Meta for Education gives educators access to Meta Quest devices using Meta Horizon-managed … [+] solutions, making it easy to deploy immersive VR educational experiences. Meta Virtual and mixed reality are transforming how students learn. From exploring the insides of a Roman battlefield and dissecting a human heart in 3D to walking on the surface…
Meta for Education is now out of beta, offering schools and universities an “end-to-end solution” for adopting VR & mixed reality via Quest headsets. Meta for Education is built on the Meta Horizon managed solutions (formerly Quest for Business) mass device management software stack, and the company says it enables educators to “access a range…
HTC’s new Viverse Worlds metaverse platform can run in VR via your web browser, thanks to WebXR. That means you can access it in VR on almost any headset without installing an app. Just navigate to the Viverse Worlds website and jump in. This makes Viverse Worlds unique compared to other popular VR metaverse platforms…
HTC has declared its Viverse platform will be the YouTube for VR content, but while it doesn’t support the Apple Vision Pro at the moment, users could one day turn to Viverse Worlds for new immersive experiences. Enjoying virtual reality experiences is a somewhat nonlinear experience. While Apple Vision Pro users can easily get…
Sony is permanently reducing the price of the PSVR2 this March, so it begs the question: is the PSVR2 worth buying in 2025? Dropping the price of admission to £399.99 / £399.99 / €449.99 is one of the least surprising things to happen in a fairly surprising couple of years for the PSVR2. With very…
Why are we still chasing the VR dream? Honestly, now. I don’t get it. I’ve been there since the very beginning of the modern virtual hype train, since the initial announcement and launch of the Oculus Rift and HTC’s Vive headset. I watched as Meta took over. I’ve been there, and scoffed at the countless…
February 28, 2025 3 min read A New Device Lets You Taste Things without Actually Eating Them This tiny instrument lets users taste things—without actually eating them—by releasing a combination of chemicals that reconstruct different tastes. But replicating associated smells and textures will take some time By Gayoung Lee edited by Andrea Thompson A new…
Imagine you are video chatting with a distant friend who is eating lunch, and your pal’s sandwich looks delicious. What if you could ask your friend to dip a sensor into the meal, and give you a taste? Remote snacking has moved a bit closer to virtual reality. In a paper on Friday in the…
Xbox co-creator Seamus Blackley is not surprised by the struggles of the PSVR 2. The PS5 is outselling the Xbox Series X, but not every risk Sony PlayStation has taken has paid off. In a recent podcast, Blackley explained why console-based VR gaming has yet to find complete acceptance.
China-based Play for Dream, the company building a Vision Pro-like standalone MR headset, says it expects to adopt Android XR as its standalone operating system. The Play for Dream MR headset has been called a “Vision Pro knock-off,” given its close aesthetic similarity to Apple’s headset. But people who have tried it say it’s more…