Meta’s Oculus VR companion app gained ~2M downloads since Christmas

Consumers worldwide have downloaded Meta’s Oculus app, the mobile companion for Oculus VR devices including the Quest 2, roughly 2 million times globally since Christmas Day, according to new data from third-party app intelligence firms, Apptopia and Sensor Tower. Already, had been some indication that the Quest 2 was a popular holiday gift after the […]

The Quest 2 VR Headset Had A Hell Of A Good Holiday Season

Last holiday season the Quest 2 VR headset had gotten off to a rocky start, with reviewers praising the virtual reality headset’s tech, but panning its mandatory Facebook integration. This year, with the Facebook restrictions relaxed, Xbox and PlayStat…

UK’s antitrust watchdog orders Facebook to sell Giphy

In a significant push against big tech’s ability to maintain market dominance through sheer buying power, the UK’s competition watchdog has ordered Facebook (now Meta) to reverse its acquisition of animated GIF platform, Giphy — confirming the Financial Times‘ earlier reporting. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said its phase 2 investigation cemented its earlier […]

[VR]どんな狭い部屋にでも巨大ダンジョンを作り出す「traVRsal」ってゲームがすごい

「traVRsal」ってゲーム、すごい インディーズで個人制作のapp labの無料作品だからグラフィクとか大したことないけど求めていたVR体験がここにある VRゲームって仮想世界を自由に動き回れるというコンセプトでも実際は（部屋の広さの問題で）コントローラを使って移動したりテレポートしたりするだけ でもそれってテレ…

Resident Evil 4 Is Somehow Even Better In VR

Converting standard games into VR is rarely a recipe for greatness. Sure, a few fan mods have created fun ways to replay classic shooters like Quake in VR, but most 2D conversions don’t feel like a great way to experience the original game. Resident Ev…

Tencent shares its metaverse vision for the first time

How could Tencent not jump on the metaverse bandwagon when Facebook is hinging its future on the new buzzword? At this stage, Tencent’s approach seems more measured than Facebook’s $10 billion investment into its metaverse division. But any early hint from the Chinese social media and gaming giant will provide enough fodder for investor speculation. During […]

Immersed + Meta Quest(Oculus Quest) + Macbook Proで、文章やコードを書く

最近は、ImmersedというMeta Quest(Oculus Quest)で動くアプリを使ってプログラミングをしたり文章を書いたりしています。 ImmersedはOculus QuestなどのVR機器で動くアプリです。 リモートデスクトップ的にOculus QuestとPCを接続して、Oculus QuestをPCのディスプレイとして使えます。 必要な道具 Oculus Quest 2 Ocul…

Meta (Facebook) is buying Within, creators of the ‘Supernatural’ VR fitness app

A day after Facebook’s rebranding as Meta (and simultaneous and unceremonious dropping of the Oculus brand), the company announced that it is acquiring Within. The Los Angeles firm is the developer of Supernatural, a Beat Saber-style workout app, Supernatural has been one of the real success stories in virtual reality fitness, with movement-based high-impact cardio […]