Facebook announced the creation of a ten million dollar maker fund for its still-in-closed-beta Horizon social VR app today. In addition, the company said Horizon will be rebranded as Horizon Worlds. This follows the launch of Horizon Workrooms last month, suggesting there may be more brand extensions to come. …

I just saw my first true hologram. I was visiting Light Field Lab, a Silicon Valley company which today unveiled its unique holographic system, SolidLight.™ No glasses are needed to see realistic holograms blended perfectly into the physical world. There was no glass or other hidden projection surface. The hologram…

This morning Facebook launched Horizon Workrooms, a free cross-platform XR (VR, PC) collaboration app that enables distributed teams or groups to share a private virtual room for meetings, training, and education. Workrooms can accommodate up to sixteen avatars, representing sixteen people in Oculus Quest 2 VR headsets, and as many…

Leia, Inc., the creators of 3D Lightfield products and software, today announced the availability of its 3D Lume Pad. This high-performance Android 10.8-inch tablet projects images in true 3D off — and deeper into — the screen, visible with the naked eye. The Lume Pad supports all the apps and…

Back in February, 2021, Matterport, announced it would be merging with a SPAC, a public entity, Gores Holdings VI (NASDAQ: GHVI), led by institutional investors including Tiger Global Management, LLC, Senator Investment Group, Dragoneer Investment Group, Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Miller Value…

VR EDUCATION HOLDINGS PLC (VRE.L) creators and operators of the popular social platform ENGAGE for education, training, and conferences, announced it’s raised $10M USD from investors including Octopus Investment Limited UK. The money will be used to fund growth, but VRE is also is building a new metaverse, The Engage…

The title is a bit of a misnomer because the most awesome thing about the awesome list is The Tribeca Film Festival itself, which highlights the XR media as part of its twenty-year mission to bring together visionaries across media to celebrate the power of storytelling. This is our fifth…

Mursion (a foreshortened form of Immersion) is used as an immersive VR training and development tool that enables executives, health care professionals, classroom teachers, and customer service representatives to practice interpersonal skills with a wide range of personalities. It uses human simulation specialists who, as avatars, work with participants in…

Cross-platform virtual collaboration platform Spatial today announced the beta launch of its new Webgl feature, which means no more apps to download, and one-click invitations, just like Zoom. “Webgl is deeper programming language than WebVR, which sort of sits on top of it,” explained co-founder and CPO Jinha Le. …