XR = eXtended Reality (everything VR, AR, MR)

🥳 But there’s more:

Hell Horde is a FREE mixed reality game we just released. See below how to get it.

Attack on Titan VR: Unbreakable is not as good looking as in trailer.

And there are some good games launching in July.

eXtend your gaming:

Welcome to XR Gamer Digest #20

Discounts and Tips

🤩 Don’t forget you can get up to 25% discounts when you buy a game from the Meta Quest store. Go here and look for your game (we’re not affiliated with the website, but it’s a great tool).

💰 Meta Quest+ July 2024 ”free” games: Creed: Rise to Glory - Championship Edition and The Last Clockwinder.

🥳 The Meta Quest v67 update introduces movable panels for enhanced multitasking and adds creator content to the Horizon Feed, with features rolling out gradually.

XR Games

🚜 DIG VR reveals new gameplay features in a trailer, showcasing various excavation tools, control schemes, and modes ahead of its Meta Quest release this year.

😖 Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney states there are "no plans currently" for Fortnite on Quest, but doesn't entirely rule out future possibilities.

🎻 The upcoming VR game Maestro lets you conduct an orchestra with your hands, coming soon to Meta Quest and PC VR.

🏹 Archery RED, a Superhot VR-style marksmanship game, is now available on Steam for PC VR with adventure and endless modes.

🕵️ Solve the mysteries of Da Vinci in the upcoming VR escape room game The House of Da Vinci, releasing in 2024 for Meta Quest and PC VR.

🚀 Attack on Titan VR: Unbreakable releases in early access on Quest for $5 on July 23rd, but initial gameplay looks rough compared to earlier trailers.

🤩 And here are some new VR games releasing in July 2024 for Meta Quest.

XR Entertainment

🦄 Experience a natural history lesson with a hologram of Sir David Attenborough on Meta Quest in the VR app Hold the World, now available.

📸 Two free Meta Quest apps, Cinemersive Photos and Cinemersive Videoplayer, demonstrate the future of volumetric photos and videos.

🎮 Startup Surreal is developing 6DoF VR controllers for Apple Vision Pro, addressing the device's lack of complex interaction capabilities and haptic feedback.

🕶️ Meta's first full AR glasses, described by CTO Andrew Bosworth as a "time machine," showcase a vision of augmented reality rather than a finished product.

XR News

🧪 Pico is opening its store to all apps, removing Pico Lab, and allowing individual developers to sell paid apps, similar to Meta's recent changes.

🕶️ Rokid's AR Lite smart glasses Kickstarter campaign surpassed $1 million in pledges, highlighting strong global interest in their innovative AR technology.

🌆 Techtree Innovation is partnering with the Seoul Metropolitan Government to build a hyper-realistic digital twin of the city for enhanced urban planning and national services.

🕶️ Microsoft expands Power Apps to RealWear smart glasses, enhancing frontline worker productivity and safety through custom, hands-free applications.

🩺 MediSim VR launches Gujarat's first VR Skill Training Lab for nursing at KD Hospital, providing immersive medical scenario simulations to enhance practical training.

🧱 Any Quest mixed reality app can now disable the VR-centric safety boundary, enhancing the user experience by allowing full-room utilization while maintaining safety in fully immersive VR.

🧤 Meta's new AI research, utilizing the HOT3D dataset, aims to improve Quest 3's understanding of hand-object interactions, enabling new applications for AR and VR.

🤩 Meta introduces Meta 3D Gen, an AI system that creates high-quality 3D assets from text descriptions in under a minute.

🤝 Arvizio appoints Taimoor Nawab as CEO to accelerate the delivery of AI-ready AR/MR enterprise solutions and scale their market presence.

Until next time, enjoy your other reality gaming!

Bobby Voicu