - vrscout

Chinese Elle Debuts ‘Hetero-Dimensional’ Virtual Idols In Massive 16-Page Spread

Chinese subsidiary of Elle Magazine targets Gen-Z readers with science and technology inspired fashion. Modern media is currently being infiltrated by a wave of synthetic personalities tailor-made to appeal to the growing number of tech-savvy youngsters. ... more - vrscout

Mickey Mouse AR Game Brings New Disney Attraction To Your Living Room

Customize your own racetrack and hit the pavement as Mickey, Minnie, and Goofy. This week marked the launch of Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: Adventure Kit, a painfully adorable interactive AR experience based on a new Disney park attraction which ... more - vrscout

VR Exoskeleton Offers Affordable Leg Tracking & Haptic Feedback

Because VR teleportation is so 2016. VR has come a long way over since launch of the Oculus DK1. Over the past five years we’ve seen numerous advancements in immersive technology that have helped open the doors to a wide range of possibilities. Yet, ... more - vrscout