Episodes
David Heaney and Ian Hamilton discuss the prospect of a cheaper Apple Vision, the prospect of a Quest 3 Lite, and a new mixed reality occlusion feature launched for Meta Quest 3.
Published 10/17/23
Ian Hamilton, David Heaney, and Kyle Riesenbeck meet in Meta Quest 3 to record this week's episode while answering some of the top questions about the headset.
Published 10/10/23
Ian Hamilton and David Heaney return  from a very busy few days at Connect in California where they tried Meta Quest 3 and talked to VR developers as well as Meta executives.
Published 10/03/23
Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Immersed Visor's pre-orders, our Bigscreen Beyond review and Horizon getting legs.
Published 09/19/23
We discuss the latest rumors surrounding Valve's next steps in VR, developers reacting to a new fee structure from Unity, and new details on Apple Vision Pro's support for iPhone and iPad apps.
Published 09/12/23
David Heaney and Ian hamilton discuss a report suggesting a Quest Pro 2 is in active development, and David reports back with hands-on impressions of the Flamera research HMD from Meta.
Published 09/07/23
Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss the Meta Quest 3 release date, avatars getting legs, new research for typing on any surface and much more.
Published 08/29/23
David Heaney and Ian Hamilton return to the updated UploadVR Studios to cover the latest in VR, including Quest 3, Quest Pro, Vision Pro, and a research prototype with both retinal resolution and varifocal optics.
Published 08/15/23
We dive into a huge number of topics this week with Quest v55's performance gains. the Meta Quest+ gaming subscription service, Quest Pro eye tracking improvements, the Vision Pro SDK, the likely resolution of Quest 3, and exploring the question of whether Apple Vision Pro is too heavy.
Published 06/27/23
We tried the Apple Vision Pro! Also, Meta is changing the minimum age for Quest 2 and 3 to 10 years old. 
Published 06/20/23
We cover PSVR 2 now being sold in stores, Quest v54 getting skybox customization, avatars growing legs research, mixed reality for seeing WiFi dead spots, Apple's latest xrOS trademark, Shareplay for VR, and Google's latest XR tease with Samsung. 
Published 05/16/23
We cover full body tracking from a phone app and the problems facing the prospect of getting PSVR 2 running on PC.
Published 05/09/23
We discuss Virtual Desktop's New XR2 PC VR streaming feature, Quest v53's latest updates, Meta's upcoming gaming showcase, Mark Zuckerberg's vision of the metaverse, mixed reality gaming and more.
Published 05/02/23
We discuss the Pico G3, Apple's headset apps, Valve's next VR headset, Meta layoffs and more.
Published 04/25/23
Our super-sized episode welcomes back David Heaney from his secret project rebuilding the UploadVR website! He's joined by Ian Hamilton as they assess Bigscreen Beyond, Tilt Five business use cases, PSVR 2's soft launch, Apple's upcoming media event and much much more.
Published 04/18/23
We talk about Walkabout Mini Golf coming to iPhone, Meta's reviews frustration, Quest Pass subscriptions, Onward's creator leaving Meta, and AltspaceVR's final moment.
Published 03/14/23
Echo VR fans plea with Mark Zuckerberg, VRChat & Bigscreen avatar changes on the way, Meta's smartglasses & AR hardware roadmap, codec avatars, a neural wristband for everyday use, and Meta Quest's roadmap.
Published 03/07/23
We discuss Meta Quest getting direct touch menus, PSVR 2's PenTile OLED suxbpixel layout, Valve Index open source hand tracking, and Meta's plans for 2024.
Published 02/28/23
We welcome Henry Stockdale to the podcast with his review of PSVR 2 and then David Heaney rejoins to give his technical analysis of the hardware. We cover Gran Turismo 7, Horizon Call of the Mountain, best launch games, haptics, eye tracking and more in the next-generation PS5-powered VR system from Sony.
Published 02/21/23
Bigscreen Beyond is announced! An ultra lightweight VR headset with SteamVR Tracking leads off our show. We also discuss Meta updates including the Quest interface getting touch, Supernatural getting formally acquired, and updates planned for Horizon. We also discuss Brad Lynch's statement on headset leaks, and we close out the show talking about unboxing PlayStation VR2.
Published 02/14/23
We discuss PlayStation VR2's latest details, Samsung & Google returning to VR, Meta's latest moves and the legacy of Echo VR.
Published 02/07/23
We discuss Meta dropping the Quest Pro price to $1,100, Apple's tools for easy to build AR apps, Echo VR shutting down, Rec Room exploring full body avatars, PSVR 2's sales expectation and AR/VR entering a new phase of adoption.
Published 01/31/23
This week we discuss the upgraded Quest hand tracking 2.1, Microsoft's huge layoffs and its effect on mixed reality, Apple's latest VR/AR headset details, and close out our coverage of CES with a discussion about some impressive haptics demos we had with Contact CI and HaptX.
Published 01/24/23