Virtual & Augmented Reality news

Let’s say we have a venn diagram with two circles: Pokémon Go players and Amazon Prime members. If you fall in the middle, congrats! Here’s 30 pokéballs.
Niantic’s flagship Pokémon Go app has partnered with Prime Gaming and Prime Student to release bonus item bundles every two weeks. Starting today, Amazon Prime subscribers can visit Prime Gaming’s Pokémon Go page to claim this fortnight’s bonus. Once you log in to Prime, you’ll get

Welcome to The Real World: Metaverse Edition.Earlier this week, virtual production studio Dark Slope, developer of the mixed reality game The Bogey Ogre, announced that it has partnered with Canadian production company Insight Productions to develop a new form of “experiential television” that will blend metaverse technology with the reality TV genre.
The ‘Hyperreality Initiative,’ as it’s referred to by Dark Slope, will utilize the new Unreal Engine 5 game engine t

Apple's board of directors reportedly tried out its upcoming AR / VR headset  The VergeApple shows AR/VR headset to its board in sign of progress on project  AdAge.comApple's AR/VR Headset Nearing Completion as Board Gets Demo  MacRumorsApple Showed AR, VR Headset to Company's Board, Report Says  CNETApple (AAPL) reportedly showed upcoming AR/VR headset to its board  ShacknewsView Full Coverage on Google News

Camp K12 is helping educate the next generation of VR, AR, and metaverse creators.It seems as though every industry is investing in the growing metaverse trend. Nike successfully launched Nikeland, Mcdonald’s is dropping hints regarding a potential metaverse restaurant, and banks are investing in digital twins. Even the military is creating their own Metaverse experience. Adding to that growing list of immersive social experiences is Hatch Kids from the ed-tech startup Camp K12. Hatch

VR ice hockey training company Sense Arena announced that it’s closed a $3 million investment round, something the startup says will be used to support continued development on its ice hockey training platform as well as expand to new sports.The funding round was led by J&T Ventures, and includes previous backers Miton and SYNER. According to Crunchbase, this brings the company’s overall outside investment to just over $5 million.
Founded in 2017, the Prague-based company has alr

A new squad-based online battle game called World of Mechs is coming exclusively to Meta Quest 2 on May 26th, and it’s promising a bevy of mechs to pilot.Developed by Studio 369 and funded by Meta’s Grant Program, World of Mechs lets you choose from 32 different mechs for online team battles that pits you against teams of four. The game is also said to include five maps, four multiplayer modes, and a 20-mission single player campaign.
The developers say the game will includ