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Are You a Workaholic? Reclaim Your Work-Life Balance

April 6, 2016April 6, 2016Delta Media

How many hours a week do you work? How many hours a week do you spend doing enjoyable things? Basically, what I’m asking is: what is your work-life balance? It can be difficult to stop skipping lunch breaks to get more work done. It’s easy to check just one more email, but is it healthy? […]

Augmented Books Are On The Way According To Researchers
August 9, 2022 by Kyle Melnick
Augmented reality (AR) technology adds a whole new dimension to paperback books. Imagine this. You’re several chapters into a captivating novel when a character from an earlier book makes a surprise appearance. You swipe your finger across their name on the page at which point their entire backstory is displayed on a nearby smartphone, allowing […]
Hugo Boss Lets Shoppers Build A Digital Mannequin Using AR
August 8, 2022 by Kyle Melnick
Virtually try on high-end clothing using Reactive Reality’s PICTOFiT technology. There’s nothing worse than purchasing a new article of clothing only to discover it doesn’t fit your particular body type. This is especially true when it comes to e-commerce, which offers little to no opportunity for customers to try before they buy. Luxury fashion house […]
5 VR Games Perfect For Beginner Players
August 8, 2022 by Kyle Melnick
You can’t go wrong with the following games and apps! With VR having officially gone mainstream, more people than ever find themselves picking up a headset to see what all the fuss is about. Whether you’re on a standalone VR device such as the Meta Quest 2 or one of the many PC VR headsets […]
Attend A Metaverse Job Fair In VR Later This Month
August 6, 2022 by Kyle Melnick
Connect with immersive technology professionals in VR via Mozilla Hubs. Interested in working in the field of immersive technology? Then you’ll definitely want to check out Active Replica’s inaugural XR Career and Opportunity Fair, a virtual job fair taking place later this month in the metaverse. Those interested can attend the limited-time event in VR […]
The VR Awards Announce 2022 Finalists
August 5, 2022 by Bobby Carlton
The prestigious VR ceremony returns with a live in-person event in Rotterdam, Netherlands. For the past six years, the Academy of International Extended Reality (AIXR) has been recognizing incredible ground-breaking milestones in the VR industry with its annual VR Awards. Past winners have included hardware such as the Meta Quest 2 headset, social media influencers like […]
VR Journey Takes You ‘Behind The Scenes’ Of The Universe
August 4, 2022 by Kyle Melnick
The Utility Room is a megalithic VR experience coming soon to PC VR headsets. The Utility Room is an upcoming VR experience that makes incredible use of scale to immerse you in a mind-bending journey that will take you across space to the edge of the Universe. There you’ll traverse a mysterious alien world inhabited […]
Among Us VR Beta Now Open For Sign-Ups
August 4, 2022 by Kyle Melnick
The full release is scheduled for Holiday 2022, but you may be able to play early if you move quickly. Among Us, the popular social deduction game that took gamers by storm back in 2020, is coming to VR headsets later this year, and based on what we know so far this could be the […]
AR Piano App For Quest Doesn’t Require An Actual Piano
August 3, 2022 by Kyle Melnick
PianoVision teaches you how to tickle the ivories in AR using your own two hands. Previously available in Early Access, PianoVision is now fully available on App Lab with exciting new features designed to help teach you the art of playing the piano. The robust music-learning app makes incredible use of the Quest’s Passthrough AR […]
Top 5 VR Worlds To Visit In Horizon Worlds – August 2022
August 3, 2022 by Kyle Melnick
Another month, another handful of incredible virtual worlds to explore. Since its launch last year on Meta Quest 2 headsets, Meta’s social VR metaverse Horizon Worlds, has grown exponentially with new games and worlds built by the community for the community. So far we’ve seen everything from VR dance clubs and restaurants to multiplayer shooter […]
Tower Tag Offers A Fresh Take On VR Esports
August 2, 2022 by Kyle Melnick
Grappling hook locomotion mechanics and room-scale technology help set this unique multiplayer shooter apart from the pack. In a market saturated by VR shooters, standing out from the pack has become increasingly difficult for smaller developers. That said, Tower Tag, a new multiplayer experience from VR Nerds Studios, appears to be up for the challenge. […]

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