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HTC Vive XR Elite: How far have we come?
HTC's latest is another big leap forward for VR fans, but why is it still not enough for everyone else?
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AR, VR, XR, and the metaverse
Space
VR helping astronauts to stay healthy on the International Space Station
VR in space: Here's a great use of VR – in space! The HTC Vive Focus 3 is being used to help astronauts with both physical and mental health efforts. With the highly confined quarters on the ISS, astronauts are now using VR to experience more expansive environments back
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Immersive Gamebox review: a genuinely fun alternative to movies or arcades
The photos look weird, but they just don't do it justice. Immersive Gamebox is a nice new option for some interactive fun in the heart of Sydney.
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HTC Vive Full Face Tracker for VIVE XR Elite
We recently mentioned the arrival of body trackers for HTC VIVE XR Elite. Now there's the VIVE Full Face Tracker as well. It tracks eye movement as well as face and mouth expressions. Also adds auto calibration to the headset for better comfort, while opening the doors to
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HTC Vive Ultimate Trackers
All the attention on AI might give VR/AR/XR more breathing room to keep iterating and get us somewhere exciting in coming years. Like HTC Vive Ultimate Trackers adding positional data for your limbs for more detailed immersion in virtual spaces. A nice add-on. VIVE Ultimate Tracker - Full-Body
Byteside Podcast
Does Meta's VR Turing Test ambition make sense?
Meta's VR Turing Test intrigues Seamus on the latest episode of the Byteside podcast, while Nic is puzzled by a pop-up Metaverse shop.
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The Visual Turing Test: a unified VR vision for the future
Showing your working helps us all grasp what we're aiming for.
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PlayStation VR2 looks to be one heck of an upgrade
It's finally time to retire the PlayStation Move controllers: better visuals, eye-tracking, and haptics highlight the PlayStation VR2's upgrades.
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There'll never be One True Metaverse
And that's a good thing.
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Is Fortnite a beachhead for the metaverse?
We talk to Fortnite creative devs about the 'Lands Down Under' experience and their thoughts on the bigger potential for Fortnite as a metaverse platform.
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HTC Vive Pro 2 review: ahead of the curve (too far?)
5K resolution @ 120Hz is amazing on paper, but sweet spot clarity is limited and you need an epic GPU to reach Vive Pro 2's full potential.
Business
Has that MVP got the right V?
And why Ray-Ban Stories aren't all that viable.