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‘Dimensional Double Shift’ Moves to Early Access on Quest, Releases First Paid DLC


Owlchemy Labs announced its free-to-play social game Dimensional Double Shift is leaving open beta and getting its first paid DLC, bringing a new Texas-inspired dimension to the game.
Now in early access on Quest, Dimensional Double Shift is a lot like the studio’s parody games Job Simulator (2016) and Vacation Simulator (2019), tasking players with jobbing around a patently wacky universe, this time running a combination garage and diner, where you and three other players can fix up both cars and grub for alien patrons.
Called ‘Hexas’, the […]
Hit Physics Sandbox ‘Besiege’ is Coming to Quest in May, Trailer Here


Ready the siege engines and charge the catapults (or trebuchets), because hit physics sandbox Besiege (2020) is coming to Quest next month.
Developed by Thief Simulator VR: Greenview Street (2022) studio 3R Games in partnership with original developer Spiderling Studios, Besiege VR is slated to let players create their own war machines to take over enemy fortresses.
Like the original, which managed to sell over four million copies and garner 95% positive user reviews on Steam, you can use all of the bits and bobs […]
How Generative AI Can Propel Education
Educational innovation exists, but it can move slowly at times. Does generative AI have what it takes to push the envelope in a notoriously lacking space?
Meta to Bring Quest 3 In-flight Entertainment to More Airlines After Successful Lufthansa Program


Meta announced last year it was partnering with German airline Lufthansa to bring Quest 3 headsets to passengers. Now, after its apparent success, the company hopes to expand in-flight XR entertainment programs to even more airlines.
Meta first released its long-awaited Travel Mode last year, letting anyone with a Quest 2 and above use the feature to offset the discrepancy in motion between the user and the airplane itself, which has long-foiled VR users by land, air and sea.
Building on its work with Travel […]
‘The Midnight Walk’ Hands-on Reveals Artfully Twisted Horrors, Coming to PSVR 2 & PC VR in May


The Midnight Walk is coming to PSVR 2 and PC VR headsets on May 8th, offering up a twisted adventure featuring a massive number of models built out of clay, scanned and rendered in the game’s environment.
MoonHood, the Sweden-based studio founded by developers behind Lost in Random (2021) and Ghost Giant (2019), sat down with GameSpot for a 30-minute preview of The Midnight Walk’s non-VR mode. You can see the hands-on below:
In The Midnight Walk, you step into the shoes of ‘The Burnt One’, who has an unknown past. Coming out a tunnel, and […]
Using AI For Mail Merge
The nostalgia of mail merge is back, thanks to analog and AI!
Student-Led Security Operation Centers
A growing number of universities are employing students at their Security Operations Center. Here’s what that looks like in practice.
Real-World Skills Matter and April is Financial Literacy Month
Understanding money goes beyond knowing how how to add coins. Lack of financial literacy has long term negative impacts. Help students by incorporating at least one FinLit concept this month.
The post Real-World Skills Matter and April is Financial Literacy Month appeared first on Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler.
Meta’s Latest Quest Store Revenue Figure Signals a Steady but Stagnant Marketplace


Last month at the annual Game Developers Conference, Meta offered an update to the state of the Quest marketplace. Included in that update was mention that content on the Quest store has earned “over $2 billion.” If that figure sounds familiar, that’s because… it’s the same figure the company shared more than a year ago.
Since the launch of the Quest platform in 2019, overall revenue earned by developers showed promising growth through the Quest 2 era. But in the last two years, […]
‘Township Tale’ Studio Shows Off Latest Work on Upcoming Dungeon-crawler ‘REAVE’


Alta, the studio behind A Township Tale (2021), showed off the latest work on its upcoming dungeon-crawler extraction game REAVE, revealing more about its various systems in addition to a new dungeon and enemy—all of it very much still a work-in-progress.
The game’s latest dev log (seen below) shows off a number of newly updated systems and areas, the largest in the game so far, a massive room called ‘The Fallen Bastion’.
“What we have here is a blend of open space, tight spaces, as well as well-lit areas and […]
‘Civilization VII’ VR Version Coming Exclusively to Quest 3 Next Week, Gameplay Trailer Here


Sid Meier’s Civilization VII is getting a special VR version soon, coming exclusively to Quest 3 and 3S next week.
Developed by Playside Studios in partnership with Meta, Sid Meier’s Civilization VII – VR is coming to Quest on April 10th, bringing both solo play and online multiplayer with other Quest 3 users.
Like in the PC and console version of the game, your goal is to guide your nation through history, choosing a leader and either allying yourself or battling it out […]
How to Promote AI Synergy
Each AI tool has its own benefits, but combining multiple tools together can result in a solution you might not have foreseen before.
Meta and UFC Sign Deal to Tighten Partnership Across All Meta Platforms, Including Quest & Smart Glasses


Meta has signed a multiyear deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to become its ‘Official Fan Technology Partner’, which means we could see even tighter integration of the organization’s mixed martial arts matches across Quest and the companies other platforms.
The UFC says it’s set to leverage Meta’s “leading technologies to deliver unprecedented engagement with hundreds of millions of UFC fans around the world,” which includes Meta AI, Meta Glasses, Meta Quest, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads.
Additionally, […]
VR Therapy for Seniors Rolls Out to 150 Living Communities Across the US


Mynd Immersive, the immersive healthcare provider, announced its expanding its XR services to an additional 150 senior living communities across the United States.
The company says its recent milestone represents the largest deployment of XR therapies in senior care history, which it hopes will advance treatment options across physical, occupational, and speech therapy.
Founded in 2016 and operating the US, Canada and Australia, the Texas-based company has developed over 200 XR experiences which support HTC Vive Flow, the lightweight, compact VR headset released […]
Nintendo Switch 2 Won’t Support the Original ‘Labo VR’ Kit


Despite wide-ranging backwards compatibility with Nintendo’s previous consoles, we can’t say we had high hopes for this one. As we suspected, Nintendo has now confirmed that its Labo VR Kit won’t work on the newly unveiled Nintendo Switch 2.
Released in 2019, Nintendo’s Labo: Toy-Con 04 VR Kit was the company first public experiment in modern VR, which included a cardboard holder and lenses, letting Switch owners slot in the handheld console to play a variety of interesting mini-games, many of which included their own one-off […]
What is Quizalize and How Can I Use It To Teach?
Quizalize gamifies quiz based learning to help in education.
‘Animal Company’ Tops 100K Reviews on Quest, Striving to Beat ‘Gorilla Tag’ as Most Popular Game


Animal Company, the free-to-play early access game on Quest, has been at the top of the platform’s highest-earning games multiple weeks in a row own, with long-time favorite Gorilla Tag sitting right behind it. And the Lethal Company-inspired game isn’t showing any signs of waning in popularity either.
Animal Company crossed a boundary only one other game has managed to do; Another Axiom’s Gorilla Tag was the first to garner over 100,000 user reviews on Quest, doing so last March—making it by far the most […]
Meta’s Next-gen Smart Glasses Reportedly Set to Include a Display & Wrist-worn XR Controller


Meta is reportedly working on a version of its Ray-Ban smart glasses which will include a single display for viewing photos and apps. Now, according to a new Bloomberg report from Mark Gurman, the company is aiming to introduce it sometime later this year alongside its wrist-worn XR controller for hand-gesture input.
As per a previous Bloomberg report from January, the device is allegedly codenamed ‘Hypernova’. Citing Meta employees, the […]
ChatGPT Talks Now. What Does That Mean For Teaching?
OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode ChatGPT assistant is light years ahead of more common voice assistants, and can sometimes be so lifelike, it’s spooky.
‘Zombie Army’ Coming to All Major VR Headsets Next Month, Trailer Here


Rebellion announced it’s getting ready to release Zombie Army’s first VR game, bringing its co-op campaign to all major VR headsets next month.
Coming to Quest 2 and above, PSVR 2 and SteamVR headsets May 22nd, Zombie Army VR brings the franchise’s zombie-ganking madness, enlisting you among the Deadhunters, an elite squad fighting to end the apocalypse.
“Fight your way through undead hordes near the bombed-out city of Nuremberg to help Captain Hermann Wolff, the Deadhunter’s legendary leader, find his scattered family, and fight to free Europe […]
‘Train Sim World’ Arrives on Quest, Letting You Take on the Mean Rails of New York City


Train Sim World is finally here on Quest, bringing its realistic train driving experience to VR for first time.
Called Train Sim World VR: New York, the game lets you become a train driver on New York’s MTA Harlem Line, which includes a Career Mode tasking you to carry out instructions from Rail Traffic Control and complete challenges along the way.
There’s also a Journey Mode, where you can hop out of your train and visit all the stations along the Harlem Line, […]
Sandbox VR’s ‘Squid Game’ VR Attraction Hits $30 Million Milestone, Expands with New Mini-game


Sandbox VR, the location-based VR destination, announced it’s generated $30 million in ticket sales for its official Squid Game VR attraction. Additionally, Sandbox VR says it’s expanding Squid Game with the addition of a new mini-game.
Called ‘Repeat Racers’, the new mini-game was inspired by the games from season two of the series, tasking you with solving puzzles and getting to the finish line. Points are awarded based on finishing position, and players who don’t reach the finish line are eliminated from the game.
“We’re thrilled […]
Edtech Show & Tell: April 2025
New edtech products that have caught our attention this month
Financial Literacy Lessons & Activities
Celebrate Financial Literacy Month with these lessons and activities
Vision Pro Update Adds Companion App, Improved Guest Demos, and Apple Intelligence Features


Apple announced today that the latest update to Vision Pro, visionOS 2.4 is now available to the public. VisionOS 2.4 finally adds Apple Intelligence features to the headset, while adding an iPhone companion app to make using and sharing the headset easier, along with a new Spatial Gallery to curate spatial content for watching on the headset.
While the first Apple Intelligence features reached iPhones, iPads, and Macs back in October, 2024, Vision Pro was curiously left out. Not only did the headset not get any […]
