I honestly didn’t know what to expect when I donned my Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality (VR) headset and entered the event space for Microsoft Ignite 2021. I certainly didn’t expect 3D whale sharks, a ...

TL;DR: John Carmack, a pioneer in first-person shooters, contributed significantly to VR gaming at Oculus. Despite his efforts to make Quake 3 VR official, his proposal was rejected by Microsoft. This ...

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Microsoft has released a video showing how the company is tapping into the virtual world to better prepare people for floods, earthquakes and other calamities. The video shows how Microsoft Research ...

At Microsoft’s Build developer conference the company announced it was bringing Windows Volumetric apps to Quest, which Microsoft calls a way to “extend Windows apps into 3D space.” Pavan Davuluri, ...

It looks like Microsoft’s AR platform HoloLens is being sent to a nice tech farm upstate. The company just announced that it’s discontinuing production of its HoloLens 2 headset, according to ...

Microsoft’s six-year-old program to make HoloLens headsets for the US Army could be getting some extra help. If the Department of Defense approves the deal, the company will expand its existing ...