Community Download is a weekly discussion-focused articles series published every Monday in which we pose a single, core question to you all, our readers, in the spirit of fostering discussion and debate. While E3 2019 is technically over as a physical event that happened in Los Angeles, CA, the actual act of covering everything that we...
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Wacom Video Shows Off More of Magic Leap’s Upcoming Design & Drawing Software Spacebridge
The collaboration between Magic Leap and Wacom, which was first announced during last year’s L.E.A.P. conference is progressing rapidly. And now we have a little more information in the way of a visual demonstration shown off by Nobutaka Ide, Wacom’s CEO. Don’t Miss: Hands-On with CNN’s Magic Leap News Video App The demo was a...
Airbus Partners with Microsoft to Begin Selling HoloLens 2 Software After Successful AR Pilot Program
Aircraft manufacturer Airbus is so impressed with the boost in productivity it has gained from Microsoft’s HoloLens, the company will begin offering augmented reality software to its customers. On Monday at the Paris Air Show, Airbus announced that it will begin selling off-the-shelf applications, including training, remote collaboration, and maintenance solutions, that the company has...
Vacation Simulator, Mini-Mech Mayhem Headline Crammed Week For PSVR
Hopefully you enjoyed a look at some of the upcoming PSVR games in our E3 VR Showcase last week. More importantly, though, you can start playing some of them as early as this week. A whopping six PSVR titles are due for launch over the next five days. It’s one of the headset’s biggest weeks...
Facebook Open-sources AI Habitat To Help Robots Navigate Realistic Environments
Facebook AI Research is making available AI Habitat, a simulator that can train AI agents that embody things like a home robot to operate in environments meant to mimic typical real-world settings like an apartment or office. For a home robot to understand what to do when you say “Can you check if laptop is in...
SideQuest Sideloads Oculus Quest Software Without Facebook’s Approval
A new app distribution project called SideQuest gained steam this week on Oculus Quest. Some developers, like Virtual Desktop’s Guy Godin, turned to SideQuest to distribute software updates which won’t be approved by Facebook’s leadership. Included on the distribution system is a version of Godin’s Virtual Desktop utility that essentially patches the software so it...
Hands-On: Hands-On with CNN’s Magic Leap News Video App
Magic Leap has done a great job of aggressively releasing new apps, software updates, and major franchise tie-ins. But aside from all the creative and entertainment apps, what’s it like to use one of the apps the company hopes you’ll use every day? One of those apps is the CNN news app, and it recently...
SteamVR Adds Full Support For Oculus Rift S
Valve just added full support for the recently released Oculus Rift S PC VR headset to the SteamVR platform. When the Rift S launched, haptic feedback on the Touch controllers wasn’t working in SteamVR. Valve released a hotfix less than 24 hours later to resolve this. Over the last few weeks, Valve has been expanding...
E3 2019: Pirate Ship Game Battlewake Is On Its Way To Quest and PSVR
Hopefully you enjoyed our look at Survios’ latest game, Battlewake, in our E3 VR Showcase this week. If you were hoping to play the game on other headsets, we have good news; it’s coming to Quest and PSVR too. The latter version was confirmed on Kinda Funny’s E3 Showcase earlier this week. But a Survios...
E3 2019: Beat Saber Dev Discussing 360 Levels On Other Platforms
Beat Saber made a pretty cool reveal at E3 this week. The smash hit rhythm action game will be getting a 360-degree mode on Oculus Quest. This new addition rethinks existing tracks, making for dynamic and active gameplay. But wait, just on Oculus Quest? Well for now, yes. That’s what Beat Games CEO Jaroslav Beck...