2017–2026

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October 2026

1. 27 OctEXCLUSIVE preview of KAT Walk C3 Ultra: a fun VR treadmill
2. 26 OctThe XR Week Peek (2026.10.26): RDJ becomes Snap’s Chief Experience Officer, Samsung glasses have been leaked, and more!
3. 22 OctThe Vector Gear aims to be the VR makers’ dream open headset
4. 20 OctAlibaba N1 Pro brings eye tracking to smartglasses
5. 19 OctThe XR Week Peek (2026.10.19): Valve discontinues the Index and may be working on an OLED Frame… and more!
6. 14 OctCleanbox Nano and Mini make headsets (and glasses!) sanitization portable
7. 12 OctThe XR Week Peek (2026.10.12): XREAL Aura costs $1,279, everyone is in love with Titanfall 2 VR, and more!
8. 8 OctSmartglasses represent a new opportunity for devs, but are unripe
9. 5 OctThe XR Week Peek (2026.10.05): Samsung glasses get FCC clearance, Snap opens SPECS pop-up store, and more!
10. 1 OctMy take on Meta VR Glasses

September 2026

1. 28 SepThe XR Week Peek (2026.09.27): Meta launches VR Glasses, Apple may be working on a new AVP, and more!
2. 25 SepMy exciting and embarrassing interview with Boz
3. 24 SepMy point of view about the Meta Connect 2026 keynote
4. 22 SepMy predictions for Meta Connect 2026
5. 21 SepThe XR Week Peek (2026.09.21): Steam Frame launched for $1,059, Snap shows use cases for SPECS, and more!
6. 16 SepSnap unveils new details about Specs: Use cases, AI assistant, enterprise support, cellular connectivity
7. 14 SepSteam Frame starts from $1,059/€1,049
8. 14 SepThe XR Week Peek (2026.09.14): Steam Frame is launching, Meta Phoenix has been leaked, and more!
9. 10 SepRayNeo iO Smart Glasses full review: a strong focus on audio
10. 7 SepThe XR Week Peek (2026.09.07): Steam Frame is getting a passthrough add-on, GPT-6 democratizes the creation of 3D content, and more!
11. 4 SepRayNeo iO Smart Glasses hands-on impressions
12. 1 SepYou can now try Quest3’s 207Hz smooth framerate with The Unity Cube!

August 2026

1. 31 AugThe XR Week Peek (2026.08.31): VR was featured in GTA VI trailer, Quest 3 got a framerate boost, and more!
2. 27 AugXREAL Aura impressions: very interesting AR glasses
3. 24 AugThe XR Week Peek (2026.08.24): Pico teases the launch of the Space Pro, Steam Frame videos leaked, and more!
4. 19 AugHands-on: Immersix may revolutionize eye tracking with its accuracy
5. 17 AugThe XR Week Peek (2026.08.17): VR Games Showcase, the pressure on smartglasses, and more!
6. 15 Aug10 years of The Ghost Howls
7. 13 AugOxford Optical Labs aims to make varifocal headsets possible
8. 10 AugThe XR Week Peek (2026.10.08): New rumors on Steam Frame, new VR mods, and more!
9. 6 AugRaven Prism are the glasses that care the most about privacy
10. 3 AugThe XR Week Peek (2026.08.03): SPECS’s specs to be unveiled in September, Altspace VR is being rebooted, and more!

July 2026

1. 30 JulHands-on Canon’s $20K headset and very small MR prototype
2. 27 JulThe XR Week Peek (2026.07.27): AI-coded mods are bringing new content to PCVR, Samsung unveils new glasses, and more!
3. 23 JulRadiant Images offers a portable system to record Gaussian Splat videos
4. 21 JulAndroid XR prototype glasses hands-on: the usual great UX from Google
5. 20 JulThe XR Week Peek (2026.07.20): Smartglasses have a privacy issue, Lenovo lays off XR business unit, and more!
6. 16 JulInterview with Jeff Baz, the man who made 80,000+ people play with VR
7. 13 JulLenovo laid off its XR business unit to focus on AI and wearables
8. 12 JulThe XR Week Peek (2026.07.12): Meta teases VR announcements at Connect, Steam features “Great On Frame” section, and more!
9. 10 JulPrehension lets you easily implement gestures in your VR games
10. 8 JulMeta hints at VR announcements for Connect, but this won’t stop the Winter
11. 6 JulThe XR Week Peek (2026.07.06): Samsung smartglasses leaked, Meta introduces a subscription for its glasses, and more!
12. 3 JulThe pain of innovation for tech corporates

June 2026

1. 30 JunThe XR Week Peek (2026.06.30): Steam Machine costs $1050, Meta launches its cheap smartglasses, and more!
2. 22 JunThe XR Week Peek (2026.06.22): Snap unveils Specs, Steam Frame is launching soon, and more!
3. 19 JunbHaptics TactGlove can provide great touch sensations in VR
4. 18 JunLumus’s new waveguides enable 70° FOV thin glasses
5. 17 JunSnap unveils Specs: exclusive interview with the company, and some insights from the show floor
6. 15 JunA short visit with a lot of fun at REK
7. 15 JunThe XR Week Peek (2026.06.14): Apple announces updates to VisionOS, Pico Project Swan was leaked, and more!
8. 10 JunThe best features of all the smart glasses I tried in China
9. 8 JunThe XR Week Peek (2026.06.07): Steam Frame releases this summer, Meta silently releases a facial recognition system, and more!
10. 4 JunA visit to Huawei R&D Campus and some crazy tests with Huawei AI Glasses
11. 2 JunSee you at AWE USA 2026!
12. 1 JunThe XR Week Peek (2026.06.01): Apple wants to conquer the eyewear market, Meta plans to launch 4 smartglasses, and more!

May 2026

1. 28 MayAn exclusive preview of 5 companies exhibiting at AWE USA 2026
2. 26 MayHuawei AI Glasses hands-on: exclusive impressions from my hands-on in China
3. 25 MayThe XR Week Peek (2026.05.25): Google shows its glasses, Snap Specs may cost $2500, and more!
4. 21 MayHands-on: Xvisio’s HoloLens substitutes may be what companies are looking for
5. 20 MayDPVR aims at making PC MR small and performant with Project Titan
6. 18 MayThe XR Week Peek (2026.05.18): Meta announces Connect, Samsung may unveil its glasses in July, and more!
7. 15 MayGravityXR’s reverse passthrough put my eyes on a headset
8. 14 MayMay I have just randomly found in China a potential substitute for the HoloLens?
9. 13 MayThe smallest VR headset I’ve ever tried: hands-on with GravityXR
10. 11 MayThe XR Week Peek (2026.05.11): We may know more about Android glasses soon, Valve prepares to ship its hardware, and more!
11. 7 MayOpenXR OSX lets you play PCVR games on Mac
12. 4 MayThe XR Week Peek (2026.04.05): Valve launches the Steam Controller, the Samsung glasses have been leaked, and more!

April 2026

1. 30 AprBraindance VR’s volumetric videos may be a revolution for adult entertainment (and beyond)
2. 27 AprThe XR Week Peek (2026.04.27): Steam Frame is approaching its launch, Samsung is working on new glasses, and more!
3. 23 AprMeta AI Agentic Workflow for WebXR development: how to get started and hands-on impressions
4. 21 AprThe XR Week Peek (2026.04.21): Quest prices increase, Huawei launches its AI glasses, and more!
5. 20 Apr4 Chinese companies give us insights about XR in China
6. 15 AprFirst Look: Pimax Dream Air Lighthouse hands-on impressions
7. 13 AprThe XR Week Peek (2026.04.13): Android XR adds autospatialization of 2D apps, Meta announces new AI for glasses, and more!
8. 9 AprThe other M-word
9. 7 AprThe XR Week Peek (2026.04.07): Rec Room shuts down, Meta launches two new glasses, and more!
10. 1 AprJoin the VR funeral event to celebrate the end of the metaverse [APRIL FOOLS’ POST]

March 2026

1. 31 MarRec Room shuts down, and some of its assets have allegedly been acquired by Snap
2. 30 MarThe XR Week Peek (2026.03.30): Meta to launch two new smartglasses, the metaverse dies again and again, and much more!
3. 26 MarReebok by Lucyd Octane smartglasses review: good glasses to have a run with
4. 23 MarThe XR Week Peek (2026.03.23): Meta almost shuts down Horizon Worlds VR, NVIDIA had its GTC conference, and more!
5. 19 Mar2Sync hands-on: true mixed reality that adapts to your real environment
6. 16 MarThe XR Week Peek (2026.03.16): Lynx is liquidating, Meta talks about the VR market at GDC, and more!
7. 12 MarThe same things, always the same things
8. 10 MarThe XR Week Peek (2026.03.11): Meta sued for the Ray-Ban Meta scandal, Steam Frame is now “coming soon”, and more!
9. 9 MarHTC reassures us it is still very active in the XR business
10. 3 MarThe XR Week Peek (2026.03.03): Pico teases Project Swan headset, The8thWall goes opensource, and more!
11. 2 MarPico teases its new Vision-Pro-like headset and operating system

February 2026

1. 26 FebFrom Experiment to Medium – How Passthrough AR Is Reshaping Adult Content
2. 23 FebThe XR Week Peek (2026.02.24): Apple is accelerating glasses development, Pico may detail its headset at GDC, and more!
3. 17 FebThe XR Week Peek (2026.02.17): Meta smartglasses sold 7M units, Boz says glasses are having retention, and more!
4. 12 FebHands-on with Scentient: feel the perfume of VR!
5. 9 FebThe XR Week Peek (2026.02.09): Valve delays Steam Frame, Meta confirms work on two headsets, and more!
6. 5 FebHands-on: 220° FOV optical system by Hypervision
7. 2 FebThe XR Week Peek (2026.02.02): Meta confirms the work on new headsets, Google Genie builds worlds with AI, and more!

January 2026

1. 26 JanThe XR Week Peek (2026.01.26): Boz talks about the layoffs, Lynx unveils R2 headset, and more!
2. 20 JanThe XR Week Peek (2026.01.20): Meta performs layoffs in VR but doubles down on smartglasses, and more!
3. 19 JanThe Meta layoffs, the VR Winter, the XR outlook
4. 12 JanThe XR Week Peek (2026.01.12): A Special Edition with the best XR news from CES 2026!
5. 6 JanThe XR Week Peek (2026.01.06): Best of 2025, and opensource headset, and more!

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December 2025

1. 24 DecHappy XR Holidays 2025!
2. 23 DecXPANCEO showcased smart contact lenses with wireless power
3. 22 DecThe XR Week Peek (2025.12.22): Meta cancels 3rd party headsets, Ready Player Me sold to Netflix, and more!
4. 17 DecTCL RayNeo X3 Pro review: very advanced smartglasses, for a price
5. 16 DecPimax Crystal Super Hands-On: a really super visual experience
6. 15 DecThe XR Week Peek (2025.12.15): Google unveils Likeness and showcases Project Aura, Quest had a successful Black Friday, and more!
7. 12 DecYoubiquo: an enterprise VR headset made in Italy
8. 11 DecSkyjetVR hands-on: a virtual jetpack for families
9. 10 DecNeural Balance Innovations took control of my body and canceled my motion sickness
10. 9 DecUnitedXR Europe Day 1: Vive Eagle glasses hands-on, and the Zoo Of The Future
11. 8 DecThe XR Week Peek (2025.12.08): Meta disinvests in MR but is still committed for the future, and more!
12. 5 DecWe Won a Meta Horizon Award! Here Are 16 Lessons We Learned
13. 2 DecA preview of United XR Europe: a VR jetpack, super-wide-FOV VR, smart contact lenses, and more!
14. 1 DecThe XR Week Peek (2025.12.01): Pico to launch a Vision Pro competitor in 2026, Cyber Monday’s XR deals are here, and more!

November 2025

1. 26 NovHow I succeeded at Slush as an XR entrepreneur
2. 24 NovThe XR Week Peek (2025.11.24): Hyperscape spaces become multiplayer, The 8th Wall shuts down, and more!
3. 19 NovMy hands-on sessions at MatchXR: Obers’s cheap VR treadmill, NOKIA audio innovations, and more!
4. 18 NovRokid launches stylish glasses in collaboration with Bolon (but only in China for now)
5. 17 NovThe XR Week Peek (2025.11.17): Valve launches Steam Frame, Samsung to train 20,000 employees with Galaxy XR, and more!
6. 12 NovSteam Frame may be great, but it may not be a game changer for XR
7. 10 NovThe XR Week Peek (2025.11.10): Some real numbers on the Quest Store, people are hyping the 12th of November, and more!
8. 6 NovNext Reality Festival: hands-on with Peak Rhythm and Unhome
9. 3 NovThe XR Week Peek (2025.11.03): Google partners with Magic Leap, Meta had an internal restructuring, and more!

October 2025

1. 27 OctThe XR Week Peek (2025.10.27): Samsung releases Galaxy XR, Apple the M5 Vision Pro, and more!
2. 22 OctThe 9 most important takeaways from today’s Galaxy XR event
3. 21 OctThe XR Week Peek (2025.10.21): Samsung launches its headset tomorrow, Apple refreshes the Vision Pro, and more!
4. 16 OctThe new M5 Vision Pro is boring, but it may be the right move for Apple
5. 13 OctThe XR Week Peek (2025.10.13): Valve is ramping up the production of Steam Frame, Apple is prioritizing smartglasses, and more!
6. 8 OctBen Lang gives us great lessons about XR journalism, marketing, and technology
7. 6 OctThe XR Week Peek (2025.10.06): Meta launches its display glasses, Apple prepares to launch a refresh of AVP, and more!

September 2025

1. 30 SepThe XR Week Peek (2025.09.30): Meta bets on Horizon Worlds on mobile, Meta opens physical stores, and more!
2. 29 SepMeta Horizon Hyperscape Capture review: an impressive way to capture and teleport to places
3. 25 SepQuick hands-on impressions from Connect: Deadpool VR, Star Wars, and more!
4. 23 SepMeta Connect: useful advice for attendees
5. 22 SepThe XR Week Peek (2025.09.22): A big summary of Meta Connect, Snap and Apple’s glasses update, and more!
6. 19 SepMeta announces Meta Wearables Device Access Toolkit
7. 18 SepRay-Ban Meta Display hands-on: a step forward towards AR glasses
8. 16 SepMy predictions for Meta Connect 2025
9. 15 SepThe XR Week Peek (2025.09.15): Amazon plans to launch its smartglasses, Nintendo Virtual Boy is back, and more!
10. 11 SepPlay For Dream hands-on: an MR headset with potential
11. 9 SepThe XR Week Peek (2025.09.09): Apple may launch Vision Air in 2027, Valve headset may be called “Steam Frame”, and more!
12. 8 SepSee you for the first time at Meta Connect!
13. 4 SepVR Headsets sanitization machines hands-on: Uvisan VRProXS and Cleanbox CX1
14. 2 SepThe XR Week Peek (2025.09.02): Meta may release an SDK for glasses, Samsung may launch Moohan in October, and more!
15. 1 SepVivo Vision hands-on: a good, cheaper clone of the Apple Vision Pro

August 2025

1. 28 AugBig interview with Kyle Riesenbeck about Upload VR, the XR space, the “good old days”, and more!
2. 24 AugThe XR Week Peek (2025.08.24): Vivo announces in-store demos of its headset, preorders for Oakly Meta glasses are open, and more!
3. 21 AugWhy we don’t have the “killer app” of mixed reality
4. 19 AugThe XR Week Peek (2025.08.19): Meta prototype headsets show the future of VR, Meta Celeste may cost $800, and more!
5. 15 Aug9 Years Of The Ghost Howls!
6. 11 AugThe XR Week Peek (2025.08.11): Genie 3 shows a new way of doing 3D experiences, Meta adds new AI features to Horizon Worlds, and more!
7. 5 AugThe XR Week Peek (2025.08.05): Ray-Ban Meta tripled their sales, Brilliant Labs launches Halo glasses, and more!

July 2025

1. 31 JulBrilliant Labs launches Halo: AI smartglasses that last all day
2. 30 JulMy thoughts on AI in my XR job – Part 2: AI & XR
3. 28 JulThe XR Week Peek (2025.07.28): New upcoming features on Quest unveiled, Brilliant Labs to launch its new smartglasses, and more!
4. 24 JulGixel comes out of stealth with a new type of AR optical engine
5. 22 JulXiaomi AI Glasses hands-on: a promising first-gen product
6. 21 JulThe XR Week Peek (2025.07.21): Bytedance may be working on an MR headset, HTC teases a new product, and more!
7. 16 JulAn insightful interview with the Animal Company team
8. 14 JulThe XR Week Peek (2025.07.14): XPANCEO becomes a unicorn, Upload delivers another Showcase, and more!
9. 10 JulMy thoughts on AI in my XR job – Part 1: Development
10. 8 JulHands-on: DreamPark brings the AR fun to the streets
11. 7 JulThe XR Week Peek (2025.07.07): HMS announces its enterprise AR headset, new leaks on Meta Celeste, and more!
12. 2 JulThe Ghost Howls’s XR Week Peek (2025.07.01): Apple XR strategy leaked, Visor headset shipped to early reviewers, and more!

June 2025

1. 25 JunHands-on with Lumus waveguides
2. 24 JunHands-on LetinAR optical system
3. 22 JunThe XR Week Peek (2025.06.22): Meta launches glasses with Oakley, Meta Quest 3S XBOX leaked, and more!
4. 20 JunHands-on: Prophesee enables eye tracking with very low power consumption
5. 19 JunA quick interview to Philip Rosedale about the metaverse, MR, and AI
6. 18 JunI did Bungee Jumping in VR and it was crazy fun
7. 17 JunThe XR Week Peek (2025.06.16): Meta and Oakley to release glasses on Friday, Snap to launch Specs in 2026, and more!
8. 13 JunXelerateVR hands-on: the most reactive VR treadmill I’ve tried
9. 12 JunGoogle to release development tools for Android XR glasses later this year
10. 11 JunInfinadeck first impressions: hands-on the treadmill from Ready Player One
11. 11 JunAWE Day 1: Snap announces new glasses for 2026, Qualcomm announces AR1+ chipset
12. 9 JunThe XR Week Peek (2025.06.09): Apple announces a lot of visionOS updates, Meta may release a lightweight headset, and more!
13. 5 JunMy interview with Play For Dream about their headset, Android XR, enterprise licensing, China, and more!
14. 2 JunThe XR Week Peek (2025.06.02): Anduril and Meta become partners, MIXED magazine closes, and much more!

May 2025

1. 27 MayThe XR Week Peek (2025.05.27): Meta overhauls the Quest UI, Apple may launch its glasses in 2026, and more!
2. 26 MayMy problems with Quest in China, and how I overcame them
3. 21 MayThe XR Week Peek (2025.05.21): Google teases its smartglasses, Valve Deckard gets an unexpected leak, and more!
4. 19 MayPimax Dream Air preview: a promising headset
5. 18 MayUnity Multiplayer Play Mode & VR: why you must use it… and some life-saving tips!
6. 17 MayUdexreal UDCAP hands-on: very thin tracking gloves for VR
7. 15 MayHands-on: Bear Sunny transition lenses for AR glasses
8. 14 MayA day at Pimax: hands-on Pimax Crystal Super (again) and a quick view at Dream Air prototypes
9. 13 MayThe XR Week Peek (2025.05.13): Ray-Ban Meta 2 may come in 2026, Pimax announces Dream Air SE, and more!
10. 6 MayAn update on me, my blog, my trips to China and the US
11. 5 MayThe XR Week Peek (2025.05.05): Meta Quest’s disappointing sales, passthrough apps now on the Horizon Store, and more!

April 2025

1. 30 AprThe XR Week Peek (2025.04.30): Meta keeps evolving Ray-Ban Meta, Quest 3S refurbished are sold for $270, and more!
2. 21 AprThe XR Week Peek (2025.04.21): Apple Vision Pro 2 battery cable leaked, NVIDIA launched RTX 5060 graphics cards, and more!
3. 15 AprThe XR Week Peek (2025.04.15): Tariffs may be lifted on XR headsets, Vision Pro 2 may be in production, and more!
4. 14 AprCynthia Tan talks about the XR ecosystem in China and the VR AR Expo China
5. 8 AprThe XR Week Peek (2025.04.08): Meta’s upcoming smartglasses may cost $1400, the worries for US tariffs, and more!
6. 3 AprInterview with Ori Inbar about AWE, investments in VR, and more!
7. 1 AprThe breaking news round-up: Decagear launches today, Pimax announces new headsets, and more! [APRIL FOOL’S]

March 2025

1. 31 MarThe XR Week Peek (2025.03.31): Samsung may launch XR glasses this year, Vivo announces Vision headset, and more!
2. 26 MarThe XR Week Peek (2025.03.25): Bigscreen Beyond 2 is a hit, new reports on Valve Deckard, and more!
3. 18 MarThe XR Week Peek (2025.03.18): Niantic sells Pokemon Go, Meta released passthrough APIs, and more!
4. 17 MarHow to start developing with camera access for Meta Quest 3 on Unity 6
5. 13 MarSmartglasses: my experience at CES and the road to AR glasses
6. 11 MarThe XR Week Peek (2025.03.11): Samsung headset may launch in Q3, Animal Company is the most grossing game on the store, and more!
7. 6 MarFewer, better, stronger
8. 4 MarThe XR Week Peek (2025.03.04): Valve Deckard may cost $1200, PSVR 2 price has been slashed, and more!
9. 3 MarPicotionAI: Playing Pictionary with mixed reality, camera access, and artificial intelligence

February 2025

1. 25 FebThe XR Week Peek (2025.02.25): Niantic may sell Pokemon Go, Meta announces $50M creator fund for Horizon Worlds, and more!
2. 20 FebCES 25: Optix’s incredible definition, Brelyon multifocal display, and LG’s true 3D display
3. 18 FebThe XR Week Peek (2025.02.18): Ray-Ban Meta sold 2M devices, Meta may be working on humanoid robots, and more!
4. 17 FebAfference hands-on: a ring giving magical haptic sensations
5. 10 FebThe XR Week Peek (2025.02.10): The Meta Quest Store is in a transition phase, Apple may integrate PSVR 2 controllers, and more!
6. 7 FebAndroid XR will allow camera access like on the phone
7. 6 FebThe XR Week Peek (2025.02.04): Meta had a record Q4 2024, Apple still finding its way to AR glasses, and more!

January 2025

1. 29 JanThe XR Week Peek (2025.01.29): Google acquires HTC engineers, Meta plans to release Oakley smartglasses, and more!
2. 21 JanThe XR Week Peek (2025.01.21): The XR autumn continues, Windows 11 update kills WMR, and more!
3. 20 JanRoto VR hands-on: make your chair rotate in VR!
4. 15 JanThe XR Week Peek (2025.01.15): Many XR devices were at CES, Quest 3S is the most sold console of 2024, and more!
5. 13 JanCES 25: Shiftall Mega Hands-on: MeganeX Superlight 8K headset, GripVR, and FlipVR controllers!
6. 10 JanCES 25: Hands-on Ray-Ban Meta and its experimental AI features
7. 9 JanCES 25: Attention Labs and 2Pi showed me the future of VR for audio and video
8. 8 JanCES 25: hands on with Pimax Crystal Super and the 60G Airlink
9. 7 JanCES 25: Sony announces XYN headset, and I went hands-on with the sister model
10. 5 JanThe XR Week Peek (2025.01.05): Vivo to launch a mixed reality headset, VR usage on Steam on the rise, and more!
11. 3 JanWhat’s the future of SteamVR tracking?

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December 2024

1. 31 DecThe XR Week Peek (2024.12.31): Meta Quest headsets got bricked, Pimax launches new headset, and more!
2. 30 DecAn objective analysis of XR in 2024
3. 24 DecHappy Winter Holidays 2024!
4. 23 DecThe XR Week Peek (2024.12.23): Meta prepares to face the competition, Niantic works on Spatial Intelligence, and more!
5. 19 DecShould you attend XR events? Pros and cons of going to exhibitions
6. 17 DecParty Versus cracks the formula for social mixed reality gaming and is out now
7. 16 DecThe XR Week Peek (2024.12.16): Android XR announced, Samsung headset showcased, and more!
8. 14 DecAll you need to know about Android XR
9. 12 DecPimax Crystal Light Pro: a thorough review
10. 11 DecThe dream comes true: I’m going to CES 2025!
11. 10 DecThe XR Week Peek (2024.10.12): AI models generate 3D scenes, Samsung may unveil its smartglasses in January, and more!
12. 9 DecVisual Positioning Systems: what they are, best use cases, and how they technically work
13. 6 DecVive Focus Vision and Viverse hands-on: two solutions for businesses
14. 2 DecThe XR Week Peek (2024.12.02): Valve Roy Controllers 3D models’ leak, Black Friday VR deals, and more!

November 2024

1. 26 NovThe XR Week Peek (2024.11.26): Valve Roy controller leaked, VR Black Friday deals, and more!
2. 25 NovHands-on: Varjo Teleport is a comprehensive tool for scanning environments, and it is out now
3. 21 NovHands-on: Varjo XR-4 Focal Edition takes passthrough to the next level
4. 19 NovThe XR Week Peek (2024.11.19): Meta announces Project Aria research kits, a wave of Chinese smartglasses is coming, and more!
5. 14 NovAWE misc hands-ons: Surreal Controllers, Scentient, Senmag Robotics, and more!
6. 12 NovThe XR Week Peek (2024.11.12): Smartglasses are on the rise, Meta cuts funding to games, and more!
7. 11 NovMeta should improve its Store to support more its developers
8. 7 NovGracia moving volumetric scenes hands-on: I’m impressed
9. 5 NovThe XR Week Peek (2024.11.05): Google Play Store is preparing for XR, Meta Reality Labs financials released, and more!
10. 4 NovSnap Spectacles 5 hands-on: a nice devkit towards a brighter future
11. 1 NovMy experience at AWE Europe and a comparison with the US chapter

October 2024

1. 31 OctXPANCEO smart contact lenses hands-on: AR prototypes from the future
2. 30 OctAWE EU – MeganeX Superlight 8K hands-on: impressive resolution but at a price
3. 29 OctThe XR Week Peek (2024.10.29): Batman Arkham Shadow had a stellar launch, Apple is halting production of Vision Pro, and more!
4. 28 OctMeta Quest 3S review: the way to go for mainstream MR
5. 22 OctThe XR Week Peek (2024.10.22): Quest 3S has been launched, Ray-Ban Meta shows consumer appeal, and more!
6. 21 OctHow to disable the automatic start of Meta Quest Link to transfer files to your PC
7. 18 OctA chat with Grigore Burdea about the past, the present, and the future of VR
8. 17 OctGracia on Quest 3 review: a promising volumetric content platform
9. 15 OctThe XR Week Peek (2024.10.15): Meta Avalanche cloud rendering appears on the store, cheaper Apple Vision may cost $2000, and more!
10. 9 OctMeta Hyperscape hands-on: a wonderful glimpse of the future
11. 8 OctThe XR Week Peek (2024.10.08): Windows 11 update bricks WMR headsets, PSVR 2 becomes the 9th most used HMD on Steam, and more!
12. 1 OctThe XR Week Peek (2024.10.01): Meta Connect 2024, Apple Vision Pro refresh, and much more!

September 2024

1. 30 SepA strategical analysis of the news from Meta Connect 2024
2. 25 SepThe 5 main XR highlights from Meta Connect 2024
3. 24 SepMy predictions for Meta Connect 2024
4. 23 SepThe XR Week Peek (2024.09.23): Quest 3S may cost $299, Meta and Luxottica to partner until 2030, and more!
5. 17 SepMy perception of the XR landscape in China in 2024
6. 16 SepThe XR Week Peek (2024.09.16): New leaks on Quest 3S, iPhone 16 can shoot spatial videos, and more!
7. 11 SepPico Motion Trackers first impressions: a potential game changer
8. 9 SepThe XR Week Peek (2024.09.10): Pico launched 4 Ultra in Europe and Asia, Vive is teasing a new headset, and more!
9. 4 SepThe importance of aligning everything you do in your VR career to your goals
10. 2 SepThe XR Week Peek (2024.09.02): Meta shuts down Spark AR, Meta may be working on “Puffin” prototype, and more!

August 2024

1. 30 AugHow to do an AI assistant with passthrough camera access on Quest
2. 27 AugThe XR Week Peek (2024.08.27): App Lab apps migrated to Meta Store, Quest Pro 2 canceled, and more!
3. 20 AugThe XR Week Peek (2024.08.20): The VR Games Showcase hosted many VR games news, Pico has launched Pico 4 Ultra in China, and more!
4. 20 AugPico launched Pico 4 Ultra in China: discover all you need to know and my first hands-on impressions!
5. 15 Aug8 years of the (Maybe) Best VR Blog!
6. 13 AugThe XR Week Peek (2024.08.13): Pico to launch a new headset on August, 20th, Microsoft may be back to XR, and more!
7. 8 AugKiwi Design RGB Vertical Charging Stand for Quest review
8. 7 AugI’ll be back to China!
9. 6 AugThe XR Week Peek (2024.08.06): PSVR 2 sales skyrocket after the price slash, Meta reports revenue growth, and more!
10. 2 AugHow to prepare your App Lab app for the Meta Quest Horizon Store

July 2024

1. 30 JulThe XR Week Peek (2024.07.30): HTC teases a new headset, Quest 3s picture leaked, and more (+ giveaways)!
2. 25 JulStartups, innovation, and the transitional moment of XR
3. 22 JulThe XR Week Peek (2024.07.22): Meta may launch Quest 4 in 2026, Samsung may distribute devkits in October, and more!
4. 18 JulSomnium VR1 hands-on: a high-res headset for simulators
5. 16 JulThe XR Week Peek (2024.07.16): Samsung to reveal its headset this year, IDC says XR market has plummeted, and more!
6. 15 JulSomnium Connect and my hands-on with Teslasuit
7. 11 JulHands-on Distance Technologies: promising glasses-free AR, at an early stage
8. 9 JulThe XR Week Peek (2024.07.09): App Lab is merging with Quest Store, Lynx complains about the EU fundraising scene, and more!
9. 8 JulHands-on the Pimax Crystal Light at Pimax Global Roadshow London 2024
10. 5 JulHow to be a good mentor at an XR hackathon
11. 4 Jul4 Amazing pieces of advice for VR indie management by Daniel Sproll
12. 2 JulThe XR Week Peek (2024.07.02): Upload VR Summer Showcase, Meta Quest’s movable windows, and more!

June 2024

1. 27 JunAWE: Doublepoint transforms your smartwatch into a mouse for XR
2. 25 JunThe XR Week Peek (2024.06.25): Apple is working on a cheaper Vision Pro, Meta reorganizes Reality Labs, and more!
3. 24 JunAWE: Ultraleap’s event cameras may be the future of hand tracking
4. 21 JunAWE: Hands-on Logitech stylus for Quest, Petaray lightfield AR, and Spacebar Arcade!
5. 20 JunAWE: Hands-on haptic gloves HaptX, a test of Varjo Teleport, and Palmer Luckey’s announcement!
6. 19 JunAWE: Hands-on Freeaim walking shoes, some pictures of WEART new gloves… and a selfie with a giant chicken!
7. 17 JunThe XR Week Peek (2024.06.17): Vision OS 2 to bring amazing features, LG interrupts the partnership with Meta, and more!
8. 17 JunSome pieces of advice to get your best from AWE (or other events about VR)
9. 16 JunSandbox VR’s Squid Game Review
10. 13 JunVOY may have solved the problem of prescription lenses in public settings
11. 11 JunThe XR Week Peek (2024.06.11): Apple announces Vision OS 2, Meta fixes passthrough on Quest 3, and more!
12. 10 JunApple Vision Pro Hands-On: Very Good In Some Aspects, A Bit Bad In Others
13. 6 JunAn opensource plugin lets you interact with real objects in mixed reality
14. 4 JunThe XR Week Peek (2024.06.04): Sony launches the PlayStation VR PC adapter, the name Quest 3S gets leaked again, and much more!

May 2024

1. 28 MayThe XR Week Peek (2024.05.28): Meta and LG’s partnership gets in trouble, new leaks on Meta Quest 3s, and more!
2. 21 MayThe XR Week Peek (2024.05.21): Google didn’t announce Android XR at I/O, Quest gets Travel Mode, and more!
3. 17 MayLet’s meet at some of my next XR events!
4. 16 MayHow to make mixed reality demos that merge real and virtual worlds
5. 14 MayThe XR Week Peek (2024.05.14): New rumors on the Vision Pro 2, Ultraleap Hyperion, and much more!
6. 13 MayThe quest for visibility on Quest Store: how the search updates affected App Lab downloads
7. 10 MayCOLD VR Demo review: a promising adrenaline action game
8. 7 MayThe XR Week Peek (2024.05.07): Apple Vision Pro is used by Fortune 100 companies, its cheaper version may come in 2025, and more!
9. 6 MayCrazy XR devices that will blow away your mind – Episode 2
10. 2 MayThe transition between Quest 2 and Quest 3
11. 1 MayThe XR Week Peek (2024.04.30): Apple Vision Pro sales decrease, Meta creates hype for its AR glasses, and more!

April 2024

1. 30 AprMy ten years in immersive realities
2. 29 AprXPANCEO takes us inside its lab where it makes smart contact lenses
3. 28 AprMax Mustard review: a very cool VR platformer
4. 23 AprThe XR Week Peek (2024.04.23): Meta opens up its ecosystem, Pimax launches new headsets, and more!
5. 22 AprAnalysis: Meta opens up its walled garden to become the Android of XR
6. 18 AprInterview with Ekto VR about its magical shoes to walk in VR
7. 17 AprWhat to do after you have lost your VR job
8. 16 AprThe XR Week Peek (2024.04.16): Google promises “AR Announcements”, first details found on Gabe Newell’s BCI startup, and more!
9. 15 AprSocial AR: how to design a gathering in mixed reality (e.g. with Spatial Personas)
10. 12 AprEnvironment understanding for mixed reality: why it is important and why it should improve
11. 9 AprThe XR Week Peek (2024.04.09): Apple releases Spatial Personas, Meta is working on Augments, and more!
12. 5 AprHow to make an Augmented Virtuality app for Quest in Unity
13. 2 AprThe XR Week Peek (2024.04.02): Oculus’s acquisition anniversary, Apple WWDC announcement, and more!
14. 1 AprEXCLUSIVE: First details about Valve Deckard have been leaked [APRIL FOOL’S]

March 2024

1. 26 MarThe XR Week Peek (2024.03.26): Sony halts production of PSVR 2, Meta slashes the price of Quest 2, and more!
2. 20 MarWe need camera access to unleash the full potential of Mixed Reality
3. 19 MarThe XR Week Peek (2024.03.19): Quest 3S and Pico 4S leaked, and much more!
4. 18 MarCrazy XR devices that will blow away your mind – Episode 1
5. 13 MarA fascinating interview with Alvin Graylin about how AI and XR will revolutionize our society
6. 12 MarThe XR Week Peek (2024.03.12): Apple aims at a $1500 Vision device, Plutosphere shuts down, and more
7. 10 MarNo one really knows how the next ten years are going to play out
8. 5 MarThe XR Week Peek (2024.03.04): Meta and LG confirm their partnerships, Meta to unveil some AR glasses at Connect, and more!
9. 1 MarTrends and predictions for XR in 2024

February 2024

1. 27 FebThe XR Week Peek (2024.02.27): Meta reported to release Quest Pro 2 in 2025, Apple Vision Pro affected by the crackgate, and more!
2. 20 FebThe XR Week Peek (2024.02.20): Zuckerberg reviews the Vision Pro, Mozilla Hubs shuts down, and more!
3. 17 FebThe point that Zuck is missing when he says that Quest 3 is better than the Vision Pro
4. 13 FebThe XR Week Peek (2024.02.13): People are experimenting with Vision Pro, Ubisoft is disappointed by the VR market, and much more
5. 9 FebMaking A Metaverse That Matters book review
6. 8 FebWhat does not convince me of the eye-and-hand interface of the Apple Vision Pro
7. 6 FebThe XR Week Peek (2024.02.06): Apple ships the Vision Pro, Meta had record revenues, and more!

January 2024

1. 30 JanThe XR Week Peek (2024.01.30): Vision Pro prepares to ship, PSVR 2 sales are stagnating, and more!
2. 23 JanThe XR Week Peek (2024.01.23): Apple Vision Pro preorders have been opened, and much more!
3. 16 JanThe XR Week Peek (2024.01.16): Apple prepares the launch of Vision Pro, Sony announces MR headset, and much more!
4. 15 JanVRROOM: Lessons learnt building a VR social platform that arrived at the top place on a VR store
5. 9 JanThe XR Week Peek (2024.1.9): Apple Vision Pro launches on 2/2, Qualcomm announces new chipset for Samsung headset, and more!
6. 1 JanThe XR Week Peek (2024.1.1): Quest is selling well for the holidays, UEVR injector released, and more!

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December 2023

1. 28 DecPimax Crystal hands-on part two : A very versatile headset
2. 26 DecThe XR Week Peek (2023.12.26): WMR gets discontinued, Meta to showcase an impressive AR prototype, and more!
3. 24 DecMerry Christmas and Happy 2024! (+my Santa Wish List)
4. 23 DecThe XR Week Peek (2023.12.19): Vision Pro is slated for January, Quest 2 is selling incredibly well, and more!
5. 12 DecThe XR Week Peek (2023.12.11): Upload VR Showcase, Metaverse Safety Week, and much more!
6. 11 DecHow to guarantee privacy and safety in the metaverse: an interview with Kavya Pearlman
7. 7 DecVarjo XR-4 hands-on preview: high resolution and raytracing are an explosive mix in VR
8. 4 DecThe XR Week Peek (2023.12.04): Varjo announces XR-4 headset, Quest 2 sells much more than Quest 3, and more!
9. 3 DecFinland in XR: the Finnish metaverse strategy, MatchXR, Slush, and more!

November 2023

1. 30 NovMatchXR: SeeTrue Technologies may have solved the calibration issue for eye-tracking
2. 27 NovVarjo announces XR-4 mixed reality headset with impressive resolution
3. 27 NovThe XR Week Peek (2023.11.27): Discover XR Cyber Monday Deals, Sam Altman returns to OpenAI, and much more!
4. 24 NovFirst look at Apple Vision Pro development in Unity
5. 23 NovLet’s meet at MatchXR in Helsinki!
6. 21 NovThe XR Week Peek (2023.11.21): OpenAI drama shakes the AI world, Unity enables Vision Pro development, and more!
7. 20 NovLooking for the iPhone moment of AI in Spatial Computing
8. 14 NovThe XR Week Peek (2023.11.14): Quest Lite is coming to China, Samsung XR headset expected for 2024, and more!
9. 10 NovThe XR Week Peek (2023.11.01 + 2023.11.08): Pico performs layoffs, Nimo announces AR glasses, and more!
10. 3 NovVRROOM announces a BIG update and a VR concert featuring Armani White!

October 2023

1. 24 OctThe XR Week Peek (2023.10.24): Bytedance debunks the rumors about Pico, new Glassholes are a trend, and much more!
2. 17 OctThe XR Week Peek (2023.10.17): Quest 3 has been shipped, Quest 3 Lite to come in 2024, and more!
3. 11 OctThe XR Week Peek (2023.10.11): Meta Quest 3 ships now, a cheaper model may come in 2024… and more!
4. 9 OctCREAL Lightfield display will be available in 2024 to make AR more realistic
5. 2 OctThe XR Week Peek (2023.10.02): Meta Quest 3 launched, Vive Ultimate Tracker leaked, and more!

September 2023

1. 27 SepThe main takeaways from the Meta Connect keynote 2023
2. 27 SepTokyo Game Show VR 2023 feels like a magical trip to a fantasy Japanese fair
3. 26 SepMy predictions for Meta Connect 2023: Meta Quest 3 and…
4. 25 SepThe XR Week Peek (2023.09.25): Pico 5 to come in three models, Quest 3 is launching, and more!
5. 20 SepVarjo cuts in half the price of Aero!
6. 19 SepThe XR Week Peek (2023.09.19): Unity’s community is rioting, Pico 5 leaked, and more!
7. 15 SepPimax Crystal hands-on: a headset with astonishing visual clarity
8. 12 SepThe XR Week Peek (2023.09.12). Quest 3 fully leaked, new Rumors on Valve, and more!
9. 11 SepQuest 3 Specs may have all already been leaked
10. 4 SepThe XR Week Peek (2023.09.04): Meta may be working on the next Quest Pro with LG, Meta Avatars get legs, and more!
11. 3 SepEditorial: This VR cycle may take more time than expected

August 2023

1. 28 AugThe XR Week Peek (2023.08.28): Quest 3 unboxing leaked, Samsung+Google headset situation is blurry, and more!
2. 22 AugThe XR Week Peek (2023.08.22): VRChat Android alpha released, Kinect For Azure discontinued, and more!
3. 15 Aug7 Years Of The Ghost Howls!
4. 14 AugThe XR Week Peek (2023.08.15): Samsung XR prototype leaked, Meta 2024 glasses are only for internal use, and more!
5. 8 AugThe XR Week Peek (2023.08.08): Immersed announces high-end VISOR headset, Roblox had 1M downloads on Quest, and more!
6. 7 AugSpace Ball review: a crazy fun small VR indie game

July 2023

1. 31 JulThe XR Week Peek (2023.07.31): Roblox released on Quest, Apple bringing back investments in VR, and more!
2. 30 JulRoblox Beta on Quest App Lab Review: very rough, but still fun
3. 24 JulThe XR Week Peek (2023.07.24): Apple opens applications for Vision Pro devkits, Meta may stop the production of Quest Pro, and more!
4. 22 JulUltraleap Leap Motion Controller 2 Unboxing
5. 18 JulThe XR Week Peek (2023.07.18): Roblox is coming to Quest, Google has an unclear XR vision, and more!
6. 17 JulAmazeVR Concerts review: Zara Larsson’s performance is a nice one to watch
7. 11 JulThe XR Week Peek (2023.07.11): Samsung headset delayed, Apple cheaper Vision delayed, and more!
8. 10 JulWhy Apple Vision Pro’s menu UX on Quest Pro doesn’t work as we hope for
9. 7 JulWisear lets you control XR with your jaw
10. 4 JulThe XR Week Peek (2023.07.03): Google shuts down Project Iris, Meta launches gaming subscription service, and more!
11. 3 JulAWE 2023: Hands-on with Campfire AR headset, and with HaptX gloves’ backpack

June 2023

1. 27 JunThe XR Week Peek (2023.06.26): Quest 3 page appears on Best Buy, Vision Pro SDK released, and more!
2. 25 JunAWE 2023: Hands-on with Digilens glasses prototype and Manus gloves
3. 20 JunThe XR Week Peek (2023.06.20): Samsung to change its XR plans, Upload made a cool showcase, and more!
4. 19 JunAWE 2023: Hands-on wide-FOV headset XTAL 3 and Manomotion
5. 12 JunThe XR Week Peek (2023.06.12): Ubisoft announces Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR, and much more!
6. 7 JunEditorial: We are entering into a new cycle of XR
7. 5 JunEditorial: Apple Vision Pro is a mix of innovation, and year-2016 VR, for a hefty price. But…
8. 4 JunThe XR Week Peek (2023.06.04): Apple to launch its headset, Meta unveils Quest 3 and many games, and more!
9. 3 JunAWE 2023 Day 3: Ultraleap new sensor, LetinAR, and the end of the event
10. 2 JunAWE 2023 Day 2: Lenovo VRX and Sightful SpaceTop have been the surprises of the show floor
11. 1 JunQuest 3 will feature next-gen Qualcomm chipset and cost $499
12. 1 JunAWE 2023 Day 1 Highlights: Neal Stephenson on Stage, Qualcomm, Zapbox, and more!

May 2023

1. 31 MayUltraleap launches Leap Motion Controller 2
2. 30 MayThe XR Week Peek (2023.05.30): Quest 3 preview, XR journalists invited to WWDC, and more!
3. 29 MayDynaimic Apps: How to create a mixed reality experience whose logic is generated at runtime by AI
4. 26 MayLet’s meet at AWE… and “storm” Apple Park together!
5. 25 MayNreal rebrands as XREAL and expands its ecosystem
6. 23 MayThe XR Week Peek (2023.05.23): Leaks and rumors about Apple headset intensify, VRChat to launch Creator Economy, and more!
7. 22 MayNetvios tells us the differences between the VR gaming market in China and in the West
8. 21 MayPico 4 Spotlight hands-on: a must-have for VR demos in exhibitions
9. 18 MaySuper-Interview with Jan Goetgeluk, the CEO of Virtuix, about the story of his company, the Omni One, and the future of VR
10. 16 MayThe XR Week Peek (2023.05.15): Google confirms headset with Samsung, Ultraleap teases a new device, and more!
11. 15 MayThe 5 most important XR-related pieces of news from Google I/O 2023
12. 11 MayMy experience with GitHub Copilot: can AI speed up the work of a VR developer?
13. 8 MayThe XR Week Peek (2023.05.08): Quest Gaming Showcase to come on June 1, Zappar shows Zapbox cheap AR headset, and more!
14. 6 MayHow to implement the new required User Reporting Tool for your Meta Quest app
15. 3 MayHands-On Quest Menu Direct Touch Interactions
16. 1 MayThe XR Week Peek (2023.05.01): Meta still committed to the Metaverse, Jio launches Dive headset, and more!

April 2023

1. 29 AprONTOP’s ARcade Sports showed me that AR arenas can be fun
2. 25 AprThe XR Week Peek (2023.04.24): Apple headset to have iOS apps, Pico launches Pico 4 Pro in China, and more!
3. 22 AprEditorial: Apple Reality may aim to replace the iPad, while Meta…
4. 17 AprThe XR Week Peek (2023.04.18): Valve confirms it’s working on a VR headset, Quest 2 has 6M+ active users, and more!
5. 13 AprPico announces G3 headset and gives new life to 3DOF
6. 11 AprThe 300th XR Week Peek (2023.04.10): Meta innovates image segmentation, Chrome implements WebGPU, and more!
7. 7 AprVR is dead, the metaverse is dead. Maybe.
8. 3 AprThe XR Week Peek (2023.04.03): Apple may unveil its headset on June, 5th; PSVR 2 sales are not great, and more!
9. 1 AprSkarredghost does not exist, he has always been an artificial intelligence [APRIL FOOLS’ POST]

March 2023

1. 30 MarThe Fatboy Slim’s concert on ENGAGE was a good moment of fun
2. 27 MarThe XR Week Peek (2023.03.27): Vive inside-out Tracker announced, Pico’s launch in the US delayed, and more!
3. 26 MarShort hands-on at SXSW: Vive XR Elite, HYPERVSN… the CIA… and more!
4. 23 MarVitruvian VR: a crazy and fun machine for flying in virtual reality
5. 20 MarThe XR Week Peek (2023.03.20): Meta to perform new layoffs, Google Glass to shut down, and more!
6. 19 MarSXSW: Hands-On with Temporal World and From The Main Square
7. 17 MarSome thoughts about SXSW 2023
8. 13 MarThe XR Week Peek (2023.03.13): AltspaceVR shuts down, and much more!
9. 12 MarSXSW 2023: Hands-on Amaze VR and Lucas Rizzotto’s Rocket!
10. 8 MarHappy Women’s Day… and see you at SXSW 2023!
11. 7 MarThe XR Week Peek (2023.03.07): Meta roadmap unveiled, Xiaomi shows its AR glasses, and more!
12. 3 MarQuest has sold 20M units, so why isn’t VR mainstream yet?

February 2023

1. 27 FebThe XR Week Peek (2023.02.27): PSVR 2 gets released, Meta is in talks with Tencent, and more!
2. 23 FebVRTUOLUO talks about its FBEC event and the VR ecosystem in China
3. 22 FebDiscover Latin America’s XR ecosystem with Oscar Cartagena
4. 20 FebThe XR Week Peek (2023.02.20): Bigscreen launches Beyond headset, PSVR 2 gets its first reviews, and more!
5. 17 Feb14 lessons that may improve your career as a VR professional
6. 13 FebThe XR Week Peek (2023.02.13): Quest 3 confirmed for 2023, 100+ games in the work for PSVR 2, and more!
7. 11 FebWhy you should use now generative AI in your metaverse company. Or maybe not
8. 8 FebThe XR Week Peek (2023.02.08): Samsung is back to XR, Echo VR gets shut down, and more!
9. 5 FebQuick testing sessions of Nreal Air, LAWK, iQiYi Mix, and more!

January 2023

1. 31 JanThe XR Week Peek (2023.01.31): New rumors on Apple headset, Quest Pro price drops, and more!
2. 28 Jan7 pieces of advice if you have to remotely work as a VR developer from China
3. 23 JanThe XR Week Peek (2023.01.23): Microsoft shuts down Altspace and MRTK, and more!
4. 22 JanHappy new lunar year of the Rabbit!
5. 19 JanAll the best AR/VR news from CES 2023
6. 16 JanThe XR Week Peek (2023.01.16): Meta discontinues Quest 1, Apple HMD is in the hand of developers, and more!
7. 14 JanThe Ghost is back in China!
8. 12 JanMy last demo with Mojo Vision AR contact lenses
9. 10 JanThe XR Week Peek (2023.01.10): HTC launches Vive XR Elite at CES, new rumors about Apple, and more!
10. 8 JanA few thoughts on the Vive XR Elite
11. 3 JanEnjoy an innovative VR concert during the VRROOM Alpha
12. 2 JanThe XR Week Peek (2023.01.02): HTC’s new headset is the Vive XR Elite, Meta buys Luxecel, and much more!
13. 1 JanHTC’s upcoming headset name and (maybe) price could have been leaked

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December 2022

1. 30 DecMixed Reality: why it is cool and when it does fit your VR experience (…or not)
2. 27 DecThe XR Week Peek (2022.12.27): Somnium VR1 to be revealed at CES, Wireless PSVR 2 still a possibility, and more!
3. 24 DecHappy Winter XR Holidays 2022
4. 19 DecThe XR Week Peek (2022.12.19): Carmack leaves Meta, HTC teases its headset, and more!
5. 16 DecProject Modular: Building an open modular controller for SteamVR
6. 13 DecThe XR Week Peek (2022.12.13): Upload Winter Showcase had many VR announcements, Pico prepares for the holidays, and more!
7. 5 DecThe XR Week Peek (2022.12.06): Apple headset delayed, Gorilla Tag on the Quest Store, and more!
8. 4 DecAmazeVR “Hottieverse” concert review
9. 2 DecVive Trackers Experiments – Part 2: Setup, Props, and Full Body Virtual Reality

November 2022

1. 29 NovThe XR Week Peek (2022.11.29): Meta’s spending mostly on AR glasses, Black Friday XR deals, and more!
2. 27 Nov“What The Bat?” Review: a crazy and fun VR game
3. 21 NovThe XR Week Peek (2022.11.21): Qualcomm launches AR2 chip, HTC headset gets leaked, and more!
4. 17 NovQualcomm announces AR2 chip to pave the road to the augmented reality glasses of the future
5. 15 NovOpenAR brings accessible augmented reality to students and developing countries
6. 14 NovThe XR Week Peek (2022.11.14): Meta lays off 11,000 people, Apple works on some sort of “metaverse”, and more!
7. 11 NovThe 7 laws of the present metaverse
8. 9 NovEngage Link hands-on: an early look at the “Linkedin of the metaverse”
9. 7 NovThe XR Week Peek (2022.11.07): PSVR 2 will cost $549, HoloLens are probably dead, and more!
10. 6 NovMy 2 cents on the $549 PSVR 2 announcements
11. 2 NovAWE 2022: SyncReality turns your room into a cross-realities playground
12. 1 NovThe XR Week Peek (2022.11.01): Quest Pro gets released, Quest 3 slated for 2023, and more!

October 2022

1. 30 OctMeta bad, metaverse bad
2. 26 OctAWE 2022 – Shiftall MeganeX hands-on: An interesting approach to VR glasses
3. 24 OctThe XR Week Peek (2022.10.24): Pico 4 Enterprise launched, Meta under criticism, and more!
4. 21 OctAWE 2022: Discover Pico 4 Enterprise launch date, price, and…
5. 18 OctThe XR Week Peek (2022.10.18): Meta announces Quest Pro, new rumors about Apple, and more!
6. 16 OctMeta Connect 2022 Mega Roundup: ALL you need to know in one single article!
7. 13 OctHow to apply for the $12M fund of the Pico Developer Incentive Program
8. 11 OctThe most important takeaways from Meta Connect 2022
9. 11 OctThe XR Week Peek (2022.10.11): Quest 3 may be 2x better than Quest 2, HTC teases a new device, and more!
10. 7 OctMy predictions for Meta Connect 2022
11. 6 OctEpic interview with FXG about Pico’s huge VR concerts in China and FM DUO 12K VR camera!
12. 3 OctThe XR Week Peek (2022.10.03): Quest 3 leaks, Lenovo ThinkReality VRX launch, and more!
13. 1 OctFirst Hand analysis: a good open source demo for hand-based interactions

September 2022

1. 29 SepThe time to harvest for us VR people is now
2. 26 SepThe XR Week Peek (2022.09.26): Pico 4 announced, RTX40 cards revealed, and more!
3. 22 SepBytedance announces Pico 4 for just €429, with accessories and BIG developer incentives!
4. 20 SepNVIDIA announces Unity connector for Omniverse at GTC 2022
5. 19 SepThe XR Week Peek (2022.09.19): Pico 4 is launching on 22nd, PSVR 2 gets reviewed, and more! [+ Giveaway]
6. 17 SepHave a glimpse of VR at the Tokyo Game Show!
7. 16 SepVive Trackers Experiments – Part 1: Everything you need to know about Vive Trackers
8. 15 SepLessons learned from Tokyo Game Show VR 2021 and the evolution to TGSVR2022
9. 12 SepThe XR Week Peek (2022.09.12): Meta Quest Pro leaked, Snap working on future Spectacles, and more!
10. 11 SepPico Neo 3 Link Review: A good start for Bytedance in the consumer market
11. 8 SepMy (emotional) interview with Tommaso Di Bartolo, the Web3 expert who made me start my blog
12. 6 SepMark Zuckerberg teases a picture of Cambria, to be launched on October, 11th
13. 5 SepThe XR Week Peek (2022.09.05): Apple headset to be called Reality, Fortnite may come to Quest, and more!
14. 1 SepJeremy Bailenson talks about 1,000,000 Walmart employees training with VR, presence, and the VR “empathy machine”

August 2022

1. 29 AugThe XR Week Peek (2022.08.29): PSVR 2 to launch in 2023, Meta accounts released, and more!
2. 25 AugSuper-Detailed Review Of Pimax Sword Controllers!
3. 24 AugRed Matter 2 Review: a cool sequel of a great game [+ Giveaway!]
4. 22 AugThe XR Week Peek (2022.08.22): Zuck’s selfie gets viral, Meta accounts are arriving, and more!
5. 20 AugThe metaverse enters the Gartner hype cycle (but with a 10+ years outlook)
6. 18 AugLearn how to write an article about the metaverse in 9 minutes
7. 15 AugThe XR Week Peek (2022.08.15): NVIDIA makes many announcements at SIGGRAPH, new leaks on Apple and Pico, and more!
8. 15 AugThe Ghost Howls turns 6!
9. 11 AugMy experience at Dreamscape
10. 8 AugThe XR Week Peek (2022.08.08): Xiaomi unveils its smartglasses, Improbable and RP1 want to create the networking for the metaverse, and much more!
11. 3 AugRP1 may have created the networking layer of the metaverse
12. 1 AugThe XR Week Peek (2022.08.01): Quest 2 price raise, PSVR 2 passthrough, Pico 4 leaks, and more!

July 2022

1. 31 JulEXCLUSIVE leaked images of Pico 4 Controllers!
2. 28 JulHands-on Quest 2 hands tracking v2 (and comparison with Ultraleap)
3. 27 Jul“Rock Life: The Rock Simulator” review: What the VR community asked for is here
4. 25 JulThe XR Week Peek (2022.07.25): Google to test AR glasses in the wild, Pico 4 spotted, and more!
5. 22 JulDream Catcher VR Demo review: a relaxing puzzle in VR
6. 20 JulHands-on XCOM Labs streaming… and more from AWE!
7. 18 JulThe XR Week Peek (2022.07.18): Magic Leap 2 price revealed, new rumors about Apple, and more!
8. 14 JulHow to build and run OpenXR applications in Unity
9. 11 JulThe XR Week Peek (2022.07.11): Meta removes Facebook login on Quest, Cambria may launch without controllers, and more!
10. 9 JulWhat the EU Digital Markets Act may mean for XR
11. 6 JulMy doubts about the Apple headset and mainstream VR
12. 4 JulThe XR Week Peek (2022.07.04): Big tech companies perform budget cuts, Mojo tests its smart contact lens in-eye, and more!
13. 1 JulMary Matheson speaks about storytelling in VR and the importance of 360 movies

June 2022

1. 30 JunVR Rock magnetic lenses for Quest 2 review
2. 28 JunMojo Vision CEO successfully wore a smart contact lens in his eye
3. 27 JunThe XR Week Peek (2022.06.27): Meta shows its R&D prototypes, Apple shows nothing as usual, and much more!
4. 23 JunRealwear Navigator 500 Hands-On: Great smartglasses for enterprise
5. 21 JunConquest VR preview: high-quality audio comes to Quest
6. 20 JunThe XR Week Peek (2022.06.20): Roblox may come to Quest, Meta launches Avatar Store, and more!
7. 17 Jun3D displays hands-on: Sony, Leia, and The Looking Glass!
8. 16 JunHow to (not) solve SteamVR framerate issues on Windows 11
9. 13 JunThe XR Week Peek (2022.06.13): Apple doesn’t show its AR glasses at WWDC, Meta delays its AR plans, and more!
10. 10 JunAWE 2022: hands-on Tobii and Ultraleap technologies
11. 8 JunVarjo combo hands-on: XR-3, Reality Cloud, and a tiny bit of Galea!
12. 7 JunAuki Labs brings privacy and fast calibration to AR
13. 6 JunThe XR Week Peek (2022.06.06): Sony announces four games for PSVR 2, and Apple today…
14. 5 JunAWE 2022: OWO Vest electrified me in VR
15. 3 JunAWE 2022: Hands-on with Magic Leap 2 and its awesome visuals
16. 2 JunAWE 2022: Unity CEO talks about his vision of the metaverse
17. 1 JunWeart review: Three haptic sensations on one single glove

May 2022

1. 31 MayOpenBCI partners with Varjo for Galea BCI system
2. 31 MayThe XR Week Peek (2022.05.30): Niantic launches VPS, Pico launches Neo 3 Link, and much more!
3. 26 MayHands-on Ultraleap Stratos: feel the touch in XR without gloves!
4. 23 MayThe XR Week Peek (2022.05.23): New info on Apple glasses, Qualcomm glasses go wireless, and more!
5. 20 MayMeet me at AWE 2022!
6. 16 MayThe XR Week Peek (2022.05.16): Meta teases Cambria, Google shows new AR features, and more!
7. 12 MaySXSW Reviews vol.3: Gondwana, Green Planet Experience, and Gumball Dreams
8. 9 MayThe XR Week Peek (2022.05.09): Meta to release four VR headsets, NFT sales are going down, and more!
9. 7 MayMeta and the next 24 months crucial for its leadership
10. 4 MayHow Quest runtime and features updates get distributed
11. 2 MayThe XR Week Peek (2022.05.02): Meta predicts the metaverse for 2030 and beyond, Snap launches a drone, and more!

April 2022

1. 29 AprOn|Metaverse: The lessons I learned organizing a physical event about VR
2. 27 AprLaval Virtual: Hands-On with CleverPoint and PatchXR
3. 25 AprThe XR Week Peek (2022.04.25): Meta had its Quest Gaming Showcase, Pico may launch its “Cambria” in September, and more!
4. 23 AprA closer look at Canon RF5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye Lens
5. 20 AprMoon VR Player returns with passthrough AR mode
6. 18 AprThe XR Week Peek (2022.04.18): Pico Neo 3 Link launches in Europe, Meta offers monetization tools in Horizon, and more!
7. 16 AprLaval Virtual: Hands-on with Lenovo ThinkReality A3 and Actronika Skinetic!
8. 13 AprPico launches Pico Neo 3 Link: the first true Quest 2 competitor (in Beta)
9. 10 AprThe XR Week Peek (2022.04.10): Epic releases Unreal Engine 5, Meta cancels F8, and more!
10. 7 AprWalkOVR is an affordable solution to move in VR [+ Giveaway!]
11. 4 AprThe XR Week Peek (2022.04.04): Meta Quest Gaming Showcase is back, Mojo Vision is “feature complete”, and more!
12. 1 AprIntroducing Legverse – The First Metaverse For Legs [APRIL FOOL’S]

March 2022

1. 30 MarMojo Vision smart contact lenses are now “feature complete”
2. 28 MarThe XR Week Peek (2022.03.28): GDC, GTC, Snap’s acquisition of NextMind, and more!
3. 26 MarSXSW Reviews vol. 2: Hands-on with AmazeVR, Beatday, and The Sick Rose
4. 24 MarSXSW Reviews vol. 1: Hands-on with Miroshot, The Composition, and…
5. 22 MarThe XR Week Peek (2022.03.22): Quest to feature new parental control tools, Google acquires Raxium, and more!
6. 20 MarMy experience at SXSW 2022: expect the unexpected
7. 17 MarMark Zuckerberg talks about his vision for Meta at SXSW
8. 14 MarThe XR Week Peek (2022.03.14): Niantic acquires 8th Wall, Magic Leap 2 previews are positive, and more!
9. 10 MarNVIDIA Unveils Its Four Pillars Of XR Development [PAID]
10. 8 MarHappy Women’s Day… and see you at SXSW 2022!
11. 7 MarThe XR Week Peek (2022.03.07): Samsung is planning to launch an XR device, PSVR may arrive in 2023, and more!
12. 4 MarCustom Home Mapper lets you map your house and play VR games in it!
13. 2 MarVR is 44% more addictive than flat gaming (according to a study)

February 2022

1. 28 FebThe XR Week Peek (2022.02.28): PSVR 2 revealed, Meta working on AI and 5G, and more!
2. 26 FebGoogle Glass Enterprise Edition 2 Review: better than the first version, but…
3. 23 FebGet the passthrough vision app for your Quest
4. 22 FebSony has unveiled the design of the PSVR 2 headset
5. 21 FebThe XR Week Peek (2022.02.12): Altspace VR to introduce safety measures, Horizon audience is growing, and more!
6. 18 FebSTYLY makes creation and distribution of cross-platform XR content easy
7. 16 FebTilt-Five hands-on: very interesting AR glasses for board games
8. 14 FebThe XR Week Peek (2022.02.14): SteamVR headsets go beyond 3M, body-tracking leaked for Quest SDK, and more!
9. 10 FebVirtual Virtual Reality 2 First Impressions
10. 7 FebThe XR Week Peek (2022.02.07): Meta has invested more than $10B on XR, Hololens 3 may have been canceled, and more!
11. 4 FebMy predictions for augmented reality in 2022
12. 2 FebWhat are the nits of an AR/VR display (explained with memes and potatoes)

January 2022

1. 31 JanThe XR Week Peek (2022.01.31): Meta builds a new AI supercomputer, Magic Leap 2 details unveiled, and more!
2. 28 JanSimula One aims at becoming your portable Linux VR computer
3. 25 JanMy predictions for virtual reality in 2022
4. 24 JanThe XR Week (2022.01.24): Google AR headset is “Project Iris”, Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard, and more
5. 20 Jan“Embrace the chaos” is my new mantra as a VR entrepreneur
6. 17 JanThe XR Week Peek (2022.01.17): Big tech companies’ battle for talents, PSVR 2 still not confirmed for 2022, and more!
7. 15 JanResident Evil 4 VR review: a good VR porting of a classic
8. 11 JanThe best AR and VR news from CES 2022
9. 10 JanThe XR Week Peek (2022.01.11): CES had some interesting XR announcements, new rumors on Apple and Meta, and more!
10. 5 JanSony reveals specifications of PSVR2 at CES 2022
11. 5 JanHow to use Oculus Spatial Anchors in Unity to add persistent virtual objects to your physical world
12. 3 JanThe XR Week Peek (2022.01.03): Quest 2 sales spark a debate on kids and VR, Apple hires XR communication rep, and more!

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December 2021

1. 31 DecVirtual Reality should acknowledge its “kids issue”
2. 29 DecHoloride details its in-car VR entertainment system and the opportunities for content creators [Exclusive]
3. 28 DecbHaptics announces TactGlove consumer haptic glove
4. 27 DecThe XR Week Peek (2021.12.27): a great Christmas for Quest 2, Rec Room is worth $3.5B, and much more!
5. 24 DecHappy XR Winter Holidays 2021!
6. 23 DecA comprehensive list of publishers of VR games
7. 22 DecMojo Vision AR contact lenses demos hands-on
8. 21 DecThe XR Week Peek (2021.12.21): Google is building an AR OS, Nike acquires RTFKT, and more!
9. 18 DecVR Cover accessories for Oculus Quest 2 Review
10. 13 DecThe XR Week Peek (2021.12.13): Horizon Worlds is now in open beta, Among Us VR is coming, and more!
11. 12 DecAll you need to know on Application SpaceWarp on Unity: how-to and review
12. 8 DecProject Caliper: the journey of prototyping optimal controllers for VR
13. 6 DecThe XR Week Peek (2021.12.06): Upload VR Showcase, Apple headset rumors, and more!
14. 4 DecKristina Podnar: We must fight for our privacy and digital rights in XR
15. 3 DecMarco Magnano on XR Safety Week, journalism, and the meta…
16. 1 DecImmersive Reality promotes inclusion amongst special needs pupils

November 2021

1. 29 NovThe XR Week Peek (2021.11.29): Black Friday deals, investments in Niantic, and more!
2. 25 NovEkto VR hands-on: the craziest boots to walk in VR
3. 23 NovThe Importance of Hand Tracking UX Design
4. 22 NovThe XR Week Peek (2021.11.22): Quest maybe has sold 10 M units or maybe not, Roblox goes VR, and more!
5. 20 NovHolo-Light showed me that AR cloud rendering may already work
6. 18 NovHaptX Gloves hands-on: one of a kind haptic device for VR
7. 18 NovSenseglove Nova hands-on: haptic gloves with great comfort
8. 16 NovHands-on: OVR Technology made me smell in VR
9. 15 NovThe XR Week Peek (2021.11.15): Vive Focus 3 aims at LBEVR market, Niantic and Qualcomm launch AR SDKs, and more!
10. 13 NovAWE 2021: Hands-on Lynx-R1 mixed reality headset
11. 12 NovAWE 2021: Hands-on with Holoride and its automotive VR fun
12. 11 NovAWE 2021: Hands-on The 8th Wall new Reality Engine!
13. 10 NovAWE 2021: my first impressions about AWE and hands-on with Ray-Ban Stories!
14. 8 NovThe XR Week Peek (2021.11.08): Microsoft Teams gets immersive, Meta may open its stores, and more!
15. 5 NovOculus Space Sense: how to activate it and hands-on it!
16. 4 NovAWE USA brings back XR physical events
17. 3 NovRendever makes the lives of seniors better using VR
18. 1 NovMega-roundup of Facebook Connect 2: all the news in a single place!
19. 1 NovThe XR Week Peek (2021.10.31): Facebook becomes Meta, Pimax teases Reality headset, and more!

October 2021

1. 28 OctFacebook Connect 2 was Zuckerberg’s pitch of Meta
2. 27 OctUltraleap Gemini is hands tracking at its best
3. 26 OctMy predictions for Facebook Connect 2
4. 25 OctThe XR Week Peek (2021.10.25): Quest 2 Pro leaked, Facebook to change its name, and more!
5. 24 OctQuest 2 Pro and controllers’ appearance may have been leaked!
6. 22 OctEXCLUSIVE: Hands-on CREAL lightfield XR headsets
7. 21 OctVarjo announces Aero, the highest-end prosumer headset
8. 19 OctThe XR Week Peek (2021.10.19): HTC launches Vive Flow, Magic Leap 2 announced, and more!
9. 16 OctPico Neo 3 Pro full review: a very solid device
10. 14 OctHTC launches Vive Flow headset for $499
11. 11 OctThe XR Week Peek (2021.10.11): Lynx succeds on Kickstarter, Lone Echo 2 is finally launching, and more!
12. 9 OctPico Neo 3 Pro with DisplayPort cable review: an amazing PCVR experience
13. 6 OctHow to publish an update to your Oculus app when Production Channel is missing in ODH
14. 4 OctThe XR Week Peek (2021.10.04): Vive Flow teased, Valve Deckard leaked, and more!
15. 2 OctDiscover Ambr, the company behind the Tokyo Game Show VR!
16. 1 OctHow to build your passthrough AR app for Oculus Quest in Unity

September 2021

1. 30 SepNreal announces Nreal Air AR glasses
2. 29 SepPico Neo 3 Pro Hands-On First Impressions
3. 27 SepThe XR Week Peek (2021.09.27): Huge leaks on Quest 2 Pro (and Quest 3?), Nreal to launch new glasses, and more!
4. 24 SepOculus Quest 2 passthrough now works without boundaries
5. 23 SepStageverse Muse concert first impressions
6. 21 SepSome fluff on the metaverse
7. 20 SepThe XR Week Peek (2021.09.20): Quest 2 Pro leaks, Xiaomi smartglasses, Half Dive headset, and more!
8. 18 SepOculus Quest Passthrough MR Hands-On Impressions
9. 14 SepAll AR news and announcements from Apple Event 2021
10. 14 SepXiaomi unveils its smartglasses
11. 13 SepThe XR Week Peek (2021.09.13): Ray-Ban Stories get launched, Lynx R1 to come for $499, and more!
12. 9 SepFacebook reveals Ray-Ban Stories smartglasses
13. 9 SepGoliath Review: a deep experience about psychosis
14. 8 SepOculus Quest 2 Free Silicone Cover Review
15. 6 SepThe XR Week Peek (2021.09.06): A week full of VR events, Chinese headsets are on the rise, and more!
16. 5 SepHow to record videos of your Oculus Quest passthrough AR app

August 2021

1. 30 AugThe XR Week Peek (2021.08.30): Bytedance acquires Pico, Quest 2 back on sale, and more!
2. 28 AugMy experience as a VR professional at Gamescom and Devcom 2021
3. 26 AugHorizon Workrooms review: nice, but not compelling for work yet
4. 23 AugThe XR Week Peek (2021.08.23): Facebook launches Horizon Workrooms, Intel announces its graphics cards, and more!
5. 21 AugSideQuest bans The Unity Cube and similar VR apps
6. 19 AugHow App Lab DB is helping indie VR games to get discovered
7. 16 AugThe XR Week Peek (2021.08.16): Facebook releases Passthrough APIs, Quest on the road to 10M units, and more!
8. 15 AugThe Ghost Howls celebrates its 5th birthday!
9. 12 AugHoloLens 2 Review: The Best In Class For AR, But…
10. 10 AugRezzil Player 22 Review: Learn Sports, Stay Fit In VR!
11. 9 AugThe XR Week Peek (2021.08.09): New specs revealed for PSVR 2, Valve may be working on a standalone headset, and more!
12. 6 AugThirdEye X2 MR: the lightweight MR glasses for the industry
13. 4 AugVictory XR’s cadaver lab shows why VR matters in medical education
14. 2 AugThe XR Week Peek (2021.08.02): Facebook creates Metaverse group and prepares to launch its smartglasses, and more!

July 2021

1. 31 JulCrazy Kung Fu Review: an intensive fitness VR game
2. 29 JulThe Secret Of Retropolis review: a noir adventure in VR
3. 28 JulHow you can request a free silicone cover for your Quest 2
4. 26 JulThe XR Week Peek (2021.07.26): Facebook aims at the Metaverse, Quest 2 goes MR, and more!
5. 22 JulDiscover The Virtual Burning Man 2021
6. 21 JulHow to record 360 videos of your VR experiences
7. 19 JulThe XR Week Peek: Facebook abandons BCIs, VR grows fast, and much more!
8. 16 JulCan you make a living out of AR and VR?
9. 15 JulMightySkins skins for Oculus Quest 2 review
10. 13 JulThe XR Week Peek (2021.07.13): Lynx now aims at the consumer market, App Lab to enable DLCs, and more!
11. 10 JulHow to implement Oculus Mixed Reality Capture in Unity
12. 6 JulSam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual review: a fun and variated game
13. 5 JulThe XR Week Peek (2021.07.05): Facebook to have $6B of losses for the VR business, investments in XR are on the rise, and more!
14. 4 JulVirtual Becomes Reality review: a tour of Stanford VR Lab
15. 2 JulHand Tracking on Vive Focus 3: all you need to know

June 2021

1. 30 JunHow HitMotion:Reloaded transitioned from an AR to a VR game
2. 28 JunThe XR Week Peek (2021.06.28): Blaston retreats on ads, Vive Focus 3 ships with positive reviews, and more!
3. 24 JunHTC Vive Focus 3 BE in-depth review: it’s all about business
4. 22 JunNVIDIA’s Dave Weinstein: AI integration will be fundamental for the future of XR
5. 21 JunThe XR Week Peek (2021.06.21): Facebook experiments with VR ads, PSVR 2 to come at the end of 2022, and more!
6. 20 JunEditorial: Facebook, its DNA, and the VR ads
7. 16 JunHitMotion: Reloaded has been launched on SideQuest!
8. 14 JunThe XR Week Peek (2021.06.14): Facebook buys BigBox VR and plans to sell 18-20M Quests in 2022, and much more!
9. 7 JunThe XR Week Peek (2021.06.07): Facebook working on Quest 2 Pro, Nolo and Arpara announce new VR headsets, and more!
10. 2 JunThe most important AR and VR news from F8 Refresh
11. 1 JunHints to face+eye tracking and Guardian Intrusion Detection found in Oculus Quest runtime
12. 1 JunCan the consumer Pico Neo 3 be used in the West?

May 2021

1. 31 MayThe XR Week Peek (2021.05.31): UE5 released in Early Access, Lumus shows an impressive AR prototype, and more!
2. 30 MayCix Liv talks about YUR and the competition with Facebook
3. 27 MayThe sentences about XR I’m tired of hearing
4. 26 MayHow to build 64-bit Oculus Quest applications for App Lab
5. 24 MayThe XR Week Peek (2021.05.24): Snap releases new Spectacles AR glasses, Quest releases runtime v29, and more!
6. 20 MayExclusive hands-on with Huawei VR glasses 6DOF devkit (with FXG’s Nikk Mitchell)
7. 19 MayRegine Gilbert talks about accessibility in XR
8. 17 MayThe XR Week Peek (2021.05.17): HTC announces Vive Pro 2 and Vive Focus 3, PSVR 2 to feature eye tracking, and more!
9. 13 MaySony Pictures’ Jake Zim talks about the new Zombieland VR game and how to turn existing IP into amazing VR content
10. 12 MayV2EC: Eye-tracking accessory for Vive Focus 3 and Vive Virtual Character announced!
11. 11 MayHTC announces Vive Pro 2 and Vive Focus 3 Business Edition
12. 10 MayThe XR Week Peek (2021.05.11): Pico Neo 3 launched, HTC may announce Focus 3 and Pro 2, and more!
13. 10 MayPico Neo 3 launched in China for around $390, Pro edition to come to the West for $699
14. 7 MayVisit the Principality of Monaco in VR with DWorld!
15. 5 MayWhat holograms are and why they matter in XR
16. 4 MayHands-on with the new Facebook Avatars
17. 3 MayThe XR Week Peek (2021.05.03): HTC prepares the launch of its headset, Facebook acquires Onward devs, and more!
18. 1 MayAGAINST Demo Review: a noir rhythm action game

April 2021

1. 30 AprThe epic journey of The Unity Cube
2. 26 AprThe XR Week Peek (2021.04.26): Magic Leap 2 coming in 2022, Quest gets Air Link and new Avatars, and more!
3. 22 AprOculus Quest Mixed Reality Capture Tools Tutorial for Beginners
4. 20 AprThe XR Week Peek (2021.04.19): Quest 2 adds Air Link and Resident Evil 4, Pico and HTC are ready to launch, and more!
5. 16 AprPico Neo 3 new specs and photos revealed!
6. 16 AprLab Surprise is the coolest bundle idea for App Lab
7. 15 AprHand Physics Lab review: a fun and original game on the Quest
8. 13 AprPico Neo 3 to feature XR2 chipset and Wi-Fi 6
9. 12 AprThe XR Week Peek (2021.04.12): HTC and Pico are ready to launch new VR headsets, and more!
10. 6 AprThe Unity Cube is on App Lab! Review and lessons learned
11. 5 AprThe XR Week Peek (2021.04.05): Rumors on a Apple headset intensify, Quest 2 sales grow fast, and more!
12. 2 AprChristopher Lafayette: Let’s build together an inclusive XR community
13. 1 AprEXCLUSIVE: Apple AR glasses hands-on preview [APRIL FOOLS’ POST]

March 2021

1. 31 MarA first look at the Tundra Labs HDK
2. 29 MarThe XR Week Peek (2021.03.29): Rec Room becomes a unicorn, Sandbox VR is back to business and more!
3. 28 MarA friendly chat on the Open AR Cloud and its advantages
4. 24 MarHow to remove unwanted Unity audio permissions to submit to App Lab
5. 22 MarThe XR Week Peek (2021.03.22): Sony reveals PSVR2 controllers, FRL shows the wristband of the future, and more!
6. 18 MarHands-on Vive Focus Plus Hand Tracking SDK
7. 16 MarThe XR Week Peek (2021.03.16): HTC launches Tracker 3.0, Facebook has 10,000 people working on XR, and more!
8. 12 MarIndie developer shares the lessons learned from publishing the first App Lab bundle
9. 8 MarThe XR Week Peek (2021.03.08): Microsoft launches Mesh, HTC and Pico tease new hardware, and more!
10. 4 MarNextMind Review: select objects using your brain powers
11. 3 MarBattlescar review: an amazing punk story in VR
12. 1 MarThe XR Week Peek (2021.03.01): Sony confirms PSVR 2, Facebook teases Quest 2 Pro, and more!

February 2021

1. 26 FebChris Koomen goes hands-on with Oculus For Business
2. 24 FebHow to easily make a cross-platform VR application in Unity for Oculus, Wave, and SteamVR
3. 23 FebSony announces that a new VR headset is coming for PS5, but not in 2021
4. 22 FebThe XR Week Peek (2021.02.22): Samsung AR glasses leaked, Kura price revealed, and much more!
5. 18 FebKelly Peng reveals Kura 150° FOV AR glasses expected price and release date
6. 17 FebUltraleap Stereo IR 170 review: use your hands naturally in VR!
7. 16 FebQuest now prevents mirroring of passthrough and 2D apps
8. 15 FebThe XR Week Peek (2021.02.15): Facebook keeps working on its masterplan, WebXR arrives on iOS, and more!
9. 12 FebOpenBCI: games using brain-interfaces are coming in 3 years
10. 11 FebRealMax Qian review: wide FOV AR is amazing!
11. 8 FebThe XR Week Peek (2021.02.08): Quest 2 ecosystem is profitable, App Lab launched, and more!
12. 5 FebExclusive interview and footage about “Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual”!
13. 3 FebHow To create an Oculus Quest app and submit it to App Lab
14. 2 FebJake Rubin talks HaptX gloves and the future of haptics
15. 1 FebThe XR Week Peek (2021.02.01): Facebook is very confident in Quest 2 sales, Valve is working on Neural Interfaces, and more!

January 2021

1. 29 JanVisionAR offers smartglasses that can protect your eyes
2. 27 JanUltraLeap Gemini review: use both hands in VR!
3. 25 JanThe XR Week Peek (2021.01.25): Facebook plans “a big shift” in privacy, Apple VR headset rumored, and more!
4. 22 JanMy predictions for augmented reality in 2021
5. 20 JanMy predictions for virtual reality in 2021
6. 18 JanThe XR Week Peek (2021.01.18): CES brings XR news, Boz says we have to trust Facebook, and more!
7. 16 JanThe best AR and VR news from CES 2021
8. 13 JanHow I got started with virtual reality (and you can, too)
9. 11 JanThe XR Week Peek (2021.01.11): CES is starting, Facebook smartglasses are coming “soon”, and much more!
10. 9 JanTriton Project is an affordable DIY AR headset
11. 7 JanMachizzle review: solve a puzzle in VR!
12. 5 JanBehind the scenes of the VR concert Welcome To The Other Side
13. 4 JanThe XR Week Peek (2021.01.04): New Year’s Eve parties go virtual, Tundra to offer a Vive Tracker competitor, and more!

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December 2020

1. 30 DecCelebrate the new year in VRChat with Jean-Michel Jarre!
2. 28 DecThe XR Week Peek (2020.12.28): Flight Simulator VR released, a new hack lets you use Quest without Facebook, and more!
3. 24 DecMerry… WhateVR
4. 22 DecCrowsNest’s Anna is the future of hospitality
5. 21 DecThe XR Week Peek (2020.12.21): Lenovo and NuEyes are releasing new AR glasses, and much more!
6. 20 DecVR Paradise review: a VR strip-club sandbox [NSFW-ish]
7. 18 DecHow to gift a game on the Oculus Store
8. 16 DecCybershoes for Quest review: a new way of walking in VR
9. 14 DecThe XR Week Peek (2020.12.14): Facebook gets sued for alleged monopolization, Medal Of Honor is a mediocre game, and more!
10. 11 DecHands-on with Cleanbox to sanitize VR headsets
11. 8 DecThe XR Week Peek (2020.12.08): Medal Of Honor close to launch, Snapdragon 888 announced, and much more!
12. 1 DecThe XR Week Peek (2020.12.01): Quest side distribution platform coming in Q1 2021, Quest competitor coming, and much more!

November 2020

1. 25 NovA new enterprise headset is awaiting us in 2021…
2. 23 NovThe XR Week Peek (2020.11.23): Many new AR headsets get teased, Link goes 90Hz, and more!
3. 19 NovThreedy AI automatically converts 2D photos in 3D assets for AR!
4. 16 NovThe XR Week (2020.11.16): HP Reverb G2 still haunted by WMR tracking, Quest 2 update brings 90Hz, and more!
5. 14 NovFinding Pandora X review: a nice VR interactive theater performance
6. 9 NovThe XR Week Peek (2020.11.09): PS5 doesn’t improve PSVR, VRChat reaches 24,000 concurrent users, and more!
7. 7 NovHow to use Oculus Test Users to log in on multiple Oculus Quests for sideloading without the need of a Facebook account
8. 3 NovNreal currently focusing on Asia, shipping to the West is coming next year
9. 2 NovThe XR Week Peek (2020.11.02): PSVR likely not to come in 2021, new info revealed on Decagear, and more!

October 2020

1. 26 OctThe XR Week Peek (2020.10.26): DecaGear is an intriguing VR headset, HTC is working on a new device, and more!
2. 21 OctThe treadmill from Ready Player One is coming to our homes soon
3. 19 OctThe XR Week Peek (2020.10.09): All about the Quest 2 launch and much more!
4. 17 OctOculus Quest 2 review: entering mainstream Virtual Reality
5. 13 OctKevin Williams: LBVR is not dead, it is rising again
6. 12 OctThe XR Week Peek (2020.10.12): Quest 2 is launching, dogs use AR, and more!
7. 10 OctGoogle 6DOF videos review: move inside VR videos!
8. 5 OctNVIDIA’s big news: Cloud XR goes to AWS, Omniverse open beta is starting, and more!
9. 5 OctThe XR Week Peek (2020.10.05): HP and Canon reveal new XR enterprise headsets, and much more!
10. 2 OctThrowback review: Meta 2 hands-on (and more!)
11. 1 OctHow MeKiwi ported Cave Digger to 7 different VR platforms

September 2020

1. 28 SepThe XR Week Peek (2020.09.28): The debate on Facebook continues, Microsoft acquires Zenimax, and more!
2. 25 SepHow to make SteamVR input work with Unity XR Interaction Toolkit in Unity
3. 24 SepBISim tells us how XR is relevant for the Army
4. 21 SepThe XR Week Peek (2020.09.21): Quest 2 released, NVIDIA acquires ARM, Leap Motion 2 on sale, and much more!
5. 20 SepAll you need to know on the Facebook Connect (OC7)
6. 16 Sep5 Top Highlights from Facebook Connect keynote
7. 15 SepMy predictions for the Facebook Connect
8. 14 SepThe XR Week Peek (2019.14.09): a new powerful Vive Focus appears, Facebook Connect is coming, and more!
9. 11 SepThe MetaMovie review: Theater meets Virtual Reality in a fun adventure
10. 7 SepThe XR Week Peek (2020.09.07): new Quest is coming at $299 and $399, NVIDIA RTX3070 is powerful and affordable and more!
11. 4 Sep9 practical lessons for VR events that I’ve learned developing Venice VR Expanded
12. 3 SepKLM’s Chris Koomen teaches us how to use AR/VR in the civil aviation sector

August 2020

1. 31 AugThe XR Week Peek (2020.08.31): Oculus becomes Facebook Reality Labs, Horizon gets revealed and more!
2. 28 AugMy professional opinion on Facebook Horizon
3. 26 AugMetaVRse is the XR engine for enterprise
4. 24 AugThe XR Week Peek (2020.08.24): Facebook login gets imposed on Quest and the community riots, and much more!
5. 22 AugAll you need to know about developing and sideloading on Quest under the new Facebook account policy
6. 21 Aug5 Examples of AR Glasses For Sports
7. 18 AugCrisis VRigade 2 Review: hide and shoot to your victory!
8. 17 AugThe XR Week Peek (2020.08.17): Facebook Horizon avatars revealed, Mozilla dismantles its XR team, and more!
9. 15 AugThe Ghost Howls turns 4!
10. 13 AugIn Death: Unchained review: a cool VR rogue-lite game
11. 11 AugDaniel Beauchamp inspires us to do more crazy experiments in VR
12. 10 AugThe XR Week Peek (2020.08.10): Valve Index gains market share, Hitman 3 is coming to PSVR and more!
13. 7 AugPico G2 4K Enterprise review: 3DOF VR is not over yet
14. 4 AugIs Oculus Quest killing PC VR?
15. 3 AugThe XR Week Peek (2020.08.03): OpenXR is taking foot, new cool features found inside Oculus runtime, and more!
16. 1 AugInterview with Robert Scoble about Oculus Quest 2, Apple Glasses and more!

July 2020

1. 30 JulMojo Vision: AR contact lenses are coming far sooner than you think
2. 27 JulThe XR Week Peek (2020.07.27): new Quest leaked, Dreams now supports VR and more!
3. 26 JulEverything we know about the new Oculus Quest (…and Oculus Go?)
4. 25 JulbHaptics review: feel your body in VR with this haptic suit!
5. 20 JulThe XR Week Peek (2020.07.20): Oculus ready to manufacture the Quest S, Pico doubles-down on 3DOF, and more!
6. 18 JulPico Neo 2 Eye review: the new best enterprise standalone headset
7. 16 JulSenseGlove review: a nice DK1 for force-feedback in VR
8. 13 JulThe XR Week Peek (2020.07.13): Sony invests in Epic, Rockstar is working on an AAA VR game, and more!
9. 11 JulKadine James: we must work together for inclusion and accessibility in the VR ecosystem
10. 7 JulThe XR Week Peek (2020.07.07): Facebook shows thin sunglasses, Iron Man VR gets released and more!
11. 4 JulAlone Together: What I have learned organizing a big VR concert

June 2020

1. 29 JunThe XR Week Peek (2020.06.29): Oculus kills the Go, Google buys North, and much more!
2. 28 JunValve Index turns one: all the tweaks and tricks from one year of usage!
3. 24 JunOculus discontinues Go and plans an open distribution system for Oculus Quest
4. 23 JunThe XR Week Peek (2020.06.23): StarWars: Squadron is a new AAA VR game, Apple announces ARKit4 and more!
5. 17 JunFamous musician Jean-Michel Jarre to host a live VR concert on VRrOOm on Sunday
6. 16 JunHTC announces XR Suite and teases the future of collaboration and workplace
7. 15 JunThe XR Week Peek (2020.06.15): PS5 revealed, SteamVR implements OpenVR and more!
8. 12 JunNVIDIA’s Greg Jones: The 5G hype is justified, it’s going to be a huge advantage for XR
9. 11 JunNreal Light devkit review: an interesting entry point for AR
10. 8 JunThe XR Week Peek (2020.06.08): VR usage on Steam remains steady after Alyx, and much more!
11. 5 JunHow to ask Android Permissions for the Oculus Quest in Unity
12. 1 JunThe XR Week Peek (2020.06.01): HP Reverb G2 launched, Qualcomm goes bullish on 5G and Wi-fi 6 and more!

May 2020

1. 29 MayLooxid Link review: analyze your mind in VR!
2. 27 MayQualcomm envisions fully standalone 5G slim glasses in 10 years
3. 25 MayThe XR Week Peek (2020.05.25): new rumors on Apple Glasses, Oculus Quest anniversary, HP Reverb G2 and more!
4. 22 MayOculus For Business is now available for all companies
5. 18 MayNreal reopens orders for devkit, introduces new bundle
6. 17 MayThe XR Week Peek (2020.05.17): Apple Glasses are sleek, UE5 rises hype, NVIDIA releases CloudXR SDK, and more!
7. 13 MaySpatial hands-on review: the most surprising XR meeting app
8. 12 MayStandalone 5G headsets are coming in 2021
9. 11 MayThe XR Week Peek (2020.05.11): new Quest is in the works, Magic Leap may pivot to healthcare, and more!
10. 9 MayVive Cosmos External Tracking Faceplate (Elite) Review!
11. 4 MayThe XR Week Peek (2020.05.04): VR usage rises, Mozilla creates an open metaverse, and more!

April 2020

1. 30 AprCleanbox Technology kills coronavirus on your VR headset
2. 29 AprMozilla Hubs Cloud is the foundation of the free metaverse
3. 28 AprTAP Keyboard review: a new way of typing, if you need it
4. 27 AprThe XR Week Peek (2020.04.27): Magic Leap’s new course, Fortnite rocks with concerts and much more!
5. 26 AprHow to get started with WebXR in Unity
6. 22 AprSkyReal’s VR CAD visualization makes companies save up to 40% of product development time
7. 20 AprThe XR Week Peek (2020.04.20): Oculus Quest goes AR, Oculus Jedi may be like Valve Knuckles and much more!
8. 18 AprHow to activate AR in your Oculus Quest Home Menu
9. 17 AprHolo-BLSD is a powerful AR tool to teach first-aid procedures and save lives
10. 16 AprGianluigi Perrone: “To make a VR film you need to know the DNA of VR”
11. 13 AprThe XR Week Peek (2020.04.13): iPhone 12 adds depth camera, StarVR One is back to the market and much more!
12. 11 AprTG0’s innovative Etee controllers review!
13. 10 AprHow to view your 3D models in VR in Blender
14. 7 AprSenseGlove is working on a “low-cost” force-feedback glove for VR
15. 6 AprThe XR Week Peek (2020.04.06): Niantic buys 6d.ai, Facebook signs deal with Plessey and much more!
16. 1 AprEXCLUSIVE: VR Porn proved to be very dangerous for your health [April Fool’s]

March 2020

1. 31 MarHow to activate Oculus Quest’s Multiwindow Browser, Passthrough Shortcut, and New Home UI (+ review)
2. 30 MarThe XR Week Peek (2020.03.30): Half-Life: Alyx breaks every VR record, HP teases Reverb G2, and more!
3. 27 MarHalf-Life: Alyx full review: the first true AAA VR game
4. 25 MarWhat is the best headset to play Half-Life: Alyx with?
5. 23 MarHalf-Life: Alyx first impressions: an amazing but not mindblowing game
6. 23 MarThe XR Week Peek (2020.03.23): Half-Life: Alyx launches, Oculus Del Mar leaked, PS5 revealed and more!
7. 21 MarVR Cover for Valve Index thorough review!
8. 20 MarMy experience at virtual V2EC 2020 (VS real VEC 2019)
9. 18 MarAll the best events to attend in VR in 2020
10. 16 MarThe XR Week Peek (2020.06.13): Magic Leap exploring a sale, events are going virtual and more!
11. 15 MarBizarre Barber review: cut the hair of those monsters!
12. 14 MarHow you (a VR professional) can go through the coronavirus lockdown
13. 13 MarHow Mozilla is working on the (privacy-safe) immersive web of the future
14. 9 MarThe XR Week Peek (2020.03.09): New Half-Life: Alyx videos and details, coronavirus makes events go virtual and much more!
15. 6 MarSkype vs VR: When should you organize your meetings/events in VR?
16. 5 MarI’ve visited Half-Life:Alyx environments and I loved them!
17. 4 MarBanana For Scale review: a meme turned VR game
18. 2 MarThe XR Week Peek (2020.03.02): XR2 shows the future of standalones, F8 and GDC canceled and much more!

February 2020

1. 27 FebVRCover Oculus Quest covers unboxing and review
2. 25 FebQualcomm releases XR2 5G reference design, paving the way for the headsets of the future
3. 24 FebThe XR Week Peek (2020.02.24): HTC shows Cosmos and Proton, devs make cool hands interactions, Sansar on sale and more!
4. 20 FebVive Cosmos becomes four! New faceplates add mixed reality and much more
5. 19 FebQuick Fix: how to use ONLY the trigger to interact with the UI of the Oculus Go/Quest in Unity
6. 17 FebThe XR Week Peek (2020.02.17): Half-Life Alyx will launch on March, 23rd, MWC has been canceled and much more!
7. 14 FebHalf-Life: Alyx launches on March, 23rd!
8. 12 FebMasterpiece VR CEO: 3D modeling in VR is 10x faster than on flat screen
9. 10 FebThe XR Week Peek (2020.02.10): Lynx launches MR standalone headset, Facebook acquires Scape and much more!
10. 6 FebChooch.ai hands-on: an interesting object detection SDK (for AR?)
11. 4 FebHacking the Oculus Quest: how to show Android Settings, Alarm and more!
12. 3 FebThe XR Week Peek (2020.02.03): VR adoption is rising, Lynx teases new MR headset and much more!

January 2020

1. 31 JanVarjo VR-2 hands-on first impressions: perfect resolution, but…
2. 29 JanHello WebXR review: a nice showcase of WebVR for developers and newbies
3. 27 JanThe XR Week Peek (2020.01.27): Samsung may be working on a new headset, Half-Life: Alyx will ship on time and much more!
4. 23 JanMy predictions for augmented reality in 2020
5. 21 JanMy predictions for virtual reality in 2020
6. 20 JanThe XR Week Peek (2020.01.20): Oculus Go price cut down to $150, Mojo Vision teases AR contact lenses and much more!
7. 18 JanHas the Valve Index (and its controllers) reliability issues?
8. 14 JanAll the best AR VR news from CES 2020
9. 13 JanThe XR Week Peek (2020.01.13): Zuckerberg shows his vision for the next decade, Vive Pro discounted to $600 and more!
10. 11 JanStereopsia report / 2: hands-on with Lenovo Mirage AR, and many storytelling VR experiences!
11. 9 JanStereopsia report / 1: hands-on with Presenz, Antilatency, full-body on Quest and more!
12. 6 JanThe XR Week Peek (2020.01.16): CES is coming, Abrash predicts AR to substitute smartphones in 2040 and more!
13. 3 JanHow to get started with Oculus Quest hands tracking SDK in Unity

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December 2019

1. 31 DecThe Potato 4K is the worst VR headset of 2019
2. 29 DecThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.12.29): VR adoption is increasing, Teslasuit launches its haptic gloves and much more!
3. 27 DecViveport Streaming review and comparison with Oculus Link
4. 25 DecHappy Holidays 2019!
5. 24 DecHow to develop a mixed reality experience on the Vive Focus
6. 23 DecHow to setup Oculus Link and solve some of its common problems
7. 23 DecThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.12.23): Facebook works on its OS, Oculus Link official cable released, Huawei VR glasses available, and much more!
8. 22 DecValve Index: A good fit? Part 3 – How to solve problems in the ergonomics of the BMR speakers
9. 20 DecHow to enable hands tracking on your Oculus Quest
10. 18 DecAudio-visual creative sandbox ArtPulse comes to PSVR (Paid)
11. 17 DecOculus Quest hands tracking review: an impressive first step towards natural UX
12. 16 DecThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.12.16): Oculus Quest gets hand tracking, Magic Leap pivots towards enterprise and much more!
13. 12 DecOculus Link Beta review: an amazing solution still to be improved
14. 9 DecThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.12.09): Qualcomm XR2 defines the future of XR, Magic Leap having tragic sales, and much more!
15. 7 DecRadial-G: Proteus preview: racing at full speed on the Oculus Quest
16. 6 DecHow to choose an LBVR product?
17. 4 DecHTC launches “Viveport Streaming” to give wireless streaming to Wave standalone headsets
18. 2 DecThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.12.02): Facebook acquires Beat Games, Valve gets the Index sold-out and is maybe working on Left4Dead VR, and much more!

November 2019

1. 27 NovStay fit and have fun in mixed reality with HitMotion: Reloaded (out now!)
2. 26 NovThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.26.11): Half-Life: Alyx revealed, Oculus Link out, XBox not considering VR and much more!
3. 25 NovFacebook’s Sean Liu: we are at an inflection point of the VR industry
4. 21 NovValve reveals Half-Life:Alyx! Preorders open, release in March 2020!
5. 19 NovEditorial: Why Half-Life: Alyx could be very important for Virtual Reality
6. 18 NovThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.11.18): Magic Leap may be in trouble, Carmack leaving Oculus and much more!
7. 13 NovHitMotion:Reloaded launches in Early Access on Nov. 27th, watch the trailer here
8. 12 NovDoctor Who: The Edge Of Time review: an experience good for the fans of the serie
9. 11 NovThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.11.11): Cardboard becomes opensource, HoloLens 2 and nreal shipping and much more!
10. 9 NovSkyworth v901 review: a 4K 3DOF VR headset to watch high-res videos
11. 7 NovValve Index: A good fit? Part 2 – Analyzing and improving the comfort of Knuckles controllers
12. 6 NovGet ready to do some crazy winter stunts with Powder VR
13. 4 NovThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek: Facebook admits that VR is taking longer than expected, Pistol Whip ready to launch and much more!
14. 2 NovIs it worth going to WCVRI?

October 2019

1. 30 OctWCVRI: Hands-on with new North Star headset, Virtualizer 2, Pareal VR and more!
2. 28 Oct15 things to keep in mind if you have to showcase your VR game in China
3. 27 OctThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.10.27): Quest sales are not taking off, Minecraft Earth launches in Early Access and much more!
4. 26 OctMy day as a speaker at View Conference 2019, trying the Rift S and NFB’s VR storytelling experiences
5. 22 OctHuawei VR glasses hands-on preview: a majestic 3DOF headset
6. 20 OctThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.10.21): Daydream is dead, Varjo VR-2 is out, Sony makes AR glasses and much more!
7. 17 OctWCVRI Day 1: Hands-on RealMax AR glasses and Droolon F1 eye tracking!
8. 14 OctThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.10.14): Asgard’s Wrath redefines VR gaming, Apple glasses may launch in Q2 2020 and much more!
9. 8 OctSee you at WCVRI and View Conference!
10. 7 OctHow to update your Oculus Quest (manually or automatically)
11. 6 OctThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.10.06): Vive Cosmos has a mild launch, Quest updates its runtime and much more!
12. 4 OctHands-on review on Oculus Quest 3DOF mode and Passthrough+!
13. 4 OctValve Index: A good fit?
14. 2 Oct7Invensun reveals high-quality eye-tracking VR accessory for only $149

September 2019

1. 30 SepThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.09.30): OC6, Pimax Day, Huawei VR glasses, Minecraft Earth and much more!
2. 29 SepAll you need to know on Oculus Connect 6: the most important news in one single article!
3. 25 SepOC6: Facebook gives superpowers to Quest and “kills” Go and Rift S
4. 24 SepSuper-interview with Jeri Ellsworth about her Tilt Five glasses, AR tech, and startups!
5. 23 SepValve Index review: a step closer to next-gen VR
6. 22 SepThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.09.22): Oculus working on AR glasses with Luxottica, Apple glasses FOV discovered and much more!
7. 21 SepMy Oculus Connect 6 predictions: a glimpse of the XR of the future
8. 18 SepGroundhog Day: Like Father, Like Son review: a nice but frustrating VR game
9. 16 SepThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.09.16): Cosmos released, iOS 13 has support for AR glasses, DAQRI fails and much more!
10. 14 SepMixed Reality fitness game HitMotion: Reloaded slated for October release
11. 12 SepHTC Vive Cosmos, maybe the most versatile PC VR headset, launches at $699
12. 9 SepThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.09.09): Vive Cosmos probably on sale at €799, Kura reveals 150° FOV AR glasses, Oculus “Cablegate” and much more!
13. 7 SepHow to get started with nReal glasses development in Unity
14. 4 SepAugmented reality is reaching a mature state according to Gartner
15. 1 SepThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.09.01): HoloLens 2 may come in September, Oculus may commercialize a multiplayer LBVR solution, HP Reverb is back and much more!

August 2019

1. 29 AugHow to create a seamless mobile AR experience using AR.js
2. 27 AugHow to test the different passthrough modes on the Valve Index
3. 25 AugThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.08.25): Lots of new VR content previewed, Sony acquires Insomniac, Matrix 4 in the works and much more!
4. 21 AugiStaging review: virtual tours made easy
5. 19 AugMy experience with a WebVR yacht party
6. 18 AugThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.08.18): Nate Mitchell leaves Facebook, No Man’s Sky VR released and much more!
7. 17 AugHow to be a good VR startupper – Part 2
8. 16 AugHow to be a good VR startupper – Part 1
9. 15 AugExperience 6 amazing indie VR games at the Gamescom VR Showcase!
10. 14 AugThe Ghost Howls turns 3! Join my WebVR yacht party!
11. 13 AugRed Matter on Quest review: a new quality bar for mobile VR games
12. 11 AugThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.08.11): Gear VR is over, Go long term future is uncertain, Huawei teases its metaverse and much more!
13. 8 AugKim Nevelsteen wants to bridge different virtual worlds to create the Metaverse
14. 5 AugXiaomi may have laid off its Mi VR standalone team: what’s the future for Oculus Go?
15. 4 AugThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.08.05): SIGGRAPH shows cool XR stuff, Vive Cosmos will probably cost £700, VirtualLink may die and much more!
16. 2 AugVive Focus Plus can now play natively PC VR games (in streaming)
17. 1 AugHolo4Labs gives scientists mixed reality superpowers (PAID)

July 2019

1. 30 JulMind Labyrinth VR Dreams review: explore your emotions in VR
2. 29 JulLeap Motion’s North Star is the DK1 of AR: hands-on preview and how to buy it!
3. 28 JulThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.07.28): Valve Index is now available immediately, Oculus and Magic Leap update their devices and much more!
4. 24 JulSuzanne Borders says it all on being a female entrepreneur in XR
5. 23 JulSuzanne Borders: BadVR is mixing art and technology to innovate data visualization
6. 21 JulThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.07.21): Oculus has sold more than 10M units and wants PSVR games, SparkAR shows its marketing potential and much more!
7. 18 JulNeuralink announces new BCI: why us VR people should care
8. 16 JulVirtuleap wants to read (and train) your mind while you play in VR
9. 14 JulThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.07.15): Apple kills its AR glasses, Oculus full-steam ahead on 2nd gen VR and much more!
10. 12 JulDexmo force feedback gloves show the future of hands presence in VR
11. 9 JulSIF: Mandala mixes interactive theater with VR, my experience with redirected walking and much more!
12. 8 JulnReal AR glasses hands-on preview
13. 7 JulThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.07.07): Valve Index shows thumbstick issues, Cosmos works with Wireless Adapter, WeChat introduces AR and much more!
14. 6 JulSIF: My reviews of Bonfire, Ello Echo, Home After War and Ayahuasca!
15. 5 Jul7Invensun shows that eye-tracking on a standalone headset is now possible
16. 4 JulSIF: Hands-on with Spheres, Buddy VR and much more!
17. 2 JulViveport Video “6DOF Lite” mode review: move your head in 360 videos
18. 1 JulThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.07.01): Valve Index shipping, Cosmos display revealed, Oculus Rift S may work with next-gen Xbox and much more!

June 2019

1. 29 JunSIF: LG not interested in VR hardware anymore, Veer entering LBE and much more!
2. 28 JunSIF: The Collider review: a trip inside your emotions in VR
3. 25 JunSIF: Magic Leap GOT experience, Gloomy eyes, Intel’s Grease AR hands on!
4. 25 JunSIF: Pico Neo and HP Reverb hands on
5. 24 JunSIF: hands-on with “Doctor Who: The Runaway”, “4 Feet: Blind Date” and much more!
6. 23 JunThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.06.23): HTC teases the Vive Cosmos, Oculus announces AR at OC6 and much more!
7. 19 JunHow to install and uninstall unapproved apps on Oculus Quest using SideQuest
8. 17 Jun青岛，我来啦！(Qingdao, here I come!)
9. 17 JunThe Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.06.17): E3 VR, Vive Cosmos reveal and much more!
10. 12 JunOculus Quest Review: consumer Virtual Reality v1 is here
11. 10 JunOculus should change how it rejects apps for Quest
12. 8 JunHow to get started with Oculus Quest development in Unity
13. 5 JunMy Taiwanese XR Chronicles part 3: Vive Pro Eye hands on, meeting with iStaging, Lyra VR and Women in XR!
14. 4 JunMy Taiwanese XR Chronicles part 2: HADO AR Kart, Viveland, and VR Cinema hands-on
15. 1 JunHP Reverb is finally available in the US and other selected countries

May 2019

1. 31 MayMy Taiwanese XR Chronicles part 1: Cave, zSpace, Brogent hands-on
2. 27 MayOculus Quest vs HTC Vive Focus Plus
3. 25 MayMetaMovie brings interactive theater to VR
4. 22 MayDamo9000 and the epic rap battles of VR satire
5. 20 MayHTC Vive Cosmos slated for Q3 2019, it will feature some surprises
6. 18 MayCyberith announces 2nd gen Virtualizer, still thinks about its backers
7. 13 MayNoctvrnal: audio in AR/VR is 51% of the experience
8. 10 MayHow to show a 3D model in AR inside your website
9. 9 MayAR contact lenses are far away, but a new research is paving their way
10. 6 MaySee you in Taiwan!
11. 4 MayWhat is the Valve Index? Everything you need to know: features, specs, price and how to preorder it!
12. 2 MayWhat is the Oculus Quest? Read here description, specs, price and how to preorder it (even from China)!
13. 1 MayWhat is the Oculus Rift S? Read here description, specs, price and how to preorder it!
14. 1 MayThe crazy April, 30th of VR: Oculus Quest, Rift S, Oculus For Business and Valve Index!

April 2019

1. 29 AprDefrost review: a VR mini-serie that will make you feel uncomfortable
2. 27 AprHow to make a 3D Photo for Facebook from your Unity project
3. 26 AprWolves In The Walls review: one of the best storytelling VR content I have ever tried
4. 25 AprHitMotion: Reloaded is the first Mixed Reality fitness game for the Vive Focus Plus
5. 23 AprBe a cute VR-tuber with Virtual Cast!
6. 19 AprLucid review: a moving VR story
7. 18 AprOculus referral codes are now available outside of the US!
8. 18 AprNew Oculus Avatar system hands-on
9. 17 AprHow to fix the “An Oculus update may not have installed correctly” error
10. 12 AprThe current status of Augmented Reality adult entertainment
11. 11 AprHow to fix controllers buttons not working and menu interactions with Vive Wave SDK 3.0 in Unity
12. 5 AprVEC 2019: Hands-on with the Vive Focus Plus, the mysterious Shadow VR and more!
13. 4 AprVEC 2019 review: my experience at the Vive Ecosystem Conference
14. 1 AprVirtual Reality is officially a fad. I am out

March 2019

1. 30 MarValve teases the Valve Index: it may feature hands tracking and next-gen experience
2. 27 MarVEC 2019 – All the most important news from the Vive Ecosystem Conference
3. 21 MarVive Ecosystem Conference: info on program and registration
4. 20 MarOculus reveals the Rift S: all you need to know
5. 20 MarCharlie Fink on his new book Convergence and the future of XR
6. 17 MarI’m going to Vive Ecosystem Conference!
7. 4 MarThe most important XR news from MWC 2019

February 2019

1. 25 FebAll you need to know on Azure Kinect
2. 24 FebAll you need to know on HoloLens 2
3. 21 FebHTC announces full 6 DOF standalone headset Vive Focus Plus (+ thorough review on its 6 DOF controllers)
4. 20 FebWhat to expect from next-gen HoloLens
5. 15 FebNew Riftcat VRidge 2.3 features: play Steam VR games using your phone as a controller!
6. 12 FebEido Inoue tells us everything we need to know about HADO and location based augmented reality
7. 7 FebInterview with VRgineers: we want to push XR forward, but we’re not manufacturing a consumer XTAL
8. 6 FebXTAL hands on: an interesting glimpse to Virtual Reality 2.0
9. 4 FebHappy Chinese New Year 2019!
10. 1 FebThe Ghost’s Spotlight: Salsa Virtual, Towards a Perilous Journey

January 2019

1. 30 JanHow to record (or stream) videos easily with your Vive Focus and a Windows 10 PC
2. 29 JanVisit the Ancient Rome in VR with Rome Reborn
3. 26 JanUnreal P.T. review: anxiety and frustration in VR (+ how to download it)
4. 24 JanFrooxius talks us about the development of amazing VR metaverse Neos
5. 23 JanJoin me on AltspaceVR to learn about XR at CES and in China
6. 18 JanKevin Williams shares with us his expertise in the LBVR sector
7. 14 JanAll the best AR and VR news from CES 2019
8. 11 JanAll you need to know about the Vive Cosmos
9. 7 JanHTC announces Vive Pro Eye and Vive Cosmos at CES 2019
10. 5 JanVive Focus 6 DOF controllers devkit unboxing and setup instructions
11. 3 JanMy predictions for virtual reality in 2019
12. 2 JanMy predictions for augmented reality in 2019
13. 1 JanLenovo Mirage Solo review: should you buy it?

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December 2018

1. 28 DecInterview to Eduardo Siman: virtual reality makes data visualization fun, we should all work together to make AR and VR to succeed
2. 26 DecChina shows its masterplan to lead Virtual Reality in 2025
3. 24 DecMerry Christmas and a happy 2019!
4. 23 DecThe Ghost’s Spotlight: Sketch 360, The Secret of Puffin Cove
5. 21 Dec11 cool suggestions to follow if you have to speak at (or attend, or host) a VR event
6. 19 DecWhat is mediated reality and how I experimented with it on the Vive Focus
7. 18 DecAyden Ye shows his vision for popular VR content platform VeeR
8. 17 DecVive Immersive Labs shows how VR can make office life better
9. 13 DecLooxidVR is a virtual reality headset that aims at analyzing your emotions
10. 11 DecHow to suppress the controller pairing popup in your Vive Focus app
11. 10 DecAnime VR: present and future of a new medium
12. 7 DecWhere Thoughts Go review: an emotional journey in VR
13. 4 DecHow to use Casting to stream your Oculus Go content to Phone or PC
14. 3 DecOculus Referral program issues: Rift codes are temporarily suspended (Update: they have been resumed)

November 2018

1. 30 NovHow to update your Oculus Go and Vive Focus
2. 27 NovBaobab Studios talks about the development of “Crow: The Legend”, a movie that deserves to be watched in virtual reality
3. 26 NovRobert Rodriguez’s The Limit review: a crazy VR action movie
4. 22 Nov4 hard lessons on VR startup life that I’ve learned attending events
5. 14 NovScraper: First Strike looks like an interesting VR action game
6. 12 NovAll you need to know about the leaked Valve VR headset: is Half-Life 3/2 coming?
7. 8 NovHTC Vive Focus launched worldwide: an enterprise standalone headset, starting from $599
8. 7 NovThe Ghost’s Spotlight: oVRshot, Microsoft Maquette and The Great C
9. 6 NovMagic Leap One first impressions review: it’s not a leap, but a step
10. 5 NovNathan Phail-Liff: Ready At Dawn is excited about the Quest, Echo Combat will come with surprises at launch
11. 2 NovDonald Greenberg: virtual reality is still a baby, we’ll need 20 years for photorealism
12. 1 NovPanguVR mixes virtual reality and artificial intelligence to revolutionize interior design

October 2018

1. 31 OctMagic Leap’s John Gaeta talks about the future of cinema, storytelling and mixed reality
2. 30 OctVive Focus 6 DOF Controllers dev-kit specifications: ultrasound-based tracking, 180° horizontal FOV
3. 29 OctNVIDIA talks about RTX 2080 graphics cards and virtual reality
4. 28 OctView Conference 2018: Museum of Symmetry review: one of the best creative VR experiences I’ve tried
5. 27 OctView Conference 2018: Jan Pinkava explains some VR experiences from Google Spotlight Stories
6. 26 OctView Conference 2018: Baobab Studios talks about the development of “Crow: The Legend”
7. 23 OctView Conference 2018: What does holophonic, ambisonic and spatialized audio mean?
8. 22 OctView Conference 2018: National Film Board of Canada offers us interesting VR storytelling tips
9. 20 OctHTC Vive announces devkits for 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and teases hand tracking for Vive Pro
10. 19 OctGabriel Moss gives us great insights on losing weight in VR and OC5
11. 18 OctVIEW Conference 2018 will host amazing XR talks and workshops
12. 16 OctSamsung hints at a future mixed reality headset (and at unsolvable problems for Gear VR)
13. 15 OctMagic Leap’s LEAP Con 2018 round-up: all the major announcements in only one place
14. 12 OctA crazy night at the discotheque with the virtual reality app Beat Reality
15. 12 OctA journey in some interesting Italian VR startups at Milan Games Week 2018: AnotheReality, Beyond The Gate and many more!
16. 11 OctNASA JPL may have given us a preview of next gen HoloLens. Actually not.
17. 5 OctI’ve detached my eyes in VR thanks to Eyeballs VR Demo!
18. 2 OctOculus Quest vs Vive Focus: let the battle begin

September 2018

1. 29 SepOculus Connect 5 mega round-up: all you need to know about Oculus Quest and the other announcements!
2. 27 SepOculus announces Oculus Quest: 6 DOF, Snapdragon 835 VR, disruptive $399 price
3. 25 SepVive Immersive Labs experiment demonstrates that VR can really help in learning a new language
4. 24 SepAnalyzing Oculus Santa Cruz patent images
5. 21 SepMy predictions for Oculus Connect 5
6. 18 SepYes, I’ve shot a selfie with the Vive Focus and the gesture SDK
7. 17 Sep7Invensun aGlass DK II unboxing, setup and review: a great dev kit for eye tracking in VR
8. 14 SepThe world is your dancefloor with Beat Reality
9. 12 SepKiss Me First review: a slow Netflix series about virtual reality
10. 7 SepHow to fix Vive controllers not working inside SteamVR games
11. 6 SepVarjo talks with me about its human eye resolution VR headset and its mixed reality add-on (that will be available at AWE 2019)
12. 4 SepFragmentVR review and how to: an useful utility to see your real world from inside SteamVR

August 2018

1. 31 Aug7Invensun will provide eye-tracking for many worldwide XR devices
2. 29 AugWhy we should care about ergonomics in virtual reality
3. 27 AugVirtual Reality is reaching a mature state according to Gartner
4. 24 AugGamescom 2018 Day 3: Icaros made me exercise with fun in VR, Cybershoes made me walk in VR while seated and much more
5. 23 AugGamescom 2018 Day 2: NVIDIA RTX 2080 Ti video, Ubisoft believes in VR and much more
6. 22 AugGamescom 2018 Day 1: World of Tanks VR, ThermoReal lets you feel hot and cold in VR, and much more
7. 20 AugGamescom 2018 Day 0: NVIDIA reveals RTX 2080 series graphics cards
8. 17 AugHow to shoot cool screenshots and videos on your Lenovo Mirage Solo and save them on your PC
9. 16 AugHTC Immersive Labs shows that VR can already benefit various sectors of our lives
10. 15 AugHappy 2nd birthday to the Ghost Howls!
11. 14 AugSee you at Gamescom 2018!
12. 13 AugShower thoughts on the Magic Leap One
13. 11 AugLenqiy aims at fostering creativity in Chinese kids with virtual reality
14. 10 AugMagic Leap experience on the Vive Focus?
15. 8 AugMagic Leap on sale starting from $2295, ships only in the US
16. 6 AugCharlie Fink’s Metaverse book review: get to know XR at 360 degrees
17. 1 AugAn amazing day at HTC Vive, trying SteamVR multiroom, Vive Wireless Adapter and Vive Focus gesture tracking

July 2018

1. 28 JulVR Waibao explains us the importance of VR remote collaboration tools
2. 26 JulJudao is a well established company offering VR education in China
3. 24 JulLangzou VR give us very interesting insights on XR education in China
4. 20 JulSome thoughts about XR at Disneyland Shanghai
5. 15 JulMy first taste of Virtual Reality in China
6. 9 JulHow to remove safety boundaries on Lenovo Mirage Solo and Vive Focus
7. 5 JulVive Focus review: should you buy it?
8. 4 JulAryzon AR headset 2.0 unboxing and review
9. 3 Jul鬼会去中国呀！

June 2018

1. 30 JunEcho Combat first impressions: a fun VR action game
2. 28 JunFlashing Beat game makes you use your phone as a VR controller (how to install + review)
3. 26 JunPositional tracking comparison: Lenovo Mirage Solo vs Vive Focus
4. 25 JunHow to create an Augmented Reality app for the Vive Focus in Unity
5. 21 JunValve shows Knuckles prototype controllers v2
6. 19 JunHow to take screenshots on the Vive Focus
7. 16 JunLeap Motion tracking v4 sample apps show how Virtual Reality UX should be made
8. 14 JunDreamGlass is an interesting Augmented Reality glass that costs only $399
9. 13 JunHenry for Oculus Go review: a step forward for VR videos playback
10. 8 JunOculus Go review: should you buy it?
11. 6 Jun7Invensun is a Chinese company that wants to disrupt the VR eye tracking sector
12. 5 JunMy experience at the Immersive Architecture

May 2018

1. 31 MayThe CEO of CGTrader gives us great insights on the 3D models market and VR
2. 28 MayInterview with Enea Le Fons: from #30DaysInVR to #XDaysInXR and beyond
3. 25 MayVive Focus enter version 2.0 at VEC 2018
4. 24 MayImmersive Architecture is the event all architects were waiting for
5. 21 MayOculus Go vs Vive Focus: which one to buy?
6. 19 MayHow to properly contact a VR blogger or influencer
7. 17 MayHow to record videos and stream the content of the Oculus Go
8. 14 MayThe most interesting AR/VR news from Google I/O 2018
9. 11 MayExperimenting with Unity instant remote preview on the Vive Focus
10. 9 MayHow to get started with Oculus Go on Unity
11. 7 MayKinect comes back from the world of the dead thanks to Azure
12. 4 MayAll the most important AR and VR news from Facebook F8
13. 1 MayApple is working on an AR/VR headset for 2020: my thoughts over this news

April 2018

1. 30 AprVRTK announces version 4 thanks to an Oculus grant
2. 27 AprMozilla Hubs review: a completely open and free VR social for the web
3. 26 AprSupermedium review: a place where to explore WebVR
4. 25 AprHow to enable WebVR in Google Chrome
5. 24 AprHTC Vive reveals Vive Pro 2.0-bundle price and Vive Enterprise advantage
6. 23 AprHow to ask Android Permissions in Unity for a Vive Focus app (Vive Wave SDK)
7. 20 AprMark Metry teaches us the right attitude to become successful in AR and VR
8. 12 Apr#30DaysInVR: how a guy is living 30 days in VR to make virtual reality better
9. 8 AprSprint Vector: first impressions review from the Oculus Free Weekend
10. 5 AprBubbled and the vision of a decentralized AR future
11. 1 AprHow to convert your Oculus Rift CV1 in a fully functional Santa Cruz

March 2018

1. 30 MarReady Player One movie impressions: meh
2. 28 MarThe typical day of an A-frame developer
3. 26 MarAll the most important AR and VR news from the GDC 2018
4. 23 MarMagic Leap One’s field of view: making assumptions from the emulator
5. 22 MarExclusive rumor: is Oculus preparing to announce a new (mixed-reality) headset?
6. 19 MarHTC Vive Pro headset to be priced at $800 / €879, preorders starting today
7. 16 MarHow to stream/mirror your Vive Focus to an external display or computer
8. 15 MarIntroduction to OpenVR 101 Series: What is OpenVR and how to get started with its APIs
9. 14 MarWhat is the right age to let kids play in VR? The debate continues…
10. 13 MarWhat I’ve learned at the EBU Digital Media Days 2018
11. 7 MarHTC Vive Pro first impressions: should you buy it?
12. 5 MarA day with Mr President
13. 4 MarAll the most interesting AR and VR news from MWC 2018
14. 3 MarHow to create a WebVR experience using Unity
15. 1 MarHow to fix Kinect v2 not working in Windows 10 Creators Update

February 2018

1. 27 FebAmazon Sumerian: what is it and hands-on review
2. 24 FebAR and VR at EBU Digital Media Days 2018
3. 23 FebSuometry wants to revolutionize enterprise VR video communication
4. 22 FebTop 50 influential developers in AR/VR/MR/XR of 2018
5. 19 FebSex Like Real CEO talks with me about VR porn and video streaming
6. 16 Feb8th Wall enables augmented reality development for every smartphone… but it has still to improve
7. 14 FebMake your Valentine’s day wishes in augmented reality with Portable Love Party!
8. 11 Feb“Eleven: Table Tennis VR” first impressions
9. 9 FebGoogle Motion Stills review: make augmented reality GIFs with your Android phone!
10. 8 FebSome photos of the SteamVR 2.0 base stations taken from their FCC filing
11. 7 FebVR Texter proposes a new innovative way to write in VR (and I’ve reviewed it)
12. 6 FebAll the main takeaways from the most recent SuperData and Ecorys AR/VR market analysis
13. 2 FebThe Surrogate review: an intriguing short VR movie
14. 1 FebRollercoaster Legends review: feel the adrenaline inside ancient Greece!

January 2018

1. 30 JanVRidge 2.0 review: play SteamVR games with your Cardboard or Gear VR!
2. 29 JanAlvin Wang Graylin talks with me about Vive Focus, Vive Pro, China, and VR market
3. 27 JanIs it now the right moment to buy a VR headset? Or is it better to wait?
4. 26 JanHow to fix Oculus HDMI connection issues (“No HDMI Connection” error)
5. 25 JanKFC The Hard Way review: a VR marketing move by KFC
6. 16 JanSteamVR tricks: how to maximize your game area and use multiple vives in the same room
7. 14 JanAll the best AR and VR news from CES 2018
8. 10 JanLenovo announces at CES 2018 the Mirage Solo headset and the Mirage VR 180 Camera
9. 9 JanVive at CES 2018 announces a new Vive Pro headset, Vive Wireless Adapter and Viveport VR
10. 6 JanVR Dizzy brings the satire into virtual reality
11. 5 JanTop 50 Virtual Reality websites of 2018
12. 4 JanMy predictions for virtual reality in 2018
13. 2 JanMy predictions for augmented reality in 2018

2017 205

December 2017

1. 30 DecCan 360 videos be considered Virtual Reality?
2. 29 DecAsteroids! review: a nice short VR animation movie
3. 28 DecVRTK is shutting down: who will make VR development for Unity easier now?
4. 27 DecPico announces Neo, a completely 6DOF VR headset, and Zense depth cameras
5. 24 DecHappy Holidays 2017!
6. 22 DecMagic Leap announces the Magic Leap One for 2018: what you need to know and why I’m not hyped
7. 20 DecWhen will Oculus CV2 be released? And will it ever come out or Santa Cruz will be the CV2?
8. 19 DecThe Most Anticipated VR Games That Are Still On The Way In 2017
9. 18 Dec3dRudder VR controller hands-on review
10. 16 DecNew Oculus Home and Dash complete review and how to
11. 14 DecFirst Class VR review: learn the history of aviation
12. 12 DecApocalypse Rider review: a simple and entertaining racing game
13. 8 Dec22 awesome augmented and virtual reality gift ideas (for Christmas and other events)
14. 7 DecVive Focus specifications revealed, pre-orders will open in China on 12/12 for $600
15. 6 DecBBC Home review: nice space experience, but the sickness…
16. 2 DecXkcd VR: enter the world of Xkcd comics in virtual reality!

November 2017

1. 30 NovGetting started with Aryzon SDK on Unity
2. 29 NovVeeR review: an ambitious virtual reality video platform under construction
3. 28 NovWhat to do if your VR headset lenses fog up?
4. 27 NovAryzon AR viewer unboxing, assembly and review! Should you buy it?
5. 24 NovCoco VR review: an awesome Disney’s short VR experience
6. 17 NovMarius And The Magic Library exclusive preview
7. 15 NovHTC announces Vive Focus and Vive Wave
8. 14 NovThe uprising of holographic displays: what they are and how they work
9. 9 NovBlade Runner 2049 Memory Lab for Oculus Rift review
10. 8 NovWatch VR videos easily on the web with new version of Opera browser
11. 2 NovHow to install ARCore on all Android phones using ARCoreForAll

October 2017

1. 27 OctAnyland first impressions: a nice world creation VR social experience
2. 26 OctKinect is dead. R.I.P. awesome VR body tracking sensor
3. 25 OctIs virtual reality addictive? Is it dangerous? A psychologist gives us the answer
4. 20 OctIs porn taking the lead in virtual reality?
5. 18 OctElemental Combat exclusive alpha preview: master the elements in VR!
6. 17 OctWhat virtual reality headset should you buy? Pimax vs Oculus vs Samsung vs HTC vs…
7. 14 OctOculus Connect 4 mega roundup: Oculus Go, Santa Cruz, Dash and much much more!
8. 12 OctOculus Go has given VR an identity, but I have doubts about its utility
9. 11 OctRunesage review: get intrigued by this RPG Virtual Reality game
10. 8 OctHow to get started with virtual reality? VR-Awesome can be the answer
11. 7 OctThis crazy week of VR: Microsoft, Sony, Vive and Daydream updates!
12. 6 OctTop 50 Virtual Reality influencers of 2017
13. 4 OctTiny Bull Studio’s BLIND exclusive preview
14. 2 OctRoundme is an amazing service for 360° photos and 360° tours
15. 1 OctAll you need to know about Brain Computer Interfaces in Virtual and Augmented reality

September 2017

1. 27 SepAngest review: a surreal experience for Gear VR
2. 22 SepAll you need to know about Pimax 8K… should you buy it?
3. 19 Sep5 entrepreneurial lessons I’ve learnt from Beps Engineering
4. 18 SepThe 3 best sources of news to keep yourself updated with AR and VR
5. 15 SepMondly VR review: a nice early demo for the future of language learning
6. 13 SepAll the AR and VR news from iPhoneX Apple Event, and much more
7. 11 SepHow to design a proper bimanual UX in your VR experience
8. 8 SepSpark of Light review: a nice light puzzle for Gear VR
9. 6 SepArchangel VR review: enter a mech in VR!
10. 5 Sep“Dracula: Vampires vs Zombies” review: kill monsters as a B-movie hero!
11. 4 SepVRobot review: be a gigantic robot and smash everything!
12. 2 SepAll latest news about Microsoft VR Headsets: controllers, price, release date
13. 1 Sep10 rules to keep in mind when developing your ARKit/ARCore AR application

August 2017

1. 31 AugWhat is Google ARCore and how to get started with it
2. 30 AugFace Your Fears review: get scared in VR
3. 29 AugSneaky Bears VR preview review: shoot teddy bears in VR!
4. 24 AugMiyubi review: a long VR movie with nice gaming features
5. 23 AugAfter the price slashes, should you buy an Oculus Rift or an HTC Vive?
6. 21 AugHTC Vive now costs $599/£599/€699
7. 17 AugA year of VR blogging: the takeaway
8. 16 AugYour interview to me: The Ghost answers your questions
9. 15 AugOne year of The Ghost Howls! Happy birthday to me!
10. 10 AugFirst impressions on SteamVR Unity Plugin from an Oculus Rift developer
11. 9 AugVR inside-out vs outside-in tracking
12. 7 AugThe best VR news from SIGGRAPH 2017
13. 3 AugThe Wizards review: an entertaining VR spellcaster game in Early Access
14. 2 AugThe Ghost Howls’s birthday is coming…
15. 1 AugWidmoVR products review: nice accessories for virtual reality

July 2017

1. 28 JulSocialVR app AltspaceVR shuts down
2. 27 Jul4D Toys review: an awesome sandbox for 4D virtual reality
3. 26 JulMy experience in answering AR/VR questions on Quora
4. 25 JulWill Apple ARKit disrupt the AR/VR market?
5. 24 JulLuden.io talks about ARKit and its upcoming game ARrived
6. 20 JulVAQSO adds smell to virtual reality
7. 19 JulAmaze inter-review: an awesome platform for awesome VR videos
8. 18 JulStartuplog: something new is coming…
9. 17 JulOculus reduces Virtual Reality entry cost and this is great for adoption
10. 14 JulFirst professional VR cinema opens in Beijing
11. 13 JulVirtual Reality isn’t a fad, it will succeed at the right time
12. 11 JulCreate 360 video VR apps easily with Headjack
13. 10 JulGoogle Blocks review: 3D modeling for prototyping made easy
14. 7 JulThe sense of taste in virtual reality
15. 6 JulThe summer of the Ghost
16. 4 JulVirtual Reality vs Augmented Reality: which one is better?
17. 2 JulRose Colored review: an original dystopian VR movie about AR future

June 2017

1. 30 JunSome new infos, images and videos about Valve’s Knuckles
2. 26 JunGoogle storytelling features: Youtube VR180, HeatMaps & StorySpheres
3. 25 JunRave VR: watch videos with your friends in virtual reality
4. 23 JunWomen In VR: Let’s make VR a fairer place
5. 22 JunValve’s Vive Knuckles Controllers revealed
6. 19 JunE3 2017 quick round-up: Fallout 4 VR and little more
7. 18 JunDevlog: The Annoying Apple, Week #3-4
8. 16 JunLeap Motion full speed ahead on mobile platforms, emulates touch with sound
9. 14 JunWhen we’ll see Vive 2 and Oculus Rift CV2?
10. 13 JunLeap Motion focuses on SDK and embedded, 2nd-gen controller will not be sold separately
11. 12 JunMANDT VR gives us great insights on VR filmmaking (and tells us which VR cameras are the best)
12. 9 JunWhat do do after you’ve had your VR startup killer idea
13. 7 JunAll you need to know about SteamVR Tracking 2.0… will it be the foundation of Vive 2?
14. 6 JunApple enters the AR/VR world at WWDC 2017
15. 6 JunHow to showcase VR in exhibitions
16. 3 JunIs virtual reality like Internet in the ’90s?
17. 2 JunDevlog: The Annoying Apple, Week #2
18. 1 JunAryzon, the Cardboard of Augmented Reality

May 2017

1. 30 MaySteamVR Home review: a step towards the metaverse
2. 29 MayBlazeRush review: micro-races in VR are funny!
3. 26 MayDevlog: The Annoying Apple, Week #1
4. 25 MayHow to use Oculus Mirror to make virtual reality gameplay videos
5. 24 MayOT: My LootCrate dream collectibles crate
6. 23 MayVirtual reality adult world from the eyes of VR Porn founder
7. 22 MayEverything you need to know about Google I/O 2017: Daydream standalone headsets and a lot more
8. 21 MayVR Killer application is VR itself
9. 20 MayWhy I think that Robo Recall is an awesome VR game
10. 19 MayDevlog: The Annoying Apple, Week #0
11. 18 MayA talk about VR arcades with Springboard VR
12. 17 MayFlipside Studio enables the creation of VR shows, and maybe theaters too
13. 16 MayWalkin VR makes disabled people use room scale and even more…
14. 15 MayThe uncertain future of the Gear VR headset
15. 13 MayThe Price of Freedom review: an epic little experience on Steam VR
16. 12 MayMicrosoft reveals cheap Windows 10 headsets price and VR controllers
17. 12 MayOrbbec now offers skeletal tracking: markerless full body VR is coming?
18. 11 MayFuture of the Virtual Reality Revolution and Education
19. 10 MayMaster Shot VR pre-release review
20. 9 MayOT: My blog migration from wordpress.com to self-hosted
21. 8 MayThe ghost has evolved!
22. 4 MayUnity CEO John Riccitiello says that VR will become mainstream in 2019… and I agree
23. 4 MayAnnouncement: The ghost is evolving
24. 2 MayIs virtual reality (Oculus, Vive, etc…) safe for kids?

April 2017

1. 30 AprHow to fix the USB issue of Samsung Phone continuously disconnecting from PC (useful for GearVR devs)
2. 29 AprOculus, USB 3.1 and blue screen of death loop (thread exception not handled)
3. 28 AprImmotionar post mortem: goodbye and thank you
4. 27 AprImmotionar post mortem: how to recover psychologically from your VR startup failure
5. 26 AprImmotionar post mortem: what errors we made in our VR startup and how to avoid them for yours
6. 26 AprImmotionar VR startup shuts down: f**k you all.
7. 23 AprVR in Healthcare for reducing anxiety of patients with Access Med
8. 22 AprGuided Meditation VR review: relax in virtual reality
9. 21 AprHow to use Riftcat VRIdge with Kinects: ImmotionRoom Iridge server
10. 20 AprHow to make WebVR work with Chromium and Oculus + Google WebVR experiments review
11. 19 AprVR mega update: Facebook Spaces, Facebook AR, Google Earth & Microsoft Headsets
12. 17 AprGorillaz’s Saturnz Barz 360 music video review
13. 15 AprHappy (virtual reality) Easter everyone!
14. 15 AprHow to play Cardboard apps with Gear VR
15. 14 AprIssues (and advices) in shooting VR-videos and 360-videos
16. 11 AprConsiderations about using HoloLens (or any other AR glass) inside an exhibition
17. 9 AprIn.Block review: a nice 3D prototyping app for Oculus
18. 8 AprTransported review: visit the house of rich people in VR
19. 5 AprGhost in The Shell VR experience review: I expected something better
20. 4 AprMake WebVR development easy with Rodin
21. 1 AprVive 3 announced, includes full cat body tracking, preorders from April 31st

March 2017

1. 31 MarPalmer Luckey departs from Facebook, goodbye man
2. 29 MarHow to use Vive Trackers without Vive headset
3. 28 MarFreedom Locomotion System Review
4. 27 MarThe greatest problem of Social VR is friction, not adoption
5. 24 MarAshes To Ashes (VR short movie) review
6. 21 MarA talk about advertisement in virtual reality with Get Virtual
7. 21 MarJust Relax (relaxation GearVR app) inter-review
8. 20 MarSketchup Viewer for HoloLens review
9. 18 MarWebVR will be huge, but nowadays has some compatibility issues
10. 16 MarMy personal opinion about VR in China
11. 14 MarVirtual reality locomotion choice in games is not an option
12. 8 MarHappy 8th of March, #WomenInVR
13. 6 MarMagic Xperience and the magic of AR chocolate
14. 5 MarGDC and MWC 2017 main VR news
15. 4 MarVirtual Reality price is lowering, adoption is coming?
16. 3 MarOculus Tracker Update 1.12 makes Oculus a good guy again
17. 2 MarMicrosoft virtual reality headsets are becoming real thanks to Acer

February 2017

1. 28 FebGear VR 2017: remote is the new mouse
2. 27 FebVive reveals Tracker price and other stuff at MWC 2017
3. 25 FebMonzo VR review: assembling model kits in VR is cool!
4. 23 FebA talk about virtual reality adult entertainment with PornFoxVR founder
5. 22 FebGoogle creates an amazing technology to see the face in mixed reality
6. 21 FebMicrosoft HoloLens plans make me think about AR/VR product cycles
7. 17 FebCan Standing in a Dark Room With VR Goggles on Your Face Really be Called Social?
8. 16 FebConcentrate on solutions, not on problems
9. 15 FebThe Ghost Howls celebrates 6 months and 100 articles!
10. 15 FebSocial VR: meeting your friends in Virtual Reality with Bigscreen VR and VRChat
11. 10 FebPPT-VR review
12. 9 FebHoloLens problems show us that AR is still not ready for the mass market
13. 8 FebOculus tracker problems can be fixed using duct tape?
14. 7 FebOculus is interested in Augmented Reality?
15. 7 FebVRidge + SteamVR: VR Server has stopped working
16. 5 FebOculus Releases Tracker Update 1.11 but with no luck
17. 3 FebGoogle Daydream, a little review
18. 2 FebUnity VR Editor review

January 2017

1. 30 JanBrush Up VR review
2. 29 JanMy opinion on Oculus using hackable cameras
3. 28 JanHappy Chinese new year!
4. 27 JanWhat I think about full body virtual reality
5. 26 JanNVIDIA VR Funhouse review
6. 24 JanFeedspot best 50 virtual reality blogs… I’m in!!
7. 24 JanOculus Touch tracking problems… it’s all USB fault? And will they be fixed?
8. 23 JanHow Microsoft is planning to rule AR and VR world
9. 22 JanDear Angelica review
10. 20 JanHoloLens scene initialization
11. 19 JanGabe Newell AMA shows great news for Vive (but no Half Life 3, sorry)
12. 18 JanMeet me next weeks!
13. 16 JanTop 50 virtual reality websites of 2017
14. 13 JanGoogle Earth VR review (and how to make it work with Oculus)
15. 12 JanPredictions for virtual reality in 2017
16. 12 JanHow to change Virtual Reality SDKs list in Unity Build settings (via script)
17. 8 JanCan Vive Puck be the positional tracker for GearVR?
18. 6 JanProject Alloy virtual reality headset at CES 2017
19. 5 JanVive announces Tracker (and Audio Strap) at CES 2017
20. 3 JanGetting started with Oculus Touch and Avatar SDK in Unity [Updated]