There’s a ton of excellent content in our Reality Innovators Network community, but don’t worry if you’ve missed the last few days, we got you covered.
Valve’s Steam Frame Takes Dead Aim at Quest 3
Valve’s Steam Frame arrives in early 2026 as a serious Quest competitor. This streaming-first standalone headset seamlessly blends PC VR and mobile gaming with eye-tracking foveated streaming, Android compatibility, and a design that weighs just 440 grams. Read more
Walmart Realm: Influencer Shopping Meets Immersive Tech
Walmart just launched the world’s first influencer-curated immersive shopping marketplace. The retail giant is transforming how Gen Z discovers products through creator-led virtual stores, gaming aesthetics, and AR visualization. Read more
Varjo + Rheinmetall: XR Defense Training Gets an Upgrade
Varjo and Rheinmetall are transforming defense training with XR-4 eye-tracking integration. The partnership combines high-fidelity visuals with scalable simulators to deliver data-driven insights and safer skill development for military. Read more
Rick Hack on Media Innovation & Human-Driven Storytelling
Rick Hack from Empire House explores the future of media innovation in Episode 40 of Brands In Play. From VFX breakthroughs to virtual production and why human storytelling remains premium in an AI-saturated landscape. Read more
Meta Quest Camera API: The Good, Bad & Experimental
XR developer Christoph Springer unpacks Meta’s camera API on Quest—from practical limitations to unexplored applications. Discover what works with current latency constraints, the performance challenges, and why this tech shines for niche experiments. Read more
AI Workflows Turn AR Production Upside Down
Greg Tran demonstrates how AI and AR workflows are transforming creative production in 2025. Using tools like Weavy, Google Nano Banana, HyperD3D, and Trace 3D, he turned a concept into an immersive AR museum exhibit in just one afternoon. Read more
Meta’s $1.5M VR Dev Competition Draws 1,100+ Developers
Meta Reality Labs launches a $1.5 million VR developer competition with over 1,100 developers already signed up. The challenge spans 13 categories from entertainment experiences to AI-powered passthrough camera implementations and spatial SDK projects. Read more
