In May 2.31% of Steam gamers used a virtual reality headset, a new all-time-high. Companies like Facebook, Valve, & HTC don’t reveal sales figures. The Steam Hardware Survey remains the most reliable indicator of PC VR’s adoption. The survey is offered to a random sample of Steam’s userbase each month. If you choose to accept, it uploads...
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Down The Rabbit Hole Adds 120Hz On Quest, Dev Confirms New Game Coming
Cortopia Studios said that new game announcements are coming soon, alongside 120Hz support for Down the Rabbit Hole on Quest 2. The news come from a press release celebrating the studio’s fifth anniversary. Cortopia is the team behind popular VR titles like Wands and Down the Rabbit Hole. The former released almost five years ago,...
Magic Leap Working with AMD on Processor for Next-Generation Enterprise AR Headsets
After tapping Nvidia for its first AR headset, Magic Leap is calling in reinforcement for its future enterprise-focused efforts. On Wednesday, Magic Leap disclosed a partnership with chipmaker AMD to produce a “semi-custom” system on a chip (SOC) that will handle computing, graphics, and machine learning, particularly computer vision and spatial computing, for its AR...
Facebook Employees Can Use Some Android Apps On Quest
In late April, we reported that Facebook allowed its employees to reimburse the purchase of an Oculus Quest 2 as part of a wellness budget. But it appears that employees also get access to some exclusive features, even if they don’t work at the VR arm of the social network giant. That is according to...
Episode Yamato DLC Coming To ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos On Quest Next Month
ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos is getting DLC content early next month, titled Episode Yamato and featuring approximately 2 hours of new story content. Update: MyDearest has confirmed the experience launches on June 10 on Quest. Original story is below. ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos is a VR visual novel with branching narrative paths that released late last year....
How To Play PC VR Content On Oculus Quest 2 (Oculus Link, Air Link, Virtual Desktop) – Summer 2021 Update
Want to play PC VR content on your Oculus Quest or Oculus Quest 2? Here’s everything you need and how to do it. The Oculus Quest 2 is a fantastic standalone headset from Facebook. There’s heaps of native content available on the Oculus Quest store, but one of the key features of the Quest and...
How To Use Air Link To Play Wireless PC VR Content On Quest 2 – Summer 2021 Update
Want to play PC VR content wirelessly on your Oculus Quest 2 using Air Link? Here’s everything you need and how to do it. This guide was first published in April 2021, but was updated and republished in June 2021 to ensure all information remains correct and up-to-date. The Oculus Quest 2 is a fantastic...
Lego Transforms Statues into AR Creatures at Legoland Windsor Theme Park via Mobile App
Few brands have been more enthusiastic about augmented reality than Lego, which has now expanded its AR experiences from toys to theme parks. The brand recently opened a new attraction, dubbed Mythica: World of Mythical Creature, at Legoland Windsor in the UK. Don’t Miss: Hands-On with the Lego Snapchat Augmented Reality Experience That Lets You...
Collaborative Architecture Tool Arkio Runs On Oculus Quest, iPad, And More
Collaborative world-building software Arkio runs on Oculus Quest as well as other devices and can import models from Revit, Rhino and SketchUp for a cross-platform multiplayer service which could save builders time and money. Arkio allows real-time revisions to 3D designs live in collaboration with others. We’ve tested a promising version of the software on...
AMD Brings RDNA 2 To Laptops With The RX 6000M Series
At Computex AMD announced three new graphics chips for laptops, using its latest RDNA 2 architecture. AMD says this RX 6000M series delivers up to 50% higher performance or 43% less power at the same performance, compared to the prior RX 5000M series. Product Compute Units GDDR6 VRAM Memory Bus Infinity Cache Target TDP RX 6600M...
