Hey there! Hope summer’s treating you well. Grab a cold drink and let’s dive into some wild XR news and a little BEATABLE giveaway fun!
This Week’s Top Shenanigans
Quest Surprises Unveiled by Datamining Diva Luna
Luna’s been busy digging around and found some juicy tidbits about Quest. Here’s what caught my eye:
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New Home Vibes: Horizon Home’s getting a facelift—gone is the static humdrum and in with social, dynamic feels. Imagine your space as a slice of Horizon Worlds, complete with portals and 2D window sharing.
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Center Stage Makeover: The central plaza of Horizon Worlds? Yup, getting a shake-up. UI’s getting slicker too. And if you’re in a world there, look up! Your home space waves from the sky, like, "Hey, remember me?"
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Events Arena: A brand new hangout spot in Horizon Worlds for all sorts of shindigs. Sounds promising!
- Horizon Photoreal Shocker: Remember Horizon Hyperscape? It’s morphing into a full-fledged app. Snapshot your world with Meta’s app and boom, share those vibes with everyone.
Heads up though, Luna’s crystal ball ain’t official. Meta might spill the real tea at Meta Connect—or not. Who knows.
Quick Snippets You Might Dig
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Brilliant Labs’ New Eyewear: Look out July 31st! Another smartglass reveal. Their past creations were a hit, so fingers crossed this one dazzles. Bobak Tavangar’s hosting a Reddit AMA too—don’t miss it.
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Sharp’s Quirky VR Glove Controller: It’s a glove… but also a controller? Sharp threw this curveball, promising haptic feels for ¥100,000 ($680). Curious to see if it hits or misses.
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Meta’s Wristband Wizardry: Meta’s wristband’s got some tricks up its sleeve. Expect intuitive gestures—swipe, tap, write—a smooth digital dance.
- Google’s Lab Reveal?: Word on the street is Google’s smartglasses demo is more lab than real deal, thanks to Raxium’s finicky displays. Let’s sit tight for more updates.
VR Games & Summer Steals
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VR Games Showcase Returns: August 12th marks the day! New titles and updates await. Pre-show indie spotlight too—check it out!
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Pico’s Summer Discounts: Got a Pico headset? Score up to 50% off till August 10th. Time to binge!
- Innovative Golf Game Alert: Putt Window’s mixing real golf with virtual—a convo starter for sure. Just watch out for home décor casualties.
Studio Blues
Sad news buzzing about TxK Gaming Studios wrapping up. They’re leaving us with a gift—a free GM Edition of their VR tabletop RPG toolkit. Bittersweet, huh? A call for honest Kickstarter campaigns resounds louder than ever. Fail better than flounder in success.
Around the XR Content Corner
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Sound Bath’s Calming Waves: Brought by the minds behind TRIPP. Chill vibes engage.
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Enthusiastic Kickstarter Alert: Eldramoor raised $170K for their VR MMORPG. Though, real talk: crossing fingers it’s enough.
- Billie Eilish in 3D: Yes, 180° 3D concert filming—a futuristic serenade to Meta Quest users.
Miscellaneous & Quirky
Want to tinker with Unity? Medhi’s got a fresh blog on shader magic—warp the world around.
Finally, some chuckles: didn’t know folks were keen on virtual wardrobe malfunctions in VR. Internet’s a wild place, right?
Wrap-Up
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Thanks a million to everyone supporting in big or small ways. You rock.
Catch you on the flipside! 🎸
(Header image by Luna, from Upload VR)
