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When Spatial emerged from stealth in late 2018, its vision of using mixed reality headsets to facilitate realistic “holographic” meetings seemed ahead of its time, if not overly ambitious given the limitations of existing technology. But as the coronavirus pandemic precluded in-person gatherings, enterprise-scale demand for virtual alternatives spiked, including…

Three areas that are primed for innovation in education. Grow Your Business, Not Your Inbox Stay informed and join our daily newsletter now! May 7, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Over the last decade, online education has grown significantly, especially for adult learners…

★ Featured Favorite: Synth Riders While Beat Saber tires out your wrists with constant swiping motions and other dance titles focus on exercise or striking "real" dance poses, Synth Riders offers an excellent, freestyling alternative. You'll need solid hand-eye coordination to move your hands to match the fast-paced choreographed levels,…

The Valve Index VR headset incorporates a number of innovations, one of which is the distinctive off-ear speakers instead of headphones or earbuds. of Valve shared the design and evolution of this unusual system in a deep dive into the elements of the Index headset. explains exactly what they were…

Source: Ready At Dawn Studios It's been a long time coming, but Echo VR is finally available on the Oculus Quest for everyone to try. During the open beta, Echo VR is available for free to all Oculus Quest players. Simply head to the Oculus Store and download the beta,…

Just last month, Wiz Khalifa released his latest EP "The Saga of Wiz Khalifa". Now he'll be hitting the stage in Los Angeles to perform songs from the new project as well as some of his biggest hits live, and you can score a front-row seat right at home. Khalifa…

Facebook's $2 billion bet on virtual reality has yet to pay off, but the company isn't giving up just yet: A lighter, more powerful version of the Oculus Quest headset is reportedly in the works.According to Bloomberg, Facebook has yet to settle on a final design and specs list for…

There is often no easy way to handle a difficult situation at work, but you can practice how you respond. Virtual reality tools, like tech startup Talespin's new training modules, are helping managers handle difficult conversations surrounding topics like layoffs at work. These skills won't be new for most people, but they…

Illustration: ValveHalf-Life: Alyx helped lead a large surge of new VR headsets being connected to Steam, according to data from Valve. However, the percentage of Steam users who own VR headsets is still hovering at around 1.9%.According to a recent hardware survey from Valve, the first since Alyx was released…

Finally, something real. Sort of. Image: HTC By Stan Schroeder2020-04-30 13:57:54 UTC Hundreds of millions of people are taking online meetings from home due to the coronavirus lockdowns. And now they can do it in virtual reality.  On Thursday, HTC announced its Vive Sync platform for business meetings in virtual…