We dive into a huge number of topics this week with Quest v55's performance gains. the Meta Quest+ gaming subscription service, Quest Pro eye tracking improvements, the Vision Pro SDK, the likely resolution of Quest 3, and exploring the question of whether Apple Vision Pro is too heavy.

We dive into a huge number of topics this week with Quest v55's performance gains. the Meta Quest+ gaming subscription service, Quest Pro eye tracking improvements, the Vision Pro SDK, the likely resolution of Quest 3, and exploring the question of whether Apple Vision Pro is too heavy.

Meta Quest+ Game Subscriptions, Heavy Vision Pro

We tried the Apple Vision Pro! Also, Meta is changing the minimum age for Quest 2 and 3 to 10 years old. 

We tried the Apple Vision Pro! Also, Meta is changing the minimum age for Quest 2 and 3 to 10 years old.

Apple Vision Pro Hands-On, Meta Quest For 10 Year Olds

We cover PSVR 2 now being sold in stores, Quest v54 getting skybox customization, avatars growing legs research, mixed reality for seeing WiFi dead spots, Apple's latest xrOS trademark, Shareplay for VR, and Google's latest XR tease with Samsung. 

We cover PSVR 2 now being sold in stores, Quest v54 getting skybox customization, avatars growing legs research, mixed reality for seeing WiFi dead spots, Apple's latest xrOS trademark, Shareplay for VR, and Google's latest XR tease with Samsung.

Google And Samsung's XR Plans, Avatars Growing Legs

We cover full body tracking from a phone app and the problems facing the prospect of getting PSVR 2 running on PC.

We cover full body tracking from a phone app and the problems facing the prospect of getting PSVR 2 running on PC.

VR Download: Full Body Tracking From Phone, PSVR 2 On PC's Problems

We discuss Virtual Desktop's New XR2 PC VR streaming feature, Quest v53's latest updates, Meta's upcoming gaming showcase, Mark Zuckerberg's vision of the metaverse, mixed reality gaming and more.

We discuss Virtual Desktop's New XR2 PC VR streaming feature, Quest v53's latest updates, Meta's upcoming gaming showcase, Mark Zuckerberg's vision of the metaverse, mixed reality gaming and more.

Meta Gaming Showcase & New Mixed Reality Games

We discuss the Pico G3, Apple's headset apps, Valve's next VR headset, Meta layoffs and more.

We discuss the Pico G3, Apple's headset apps, Valve's next VR headset, Meta layoffs and more.

Apple's Headset Apps & Meta On Jeopardy

Our super-sized episode welcomes back David Heaney from his secret project rebuilding the UploadVR website! He's joined by Ian Hamilton as they assess Bigscreen Beyond, Tilt Five business use cases, PSVR 2's soft launch, Apple's upcoming media event and much much more.

Our super-sized episode welcomes back David Heaney from his secret project rebuilding the UploadVR website! He's joined by Ian Hamilton as they assess Bigscreen Beyond, Tilt Five business use cases, PSVR 2's soft launch, Apple's upcoming media event and much much more.

Bigscreen Beyond & The New UploadVR

PSVR 2 Cinema Mode On PC, Self-Tracking Vive Tracker

We talk about Walkabout Mini Golf coming to iPhone, Meta's reviews frustration, Quest Pass subscriptions, Onward's creator leaving Meta, and AltspaceVR's final moment.

We talk about Walkabout Mini Golf coming to iPhone, Meta's reviews frustration, Quest Pass subscriptions, Onward's creator leaving Meta, and AltspaceVR's final moment.

AltspaceVR's Last Moment & Quest Pass Subscriptions

Echo VR fans plea with Mark Zuckerberg, VRChat &amp; Bigscreen avatar changes on the way, Meta's smartglasses &amp; AR hardware roadmap, codec avatars, a neural wristband for everyday use, and Meta Quest's roadmap.

Echo VR fans plea with Mark Zuckerberg, VRChat &amp; Bigscreen avatar changes on the way, Meta's smartglasses &amp; AR hardware roadmap, codec avatars, a neural wristband for everyday use, and Meta Quest's roadmap.

Meta's Roadmap From Quest 3 To Quest Pro 2

UploadVR's weekly VR &amp; AR hardware, technology, and industry trends show streamed live from a virtual reality studio.

VR Download

LEAD

Our Special Guest this week is Mike Daly, the Lead Designer of Stormland! He’ll be joining us for the duration of the show, and at the end we’ll be interviewing him.This week’s Hot Topic is Oculus Link, the new feature which allows Quest to act as a PC VR headset via USB 3.0 cable with Type-C connector.

Our Special Guest this week is Mike Daly, the Lead Designer of <a href="https://uploadvr.com/stormland-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stormland</a>! He’ll be joining us for the duration of the show, and at the end we’ll be interviewing him.This week’s Hot Topic is <a href="https://uploadvr.com/oculus-link-beta/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oculus Link, the new feature which allows Quest to act as a PC VR headset</a> via USB 3.0 cable with Type-C connector.

Oculus Link Discussion & Stormland's Lead Designer Interview

John Carmack

We discuss John Carmack's semi-departure, Boneworks release trailer, Oculus Quest home environments, Apple's VR plans, and interview the Creative Lead of The Curious Tale Of The Stolen Pets.Our Special Guest this week is James Hunt, the Creative Lead of Fast Travel Games. That's the studio behind Apex Construct and The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets, which was released today! He'll be joining us for the duration of the show, and at the end we'll be interviewing him.This week's Hot Topic is Apple's future role in the VR market, given the report of them launching a mixed reality Quest competitor in 2022.

We discuss John Carmack's semi-departure, Boneworks release trailer, Oculus Quest home environments, Apple's VR plans, and interview the Creative Lead of The Curious Tale Of The Stolen Pets. Our Special Guest this week is James Hunt, the Creative Lead of Fast Travel Games. That's the studio behind Apex Construct and The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets, which was released today! He'll be joining us for the duration of the show, and at the end we'll be interviewing him. This week's Hot Topic is Apple's future role in the VR market, given the report of them launching a mixed reality Quest competitor in 2022.

John Carmack, Boneworks, Quest Home, Apple VR w/ Fast Travel Games

We discuss the Borderlands 2 PC VR launch, Budget Cuts 2 release date, the Avengers The VOID experience, Microsoft's next generation VR research, Grand Theft Auto 5's VR mod, and location based VR.Our special guest this week was Mat Kraemer, Creative Director at Sanzaru Games, the studio which just released the norse-themed AAA VR RPG Asgard’s Wrath.

We discuss the Borderlands 2 PC VR launch, Budget Cuts 2 release date, the Avengers The VOID experience, Microsoft's next generation VR research, Grand Theft Auto 5's VR mod, and location based VR. Our special guest this week was Mat Kraemer, Creative Director at Sanzaru Games, the studio which just released the norse-themed AAA VR RPG Asgard’s Wrath.

Borderlands 2, GTA V, The VOID w/ Asgard's Wrath's Creative Director

Ian &amp; Tatjana discuss FB acquiring the Asgard's Wrath's devs, the VR Power Quest mod, Qualcomm's XR2 reference design, Virtual Desktop wireless PC VR streaming, and ponder whether Xbox not getting VR is a mistake. We apologize for the audio stutter.

Ian &amp; Tatjana discuss FB acquiring the Asgard's Wrath's devs, the VR Power Quest mod, Qualcomm's XR2 reference design, Virtual Desktop wireless PC VR streaming, and ponder whether Xbox not getting VR is a mistake. We apologize for the audio stutter.

Facebook Acquires Asgard's Wrath, Quest VR Power, Qualcomm XR2 Headset, Xbox VR

We discuss Valve's hint of more Half-Life, Index stock returning, Facebook's hints of non-store Quest distribution, and the effect of pandemics on society &amp; how we use technology.

We discuss Valve's hint of more Half-Life, Index stock returning, Facebook's hints of non-store Quest distribution, and the effect of pandemics on society &amp; how we use technology.

More Half-Life Hinted, Index Stock Returning, Facebook SideQuest, Coronavirus

We discuss Echo Arena's Quest release delay, SteamVR audio selection improvements, HoloLens 2 shipping, Cosmos Wireless, $399 official used Vives, and more.This week's Hot Topic is VR killer apps. Is this a meaningful idea? Does VR need a killer app? Is Beat Saber already a killer app? Or will the metaverse be the killer app?Our Special Guest this week is Denny Unger, CEO of Cloudhead Games. That's the studio behind The Gallery story-based adventure VR game series, and recently released VR action game Pistol Whip!

We discuss Echo Arena's Quest release delay, SteamVR audio selection improvements, HoloLens 2 shipping, Cosmos Wireless, $399 official used Vives, and more. This week's Hot Topic is VR killer apps. Is this a meaningful idea? Does VR need a killer app? Is Beat Saber already a killer app? Or will the metaverse be the killer app? Our Special Guest this week is Denny Unger, CEO of Cloudhead Games. That's the studio behind The Gallery story-based adventure VR game series, and recently released VR action game Pistol Whip!

Echo Arena Quest, HoloLens 2, Used Vives, Killer Apps w/ Pistol Whip CEO

We discuss the Tilt Five tabletop AR system, subtitles in VR, missing announced VR games including The Elder Scrolls Blades, the shutdown of Facebook Spaces, and VR as a medium for horror.Our special guest this week was Rick Loco, Animation Director at Polyarc Games, the studio behind 3rd person VR adventure game Moss, which we called “one of PSVR’s most essential games to date” in our review, giving the game 9/10.

We discuss the Tilt Five tabletop AR system, subtitles in VR, missing announced VR games including The Elder Scrolls Blades, the shutdown of Facebook Spaces, and VR as a medium for horror. Our special guest this week was Rick Loco, Animation Director at Polyarc Games, the studio behind 3rd person VR adventure game Moss, which we called “one of PSVR’s most essential games to date” in our review, giving the game 9/10.

Tilt Five, VR Subtitles, Missing VR Games, VR Horror, w/ Moss' Animation Director

Our insider takes on the Oculus Quest S reports, SteamVR growing to 2 million users, PSVR2 controller research, exclusives trading, and "VR is dead" articles.

Our insider takes on the Oculus Quest S reports, SteamVR growing to 2 million users, PSVR2 controller research, exclusives trading, and "VR is dead" articles.

Quest S Report, 2 Million SteamVR Users, PSVR2 Controllers, "VR Is Dead" Articles

Magic Leap

We discuss Oculus Quest coming back in stock, Half-Life: Alyx getting mods, AI Beat Saber Maps, Quest 2's possible specs, and the layoffs at Magic Leap.

We discuss Oculus Quest coming back in stock, Half-Life: Alyx getting mods, AI Beat Saber Maps, Quest 2's possible specs, and the layoffs at Magic Leap.

Quest Coming Back, Alyx Gets Mods, AI Beat Saber Maps, Magic Leap Layoffs

Ian, Kyle, and Tatjana discuss Half-Life: Alyx's reception, Facebook killing Gear VR, Vive Cosmos Elite, Facebook's AR displays, and ask whether PC VR is growing fast enough.

<a href="https://uploadvr.com/author/ian-hamilton/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ian</a>, <a href="https://uploadvr.com/author/kyleriesenbeck/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kyle</a>, and <a href="https://uploadvr.com/author/tvejnovic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tatjana</a> discuss Half-Life: Alyx's reception, Facebook killing Gear VR, Vive Cosmos Elite, Facebook's AR displays, and ask whether PC VR is growing fast enough.

Alyx Reception, Gear VR Neutered, Facebook vs Apple, Is PC VR Growing Fast Enough?

Jamie, Ian, and Harry discuss Half-Life: Alyx, Valve's monumental AAA SteamVR game changing the VR industry.

Jamie, Ian, and Harry discuss Half-Life: Alyx, Valve's monumental AAA SteamVR game changing the VR industry.

Special: Half-Life: Alyx Launch Discussion

Remote

Rec Room

This is a special episode of the show. We are joined by three guests to discuss remote work amidst the current global pandemic.We apologize for the occasional audio stuttering in this special.

This is a special episode of the show. We are joined by three guests to discuss remote work amidst the current global pandemic. We apologize for the occasional audio stuttering in this special.

Special: Remote Work Discussion w/ Devs From Rec Room, Virtual Desktop, and Unity

We discuss Valve Index stock, VR conferences, LIV mixed reality for Quest, developer success on Quest, and question whether or not Half-Life: Alyx will live up to the hype.

We discuss Valve Index stock, VR conferences, LIV mixed reality for Quest, developer success on Quest, and question whether or not Half-Life: Alyx will live up to the hype.

Virtual Conferences, LIV For Quest, Standalone Dominates, Half-Life: Alyx Hype

We discuss Half-Life: Alyx getting a release date, JDI's new small LCD panels, PSVR2's controllers, and question whether HTC Vive will make a comeback.

We discuss Half-Life: Alyx getting a release date, JDI's new small LCD panels, PSVR2's controllers, and question whether HTC Vive will make a comeback.

Half-Life Alyx Date, Compact VR Headsets, PSVR2's Controllers, HTC Vive Comeback?

We discuss VR's all time high on Steam, Quest going out of stock in NA, the LYNX-R1 passthrough headset, arena scale VR projects, and we discuss our Hot Topic: will sony fully commit to PSVR2?

We discuss VR's all time high on Steam, Quest going out of stock in NA, the LYNX-R1 passthrough headset, arena scale VR projects, and we discuss our Hot Topic: will sony fully commit to PSVR2?

PC VR Hits All Time High, Quest Out Of Stock, LYNX-R1, Arena Scale VR, PSVR2

We discuss the four camera Samsung Odyssey patent, The Walking Dead: Saints &amp; Sinners crouching hotfix, Oculus Quest getting Vulkan, the Steam Hardware Survey results, Facebook's earnings call, and we debate what the terms VR AR MR XR mean (or whether it even matters).

We discuss the four camera Samsung Odyssey patent, The Walking Dead: Saints &amp; Sinners crouching hotfix, Oculus Quest getting Vulkan, the Steam Hardware Survey results, Facebook's earnings call, and we debate what the terms VR AR MR XR mean (or whether it even matters).

New Odyssey, Walking Dead Crouching, Steam Hardware Survey, VR-AR-MR-XR

The News Discussion:- Half-Life: Alyx - 80 person dev team, the game is finished, Valve confident it won't be delayed- Facebook removes Oculus Go from its new Enterprise VR platform (right after the closed beta), leaving only Quest- Facebook releases PTC fix for Rift stuttering issues, over 1 month after the issues were introduced- Lenovo announced a 4K Oculus Go competitor for classroomsThe Hot Topic: is Facebook's Oculus Quest store curation policy working as intended?

The News Discussion: - Half-Life: Alyx - 80 person dev team, the game is finished, Valve confident it won't be delayed - Facebook removes Oculus Go from its new Enterprise VR platform (right after the closed beta), leaving only Quest - Facebook releases PTC fix for Rift stuttering issues, over 1 month after the issues were introduced - Lenovo announced a 4K Oculus Go competitor for classrooms The Hot Topic: is Facebook's Oculus Quest store curation policy working as intended?

Alyx Finished, Oculus Go Dying, The Walking Dead, Facebook's Quest Curation

We discuss the Oculus Go price cut, Pimax customer support situation, Rift stuttering issues, and the Vive Pro price cut.This week’s Hot Topic was: with Sony skipping E3 again, what does 2020 have in store for PlayStation VR?Our Special Guest this week was Diane Hosfelt, Senior Research Engineer at Mozilla. Hosfelt is security and privacy lead for mixed reality, identifying emerging threats and potential mitigations to create a better immersive web.

We discuss the <a href="https://uploadvr.com/oculus-go-price-cut/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oculus Go price cut</a>, <a href="https://uploadvr.com/pimax-customer-support-china/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pimax customer support situation</a>, <a href="https://uploadvr.com/oculus-rift-v12-stuttering-issues/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rift stuttering issues</a>, and the <a href="https://uploadvr.com/vive-pro-price-cut/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vive Pro price cut</a>. This week’s Hot Topic was: with Sony skipping E3 again, what does 2020 have in store for PlayStation VR?Our Special Guest this week was Diane Hosfelt, Senior Research Engineer at Mozilla. Hosfelt is security and privacy lead for mixed reality, identifying emerging threats and potential mitigations to create a better immersive web.

Oculus Go Price Cut, Pimax Support Drama, Sony Skips E3 w/ Mozilla Privacy Engineer

We discuss all the best VR &amp; AR technology we've seen and reported on at CES 2020, including Panasonic's goggles, Nreal's AR glasses, Pico's standalone headsets, new Pimax headsets, the $8K military-grade XTAL headset, and more.

We discuss all the best VR &amp; AR technology we've seen and reported on at CES 2020, including Panasonic's goggles, Nreal's AR glasses, Pico's standalone headsets, new Pimax headsets, the $8K military-grade XTAL headset, and more.

Special: CES 2020 VR/AR Discussion (Panasonic, Pico, Nreal, Pimax, XTAL)

We discuss the Oculus Link Cable, Bigscreen Cinema, the Snow Crash HBO series, and more.This week’s Hot Topic was Oculus Quest and Valve Index being backordered to February. What does this mean for VR?Our Special Guest this week was Nonny de la Peña, a pioneer in Immersive journalism, founder and CEO of Emblematic Group!

We discuss the <a href="https://uploadvr.com/official-oculus-link-cable-available/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oculus Link Cable</a>, <a href="https://uploadvr.com/bigscreen-cinema-paramount-launch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bigscreen Cinema</a>, the <a href="https://uploadvr.com/snow-crash-hbo-series/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Snow Crash HBO series</a>, and more. This week’s Hot Topic was <a href="https://uploadvr.com/oculus-quest-valve-index-backorder-february/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oculus Quest and Valve Index being backordered to February</a>. What does this mean for VR?Our Special Guest this week was Nonny de la Peña, a pioneer in Immersive journalism, founder and CEO of <a href="https://emblematicgroup.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emblematic Group</a>!

Oculus Link Cable, Quest & Index Sold Out Until February, Nonny de la Peña

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