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Disney in Talks with Jim Henson Company to Bring ‘The Muppets’ to VR


Jim Henson’s Muppets could be coming to VR following talks with Disney—possibly offering a clue at the sort of content Meta reportedly hopes to bring to its next VR headset.
Disney held an event on June 14th celebrating the 70th anniversary of The Jim Henson Company. The event was also a bittersweet sendoff for one of Disney’s Hollywood Studios most famous long-running attractions, Muppet* Vision 3D.
As reported by Disney fan site Laughing Place, The Jim Henson Company CEO Lisa Henson […]
One of Quest’s Most Popular Single-player Games Gets Multiplayer Mode as Social Sandboxes Take Over


Sandbox adventure I Am Cat (2024) is all about stretching your chubby little paws, exploring the neighborhood, playing with dynamite—you know, cat things. Now the hit single-player game just got a new update that brings multiplayer lobbies to the mix, following an increasing trend in social VR games taking over.
Developer New Folder Games just released a new maritime playground, letting you and up to 19 other feline friends set sail together for more patently wacky adventures.
The update, now available on Quest for […]
The AI Lab In Action
Taking a close look at four AI labs on higher ed campuses answers five common questions that other institutions may have about opening a similar space.
Arc Review: A Sleek AI-Powered Alternative To Google Search
The Arc AI search tool is an impressive alternative to traditional search engines, with lots of potential for educators.
A Tale of Two Struggles: Instilling Resilience In At-Risk Students
How two failing kids fooled the world
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT – ClassDojo for Districts Provides One Platform That Offers District-Level Control and World-Class Privacy–At Zero Cost
ClassDojo for Districts offers one unified platform for districts that offers secure two-way messaging, single sign-on, automatic rostering, and full message histories
Google’s First ‘Beam’ Videoconferencing Device is ‘HP Dimension’, Coming Late 2025 at $25,000


HP announced last year it was going to be the first to offer hardware based on Google Beam (formerly ‘Project Starline’), the light field-based 3D videoconferencing platform. Now, HP unveiled ‘Dimension’, which is being pitched to enterprise at $25,000 a pop.
HP Dimension with Google Beam is said to use six cameras and “state of the art AI” to create a realistic 3D video of each participant, displayed on a special 65-inch light field display with realistic size, depth, color, and eye contact.
HP says the […]
3 Ways Tech Managers Can Improve Busy Lives of Staff
INNOVATIVE LEADER AWARD – Being proactive rather than reactive when approaching tech management can pay good dividends for staff and students
Report: Samsung’s Project Moohan XR Headset May Get a Launch Date at Unpacked Next Month


Samsung Unpacked is expected to kick off next month with the usual slate of hardware announcements, which this year could include the company’s latest foldable smartphones, Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Fold 7, and its latest Galaxy Watch 8. Rumors suggest though the company is also looking to put its upcoming XR headset, Project Moohan, in the spotlight too.
Project Moohan was announced alongside Android XR back in December 2024, which will be the first device to run Google’s […]
nDreams Offers a Deep Dive into Next Level VR Immersion Coming to ‘Reach’


VR veteran studio nDreams is getting ready to release what looks like one of its most immersive VR games yet, led by its newest internal studio nDreams Elevation. Now, in a behind the scenes VR Developer Direct spotlight, the studio offered up some key insight into just what makes Reach so immersive.
nDreams Elevation announced Reach last week, showing off some initial gameplay in what’s shaping up to be a cinematic, parkour-focused combat game, replete with a ton of VR-native movement and battle mechanics.
In a […]
Flat2VR Goes Behind the Scenes on ‘Roboquest VR’, Its Next Big VR Port


Beloved roguelite shooter Roboquest (2023) isn’t a VR game, but it will be soon thanks to VR porting team Flat2VR Studios. In a VR Developer Direct interview, Flat2VR talks about just what’s behind the studio’s next big port.
“Roboquest started as a passion on the flatscreen game, because I love the game so much,” says Flat2VR COO Eric Masher. “I love playing it. We saw the dynamic movement, double jump—there’s rail grinding in it—every time I was in there, I was just like, ‘Man, […]
What Is Scribbr And How Can I Use It to Teach Writing?
Scribbr is the academic writing assistant that uses people, not just AI, to help
‘Zombie Army VR’ Review – Arcade Zombie-Slaying Done Right(ish)


Zombie Army VR is serving up its iconic arcade-style shooting on all major VR headsets. Like the flatscreen games, it’s all about blasting every make and model of Nazi zombie, upgrading some cool WWII-era guns, and experiencing the game’s dark, neon green-drenched universe. While Zombie Army VR tailors its zombie horde action to fit on VR headsets, despite its best efforts, it still feels a little too tied to its flatscreen roots.
Zombie Army VR Details:
Publisher: Rebellion Games
Developer: Rebellion, Xtended Realities
Available On: Quest, SteamVR,
Scite Review: A Helpful AI-Powered Academic Search Tool
Scite is an AI-powered research assistant tool designed to help make academic research more efficient — and largely succeeds at that goal.
Apple Details Vision Pro’s New Persistent Widget System Coming to VisionOS 26


At WWDC this week, Apple revealed a new persistent widget system coming to Vision Pro in visionOS 26. The system will allow users to anchor widgets against walls or on surfaces that will always stay in the same place with glanceable info.
In a developer session released during WWDC this week, Apple delved into the new widget system for Vision Pro, exploring how they work, customization options, and more. Unlike typical Vision Pro windows, which float in space wherever the user places them (and will […]
‘Stranger Things’ Multiplayer VR Experience is Coming to Sandbox VR Destinations Later This Year


Sandbox VR, the location-based VR destination, is working with Netflix to create a multiplayer VR experience based on the hit TV show Stranger Things.
Coinciding with the fifth and final season of the show, the upcoming VR experience Stranger Things: Catalyst is slated to let you gear up with friends to face supernatural threats plaguing Hawkins, Indiana, promising iconic locations, unique abilities, and terrifying creatures from the Upside Down.
Like all of Sandbox VR’s multiplayer experiences, Stranger Things: Catalyst was built by its in-house studio, […]
Snap Plans to Launch New Consumer ‘Specs’ AR Glasses Next Year


Snap, the company behind Snapchat, today announced it’s working on the next iteration of its Spectacles AR glasses (aka ‘Specs’), which are slated to release publicly sometime next year.
Snap first released its fifth generation of Specs (Spectacles ’24) exclusively to developers in late 2024, later opening up sales to students and teachers in January 2025 through an educational discount program.
Today, at the AWE 2025, Snap announced it’s launching an updated version of the AR glasses for public […]
I Asked ChatGPT How To Stop AI Cheating. Here’s What It Said
ChatGPT’s advice on limiting AI-generated student submissions was surprisingly sound overall.
Vision Pro Will Allow ‘Optional’ and ‘Required’ Designations for Apps Using Motion Controllers


One of the biggest pieces of Vision Pro news from today’s WWDC is that the headset will be getting support for PSVR 2 motion controllers and a Logitech motion stylus with the release of visionOS 26. Now we’re learning more of the details, including the fact that developers will be able to publish Vision Pro apps that ‘require’ motion controllers, and those which make them ‘optional’. The change is a surprising shift compared to the hand-tracking only approach that Apple launched the headset with.
In […]
Apple Reveals Major Vision Pro Updates Coming in VisionOS 26, Developer Beta Available Starting Today


VisionOS 26 is Apple’s next major update to Vision Pro. Expected to be released to the public later this year, Apple says developers will be able to start testing the new version starting today. The update adds some major changes, including support for PSVR 2 motion controllers and a spatial stylus from Logitech.
Apple previewed visionOS 26 today during WWDC 2025. The new version technically follows VisionOS 2, but adopts the company’s new version naming scheme which appends the upcoming year to the software name, […]
Spatial Photos on Vision Pro Are Getting a Volumetric Upgrade for Greater Immersion


At WWDC today, Apple announced the headlining features of visionOS 26, its next big OS release for Vision Pro. Among them is a new revamped spatial photos feature that ought to make them even more immersive.
Vision Pro launched with the ability to view spatial photos, captured either with the headset itself or with iPhone 16, 15 Pro and Pro Max. These spatial photos created a sense of depth and dimensionality by combining stereo capture and applying depth mapping to the image.
Now, Apple says it’s applied a […]
Vision Pro’s Next Big Update Will Add Anchored Widgets That Live Around Your House


Apple today announced at WWDC that Vision Pro is getting spatialized Widgets, coming along when visionOS 26 drops later this year.
On basically all of Apple’s devices, Widgets are designed to offer up personalized and useful info at a glance.
Now Apple says Vision Pro is also getting spatial Widgets too, which will let you place a variety of these mini-apps around your house which reappear every time you put on Vision Pro.
Apple says Widgets in visionOS 26 are “customizable, with a variety of options for frame […]
Vision Pro Update to Finally Let Developers Make Co-located AR Experiences


Apple’s next big Vision Pro update, coming in visionOS 26 later this year, is adding the ability for developers to create co-located AR experiences so users can interact with the same app, 3D model, and more.
There probably aren’t a lot of friends and families out there that have one Vision Pro between them, let alone two, making the feature drop most likely something enterprise can get behind, as well as the most ‘pro’ of prosumers.
It’s not just a co-location update though, which would mean you only […]
Vision Pro is Getting Official Support for PSVR 2 Motion Controllers and New Logitech Stylus


Apple announced visionOS 26 today, its new naming scheme for the next big update coming to Vision Pro next Fall. Among Vision Pro’s list of new features comes something we’ve been waiting for: actual support for VR input devices, including motion controllers and a spatially-tracked stylus.
In 2023, Apple said it had no plans to make or support VR controllers on Vision Pro, but that’s about to change.
Previous rumors alleged Apple was getting ready to support PSVR 2’s motion controllers, but now […]
Vision Pro is Getting a Major Visual Upgrade to Its ‘Persona’ Avatars


Apple ‘Personas’ on Vision Pro are already the most likelife real-time avatars you can find on any headset today, but in the next version of visionOS, they’re taking another step forward.
Apple today announced that its Persona avatars for Vision Pro will get a major visual upgrade with the launch of visionOS 26, due out later this year.
Personas on Vision Pro are generated on-device after users take a short scan of their face using the headset. Once generated, the avatar is used for social experiences […]
