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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 🙂 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 […]
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 […]
The hype for the Apple visor is very high, and everyone is waiting for it as a kid waits for Christmas. Poised to arrive around January 2023, it is considered by many the savior of XR, the hardware that will show the real possibilities of immersive realities and make finally VR mainstream. I was thinking […]
Today is the 4th of July, an important day for all my friends from the US! I wish all my American friends to celebrate well. I want to dedicate this newsletter article to my friend Mathew Olson, who at The Information kickstarted the “Reality Check”, a newsletter about XR which I received 3–4 times a week […]
A few weeks ago I had the enormous pleasure of speaking with Mary Matheson, an award-winning director of traditional and VR movies, and talk with her for around half an hour all about storytelling in VR. She told me why she thinks that 360 movies are still relevant, what are the differences between shooting a […]
