Smelling for more immersion: "Escents" brings scents into virtual reality

The portable device "Escents" aims to integrate scents into VR and AR, relying on magnetic scent capsules, Bluetooth connectivity, and Unity support.

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Ten years and 100 billion dollars later: where is Meta's metaverse?

Meta has invested over 100 billion dollars in virtual and augmented reality. What has Meta achieved, and what remains a vision? An assessment.

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Meta CTO tells staff how the metaverse unit is reshuffling

Meta reorganizes its metaverse unit, moving one of its leaders Vishal Shah to the AI division, with new leaders focusing on VR and mobile.

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"The idea of designing for virtual worlds is just getting started"

Rumours of the metaverse's demise are greatly exaggerated – particularly when it comes to designing virtual buildings, writes Sarah Housley.

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Meta is making the metaverse look better

At Connect 2025, Meta is sharing news about its Horizon Engine and the Horizon Studio for Horizon Worlds.

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