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Reach angespielt: Imposanter VR-Blockbuster stolpert über maue Technik
"Reach" hätte der große VR-Hit des Jahres werden sollen, doch die Technik macht dem Abenteuerspiel einen Strich durch die Rechnung.

Hands-on with Tiramisu, Meta's "hyperrealistic" VR research prototype with beyond-retinal resolution, high brightness and contrast, and a narrow field of view (David Heaney/UploadVR)
https://www.uploadvr.com/meta-tiramisu-hyperrealistic-vr-hands-on/

Meta Tiramisu "Hyperrealistic VR" Hands-On: A Stunning Window Into Another World
At SIGGRAPH 2025, we also went hands-on with Tiramisu, Meta's prototype that combines beyond-retinal resolution, high brightness, and high contrast.

Mehr als nur Minigolf: Wie ein VR-Spiel Familien und Freunde zusammenbringt
Virtuelles Minigolf, echte Freundschaften: "Walkabout Mini Golf VR" verbindet Spieler weltweit und schafft eine lebendige Community.

Exploring Gaze Dynamics in VR Film Education: Gender, Avatar, and the Shift Between Male and Female Perspectives
Zheng Wei, Jia Sun, Junxiang Liao, Lik-Hang Lee, Pan Hui, Huamin Qu, Wai Tong, Xian Xu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.12027

Exploring Gaze Dynamics in VR Film Education: Gender, Avatar, and the Shift Between Male and Female Perspectives
In virtual reality (VR) education, especially in creative fields like film production, avatar design and narrative style extend beyond appearance and aesthetics. This study explores how the interaction between avatar gender, the dominant narrative actor's gender, and the learner's gender influences film production learning in VR, focusing on gaze dynamics and gender perspectives. Using a 2*2*2 experimental design, 48 participants operated avatars of different genders and interacted with male or…

EyeNexus: Adaptive Gaze-Driven Quality and Bitrate Streaming for Seamless VR Cloud Gaming Experiences
Ze Wu, Ahmad Alhilal, Yuk Hang Tsui, Matti Siekkinen, Pan Hui
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.11807

EyeNexus: Adaptive Gaze-Driven Quality and Bitrate Streaming for Seamless VR Cloud Gaming Experiences
Virtual Reality (VR) cloud gaming systems render the 3D graphics on cloud servers for playing graphically demanding games on VR headsets. Delivering high-resolution game scenes is challenging due to variation in network performance. By leveraging the non-uniform human vision perception, foveated rendering and encoding have proven effective for optimized streaming in constrained networks. SoTA foveation methods either do not incorporate real-time gaze data or are unable to handle variations in n…

Missing Link: Krise in der VR-Branche? Was deutsche Entwickler sagen
Das größte und wichtigste VR-Ökosystem erlebt einen tiefgreifenden Wandel. Was dahintersteckt und wie deutsche VR-Studios auf die Entwicklung blicken.

Die Stadt #Ratingen fördert #Dachbegrünungen auf Neu- und Bestandsgebäuden, um der zunehmenden #Hitzebelastung und dem

Hands-on with Boba 3, Meta's prototype PC VR headset with a form factor similar to the Quest 3, featuring an ultrawide field of view of 180° by 120° (David Heaney/UploadVR)
https://www.uploadvr.com/meta-boba-3-prototype-hands-on-ultra-…

Meta Boba 3 Prototype Hands-On: Ultra-Wide Field Of View Without Compromise
We went hands-on with Boba 3, Meta's practical ultra-wide field of view prototype headset, and it has us more optimistic than ever about the future of VR.

"World War Z VR" ausprobiert: Der größte Gegner ist die Langeweile
In "World War Z VR" kämpfen Spieler nicht nur gegen rasend schnelle Untote, sondern auch gegen maue Grafik und ödes Gameplay.

OnlineHOI: Towards Online Human-Object Interaction Generation and Perception
Yihong Ji, Yunze Liu, Yiyao Zhuo, Weijiang Yu, Fei Ma, Joshua Huang, Fei Yu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.12250

OnlineHOI: Towards Online Human-Object Interaction Generation and Perception
The perception and generation of Human-Object Interaction (HOI) are crucial for fields such as robotics, AR/VR, and human behavior understanding. However, current approaches model this task in an offline setting, where information at each time step can be drawn from the entire interaction sequence. In contrast, in real-world scenarios, the information available at each time step comes only from the current moment and historical data, i.e., an online setting. We find that offline methods perform…

Worms trifft auf Mixed Reality: Taktikspiel "Table Troopers" ausprobiert
Table Troopers überträgt das Spielprinzip von Worms in die VR-Brille. Wir haben das brandneue deutsche Spiel auf Meta Quest ausprobiert.

Beyond the Portal: Enhancing Recognition in Virtual Reality Through Multisensory Cues
Siyeon Bak, Dongyun Han, Inho Jo, Sun-Jeong Kim, Isaac Cho
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.11347

Beyond the Portal: Enhancing Recognition in Virtual Reality Through Multisensory Cues
While Virtual Reality (VR) systems have become increasingly immersive, they still rely predominantly on visual input, which can constrain perceptual performance when visual information is limited. Incorporating additional sensory modalities, such as sound and scent, offers a promising strategy to enhance user experience and overcome these limitations. This paper investigates the contribution of auditory and olfactory cues in supporting perception within the portal metaphor, a VR technique that …

🕶️ Meta launches Hyperscape, technology to turn real-world spaces into VR
https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/17/meta-launches-hyperscape-technology-to-turn-real-world-spaces-into-vr/

Meta launches Hyperscape, technology to turn real-world spaces into VR | TechCrunch
Quest device owners will be able to scan a room in a few minutes, then turn it into an immersive and photorealistic world that's like a digital replica of a real-world space.

Crosslisted article(s) found for cs.AR. https://arxiv.org/list/cs.AR/new
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- Side-channel Inference of User Activities in AR/VR Using GPU Profiling
Seonghun Son, Chandrika Mukherjee, Reham Mohamed Aburas, Berk Gulmezoglu, Z. Berkay Celik

Quantifying Mental States in Work Environment: Mathematical Perspectives
Aymen Balti, Assane Wade, Abdelatif Oujbara, M. A., Aziz-Alaoui, Hicham Bellarabi, Frederic Dutertre, Benjamin Ambrosio
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.12162

Quantifying Mental States in Work Environment: Mathematical Perspectives
This article presents a study involving 87 participants exposed to a stressful scenario in a virtual reality (VR) environment. An algorithm was developed to assign a positive or negative valence based on questionnaire responses. EEG signals were recorded, and a k-nearest neighbors (KNN) algorithm was trained to infer emotional valence from these signals. Our objective is to further develop mathematical models capable of describing the dynamic evolution of emotional and mental states.

ASL360: AI-Enabled Adaptive Streaming of Layered 360{\deg} Video over UAV-assisted Wireless Networks
Alireza Mohammadhosseini, Jacob Chakareski, Nicholas Mastronarde
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.10544

ASL360: AI-Enabled Adaptive Streaming of Layered 360° Video over UAV-assisted Wireless Networks
We propose ASL360, an adaptive deep reinforcement learning-based scheduler for on-demand 360° video streaming to mobile VR users in next generation wireless networks. We aim to maximize the overall Quality of Experience (QoE) of the users served over a UAV-assisted 5G wireless network. Our system model comprises a macro base station (MBS) and a UAV-mounted base station which both deploy mm-Wave transmission to the users. The 360° video is encoded into dependent layers and segmented tiles, all…

Vuzix und DPVR: Neue Smart Glasses und VR-Brillen für Industrie und Logistik
Die zwei neuen XR-Geräte von Vuzix und DPVR sind speziell für den Einsatz in Industrie- und Lagerhallen, VR-Trainings und Schulungen konzipiert.

BEAVR: Bimanual, multi-Embodiment, Accessible, Virtual Reality Teleoperation System for Robots
Alejandro Posadas-Nava, Alejandro Carrasco, Richard Linares
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.09606

BEAVR: Bimanual, multi-Embodiment, Accessible, Virtual Reality Teleoperation System for Robots
\textbf{BEAVR} is an open-source, bimanual, multi-embodiment Virtual Reality (VR) teleoperation system for robots, designed to unify real-time control, data recording, and policy learning across heterogeneous robotic platforms. BEAVR enables real-time, dexterous teleoperation using commodity VR hardware, supports modular integration with robots ranging from 7-DoF manipulators to full-body humanoids, and records synchronized multi-modal demonstrations directly in the LeRobot dataset schema. Our …

Shape Adaptation for 3D Hairstyle Retargeting
Lu Yu, Zhong Ren, Youyi Zheng, Xiang Chen, Kun Zhou
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.12168 https://

Shape Adaptation for 3D Hairstyle Retargeting
It is demanding to author an existing hairstyle for novel characters in games and VR applications. However, it is a non-trivial task for artists due to the complicated hair geometries and spatial interactions to preserve. In this paper, we present an automatic shape adaptation method to retarget 3D hairstyles. We formulate the adaptation process as a constrained optimization problem, where all the shape properties and spatial relationships are converted into individual objectives and constraint…

Colour Perception in Immersive Virtual Reality: Emotional and Physiological Responses to Fifteen Munsell Hues
Francesco Febbraio, Simona Collina, Christina Lepida, Panagiotis Kourtesis
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.11644

Colour Perception in Immersive Virtual Reality: Emotional and Physiological Responses to Fifteen Munsell Hues
Colour is a fundamental determinant of affective experience in immersive virtual reality (VR), yet the emotional and physiological impact of individual hues remains poorly characterised. This study investigated how fifteen calibrated Munsell hues influence subjective and autonomic responses when presented in immersive VR. Thirty-six adults (18-45 years) viewed each hue in a within-subject design while pupil diameter and skin conductance were recorded continuously, and self-reported emotions wer…

#zuck #orion #ar #vr #glasses

Or anyone know of a great VR game that can be played without a left hand? No handed games?
#vr #games

Beste Google,
Gewoon niets van die AI fratsen graag.
M. vr.gr.,
G.E. Bruiker
Toch maar even gezocht op 'temporary chat Google'. Naast wat (ongetwijfeld gesponsorde) juich berichten ook het volgende:
Google Gemini is getting creepier | #PCWorld

Lasertag in Mixed-VR im Freien
https://stohl.de/wordpress/?p=191794

Gesture Evaluation in Virtual Reality
Axel Wiebe Werner, Jonas Beskow, Anna Deichler
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.12816 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.12816

Gesture Evaluation in Virtual Reality
Gestures are central to human communication, enriching interactions through non-verbal expression. Virtual avatars increasingly use AI-generated gestures to enhance life-likeness, yet evaluations have largely been confined to 2D. Virtual Reality (VR) provides an immersive alternative that may affect how gestures are perceived. This paper presents a comparative evaluation of computer-generated gestures in VR and 2D, examining three models from the 2023 GENEA Challenge. Results show that gestures…

@… In 150 Jahren wird es Dokudramen im VR-Broadcast geben. Über meine Zeit. Damit die Menschen was zum Schämen und zum Lachen haben. Den Ruhm, den wir vielleicht in Zukunft haben könnten, braucht niemand. Zum Glück für die unantastbare Würde wird ihn auch keiner mehr mitbekommen…
Aber noch wahrscheinlicher ist in 150 Jahre Idiocracy und Mittelalter 2.0. Da hat man…

Meta VR whistleblower files for download/mirror https://www.sourcebase.ai/topics/106

Montag: Telekom mit multimedialem Polizeifunk, IAA mit leichtem Besucherzuwachs
Vodafone & O2 mit Gegenvorschlägen Halbe Million IAA-Besucher Biometrische Grenzkontrolle ab Oktober Hin und Her zum Verbrenner-Aus Krise der VR-Branche

Immersive Invaders: Privacy Threats from Deceptive Design in Virtual Reality Games and Applications
Hilda Hadan, Michaela Valiquette, Lennart E. Nacke, Leah Zhang-Kennedy
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.09916

Immersive Invaders: Privacy Threats from Deceptive Design in Virtual Reality Games and Applications
Virtual Reality (VR) technologies offer immersive experiences but collect substantial user data. While deceptive design is well-studied in 2D platforms, little is known about its manifestation in VR environments and its impact on user privacy. This research investigates deceptive designs in privacy communication and interaction mechanisms of 12 top-rated VR games and applications through autoethnographic evaluation of the applications and thematic analysis of privacy policies. We found that whi…

Metas neue VR-Prototypen setzen Maßstäbe bei Auflösung und Sichtfeld
Meta stellt mit "Tiramisu" und "Boba 3" zwei VR-Brillenprototypen vor, die einen Blick in die Zukunft der VR-Technologie gewähren.

MoA-VR: A Mixture-of-Agents System Towards All-in-One Video Restoration
Lu Liu, Chunlei Cai, Shaocheng Shen, Jianfeng Liang, Weimin Ouyang, Tianxiao Ye, Jian Mao, Huiyu Duan, Jiangchao Yao, Xiaoyun Zhang, Qiang Hu, Guangtao Zhai
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.08508

MoA-VR: A Mixture-of-Agents System Towards All-in-One Video Restoration
Real-world videos often suffer from complex degradations, such as noise, compression artifacts, and low-light distortions, due to diverse acquisition and transmission conditions. Existing restoration methods typically require professional manual selection of specialized models or rely on monolithic architectures that fail to generalize across varying degradations. Inspired by expert experience, we propose MoA-VR, the first \underline{M}ixture-\underline{o}f-\underline{A}gents \underline{V}ideo …

MRSAudio: A Large-Scale Multimodal Recorded Spatial Audio Dataset with Refined Annotations
Wenxiang Guo, Changhao Pan, Zhiyuan Zhu, Xintong Hu, Yu Zhang, Li Tang, Rui Yang, Han Wang, Zongbao Zhang, Yuhan Wang, Yixuan Chen, Hankun Xu, Ke Xu, Pengfei Fan, Zhetao Chen, Yanhao Yu, Qiange Huang, Fei Wu, Zhou Zhao
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.1039…

MRSAudio: A Large-Scale Multimodal Recorded Spatial Audio Dataset with Refined Annotations
Humans rely on multisensory integration to perceive spatial environments, where auditory cues enable sound source localization in three-dimensional space. Despite the critical role of spatial audio in immersive technologies such as VR/AR, most existing multimodal datasets provide only monaural audio, which limits the development of spatial audio generation and understanding. To address these challenges, we introduce MRSAudio, a large-scale multimodal spatial audio dataset designed to advance re…

Hei #Mastohjelp! Jeg sitter fast — nok en gang — med å finne et godt begrep på norsk som kan dekke det samme som *immersive*. Det vil si, når det brukes i kunst, VR, osv. for å beskrive en «immersive experience».
Er det noen kyndige der ute som har et svar? Jeg har til og med henvendt meg til språkrådet uten at det hjalp…

"Steam Frame": Valves nächste VR-Brille darf sich keine Kompromisse erlauben
Ein neues Headset, ein neuer Markenname und eine neue Zielgruppe: Valve bastelt an einer VR-Brille, die den XR-Markt erneut aufmischen könnte.

Co-Located VR with Hybrid SLAM-based HMD Tracking and Motion Capture Synchronization
Carlos A. Pinheiro de Sousa, Niklas Gr\"one, Mathias G\"unther, Oliver Deussen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.06582

Co-Located VR with Hybrid SLAM-based HMD Tracking and Motion Capture Synchronization
We introduce a multi-user VR co-location framework that synchronizes users within a shared virtual environment aligned to physical space. Our approach combines a motion capture system with SLAM-based inside-out tracking to deliver smooth, high-framerate, low-latency performance. Previous methods either rely on continuous external tracking, which introduces latency and jitter, or on one-time calibration, which cannot correct drift over time. In contrast, our approach combines the responsiveness …

VR in den 90ern: Die gescheiterten VR-Brillen von Nintendo, Atari, Sega & Hasbro
In den 1990ern wollten Nintendo, Sega, Atari und Hasbro Virtual Reality ins Wohnzimmer bringen – und scheiterten allesamt an Technik, Kosten und Erwartungen.

Learning Hanzi Character Through VR-Based Mortise-Tenon
Conglin Ma, Jiatong Li, Sen-Zhe Xu, Ju Dai, Jie Liu, Feng Zhou
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.11264 https://

Learning Hanzi Character Through VR-Based Mortise-Tenon
This paper introduces a novel VR-based system that redefines the acquisition of Hanzi character literacy by integrating traditional mortise-tenon joinery principles (HVRMT).Addressing the challenge of abstract character memorization in digital learning,our system deconstructs Hanzi components into interactive "structural radicals"akin to wooden joint modules.Leveraging PICO's 6DoF spatial tracking and LLM's morphological analysis,learners assemble stroke sequences with haptic feedback simulatin…

What to expect from the Meta Connect 2025 keynote on September 17 at 5pm PT: "Hypernova" smart glasses with a display, Meta AI and Llama updates, and more (Karissa Bell/Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/social-media/what

What to expect at Meta Connect 2025: 'Hypernova' smart glasses, AI and the metaverse
Meta Connect, the company's annual event dedicated to all things AR, VR, AI and the metaverse is just days away. And once again, it seems like it will be a...

Neue VR-Spiele im August 2025: "World War Z VR" & "Grit and Valor: 1949"
Im August kommen Strategie- und Survival-Fans voll auf ihre Kosten. Außerdem erhält "World War Z" seine erste VR-Umsetzung.

GS-Verse: Mesh-based Gaussian Splatting for Physics-aware Interaction in Virtual Reality
Anastasiya Pechko, Piotr Borycki, Joanna Waczy\'nska, Daniel Barczyk, Agata Szyma\'nska, S{\l}awomir Tadeja, Przemys{\l}aw Spurek
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.11878

GS-Verse: Mesh-based Gaussian Splatting for Physics-aware Interaction in Virtual Reality
As the demand for immersive 3D content grows, the need for intuitive and efficient interaction methods becomes paramount. Current techniques for physically manipulating 3D content within Virtual Reality (VR) often face significant limitations, including reliance on engineering-intensive processes and simplified geometric representations, such as tetrahedral cages, which can compromise visual fidelity and physical accuracy. In this paper, we introduce \our{} (\textbf{G}aussian \textbf{S}platting…

VR-Risiken für Kinder: Meta hat Forschung beeinflusst, sagen Whistleblower
Zwei ehemalige Mitarbeiter werfen Meta vor, Einfluss auf Forschung zu Risiken von Virtual Reality für Kinder genommen zu haben.

"Can I Decorate My Teeth With Diamonds?": Exploring Multi-Stakeholder Perspectives on Using VR to Reduce Children's Dental Anxiety
Yaxuan Mao, Yanheng Li, Duo Gong, Pengcheng An, Yuhan Luo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.10019

"Can I Decorate My Teeth With Diamonds?": Exploring Multi-Stakeholder Perspectives on Using VR to Reduce Children's Dental Anxiety
Dental anxiety is prevalent among children, often leading to missed treatment and potential negative effects on their mental well-being. While several interventions (e.g., pharmacological and psychotherapeutic techniques) have been introduced for anxiety alleviation, the recently emerged virtual reality (VR) technology, with its immersive and playful nature, opened new opportunities for complementing and enhancing the therapeutic effects of existing interventions. In this light, we conducted a …

😎 Virtual reality shows promise in easing stress for cardiac patients
#vr

Virtual reality shows promise in easing stress for cardiac patients
Living with cardiovascular disease often takes a serious emotional toll—and with stress known to worsen heart health, there's growing interest in low-risk, innovative ways to help patients cope. New research from UCLA Health suggests that virtual reality (VR) may offer a promising tool to ease psychological stress and support heart health.

ODI-Bench: Can MLLMs Understand Immersive Omnidirectional Environments?
Liu Yang, Huiyu Duan, Ran Tao, Juntao Cheng, Sijing Wu, Yunhao Li, Jing Liu, Xiongkuo Min, Guangtao Zhai
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.11549

ODI-Bench: Can MLLMs Understand Immersive Omnidirectional Environments?
Omnidirectional images (ODIs) provide full 360x180 view which are widely adopted in VR, AR and embodied intelligence applications. While multi-modal large language models (MLLMs) have demonstrated remarkable performance on conventional 2D image and video understanding benchmarks, their ability to comprehend the immersive environments captured by ODIs remains largely unexplored. To address this gap, we first present ODI-Bench, a novel comprehensive benchmark specifically designed for omnidirecti…

SubSense: VR-Haptic and Motor Feedback for Immersive Control in Subsea Telerobotics
Ruo Chen, David Blow, Adnan Abdullah, Md Jahidul Islam
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.02594 https…

SubSense: VR-Haptic and Motor Feedback for Immersive Control in Subsea Telerobotics
This paper investigates the integration of haptic feedback and virtual reality (VR) control interfaces to enhance teleoperation and telemanipulation of underwater ROVs (remotely operated vehicles). Traditional ROV teleoperation relies on low-resolution 2D camera feeds and lacks immersive and sensory feedback, which diminishes situational awareness in complex subsea environments. We propose SubSense -- a novel VR-Haptic framework incorporating a non-invasive feedback interface to an otherwise 1-…

Valve erweitert Steam Link VR auf weitere VR-Brillen
Gute Nachrichten für PC-VR-Fans: Steam Link ist jetzt auch für Geräte von HTC und Pico verfügbar, und Meta integriert seinen PC-VR-Store in das Quest-Interface.
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What if Virtual Agents Had Scents? Users' Judgments of Virtual Agent Personality and Appeals in Encounters
Dongyun Han, Siyeon Bak, So-Hui Kim, Kangsoo Kim, Sun-Jeong Kim, Isaac Cho
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.11342

What if Virtual Agents Had Scents? Users' Judgments of Virtual Agent Personality and Appeals in Encounters
Incorporating multi-sensory cues into Virtual Reality (VR) can significantly enhance user experiences, mirroring the multi-sensory interactions we encounter in the real-world. Olfaction plays a crucial role in shaping impressions when engaging with others. This study examines how non-verbal cues from virtual agents-specifically olfactory cues, emotional expressions, and gender-influence user perceptions during encounters with virtual agents. Our findings indicate that in unscented, woodsy, and …

Physiological Signal-Driven QoE Optimization for Wireless Virtual Reality Transmission
Chang Wu, Yuang Chen, Yiyuan Chen, Fengqian Guo, Xiaowei Qin, Hancheng Lu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.09151

Physiological Signal-Driven QoE Optimization for Wireless Virtual Reality Transmission
Abrupt resolution changes in virtual reality (VR) streaming can significantly impair the quality-of-experience (QoE) of users, particularly during transitions from high to low resolutions. Existing QoE models and transmission schemes inadequately address the perceptual impact of these shifts. To bridge this gap, this article proposes, for the first time, an innovative physiological signal-driven QoE modeling and optimization framework that fully leverages users' electroencephalogram (EEG), elec…

HP Reverb G2 & Co: Neuer Treiber macht Windows-VR-Brillen wieder nutzbar
Ein neuer Treiber bringt die von Microsoft unbrauchbar gemachten VR-Brillen von HP, Samsung, Acer und Lenovo wieder zurück. Es gibt allerdings Einschränkungen.

Gauging the Competition: Understanding Social Comparison and Anxiety through Eye-tracking in Virtual Reality Group Interview
Shi-Ting Ni, Kairong Fang, Yuyang Wang, Pan Hui
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.12590

Gauging the Competition: Understanding Social Comparison and Anxiety through Eye-tracking in Virtual Reality Group Interview
Virtual Reality (VR) is a promising tool for interview training, yet the psychological dynamics of group interviews, such as social comparison, remain underexplored. We investigate this phenomenon by developing an immersive VR group interview system and conducting an eye-tracking study with 73 participants. We manipulated peer performance using ambiguous behavioral cues (e.g., hand-raising) and objective information (public test scores) to measure their effect on participants' attention and sel…

Meta rolls out Hyperscape Capture in early access, letting developers and creators use Quest 3 devices to scan a room and turn it into a VR space in minutes (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/17/meta-launches-hyper…

Meta launches Hyperscape, technology to turn real-world spaces into VR | TechCrunch
Meta launches Hyperscape into beta, allowing users to turn real world spaces into digital spaces for VR.

Virtual Reality User Interface Design: Best Practices and Implementation
Esin Mehmedova, Santiago Berrezueta-Guzman, Stefan Wagner
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.09358 https://

Virtual Reality User Interface Design: Best Practices and Implementation
Designing effective user interfaces (UIs) for virtual reality (VR) is essential to enhance user immersion, usability, comfort, and accessibility in virtual environments. Despite the growing adoption of VR across domains such as education, healthcare, gaming, and rehabilitation, there is a noticeable lack of unified and comprehensive design guidelines for VR UI design. To address this gap, we conducted a systematic literature review to identify existing best practices and propose complete and un…

Noch einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Nach dem Ende von Windows Mixed Reality sind alte VR-Brillen bald wieder nutzbar

Differential Physiological Responses to Proxemic and Facial Threats in Virtual Avatar Interactions
Birgit Nierula, Mustafa Tevfik Lafci, Anna Melnik, Mert Akg\"ul, Farelle Toumaleu Siewe, Sebastian Bosse
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.10586

Differential Physiological Responses to Proxemic and Facial Threats in Virtual Avatar Interactions
Proxemics, the study of spatial behavior, is fundamental to social interaction and increasingly relevant for virtual reality (VR) applications. While previous research has established that users respond to personal space violations in VR similarly as in real-world settings, phase-specific physiological responses and the modulating effects of facial expressions remain understudied. We investigated physiological and subjective responses to personal space violations by virtual avatars, to understa…

Etwas mehr der heute besonders häufig geteilten #News:
HP Reverb G2 & Co: Neuer Treiber macht Windows-VR-Brillen wieder nutzbar

Training Spatial Ability in Virtual Reality
Yiannos Demetriou, Manasvi Parikh, Sara Eskandari, Westley Weimer, Madeline Endres
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.10195 https://

Training Spatial Ability in Virtual Reality
Background: Spatial reasoning has been identified as a critical skill for success in STEM. Unfortunately, under-represented groups often have lower incoming spatial ability. Courses that improve spatial skills exist but are not widely used. Virtual reality (VR) has been suggested as a possible tool for teaching spatial reasoning since students are more accurate and complete spatial tasks more quickly in three dimensions. However, no prior work has developed or evaluated a fully-structured VR sp…

Uzbek fintech and e-commerce company Uzum raised $65.5M led by Tencent and VR Capital at a ~$1.5B valuation, up from $1.16B in March 2024 after a $114M Series A (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/05/uzbekistans-first-unicorn-…

Uzbekistan's first unicorn, Uzum, leaps to a $1.5B valuation | TechCrunch
Uzbekistan's Uzum has raised $65.5 million in a new funding round co-led by China's Tencent and the New York- and London-based VR Capital, with participation from U.S.-based FinSight Capital.

Ausgezeichnete VR-Spiele gratis ausprobieren: VR Forever Fest startet auf Steam
Mit dem "VR Forever Festival" stellt Steam die besten VR-Spiele in ein Schaufenster. Mit dabei: über 130 kuratierte Titel, zahlreiche Demos, Rabatte und Awards.

PP-Motion: Physical-Perceptual Fidelity Evaluation for Human Motion Generation
Sihan Zhao, Zixuan Wang, Tianyu Luan, Jia Jia, Wentao Zhu, Jiebo Luo, Junsong Yuan, Nan Xi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.08179

PP-Motion: Physical-Perceptual Fidelity Evaluation for Human Motion Generation
Human motion generation has found widespread applications in AR/VR, film, sports, and medical rehabilitation, offering a cost-effective alternative to traditional motion capture systems. However, evaluating the fidelity of such generated motions is a crucial, multifaceted task. Although previous approaches have attempted at motion fidelity evaluation using human perception or physical constraints, there remains an inherent gap between human-perceived fidelity and physical feasibility. Moreover,…

heise | Die schärfste VR-Brille für Sim-Fans: Pimax Crystal Super im Test
Die Pimax Crystal Super stellt knapp 30 Millionen Pixel dar, das entspricht fast 8K. Wir testen, ob die PC-VR-Brille auch abseits des Datenblatts überzeugt.

MIRAGE: Multimodal Intention Recognition and Admittance-Guided Enhancement in VR-based Multi-object Teleoperation
Chi Sun, Xian Wang, Abhishek Kumar, Chengbin Cui, Lik-Hang Lee
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.01996

MIRAGE: Multimodal Intention Recognition and Admittance-Guided Enhancement in VR-based Multi-object Teleoperation
Effective human-robot interaction (HRI) in multi-object teleoperation tasks faces significant challenges due to perceptual ambiguities in virtual reality (VR) environments and the limitations of single-modality intention recognition. This paper proposes a shared control framework that combines a virtual admittance (VA) model with a Multimodal-CNN-based Human Intention Perception Network (MMIPN) to enhance teleoperation performance and user experience. The VA model employs artificial potential f…

Die besten VR-Spiele im Oktober 2025: "Star Wars", "Reach", "Memoreum" und mehr
Von Sci-Fi-Horror im Weltraum über Star Wars im Wohnzimmer bis zu poetischen Pixel-Traumwelten: Der VR-Oktober hat es in sich.

Meta Quest: Warum VR-Spiele immer kürzer werden
Kurze VR-Erlebnisse statt stundenlanger Immersion: Metas "Goldilocks Zone" soll Komfort sichern, offenbart aber auch die Schwächen aktueller Hardware.
https:/…

Linsen in VR-Brillen: Zwischen Schärfe, Gewicht und optischen Nebenwirkungen
Fresnel, Pancake oder asphärisch: In VR-Brillen steckt viel optisches Know-how, doch die Wahl der richtigen Linse bleibt ein Kompromissgeschäft.

Current and ex-Meta employees submitted documents and affidavits to Congress alleging that Meta suppressed research on child safety risks in its VR platforms (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2025/09/08/meta-r…

Meta suppressed research on child safety, employees say
The company’s lawyers intervened to shape research that might have shed light on risks in virtual reality, four current and former staffers have told Congress. Meta denies the allegations.

Meta zeigt 3 Millimeter dünnes holografisches VR-Display
Forscher der Meta Reality Labs und Stanford University haben ein neuartiges Display vorgestellt, das ultrakompakte VR-Brillen ermöglicht.
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Augmenting speech transcripts of VR recordings with gaze, pointing, and visual context for multimodal coreference resolution
Riccardo Bovo, Frederik Brudy, George Fitzmaurice, Fraser Anderson
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.08689

Augmenting speech transcripts of VR recordings with gaze, pointing, and visual context for multimodal coreference resolution
Understanding transcripts of immersive multimodal conversations is challenging because speakers frequently rely on visual context and non-verbal cues, such as gestures and visual attention, which are not captured in speech alone. This lack of information makes coreferences resolution-the task of linking ambiguous expressions like ``it'' or ``there'' to their intended referents-particularly challenging. In this paper we present a system that augments VR speech transcript with eye-tracking laser …

Titanic: VR-Erfahrung zeigt Untergang aus Passagiersicht
Die für Meta Quest neu aufgelegte "Lifeboat Experience" rekonstruiert den Untergang der Titanic aus der Perspektive einer überlebenden Passagierin.
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Social Simulation for Integrating Self-Care: Measuring the Effects of Contextual Environments in Augmented Reality for Mental Health Practice
Anna Fang, Jiayang Shi, Hriday Chhabria, Bosi Li, Haiyi Zhu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.12081

Social Simulation for Integrating Self-Care: Measuring the Effects of Contextual Environments in Augmented Reality for Mental Health Practice
Despite growing interest in virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) for mental well-being, prior work using immersive interventions to teach mental health skills has largely focused on calming or abstract settings. As a result, little is known about how realistic social simulation may better support the transfer and application of skills to in-person environments. In this work, we present a 14-day user study with 43-participants comparing an augmented reality intervention simulating a realistic c…

A live blog of Meta Connect 2025, where "Hypernova" smart glasses with a display, new Meta Ray-Ban glasses, Meta AI updates, and more are expected (Devindra Hardawar/Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/ar-vr/meta-connec

Meta Connect 2025 live updates: Gearing up for 'Hypernova' smart glasses with displays
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is kicking off Meta Connect 2025 with a keynote tonight, where we'll likely hear more a ton more about his plans for smart frames...

VR as a "Drop-In" Well-being Tool for Knowledge Workers
Sophia Ppali, Haris Psallidopoulos, Marios Constantinides, Fotis Liarokapis
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.02836 ht…

VR as a "Drop-In" Well-being Tool for Knowledge Workers
Virtual Reality (VR) is increasingly being used to support workplace well-being, but many interventions focus narrowly on a single activity or goal. Our work explores how VR can meet the diverse physical and mental needs of knowledge workers. We developed Tranquil Loom, a VR app offering stretching, guided meditation, and open exploration across four environments. The app includes an AI assistant that suggests activities based on users' emotional states. We conducted a two-phase mixed-methods s…

Gameplay von "Thief VR" enthüllt: So spielt sich die Neuauflage des Klassikers
Die Thief-Reihe kehrt zurück: Dieses Mal wird in Virtual Reality geschlichen, gelauert und gestohlen. Wie das aussieht, zeigt ein neuer Gameplay-Trailer.

CLAd-VR: Cognitive Load-based Adaptive Training for Machining Tasks in Virtual Reality
Bhavya Matam, Adamay Mann, Kachina Studer, Christian Gabbianelli, Sonia Castelo, John Liu, Claudio Silva, Dishita Turakhia
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.05249

CLAd-VR: Cognitive Load-based Adaptive Training for Machining Tasks in Virtual Reality
With the growing need to effectively support workforce upskilling in the manufacturing sector, virtual reality is gaining popularity as a scalable training solution. However, most current systems are designed as static, step-by-step tutorials and do not adapt to a learner's needs or cognitive load, which is a critical factor in learning and longterm retention. We address this limitation with CLAd-VR, an adaptive VR training system that integrates realtime EEG-based sensing to measure the learne…

Pimax kündigt Launch von drei neuen Micro-OLED-VR-Brillen an
Pimax bringt drei neue VR-Brillen auf den Markt. Eine Kombination aus Pancake-Linsen und Micro-OLEDs soll für scharfe Bilder mit weitem Sichtfeld sorgen.

Fliegen am Limit: Metas neuer 3D-360-Grad-Film lässt Extrem-Flugsport erleben
Der VR-Film "Touching the Sky VR" zeigt spektakuläre Wingsuit- und Paragliding-Flüge. Mindestens ebenso extrem wie die Flugmanöver waren die Drehbedingungen.

Brettspiele in Virtual Reality: All on Board kündigt neue Lizenztitel an
All on Board erweitert seine VR-Brettspielplattform um "Aye, Dark Overlord!" und neue Social-Features für einfachere Spielplanung und bessere Lerntools.

"Star Trek: Infection": VR-Survival-Horror für nervenstarke Trekkies angekündigt
Als vulkanischer Offizier gegen eine unbekannte Macht: Das VR-Spiel "Star Trek: Infection" setzt auf Horror und eine Geschichte über Identitätsverlust.

Deadpool VR ausprobiert: Makabre Metzel-Show für Meta Quest 3
In "Marvel’s Deadpool VR" gibt es fast so viele dumme Sprüche wie filetierte Schergen. Wir haben die wilde Metzel-Show auf der Gamescom angespielt.

"Star Wars: Beyond Victory" Test – Die perfekte Tech-Demo für Meta Quest 3
"Star Wars: Beyond Victory" bietet rasante Pod-Rennen, Action-Figuren und eine neue Geschichte – doch wie gut funktioniert der Wechsel zwischen VR und MR?

"Virtual Boy“ wiederentdeckt: VR-Emulator haucht 3D-Spielen neues Leben ein
Nintendo bringt nächstes Jahr den Virtual Boy zurück. Ein VR-Emulator für Meta Quest vermittelt schon jetzt auf eine schöne Weise, was Fans erwartet.

Handows: A Palm-Based Interactive Multi-Window Management System in Virtual Reality
Jindu Wang, Ke Zhou, Haoyu Ren, Per Ola Kristensson, Xiang Li
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.09469

Handows: A Palm-Based Interactive Multi-Window Management System in Virtual Reality
Window management in virtual reality (VR) remains a challenging task due to the spatial complexity and physical demands of current interaction methods. We introduce Handows, a palm-based interface that enables direct manipulation of spatial windows through familiar smartphone-inspired gestures on the user's non-dominant hand. Combining ergonomic layout design with body-centric input and passive haptics, Handows supports four core operations: window selection, closure, positioning, and scaling. …

Varjo zeigt Kampfjet-Simulator mit Mixed-Reality-Cockpit
Der finnische VR-Brillenhersteller Varjo wirbt mit einem aufwendigen Mixed-Reality-Flugsimulator um Kunden aus dem Verteidigungssektor.
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Zwischen Indiana Jones und Lara Croft: VR-Abenteuer "Reach" kommt im Oktober
"Reach" verbindet physikbasiertes Gameplay mit cineastischer VR-Inszenierung. Nun ist der Veröffentlichungstermin bekannt.

Tabletop-Strategie in Virtual Reality: "Grit and Valor – 1949 VR" ausprobiert
Strategiefans dürfen sich in "Grit and Valor – 1949 VR" auf Miniatur-Schlachten mit Mechs freuen, müssen sich aber auf eine unpräzise Steuerung einstellen.

Meta Quest 3 kann jetzt fotorealistische VR-Umgebungen einfangen
Hyperscape Capture ist ein neues Feature für Meta Quest 3, das reale Räume in fotorealistische, begehbare VR-Umgebungen verwandelt.
https://w…

Motorisierte VR-Schuhe wollen Laufen in Virtual Reality natürlicher machen
Ein britisches Start-up hat eine Kickstarter-Kampagne für motorisierte VR-Schuhe erfolgreich abgeschlossen. Der Preis liegt jenseits der Tausend-Dollar-Marke.

Quantifying Locomotion Differences Between Virtual Reality Users With and Without Motor Impairments
Rachel L. Franz, Jacob O. Wobbrock
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.07987 https://

Quantifying Locomotion Differences Between Virtual Reality Users With and Without Motor Impairments
Today's virtual reality (VR) systems and environments assume that users have typical abilities, which can make VR inaccessible to people with physical impairments. However, there is not yet an understanding of how inaccessible locomotion techniques are, and which interactions make them inaccessible. To this end, we conducted a study in which people with and without upper-body impairments navigated a virtual environment with six locomotion techniques to quantify performance differences among gro…

VR: Kränkliche Avatare aktivieren echtes Immunsystem des Menschen
Schon der Anblick eines krank wirkenden Avatars in einem virtuellen Raum alarmiert das menschliche Immunsystem. Es wird also schon vor einer Infektion aktiv.

Ethical Considerations for Observational Research in Social VR
Victoria Chang, Caro Williams-Pierce, Huaishu Peng, Ge Gao
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.18828 https://

Ethical Considerations for Observational Research in Social VR
Social VR introduces new ethical challenges for observational research. The current paper presents a narrative literature review of ethical considerations in observational methods, with a focus on work in HCI. We examine how unobtrusive or selectively disclosed observation is implemented in public face-to-face and social VR settings. Our review extends ethical discussions from traditional public research into the context of social VR, highlighting tensions between observer visibility, data trac…

Dank VR-Brille vom Krankenbett aufs Oktoberfest
Kinder, die im Krankenhaus liegen, können nicht aufs Oktoberfest. Virtual Reality bringt sie dort virtuell hin und sorgt für ein besseres Wohlbefinden.
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Adventure-Klassiker neu aufgelegt: Syberia erscheint als Remaster und VR-Version
"Syberia" kehrt zurück. Ein Remaster modernisiert den Adventure-Klassiker für PC, Konsole und erstmals in Virtual Reality.

Wie offen ist Metas VR-Plattform für Sideloading?
Meta entfernte eine App aus dem Horizon Store, die Sideloading-Beschränkungen umging. Ein Signal, dass Meta die Kontrolle nicht aus der Hand gibt.
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Portale in die Vergangenheit: Eine VR-App macht Erinnerungen begehbar
Black Mirror lässt grüßen: Die Smartphone-App "Wist" erzeugt aus Videos begehbare Erinnerungen. Wir haben es ausprobiert.

Metas neue VR-Prototypen loten die Grenzen der Technik aus
Meta wird im August voraussichtlich drei neue Headset-Prototypen vorstellen, die bei Sichtfeld und Pixeldichte mit dem menschlichen Auge konkurrieren können.

Montag: KI-Nutzung verschiedener Berufe, Google-Kehrtwende bei goo.gl-Kurzlinks
Microsoft-Studie zu KI für Jobs goo.gl-Ende mit Ausnahmen Wegschau- statt Datenschutzbehörden Titanic-Untergang in VR Tesla-Mitschuld wegen Autopilot

Noch einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Menschliches Immunsystem reagiert auf "Kranke" in Virtual Reality

VR ohne Übelkeit: Wie sich Motion Sickness vermeiden lässt
Motion Sickness kann einem die Lust an Virtual Reality verderben. Was dahintersteckt und wie man damit umgehen kann, erklärt unser Ratgeber.
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Mittwoch: Windows 11 25H2 verfügbar, Googles Einblicke gegen Wettbewerbskritik
Rollout des Herbst-Updates Google offen im Kartellprozess BSI mahnt zu Apple-Updates Amazon verspricht Alexa für Europa Stealth-Klassiker Thief in VR

Microsoft bringt "Flight Simulator 2024" auf die Playstation 5
Microsoft gibt ein weiteres Kronjuwel her: Der "Flight Simulator 2024" kommt auf die Playstation 5. Auch Support für PS VR 2 ist geplant.