The full VR mode for KDE Plasma continues getting more advanced https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-full-vr-mode-for-kde-plasma-continues-getting-more-advanced/
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#Meta’s #metaverse ambitions have faltered, leading to significant layoffs in its #RealityLabs division and the closure of several #VR #gamestudios. The company’s heavy investment in VR, totalling $73 billion, failed to yield substantial returns, with declining #Oculus headset sales and limited adoption of #metaverseapps. https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/19/well-there-goes-the-metaverse/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures
Hey Mastodon! 👋 Here is our #introduction post: We are the Data Visualization Lab at Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University. You can find more about our work here: https://vis.khoury.northeastern.edu/
We'd love to be connected to more folks and labs in the realms of #DataVisualization #HCI #xAI #AR #VR #VisualAnalytics #PhD #Research
Our lab has been applying visualization to domain areas like #accessibility #UAVs #Genetics #Privacy #Pedagogy #Networks #GraphTheory
Say hi!
#Meta is laying off 1,500 employees from its #RealityLabs division, which works on #virtualreality products, as the company shifts focus away from #themetaverse and towards AI devices like #smartglasses. This move comes after Reality Labs lost over $77 billion since 2020. https://futurism.com/future-society/meta-reality-vr-layoffs?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures
I never did a pinned intro post, so: Started in #radio 30 years ago, which transitioned to #podcast 20 years ago. “Mac OS Ken” focuses on Apple News. “The Checklist by #SecureMac” focuses on security. Did a show about #StarTrek, until the people who owned it wouldn’t pay a decent wage (no fooling). These days, all I REALLY want to talk about are #bookbinding, #fountainpens, #postcards, #linocut, #stationery and #VR. And #AR. And #Apple and #podcasting and radio.
Oh. And fuck the fascists.
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#Introduction
Hello. I'm a retired #science teacher. I like playing boardgames and exercising with VR. And science fiction. And pet rats.
Politics: #Liberal #Woke #ProChoice #DeathWithDignity #BLM #Union
Hobbies: #BoardGames #Reading #Rats #VR
Religion: none #Atheist #Atheism
Media: #GirlGenius #Evangelion #Babylon5 #StarTrek #Ghibli #Sense8 #scifi #Discworld #Pern
Music: #80sMusic #ElectroSwing #NewWave #ACappella
Relationships: #introvert #polyamorous
Is it the right time to make my #introduction ?
- I'm Non Binary & 30yo. #LGBT
- I love Pirate stuff (piracy & historical ones)
- I love #gaming & #GameDev : I develop my own games on https://fangh.itch.io/
- I create Virtual stuff in #VR #AR #XR with my own company : https://6freedom.studio
- I develop with #Unity and I am myself a Unity Certified Instructor
- I like to stream on #Twitch with my #Avatar #vtuber https://www.twitch.tv/fangh44
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It's official, the #Metaverse failed!
Meanwhile I don't even know 1 person who ever visited it 😅
Not one(!) after:
#Meta "...had funneled some $73 billion into Reality Labs. To put that into context, you’d have to spend $1 million per day for 200 years to match that kind of spending."
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/19/well-there-goes-the-metaverse/
#FuckMeta #Demeta #Facebook #Zuckerberg #Markzuckerberg #Meta #Tech #IT #Software #News #Technology #VR #virtualreality #investment #us #usa #corporation #digital #fail #spending
#Meta is #closing three #VRstudios, #TwistedPixelGames, #SanzaruGames, and #ArmatureStudio, as part of a 10% reduction in its #RealityLabs metaverse division. The company is #shifting investment from the Metaverse towards #Wearables. https://www.theverge.com/news/861420/meta-reality-labs-layoffs-vr-studios-twisted-pixel-sanzaru-armature?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures
Hearing how Meta lost billions on VR, unsuccessfully trying to build their whole "metaverse" and I feel like even if they didn't fumble it half the time, at a fundamental level there was no way it could ever become the next big thing.
The big issues with VR are the stubby controllers that feel like you have rocks glued to your hands at all times and the fact that you can't really use your legs at all.
Until those are fixed I can't see VR ever growing past a small niche.
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, lays off 1500 workers as its metaverse division crumples
🔗 https://massivelyop.com/2026/01/20/meta-formerly-known-as-facebook-lays-off-1500-workers-as-its-metaverse-division-crumples
#VR #VirtualReality #Meta
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Searching for hackers (hacker: anyone that likes making technology do what wasn't intended) to build a community for jailbreaking MR headsets
Chat anyone interested in glitching Mixed Reality headsets ? I'm trying to build a community so we can get something done, as there's a bunch of folks that wanna charge money for it and I don't really like that idea x3.
The main SoC is XR2 by Qualcomm, it is an ARM SoC, and most of the headsets run very locked-down Android.
The goal here is to try to jailbreak it so we can run custom, fully open source software on it, possibly even mainline drivers to Linux and run something like #postmarketos :)
Unfortunately I am a systems hacker, I am hopeless when it comes to electric engineering anything, so I cannot actually pull off glitching myself. I can help with the stuff that comes after, such as mainlining drivers, though :)
IRC #xrbreak on oftc
Matrix: #xrbreak:itycodes.org
Discord: https://discord.gg/HeDAg3Ma7A
Please boost! Let's build an open and accessible community!
Any help is appreciated, no information is useless! If you would be interested in helping, we need anyone with, including BUT NOT LIMITED TO
MR headsets for testing
Electrical engineering knowledge
Ability to design or assemble PCBs
Reading ARM disassembles to try to find a glitch point or a bootrom exploit or w/e
General experience with hacking embedded devices
Experience with Linux or Android security for rooting
Anyone with info about TEE/TrustZone (kexecing mainline kernel from rooted Android)
Contacts to folks that have any of the above
Experience managing communities and setting up bridges, wikis...
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#Meta plans to #layoff around 10% of its #RealityLabs team, primarily affecting #metaverse employees, due to a shift in focus towards AI. This comes after reports of a 30% budget cut for the metaverse division and the increasing popularity of Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses. https://www.theverge.com/news/860984/meta-reality-labs-layoffs-metaverse?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures