Star Trek Day 2022 Will Feature ‘AR Delta Portals’

“ Beam me up, Scotty.” The third annual Star Trek Day is set to kick off next month at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, bringing with it a number of major announcements, panels, and unique programming honoring the legendary science-fiction ... more - vrscout

Game Of Thrones Prequel Gets The AR Treatment

Immersive technology bring the highly-anticipated show to life in the real-world. Snap Inc. has partnered with HBO to launch a series of AR-powered Snapchat Lenses inspired by House of Dragons , the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series. This includes ... more - vrscout

Novelist Jules Verne Gets His Own VR Minigolf Courses

Walkabout Mini Golf: Jules Verne is coming soon to Quest, Rift, and PC VR. Walkabout Mini Golf , one of the most popular multiplayer VR games currently available on the Meta Quest, this week announced three new minigolf courses inspired by famed novelist ... more - vrscout

Metal Gear Solid In VR Looks Like A Good Time

“Snake? Snake!? Snaaaake!” A new fan-made mod brings Konami’s legendary stealth action game Metal Gear Solid to life on VR headsets. Well, parts of the game at least. Developed by Holydh, this well-crafted demo experience allows you to play through the ... more - vrscout

AR Glasses For EMTs Could Be A Literal Life-Saver

Immersive tech could prove vital in emergency situations where every second counts. Emergency medical technicians (EMT) in Japan are being equipped with augmented reality (AR) glasses as part of a trial program designed to highlight the benefits of immersive ... more - vrscout

Metaverse Safety Week Aims To Safeguard The Virtual World

The third annual awareness campaign will take place remotely inside an exclusive virtual world. Metaverse Safety Week 2022 is set to take place later this year, offering attendees the chance to hear from lawmakers, business executives, and technology ... more - vrscout

Free Arena VR Sports Game Ultimechs Coming Next Month

The mech-powered sports game will be available on Meta Quest 2, PC VR, and Pico VR headsets on September 15th. Resolution Games ( Demeo, Blaston, Angry Birds VR ) today announced the official price and release date for its upcoming multiplayer VR sports ... more - vrscout

Tokyo Game Show VR 2022 Will Feature A Virtual Dungeon

The virtual exhibition will include Kojima Productions, Square Enix, Capcom, and others. The annual Tokyo Game Show is set to return next month in Chiba, Japan, offering attendees a closer look at a variety of highly-anticipated video games. Alongside ... more - vrscout

Full-Body VR Tracking Shoes Coming Soon To Kickstarter

Stroll the metaverse in style. VR specialty device company Surplex today unveiled a pair of futuristic sneakers that allow you to interact more realistically with VR experiences. The Surplex Full-Body Tracking Shoes, according to the company, remove ... more - vrscout

AR App Cupixel Helps You Find Your Inner Artist

Access live and on-demand lessons from artists around the world. Cupixel is a unique smartphone app that removes the barrier around creating art by making it possible for everyone to explore their own unique creative outlet. The app uses augmented reality ... more - vrscout

VR Takes You Inside Bruce Lee’s Hong Kong Home

Enter the Bruceleeverse. Created in honor of the martial arts legend, “Revival of the Memory: Bruce Lee’s Home in Metaverse” is an upcoming exhibition that will allow you to explore Lee’s old Hong Kong home in VR and participate in a “series of interactions.” ... more - vrscout

Tennis League VR For Quest Could Help Improve Your Game

Love. Set. VR. Tennis League VR is an insanely cool tennis experience you can use to improve everything from your forehand and backhand swing to your overall form. Developed by AnotherReality along with their funding partner Health Improvement Solutions ... more - vrscout

VTuber App Lets You Create An Avatar With Your Smartphone

Those in Europe can download the app for free via the Apple Store and Google Play. CUSTOMCAST is an all-in-one mobile app that allows you to create your very own virtual entertainer, aka ‘VTuber’, using a smartphone or tablet. You can control your avatar ... more - vrscout

Rec Room’s Latest VR Game Is A Western-Themed Shoot-Out

Get your posse together for some 3v3 action. Saddle up everyone because Rec Room is galloping into the Wild West with a rootin’ tootin’ original experience called Showdown. This western-inspired game has you and other players taking a ride on the old ... more - vrscout

Sensorium Launches 24-Hour Metaverse Streaming Channel

Empyreal Parties 24/7 promises an unreal multi-sensory experience. The multi-sensory VR platform Sensorium is launching what they claim is the first in-engine metaverse streaming channel, offering an out-of-this-world visual and audio experience like ... more - vrscout

Surf The Metaverse In Style With The CARV Metaboard

Upgrade your Ready player Me avatar and compete against other Metaboard owners in a game of Hoverball. Metaverse company CARV recently announced the CARV1 Metaboard, a metaverse hoverboard that doubles as a digital collectible. Each Metaboard will use ... more - vrscout

Half-Life 2: VR Beta Coming Next Month To PC VR Headsets

Valve’s near-perfect first-person shooter is finally coming to SteamVR headsets. After years of development hell, Half-Life 2: VR will be available in open beta this coming September on PC VR headsets. Work on the highly-anticipated mod originally began ... more - vrscout

VR Experience Simulates The Feeling Of LSD & Mushrooms

Could virtual psychedelics have a positive impact on our mental health? Isness-D is a therapeutic VR experience capable of inducing a sense of self-transcendence similar to a medium dose of LSD or magic mushrooms. The app was developed by David Glowacki, ... more - vrscout

Augmented Books Are On The Way According To Researchers

Augmented reality (AR) technology adds a whole new dimension to paperback books. Imagine this. You’re several chapters into a captivating novel when a character from an earlier book makes a surprise appearance. You swipe your finger across their name ... more - vrscout

Hugo Boss Lets Shoppers Build A Digital Mannequin Using AR

Virtually try on high-end clothing using Reactive Reality’s PICTOFiT technology. There’s nothing worse than purchasing a new article of clothing only to discover it doesn’t fit your particular body type. This is especially true when it comes to e-commerce, ... more - vrscout

5 VR Games Perfect For Beginner Players

You can’t go wrong with the following games and apps! With VR having officially gone mainstream, more people than ever find themselves picking up a headset to see what all the fuss is about. Whether you’re on a standalone VR device such as the Meta Quest ... more - vrscout

Attend A Metaverse Job Fair In VR Later This Month

Connect with immersive technology professionals in VR via Mozilla Hubs. Interested in working in the field of immersive technology? Then you’ll definitely want to check out Active Replica’s inaugural XR Career and Opportunity Fair, a virtual job fair ... more - vrscout

The VR Awards Announce 2022 Finalists

The prestigious VR ceremony returns with a live in-person event in Rotterdam, Netherlands. For the past six years, the Academy of International Extended Reality (AIXR) has been recognizing incredible ground-breaking milestones in the VR industry with ... more - vrscout

VR Journey Takes You ‘Behind The Scenes’ Of The Universe

The Utility Room is a megalithic VR experience coming soon to PC VR headsets. The Utility Room is an upcoming VR experience that makes incredible use of scale to immerse you in a mind-bending journey that will take you across space to the edge of the ... more - vrscout

Among Us VR Beta Now Open For Sign-Ups

The full release is scheduled for Holiday 2022, but you may be able to play early if you move quickly. Among Us , the popular social deduction game that took gamers by storm back in 2020, is coming to VR headsets later this year, and based on what we ... more - vrscout

AR Piano App For Quest Doesn’t Require An Actual Piano

PianoVision teaches you how to tickle the ivories in AR using your own two hands. Previously available in Early Access, PianoVision is now fully available on App Lab with exciting new features designed to help teach you the art of playing the piano. ... more - vrscout

Top 5 VR Worlds To Visit In Horizon Worlds – August 2022

Another month, another handful of incredible virtual worlds to explore. Since its launch last year on Meta Quest 2 headsets, Meta’s social VR metaverse Horizon Worlds , has grown exponentially with new games and worlds built by the community for the ... more - vrscout

Tower Tag Offers A Fresh Take On VR Esports

Grappling hook locomotion mechanics and room-scale technology help set this unique multiplayer shooter apart from the pack. In a market saturated by VR shooters, standing out from the pack has become increasingly difficult for smaller developers. That ... more - vrscout

Netflix’s Squid Game Gets A ‘Life-Sized’ Immersive Experience

Immersive Gamebox brings the hit television show to life like never before. Immersive Gamebox, formerly Electric Gamebox, is a unique location-based entertainment platform that uses a combination of motion tracking, projection mapping, touchscreens, ... more - vrscout

NuEyes & Samsung Creating An AR Solution For Healthcare

NuEyes’s lightweight AR glasses, when combined with a compatible Samsung device, can be used in a variety of medical situations. NuEyes Technologies and Samsung have announced a partnership that could change patient healthcare forever. The two companies ... more - vrscout