The VR version of Transformers will land on PSVR and PCVR on March 31
Last October, Hasbro announced that it would launch a VR game, Transformers: Beyond Reality, which will support PSVR and PCVR headsets. After a brief delay, the game was confirmed to be released on March 31. To celebrate the news, developer Meta4 Interactive released a short gameplay video of the game.
It is understood that Transformers: Beyond Reality was developed by Meta4 Interactive, which described Transformers: Beyond Reality as a retro-style arcade shooter. In the game, the player plays as a human, cooperating with Optimus Prime and Autobots to fight the Decepticon. The game's campaign will take players through various locations on Earth and Cybertron.
Ultrasonic haptic devices provide a glove-free haptic experience
Recently, Emerge announced "Emerge Home", which uses ultrasound to provide haptic feedback to hands throughout virtual space. It also announced that it has raised $13 million from multiple strategic investors, including Marc Merrill, co-founder of Riot Games, known for "League of Legends" and "VALORANT," and Kevin Lin, co-founder of major distribution platform Twitch.
It is understood that the "Emerge Home" announced by Emerge consists of "Emerge Wave-1", "Emerge Home Social Virtual Experience" and dedicated mobile applications. According to the company, the "Emerge Wave-1" is a device that "controls" the hand and uses ultrasound to enable hand interaction in a virtual space, and is expected to be similar to an aerial haptic feedback device similar to the Ultralapap, such as STRATOS.
Meta Quest releases hand interaction and keyboard tracking SDKs
Recently, Meta released the "Meta Quest (formerly Oculus Quest)" hand interaction SDK and keyboard tracking SDK. It supports both "Meta Quest" and "Meta Quest 2".
It is reported that the hand interaction SDK supports both hand and gamepad, designed to make it easy for developers to add high-quality hand interaction to VR applications. The SDK supports the ability to use hand tracking to directly/indirectly grab objects, customizable grip posture, gesture detection, pinch scrolling, and more. As of February 2022, the hand interaction SDK has been introduced in some VR applications such as Chess Club VR and ForeVR Darts in advance.
American rock bands will host VR concerts after the Super Bowl
Recently, Meta revealed that after super bowl LVI 2022 on February 13, Grammy-winning American rock band Foo Fighters will hold a special VR concert, promising to put Quest users in the front row.
American rock band Foo Fighters Meta said the concert, directed by music video and film veteran Mark Romanek, will feature multiple 180-degree cameras around a custom stage arrangement that includes actual effects, lighting programs and "XR elements incorporated into the concert scene." Organizers called the Foo Fighters VR concert "a show of the fusion of physical and virtual surreality — and it promises to be unlike any previous performance on the Meta Quest platform." ”
Invact Metaversity completes seed round
Invact Metaversity, a startup that provides immersive learning experiences to students around the world, recently announced that it has successfully completed a seed round, bringing the company's current valuation to $33 million, and the new funding will be mainly used for the continued development of the platform and the recruitment of engineers, 3D designers and illustrators. In addition, Invact Metaversity will innovate in three areas: virtual experiences, virtual assets, and student virtual identities.
According to the company, business leaders and educators involved in the round include Kishore Biyani (Future Group), TV Mohandas Pai (Manipal Global Education), Dr. Ritesh Malik (Plaksha) and Kirthiga Reddy (former head of Facebook India). The list also includes entrepreneurs from startups such as Zilingo, Zerodha, Razorpay, Sheroes, Snapdeal, Koo, CARS24, Bounce, Leap Finance, Suki and more.
In addition, Invact Metaversity added that the company has also received investment from more than 70 global investors, including Microsoft, Meta, Coinbase, Google, Twitter, Uber, Amazon, SoftBank, the World Bank, the Ford Foundation, the Qatar Foundation, McKinsey, Spotify, GoJek, LinkedIn, Notion, Disney, etc.
Meta plans to launch a mobile version of Horizon this year
Recently, Meta CEO Zuckerberg said that Meta plans to launch a mobile version of Horizon this year.
The remarks were made by Zuckerberg on Meta's fourth-quarter earnings call, which reported more than $2 billion in revenue from Quest and Portal.
Horizon is a branded series of Meta that also includes Horizon Worlds, Horizon Workrooms, Horizon Venues, and the upcoming Horizon Home. These VR apps require Meta Avatar, and each requires a valid Facebook account to access.