Unity gets toolkit for common AR/VR interactions
The Unity game engine released a preview for “XR Interaction Toolkit,” which handles some core interactions for VR and AR. Like most optional Unity...
Oculus Quest hand tracking out now for users, next week for developers
Facebook is delivering an early Christmas gift for Oculus Quest users and developers: Initial support for hand tracking is launching ahead of schedule, the...
Eden Immersive’s new enterprise headset is for ‘snackable’ VR content
Eden Immersive unveiled a new VR headset kit for enterprise applications called the Snacker. The Snacker is a 3DOF headset without straps or head mount....
Ubiquity6 launches Display.land app to capture, edit, and share augmented reality spaces
Ubiquity6 is launching Display.land, an augmented reality app that lets people capture the world around them, edit and mash it up, and then share...
Researchers show off TouchVR palm and finger haptic feedback device
Current-generation VR controllers are fairly limited in enabling users to “feel” virtual objects; bow strings vibrate with haptic shivers, while guns kick back as...
Machu Picchu is coming to Oculus Quest’s National Geographic Explore app
An all-new adventure is making its way to the National Geographic Explore VR app: Machu Picchu. This Oculus Studios-published app was released at the launch of...
Niantic sets up $10 million third-party developer fund and names first dev contest winner
Niantic has scored hundreds of millions of players and billions of dollars in revenue from games like Pokémon Go. And now it is using...
Reiko’s Fragments will arrive just in time for Halloween VR social scares
A new VR game entering early access for Halloween this year lets you send jump scares from a simple webpage to a friend wearing...
Google’s Pixelbook Go team focused on fixing bugs instead of adding features
Google’s freshly unveiled Chrome OS clamshell, the Pixelbook Go, won’t ship with much new software. That’s because the team spent outsize time ensuring its...
Arm partners with Unity to make 3D run everywhere
Arm will collaborate with Unity Technologies to ensure that 3D applications such as games and entertainment run smoothly on hardware that uses Arm architecture....