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Autonomous Racing League Will Feature VR & AR Tech
March 24, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
Abu Dhabi wants to be “the world capital for extreme autonomous racing.” Abu Dhabi is launching the Autonomous Racing League, a futuristic car racing series featuring artificial intelligence (AI) powered supercars. According to an official release, spectators will have access to live updates complete with augmented reality (AR) and VR infographics and real-time displays. The […]
How Snap Is Helping Businesses Embrace AR Shopping
March 23, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
The new Shopping Suite offers a variety of useful enterprise features. Snap Inc., the company behind Snapchat and Snap Spectacles, this week announced a new enterprise solution that allows businesses of various sizes to incorporate Snap’s augmented reality (AR) technology into their respective channels. According to an official release, AR Enterprise Services (ARES) offers a […]
150 New VR Games Are Coming To Quest Headsets
March 23, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
Meta’s VR program for developers also received a new name: Oculus Publishing. Its been roughly a decade since the foundation of the original Oculus Content Team and so far Meta has spent hundreds of millions funding third-party content and development, supporting the launch of hit titles such as Among Us VR, Blade & Sorcery: Nomad, Bonelab, and […]
Meta’s Horizon Worlds VR Metaverse Adds Quests
March 22, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
Earn exclusive rewards by completing specific objectives. Meta today announced update V102 for Horizon Worlds, the company’s social VR metaverse platform. This latest update introduces a number of bug fixes plaguing world editing and collaborators. What is most exciting, however, is a new feature called “Quests.” Rolling out on Quest headsets over the next few weeks, […]
Industry Legend Atari Is Publishing A New VR Game
March 22, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
Pixel Ripped 1978 arrives this summer on VR headsets like Quest and PS VR2. It’s no exaggeration to say that without Atari, the modern video game industry wouldn’t be what it is today. Founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney, the iconic interactive entertainment company lead the electronic gaming market from 1975 to the 1980s, […]
The Omni One VR Treadmill Has Finally Begun Shipping
March 21, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
A Pico Neo 3 Pro standalone headset is included with each purchase. Omni One is a consumer-ready omnidirectional treadmill that allows you to walk, run, jump, and crouch in VR. According to Austin-based company Virtuix Inc., the futuristic-looking device can be set up easily in multiple locations throughout your home and folded up for convenient […]
Moss Creator Is Developing A Multiplayer VR Game
March 21, 2023 by Bobby Carlton
Those interested can sign up for the next playtest taking place from April 14th to the 16th. Polyarc, the VR studio behind the popular Moss series, has announced playtest registration for its next multiplayer VR game which is currently in development. The game will be released sometime later this year and, according to the company, […]
VIVE Reveals Its First Self-Tracking VR Tracker
March 20, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
Full-body VR tracking just got a whole lot easier. HTC VIVE today unveiled the latest addition to its growing lineup of VR tracking devices, a yet-to-be-named self-tracking tracker. The device features two high field-of-view cameras, an onboard processor, and the same high-precision positional tracking algorithm used in the HTC VIVE Focus 3 and HTC VIVE […]
This Basketball App Uses AR To Improve Your Ball Skills
March 20, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
All you need is a smart device and an ordinary basketball. You may have seen a video floating around the web recently of a skilled basketball player practicing their dribbling skills using a unique interactive experience. What you’re looking at is HomeCourt, a personal basketball trainer powered by augmented reality (AR) technology. The app gamifies […]
Motorcycle AR Display Lets Riders See Behind Them
March 19, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
This nifty add-on gives motorcyclists eyes on the back of their heads. It’s no secret that riding a motorcycle can be a dangerous activity. Motorcyclists are 28x more likely to die in a crash (per vehicle mile traveled) when compared to those traveling in conventional passenger vehicles, according to data gathered by the National Highway […]

Artist behind guerilla Vancouver art piece launches campaign to ‘save spidey’ March 25, 2023
The anonymous artist who installed an unsanctioned sculpture of a spider under a Vancouver underpass is calling on supporters to ask the city to save it.
Simon Little
Man who inspired ‘Hotel Rwanda’ gets terrorism charges commuted, will return to U.S. March 25, 2023
Paul Rusesabagina, who saved hundreds of countrymen from genocide in the 1990s, was captured and convicted of terrorism offences in Rwanda in 2020 in a widely criticized trial.
Livingstone-Macleod UCP members raising concerns over nomination vote March 25, 2023
Residents of the Livingstone-Macleod riding in southern Alberta are raising concerns about the voting process for the recent UCP nominations and the Take Back Alberta group.
Erik Bay
‘Perpetual noise’: Kelowna, B.C. resident frustrated with pickleball court March 25, 2023
"We have spent an enormous amount of money, indeed our life savings. We have then discovered this perpetual noise -- 'tock, tock, tock' noise -- of pickleball,"
Jasmine King
Victoria police seek repeat offender arrested in Port Alberni earlier this month March 25, 2023
It's the second time the 49-year-old repeat offender has been the subject of a province-wide arrest warrant this year, according to Victoria police.
Elizabeth McSheffrey
Death threat, powder sent to Manhattan DA weighing potential Trump indictment March 25, 2023
A letter reading "Alvin, I'm going to kill you" was sent in an envelope along with a powdery substance to Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, whose office is investigating Trump.
Impaired driver in fatal North Vancouver crash gets 3.3 years in prison, 7-year driving ban March 25, 2023
Andre Lukat was sentenced to 40 months behind bars and a seven year driving ban for a crash that killed a woman and left her husband with critical injuries.
Simon Little
Federal government, B.C. and First Nation in Okanagan sign care co-ordination deal March 25, 2023
“It takes a community to raise a child, and at Splatsin we do our best to live by those words.''
Doyle Potenteau
Early morning shooting in Kamloops, B.C. sends 1 to hospital March 25, 2023
RCMP said the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident and that "some of the persons involved are known to police."
Simon Little
Did you see it? Vivid aurora borealis lights up the sky across much of Canada March 25, 2023
People across much of Canada were treated to a dazzling display of purple, pink, teal and green northern lights overnight Thursday, both on the ground and from the air.
Karen Bartko