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AWE and Stereopsia have combined to make United XR Europe
The Immersive Wire - 27 January 2025

Executive summary
Welcome to your weekly briefing on the metaverse and spatial computing. Here are your snippets to sound smarter in meetings this week:
Top Story: AWE and Stereopsia have combined to launch a new European XR event: United XR Europe (analysis below).
Other stories: Meta's Reality Labs division achieved a 40% year-over-year sales increase in 2024, surpassing most of its sales and user targets, as revealed in an internal memo. Also, SplitMetrics found that VR gaming on Android gained a record 13 million new users in 2024, a 60% increase from 2023 and 30% more than in 2022. (More stories below).
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Top story
AWE and Stereopsia have combined to launch a new European XR event: United XR Europe.
From 8 to 10 December 2025, Brussels will host the first iteration.
This is an interesting development as it shows an element of consolidation within the market. Fall and winter typically have a lot of XR related events which happen, so it is intriguing to see to the bigger ones come together so that people don't have to bounce between them. I know several people who treat it as a European road trip, and I'm sure they're thankful that there are fewer stops now.
Other stories
Enhance VR has been shown to improve emotional regulation in teens, reducing depressive symptoms by 27% and internalizing behaviors by 22% in just five weeks compared to VR meditation.
Fast Travel Games has announced the layoff of 30 employees, representing 60% of its workforce, due to lower-than-expected sales from six game launches in 2024 and an uncertain outlook for the VR gaming industry.
Haptikos has emerged from stealth, unveiling a new hand exoskeleton at the MIT Experiential Innovation Event, with plans to lower its price below $1,000 by 2026.
Icosa Foundation has released Open Blocks, an open-source low-poly 3D modeling app, on the Meta Store for Quest 2 and newer headsets as well as Steam for PC, with more platforms to follow.
Meta's Reality Labs division achieved a 40% year-over-year sales increase in 2024, surpassing most of its sales and user targets, as revealed in an internal memo.
Resolution Games has unveiled Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked, a VR adaptation of the classic tabletop RPG, featuring two narrative-driven campaigns and plans for additional downloadable content.
SplitMetrics found that VR gaming on Android gained a record 13 million new users in 2024, a 60% increase from 2023 and 30% more than in 2022. (To be clear, thats VR related games on the Play Store rather than dedicated VR).
Splashtop has announced AR compatibility with RealWear, enabling hands-free remote support to enhance workplace safety and reduce maintenance risks by up to 70%.
Note: The Immersive Wire is run by Tom Ffiske, who also works at Accenture. The contents of the newsletter should not be regarded as Accenture’s views.