1. Google has released a new VR180 Creator tool for video editing. The free software tool lets users convert footage shot with  VR180 cameras like the Lenovo Mirage into a format that can be edited in standard video editing suites. VR180 Creator is available for Mac and Linux users. — ENGADGET

2. The new film Distorted is being promoted with a VR movie trailer and a 10-minute VR experience. The movie stars Christina Ricci and John Cusack, and is about a woman who believes she and other residents of a state-of-the-art apartment complex are being brainwashed using smart technology. Distorted comes to theaters June 22, but the trailer and the VR experience are available now. — MOVIEWEB

3. Pimax VR is partnering with VAQSO to offer a scent simulator as an accessory to its headsets. Pimax raised more than $4 million in a crowdfunding campaign to support the company's ultra-high 8K resolution headsets, which have recently shipped to a few beta testers. VAQSO has developed a device that uses different cartridges to simulate scents that enhance a VR experience. — I4U NEWS

1. Apple's next MacOS update, Mojave, will have plug-and-play support for HTC's Vive Pro VR headset. Apple will also need to upgrade the GPU in its computers — currently a Mac Pro is barely powerful enough to run a VR headset, and an iMac needs an external graphics card to run a VR headset. The company plans to improve graphics cards in high-end iMacs and Mac Pros to make them VR compatible. — MOTLEY FOOL

2. Bethesda says it has no plans to bring the upcoming Fallout 76 title to VR. At this week's E3 conference, the game publisher announced that Fallout 76, the newest game in the extremely popular Fallout franchise, will be in open beta testing soon but will not have VR support. Pete Hines, Bethesda's Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Communications, also said that the company does not intend to release Fallout 4 VR on PlayStation VR. — UPLOADVR

3. Magic Leap is partnering with Air New Zealand on an immersive campaign to market the country as a travel destination. The experience is called Fantastical Journey throughout New Zealand and is due out later this year when the Magic Leap headset is released. The content was developed by London-based creative studio Framestore, which revealed last week that it has been working on Magic Leap content for years. — NEXT REALITY

4. HTC Vive is offering a software development kit for spatial audio. Called the HTC Vive 3DSP Audio SDK, the developer's kit includes ambisonics for creating full-sphere surround sound, Head-Related Transfer Function (HRTF) to filter sound vertically and horizontally, Room Audio to simulate the reverberation of a real space, acoustic occlusion, and distance modeling. The kit has been optimized for use with the HTC Vive Pro headphones but it supports headphones of other VR headsets. — VRFOCUS

5. CTRL-Labs (formerly Cognescent) is developing an armband that will let users control a computer cursor with their mind. The NYC-based startup raised $39 million to support its nascent technology. There are a few other companies working on BCI (brain-computer interface) devices, including Thalmic Labs, NeuraLink Corp, and Facebook, but CTRL-Labs intends to ship a developer's kit for its armband by the end of this year for VR and smartphone applications. — VENTUREBEAT

6. Red Rover is a new Mars driving simulator VR experience. Created by indie developer Alan Chan, Red Rover is set to release on Steam tomorrow with a VR mode and Oculus Rift support. The title uses real-world images rendered from NASA’s HiRISE Mars orbiter. The experience features nine different areas of about 5km x 5km each, including the Becquerel Crater, Western Cerberus and South Olympus, and has day/night cycles and jump jets for the virtual rover. — UPLOADVR

7. Asus has launched the Zenfone Ares in Taiwan. The device has AR/VR capabilities and 8GB of RAM and is similar to the Asus Zenfone AR which launched last year in India, but it is significantly less expensive. The Zenfone Ares has an AR-enabled camera with motion-tracking and depth-sensing capabilities. — INDIA TODAY

8. SculptVR launches on PlayStation VR tomorrow. The 3D creation tool was previously available on Steam VR and mobile platforms. — GEEKY GADGETS

9. Royal Caribbean International is offering a VR bungee experience. The attraction is located outside of the back of the cruise ship Spectre of the Seas. — INTERGAME ONLINE

10. Social VR platforms are helping to connect family and friends. Apps such as AltspaceVR and Rec Room are enabling people to virtually visit friends who are in the hospital, children who split time between divorced parents, and romantic partners who live far away. — VRSCOUT

4. Atlatl is integrating 3D technology and augmented reality with Oracle's CPQ Cloud. The South Carolina-based company will help Oracle offer its customers an immersive sales environment. The Oracle CPQ Cloud is part of the Oracle CX Cloud Suite platform for business. — VRFOCUS

5. Microsoft's HoloLens 2 headset will reportedly run on Qualcomm's new XR1 platform. The XR1 platform is designed specifically for VR and AR, and Qualcomm has already said it is working with Vive, Vuzix, and Meta to build new devices. Microsoft's new HoloLens 2 AR headset is codenamed Sydney, and is likely to be announced at CES in January 2019. The device is expected to debut in Q1 2019. — ENGADGET

6. A new VR experience chronicles the process of seafood harvesting and the waste it creates. Titled Ocean to Plate: A Journey into the Seafood Supply Chain, the experience was created by The World Wildlife Fund, Condition One, and Google as part of the Daydream Impact program. The documentary is meant to raise awareness about over-harvesting and waste in the industry and its release coincided with World Oceans Day. The experience is available on YouTube or in VR with Google Cardboard. — VRSCOUT

7. Snapchat and Facebook are offering AR effects to celebrate the 2018 World Cup. Snapchat lets users add glasses to a selfie that come in the colors of their favorite team, and the World Cup's official broadcaster, Fox, has sponsored a Lens that ties into the match between Spain and Portugal. Facebook offers camera effects in the Messenger app for iOS and Android with virtual face paint, eye black, headbands, and wigs in team colors. Facebook's Camera AR also has a virtual projection of Spanish soccer star Sergio Ramos. — NEXT REALITY

8. Tech Radar has published a list of the top eight VR games showcased at this week's E3 conference. Titles include Stormland, Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot, Gungrave VR, Ghost Giant, Firewall: Zero Hour, Tetris Effect, Creed: Rise to Glory, and Astro Bots: Rescue Mission. — TECHRADAR

9. A classical music festival in Portugal is broadcasting the performances in VR. The New Music Touchpoints festival is being held June 11-20 and will hold six VR screenings, two of them live. — KYIV POST

10. Five of the best VR/AR museum experiences this summer are: Felice Grodin: Invasive Species, the Pérez Art Museum Miami's first-ever AR exhibit;  Carne y Arena, a VR experience at a former Trinidad Baptist Church in Northeast D.C.; The Hacking the Heist AR app that shows the stolen artwork from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum; a VR ancient Egypt collection on Met's Met360 and British Museum's virtual reality tours; and the first entirely virtual museum, the Kremer. — GEARBRAIN