Using AI to speed up XR development and WebXR prototyping

Using AI for XR development improves the developer experience and substantially accelerates WebXR prototyping.

Developer Tech News

Gizmodo: It’s Time to Admit Working in VR Has Been One Big Failure. “As someone who’s strapped quite a few headsets to his face, I can say for certain that the most obvious downside of headsets is likely the biggest reason why working in VR has been a bust—headsets absolutely suck to wear for long periods. If you’ve ever tried to use one for an extended period, you know what I’m talking about.”

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Gizmodo: It’s Time to Admit Working in VR Has Been One Big Failure

Gizmodo: It’s Time to Admit Working in VR Has Been One Big Failure. “As someone who’s strapped quite a few headsets to his face, I can say for certain that the most obvious downside of headse…

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#FeiFeiLi's #World mLabs raised $1B in funding, with $200M from Autodesk, to bring #AIworldmodels into #3Ddesign workflows. The startup's models can generate immersive #3Denvironments and will integrate with Autodesk's CAD tools for entertainment and design. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/world-labs-lands-200m-from-autodesk-to-bring-world-models-into-3d-workflows/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures
World Labs lands $1B, with $200M from Autodesk, to bring world models into 3D workflows | TechCrunch

The partnership will see the two companies exploring how World Labs’ models can work alongside Autodesk’s tools, and vice versa, starting with a focus on entertainment use cases. 

TechCrunch
Extinction Rebellion Global Newsletter #104 Advocating for solutions #XRrebellion.global/blog/2026/02... One thing is certain: The real world operates on physics and biology, and science cannot be dismissed with the feckless cry of 'hoax'. The worlds of money and power, however, can be changed.

Honored to be one of the first 100 speakers announced for AWE USA June 15-18! Want to join me on stage? Speaker Deadline Feb 21

Thank you Sonya Haskins Ori Inbar and TEAM AWE!! for bringing the XR community together again in Long Beach! XR GuildVirtual World Society

🔇 First 100 speakers https://hubs.li/Q043kB_40

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#XR #AR #smartglasses #Gaming #AI #VirtualReality

Origami-inspired ring lets users 'feel' virtual worlds

Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are technologies that allow users to immerse themselves in digital worlds or enhance their surroundings with computer-generated filters or images, respectively. Both these technologies are now widely used worldwide, whether to experience video games and media content in more engaging ways or improve specific training and assist professionals in their daily tasks.

Tech Xplore
How AI, gaming and virtual worlds are reshaping Holocaust remembrance

While new digital technologies are transforming how the Holocaust is remembered and taught, experts warn that sustainability, ethics and collaboration are now as important as creativity to keep a global memory alive of Nazi Germany’s genocide that killed six million Jewish people and millions of others during the Second World War.

UN News
Young leaders step up to defend the Great Barrier Reef nit.com.au/17-02-2026/2... The Great Barrier Reef Traditional Owner Taskforce - ReefTO - is starting 2026 with a significant milestone, welcoming three young Reef Traditional Owners to its inaugural Reef Youth Circle. #XR #IdleNoMore

Young leaders step up to defen...
Young leaders step up to defend the Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef Traditional Owner Taskforce - ReefTO - is starting 2026 with a significant milestone, welcoming three young Reef Traditional Owners to its inaugural Reef Youth Circle.ReefTO sai...

National Indigenous Times