After a long pre-launch, finally the Chinese vendor Pico has unveiled completely its Neo 3 headset. And it looks like a very interesting consumer-oriented clone of the Quest 2 for the Chinese market, something that could finally kickstart the consumer segment in the Red Country. In the West, it is coming in a Pro variant […]
When some weeks ago I wrote in the newsletter I was being very busy, many people asked me what I was working on, and today finally I can unveil it to you: we of New Technology Walkers were working on an interesting project of a startup called DWorld, that aims at making you visit virtually […]
When browsing the VR news, it happens that I find something about “holograms”. In these pieces of news, this term is not used in the general-purpose meaning of “augmentations”, that we all know and use when talking about Augmented Reality, but in its actual physics meaning. For instance, in this blog post by Facebook, the […]
Some days ago, Facebook has distributed its new Facebook Avatars system, promising many possible customizations, a machine-learning algorithm able to reliably reconstruct the pose of your upper body, and a visual appearance that is the right mix between realism and cartoon-style. But is this true? Discover it in today’s hands-on post! Trying out Facebook Avatars […]
Welcome to the first roundup of the best AR/VR news for May! There has been no game-changing news from this week, but we had some interesting things to look at the same. Before I start telling you the news, let me tell you that if you want to join me in my upcoming events, I’ll have […]
Joy Way, the indie game studio behind the VR parkour game STRIDE, has just released a free demo of their upcoming game AGAINST (yes, they love capsed names). I just played it and of course, I’m here telling you my first impressions about it! Gameplay AGAINST is a game that looks like the union of […]
Some weeks ago, I’ve launched on App Lab “The Unity Cube”, a VR experience for Quest, with just… a cube and nothing more. I want to tell you the incredible story of this crazy launch, and how things have gone until now. It will be the occasion to tell you a happy story, to have […]
This week has mostly been in the sign of Oculus, with many news and updates from the brand controlled by Facebook. As always, they’re doing a great job not only with the product but also with the communication strategy. Before leaving you to the best news of the week, I would like to highlight two notable […]
Today I host a guest post from Alex Gonzalez, that will teach you how to record mixed reality videos for the Oculus Quest. Alex is a very smart VR enthusiast and professional, that is growing very well inside our ecosystem. He started his own venture in shooting mixed reality videos for companies working in the […]
It’s a crazy busy period for me and I really need a good sleep. BTW, I’ve managed to found some time here and there to write this newsletter, because I’m happy to inform you of the community, especially my Patrons that always cheer for me (have you considered supporting me on Patreon as well?). I’m […]
I was browsing the web on a Chinese website (don’t ask me why) and I found a banner that was promoting the Pico Neo 3 on JD.com (a popular e-commerce website). Clicking on it, I surprisingly found an item page with the complete listing of its features and a long series of photos of the […]
