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The XR Week Peek (2022.08.01): Quest 2 price raise, PSVR 2 passthrough, Pico 4 leaks, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2022.08.01): Quest 2 price raise, PSVR 2 passthrough, Pico 4 leaks, and more!

I hope you are having a good summer! Before starting with the XR news of the week, let me propose to you an interesting opportunity.  This year I have partnered again with NVIDIA for the promotion of the GTC, and doing that I obtained again the possibility of having one RTX3080 Ti graphics card to gift […]

August 1, 2022August 1, 2022
by Skarredghost
EXCLUSIVE leaked images of Pico 4 Controllers!

EXCLUSIVE leaked images of Pico 4 Controllers!

Last week, we were able to discover more info about the upcoming Pico headset thanks to the FCC filings of the “Pico 4” spotted by Janko Roettgers. Since I’m pretty interested in what Pico is doing, when I reported the news on my weekly roundup, I asked for any one of you in the community […]

July 31, 2022July 31, 2022
by Skarredghost
Hands-on Quest 2 hands tracking v2 (and comparison with Ultraleap)

Hands-on Quest 2 hands tracking v2 (and comparison with Ultraleap)

Finally, after waiting for it for weeks, I have received the update to Hands Tracking v2 on my Quest. Do you remember that update of some months ago that improved dramatically the performance of hand tracking on Quest? Well… that one. Better late than never, I guess. Since I was very curious to try it […]

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022
by Skarredghost
“Rock Life: The Rock Simulator” review: What the VR community asked for is here

“Rock Life: The Rock Simulator” review: What the VR community asked for is here

While yesterday the VR community was on fire because of the new anti-modding update of VRChat and the price rise of the Quest 2, I was discovering a little gem of VR gaming, suggested to me by my friend Dario of Cybermachine Studios. The game is called “Rock Life: The Rock Simulator” and it promises […]

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2022.07.25): Google to test AR glasses in the wild, Pico 4 spotted, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2022.07.25): Google to test AR glasses in the wild, Pico 4 spotted, and more!

The heat hasn’t killed me yet, so this week I can still write a new roundup of interesting news about AR and VR. I have to say that notwithstanding the summertime, some things worth reading have happened, so do not miss this episode!  Before starting with the news, let me remind you that until this week […]

July 25, 2022July 25, 2022
by Skarredghost
Dream Catcher VR Demo review: a relaxing puzzle in VR

Dream Catcher VR Demo review: a relaxing puzzle in VR

Yesterday evening I wanted to try one of the demos available for the Steam VR Fest, and since the guys and gals of CM Games suggested I try their new game Dream Catcher VR, I did it. And as you can imagine, I’m here telling you my experience with it. Dream Catcher VR Dream Catcher […]

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022
by Skarredghost
Hands-on XCOM Labs streaming… and more from AWE!

Hands-on XCOM Labs streaming… and more from AWE!

There is one last experience I want to tell you about from my trip to AWE USA a few months ago: the time I visited XCOM Labs to try its remote rendering solution! XCOM Labs A few friends of mine suggested I visit the booth of XCOM Labs, so I booked a meeting to try […]

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2022.07.18): Magic Leap 2 price revealed, new rumors about Apple, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2022.07.18): Magic Leap 2 price revealed, new rumors about Apple, and more!

Another week passed by, with lots of working stress and constant high temperature… but at least I had a fun time eating the biggest ice cream cone I’ve ever had! The inner child inside me is very happy about that.  Ok, enough talking about ice creams, let’s talk about XR! Top news of the week Magic Leap […]

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022
by Skarredghost
How to build and run OpenXR applications in Unity

How to build and run OpenXR applications in Unity

After a long time with my lovely Unity 2019.4 LTS, I have decided it was time to switch to something new, not to miss the new features that Unity has implemented these years. I have so started using Unity 2021.3 LTS (2021.3.5 to be exact) and experimenting with it. One of the new features offered […]

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2022.07.11): Meta removes Facebook login on Quest, Cambria may launch without controllers, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2022.07.11): Meta removes Facebook login on Quest, Cambria may launch without controllers, and more!

I send you all a big hug for the beginning of this new week! I hope this news roundup may give you some interesting info about XR… and also some smiles đꙂ Enjoy your summer! Top news of the week Meta to substitute mandatory Facebook account with mandatory Meta account on Quest This week finally Meta has given […]

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022
by Skarredghost
What the EU Digital Markets Act may mean for XR

What the EU Digital Markets Act may mean for XR

A few days ago, the European Parliament has passed the law of the Digital Markets Act, which is meant to regulate the power of the American tech giants. It can be a game-changer for the whole digital world, so I thought it was worth sharing my thoughts about what it could mean for XR. Digital […]

July 9, 2022July 9, 2022
by Skarredghost

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