Meta Is Working to Speed Up the Metaverse, but Will Its Plans Succeed?
A year after rebranding itself from Facebook into Meta, the social network titan is striving to make the metaverse a routine part of daily life, offering users new features and…
Clocking In at the VR Kmart
When his store shut down in fall of 2019, Eric began to recreate a Kmart in VRChat: flat-color shelves filled with toiletries and Chia Pets, aisles of garden and auto…
PS VR2 Will Be Launched in Early 2023, Sony Confirms
PlayStation VR2, Sony’s next-gen virtual reality headset, is coming sometime in early 2023. PlayStation confirmed the news earlier today across its social media handles, with a release window locked in…
How to Get Started on the ‘Among Us VR’ Beta
Image: Innersloth Among Us needs no introduction: 2020 took care of that, introducing gamers and casual players alike to the multiplayer social deduction game. By now, most of us have…
If You’re Planning to Buy a Meta Quest 2, Better Do It Fast
Photo: Boumen Japet (Shutterstock) If you’ve been waffling over whether to purchase a Meta Quest 2 VR system, it’s time to make a decision: Meta announced yesterday that the price…
It’s Not Too Late to Save the Metaverse
Ethicist and researcher Lucy Sparrow further argues for the need for a “community manager” approach to moderation, whereby some moderators are tasked not just with quietly managing content behind the…
Fat, Tired, and Insecure: Supernatural VR Makes Working Out More Accessible Than Ever
Gyms have never been my friend. Like, presumably, 99.3 percent of the adult human population, I hate working out. I scrutinize myself in gym mirrors, berate my form and technique,…
Meta to Open Physical Store That Sells VR Headsets, Gadgets
Meta is set to open its first physical store where shoppers can try out and buy virtual reality headsets and other gadgets as the company plots a course to take…
Amazon Working on an AR Device, Suggests New Job Listings
Amazon is gearing up to enter the augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) space, suggests new job listings posted on the company’s recruitment website. As per the new listing…
Pokemon Go Creator Thinks Metaverse Needs to Keep It ‘Real’
Niantic Labs CEO John Hanke has been working on technology that helps people navigate and enjoy places in the real world since he helped create Google Maps nearly 20 years…