The new #PostApocalyptic #VR game from a solo developer: imagine making something like this alone!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2609610/CONVRGENCE/ #IndieGames

Meanwhile, #Meta shuts down Ready at Dawn — the studio behind several #PlayStation hits like The Order 1886 and Lone Echo VR.

Unlike many other companies during this wave of layoffs, Meta will try to keep as many people as possible within other departments.

#VR #Layoffs

And #Microsoft is killing Paint, not the main app but its funky brother Paint 3D. It was a nice thing for kids but it never became a worthy tool for workers (while they would love free but simple alternatives to #Blender).

The app originally appeared during the #VR boom, when Microsoft dreamed of using it for Mixed Reality headsets Holo Lense.

Do you like #VR as much as I do? (Which means you got rid of it) Then meet Half-Life Alyx NoVR mod!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f7y7gmUDZE

Somehow the #GodotEngine team managed to make a VR editor!

https://godotengine.org/article/godot-editor-horizon-store-early-access-release/ #VR #Godot4 #GameEngines

The Godot Editor is now available on the Horizon Store for Meta Quest 3 & Meta Quest Pro devices running Horizon OS version 69 or higher.

Meta Quest 3s — a cheaper $300 version of Quest 3 with worse lenses and displays. If you remember the blurry peripheral vision in Quest 2, this cheaper one has exactly the same issue.

But for me the biggest doubt is still content: Half-Life Alyx is the best game ever. I've played it in VR and it was an exceptional experience. But there are just no games worth bothering anymore.

What do you think? Will you buy it for $299? #VR #Meta

Oh, and they have fairly stylish AR glasses that you can't buy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpKKcqWnTus #VR #AR #Hardware

Yes, but also no: Meta Ruined VR...

1. META closed too many games and studios, including projects that were iconic for fans
2. It took too long for budget 3s to arrive, while expensive Quest 3 sold 20 times fewer units, than Q2 at its time
3. Retention of VR usage is low and mostly focused in VR spaces, not homes and definitely not offices
4. AR didn't work for the majority of people, even Apple failed and shutting down Vision Pro production

But reality is: I still want to hop back into it. #VR is still oddly inspiring!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8StSZbwIa8

Meanwhile, #Meta is launching yet another contest for Horizon Worlds creators with prizes:

https://developers.meta.com/horizon-worlds/learn/documentation/mhcp-program/faq/application-faq #VR

The industry is recovering: Dig VR developers introduced a limited edition with full-size heavy machinery for just £500K... #VR #WTF #CollectorsEdition

UPD: I've checked and today is clearly not April 1st... 🤔