Oh, I saw them post about the Far Cry-inspired project, but didn't realize it was the Zero Caliber studio. Really liked Zero Caliber's campaign. This feels like a natural progression for them. I could go for a new Far Cry-like experience. Haven't been able to stick to one since Blood Dragon.
Rad. Would love a whole music pack though. Do the individual Shock Drop tracks often correspond with subsequent artist music packs?
Meta's messaging hasn't been ... terrible since the XR industry-shaking January layoffs. Director of Games Chris Pruett continues that trend with Meta's updated #VR vision at #GDC. But users and developers have been burned before. Can they trust Meta's latest vision of the future?
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Writing on my (wife's) shiny new #MacBookNeo, this week I reflected on Apple's mythologized corporate ethos in an increasingly cynical tech space, and how its presence may benefit #XR.
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#Apple #Meta #VisionPro #AIGlasses #RayBanMeta #VisionOS #Google #Microsoft #HorizonOS #VR #MR
Finally got the new #SurfaceKeyboard in #HorzonOS2.1. Took some time to play around with it and figure out its quirks and strengths. Ultimately, it's a welcome additional input method on #Quest3.
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#SpatialComputing #MixedReality #HorizonOS #ProjectPhoenix #Quest3S #VirtualReality
That's funny, my brother was just reminding me about this the other day.
#Pico unveiled #PicoOS6 and teased their next-gen MR headset, #ProjectSwan. Promising high-end optics and a dual-processor setup, including a new "flagship SOC" (presumably #XR2Gen3?), Project Swan is slated for a 2026 release.
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#PicoSpatialEngine #ProjectPhoenix #Quest4 #Meta
I've been spending more time in #BigscreenBeta lately and wanted to reflect on my experience, especially with its 10-year anniversary in April. It's still a great shared theater experience, with plenty of chat rooms to boot.
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#PCVR #SocialVR #VRChat #BigscreenBeyond #MetaQuest3
I just played it over my lunch break and yeah, it seems solid.
The AI glasses market is heating up with upcoming releases from Apple and Google. How will the category-leading #RayBanMeta glasses be affected with new competition from these Big Tech platform holders?
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#AIGlasses #SmartGlasses #Gemini #AppleIntelligence #DisplayGlasses #Meta
ByteDance's Pico will detail its competitor to visionOS, which will include a shared-space for 2D and spatial apps to run together, set to debut in its next headset:
#RealityLabs VP of Content Samantha Ryan confirmed #HorizonWorlds and #QuestVR separation. Worlds is pivoting to mobile-first development, while Quest will better position third-party apps and games.
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#Quest3 #VirtualReality #MixedReality #VRGaming #HorizonOS #Developers #Meta
@vrchat.com yet again broke their all-time concurrent user count, thriving despite recent struggles/pivots of social VR competitors #RecRoom and #HorizonWorlds.
Also, apparently I should watch #CosmicPrincessKaguya.
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#VirtualReality #VRChat #SanrioVirtualFestival #MetaQuest3
Is an MR version of 2048 the most exciting thing in the world? No. Did I dedicate an entire evening to blog about it? Maybe. Are microgestures nifty? Yes!
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#mixedreality #quest3 #virtualreality #horizonos #augmentedreality #metaraybandisplay #spatialcomputing #meta
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@valvesoftware.com confirms they've had to reevaluate the release timing/pricing for #SteamFrame, along with the #SteamMachine and #SteamController.
As folks have speculated for weeks, component shortages and price increases seem to be the root causes.
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#Xreal1S has been a great addition to my lineup. Obviously as a #spatialcomputing experience, it's limited compared to a fully featured MR headset, but I've still enjoyed using it for #DeX productivity. #Real3D has also been a game changer for, well, gaming.
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Hell yeah. I just think it's neat. Handy in a pinch for some zero-accessories computing on the go. I'm loving writing on my Xreal 1S, but there can be some gadget creep that happens as you try to make spatial computing work on the go. Future needs to be in rethinking input as much as content and UX.
#HorizonOS v85 PTC on #Quest3 includes some of the QOL and general computing features I anticipate being a major focus in the leadup to #ProjectPhoenix.
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#spatialcomputing #virtualreality #mixedreality #metaquest3 #vrheadset #androidxr #visionos #surfacekeyboard
This was fun to write after dabbling in the AR display glasses category, such as the new #Xreal 1S, going on a few years now. I'm excited about the prospect of #ProjectAura, but could there be a simpler solution someday?
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#spatialcomputing #androidxr #mobile
Meta's finally doing away with the much derided Horizon Feed. Part of a larger transition to their new Navigator UI, starting with v85. Meta's on a trajectory to bring Horizon OS's design more in line with Vision OS and Android XR.
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I always thought this was gonna be deprecated eventually. If Codec Avatars are their end goal for embodied, spatialized calls, I don't see how they'd gel with the cartoony aesthetics of Workrooms. Probably easier to launch a new service in the future than rework Workrooms.
Kind of surprised by this. I thought Phoenix was going to be their next big crack at enterprise and probably a much better suited headset for productivity than the Quest line. Do they spin a program like this back up for the Phoenix launch, or are they only going to focus on regular consumers?
Meta's kind of dead to me right now, not gonna lie. I get gaming's not everything in XR, but man, so much talent and expertise scattered to the wind on a whim. Hoovered up a bunch of studios only to blow almost all of them up in less than seven years.
I picked up Ruinsmagus recently and have been meaning to get around to playing it. May have to boot it up soon in preparation for their next game.
Had to put down my thoughts about yesterday's Meta Reality Labs layoffs. I'm usually one to avoid pessimism, but we could be heading into leaner times for VR game funding and development. Support your favorite devs, folks.
#virtualreality #meta #realitylabs
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Honestly thought something like Supernatural would endure any pivot from VR gaming. Seems like a good lifestyle app for an MR headset like Project Phoenix. Unless they're worried no one's gonna work out with a tethered puck.
It's probably called Project Phoenix because Meta's building it out of the ashes of their VR gaming business, in pursuit of MR productivity, general media consumption and lifestyle applications (but not Supernatural, for some reason).
#realitylabs
Also the Supernatural team, apparently.
