These days I’m crunching like hell, so this edition of the newsletter will be with very minimal commentaries. Next week, things should be better… in the meanwhile, send me hugs 🙂 (And btw if the header image made you curious… this is a fully modular SteamVR controller built by Rob Cole: https://skarredghost.com/2022/12/16/project-modular-open-vr-controllers-2/) Top news of the week […]
Today’s article is one of the most beautiful published in this blog in 2022. And in fact, it has not been written by me. XR ergonomics expert Rob Cole published last year on this platform an article detailing Project Caliper, that is his experiments in building fully configurable controllers for SteamVR. The article soon gets […]
I want to dedicate this newsletter to the memory of Rob Crasco, one of the best members of our communities, which has gone away too soon. He has always been supportive of me, and by speaking with him on Twitter and Linkedin I’ve always learned something new. He will be missed by all of us. […]
It’s December, the month of Christmas, the holidays, and New Year’s Eve! But while you wait for the days in which you can relax a bit, enjoy this collection of the most interesting XR news of the week! Top news of the week Apple headset may have been delayed again A new week, a new set of […]
A few days ago I was given a free key to experience the virtual reality concert of artist Megan Thee Stallion on the platform AmazeVR. And of course, I watched it. AmazeVR concerts Amaze is a company that is in the VR field since a lot of time. I remember reviewing its application when it […]
Today I host another amazing article by the VR ergonomics expert Rob Cole, which has already written on this blog amazing posts, like the series about the ergonomics of the Valve Index or the viral article about the amazing Caliper VR controllers he worked on by himself. A few weeks ago, he wrote here a […]
I hope all of you that are from the US have spent a great Thanksgiving! And to you non-American friends, that you did great shopping for this Black Friday and Cyber Monday 🙂 Here you are the news of the week, in a condensed format. Top news of the week Meta’s XR spending is mostly for AR glasses It’s […]
I’ve tried the indie game “What The Bat?” and I’m ready to tell you why I found it very cool! What The Bat? “What The Bat?” is a game that immediately clicked with me since the first time I heard about it. I was reading some articles on Upload VR (as it happens every week) […]
Another week, another roundup of amazing AR/VR news! Let’s see what have been the most interesting things happening in immersive reality… Top news of the week Qualcomm and Niantic bet on the future of augmented reality with AR2 The biggest news of the week took place in the Hawaii islands, where Qualcomm had its Snapdragon Summit event. […]
I finally got my Quest Pro last week and this evening I plan to finally turn it on and try to have some fun with it! I guess a review is coming in 2–3 weeks, so be prepared 🙂 As for the Pico 4, I’ll do that either this week or next one, instead. Sorry for […]
I’m sure you are familiar with the amazing 7 rules of the metaverse. They have been written by Tony Parisi, a professional that works with virtual worlds since decades, and detail what should be the foundational principles of the metaverse. They represent the future vision of the metaverse, the goal we should aim for. Tony […]
