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This $145 VR Manga App on Quest 2 is a Better Deal Than it Seems
As I was perusing Quest App Lab for interesting games, a VR manga app priced at a whopping $145 caught my eye. Surely it must have been a mistake… or a scam? While we’ve seen pricey apps on Quest’s official unlisted ‘App Lab’ store before, almost all of them are some sort of medical or
VR Surgical Training Platform Raises $20M, Further Solidifying VR’s Place in Medicine
VR surgical training platform FundamentalVR today announced it has raised a $20 million Series B investment to further expand its VR surgical training platform. The company is among a growing list of companies taking root in what appears to be a prime use-case for VR. FundamentalVR today announced i…
‘Iron Man VR’ Developer Remains “All-in on VR” and “Can’t wait to tell you more”
Developer Camouflaj has been pretty quiet since the 2020 release of one of our favorite PSVR games—Iron Man VR. But the developer recently teased that it has “exciting things on the horizon” and remains “all-in on VR.” Iron Man VR was a PSVR exclusive released by Camouflaj in 2020 which w…
App Lab Gem ‘Dead Second’ Update Adding Manual Reload, Dual Wield, & New Levels
App Lab shooter gem Dead Second is getting a big update this Friday ahead of a price increase; the update gives players many more ways to play, extra levels, and more polish. In a sea of many experimental App Lab apps, Dead Second stands out as a highly optimized (120Hz) and polished Time Crisis-…
Meta’s PC VR Dominance Continues as Quest 2 Passes New Milestone
Quest 2 quickly rose to become the most-used VR headset on Steam, but last month it crossed a new milestone as the majority of headsets used on the platform. Quest 2’s aggressive price point and ability to be used as both a standalone and PC VR headset propelled it to become the most-used VR heads…
Preview: ‘Red Matter 2’ is Raising the Bar on Quest 2 Graphics & Doubling Down on Interactivity
Due out in just two weeks, Red Matter 2 is promising to up the ante over its already well regarded predecessor, this time being built from the ground up to look as good as possible on Quest 2. We got to sample the game to see how it’s shaping up ahead of release. Developer Vertical
The Design & Implementation of Hand-tracking in ‘Myst’
Using Presence Platform’s upgraded Hand Tracking API, we introduced Hand Tracking with our most recent update to Myst on the Meta Quest Platform, titled ‘Hands & More’. We’re super excited to finally let folks play Myst on Quest without physical controllers! In this post, we’ll discuss…
Meta Releases ‘First Hand’ Demo to Showcase Quest Hand-tracking to Developers
Meta this week released a new demo app called First Hand to showcase the kind of experiences that developers can build with the company’s controllerless hand-tracking tools. Controllerless hand-tracking has been available on Quest for years at this point, and while it’s a more accessible input …
Quest v43 Update May Include Long-awaited 16:9 Recording Mode
Quest’s v43 software update has already rolled out on the Public Test Channel, however now it seems Meta is getting ready to unlock a number of long overdue video capture options, like the ability to record in 16:9 aspect ratio. Additionally, it appears some settings specific to the company’s up…
‘Rec Room’ Launches Western-style Shooter Today with ‘Showdown’, Releases Weapon Maker Tools
Rec Room today announced the launch of a new game coming to the popular social VR platform that lets you suit up for a PvP western-style shootout with your squad. Called ‘The Showdown’, the mini-game releases today in early access, and will see a wider global launch across PC VR, Quest, iOS, An…