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@arbsmichael Building granny flats would be better. Pensioners get income, there's more housing to rent, owners can retire in place. Regular families can’t afford large homes but investors can, and they turn them into Airbnbs immediately - happened next door to me.

In Australia, we don’t just have an inflated housing demand problem, we have a serious lack of supply. But increasing supply doesn’t always mean building more homes. There is another way. Many older Australians live in houses far too big for their needs. Some live in four or five-bedroom homes, yet they only use one. The excess space could shelter families, young couples, and first-home buyers, but it sits empty. The barrier? Downsizing is expensive. Stamp duty and fees add almost 6% to the cost of a home purchase. That’s a lot of money standing between an empty nest and a home multiple people could live in. Imagine if that barrier vanished. If the state waived stamp duty for downsizers, many may choose to sell and move to smaller homes. The oversized houses would flood the market. Supply rises, taxes fall, and everyone (except the Treasurer) wins. The solution isn’t just to build more. Maybe we should unlock what we already have.

@deep_rifter Best news ever! 🥳

OMG! Pinch me! Luke Ross bringing a ray of sunshine to us PCVR folks. Baldurs Gate 3 is getting a #VR mod! As posted...

@deep_rifter I agree... they do a lot of things right... super fun to play. Locomotion is done well, good upgrade path for weapons, interesting storyline and so far every mission is better with more interesting environments that the previous :) 10/10

My friends and I are having a blast playing #IntoBlack co-op. The game "feels" good to play and is loads of fun. We took a gamble on it based on positive reviews & glad we did! A shame that yet another good VR title seems to be flying under the radar store.steampowered.com/app/3606610/In…

@deep_rifter @JonGressVFX @MikeArms24 @WalkaboutMG That was crazy!! 😅 😎

Replaying my Par 5 hole-in-one to my shocked comrades in Walkabout Golf 😀 @JonGressVFX @MikeArms24 @Mada3DL @WalkaboutMG

@deep_rifter Fantastic shot! :)

I just returned from #Hawaii, having experienced last weeks incredible #Kilauea volcano eruption. 🌋 Here was my video of this jaw dropper 🤯

✨ Illuminate is Live in VIVERSE! ✨I’m thrilled to share that Illuminate is now available in VIVERSE! 🌟 Step into Illuminate, relax and enjoy the music ...and remember to always pet the fish Visit at create.viverse.com/xt3vvMe youtube.com/watch?v=bd1PrN…

@deep_rifter @MetaQuestVR Awesome! :D

What?! Civ 7 coming to @MetaQuestVR. Very cool news

@deep_rifter @golfplusvr @Rengle820 @MikeArms24 Great course!

Had a blast playing the newest @golfplusvr holiday themed course today! Very cool @Rengle820 So fun bouncing a 400+ yard drive off the ice 🤣! @Rengle820 @Mada3DL @MikeArms24

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Looking forward to seeing friends tomorrow for some Halloween fun ✨️ 🎃

@thatpatrickguy Congrats :)

We're incredibly proud to announce Baby Nora was born at 3:15am on Sept 21st ❤️ She's a beautiful blessing & Meri and I already love her more than words could describe.

@deep_rifter @engage_xr That was amazing, both the release and being able to watch it on a big screen with others and talk about what you're seeing😄

Enjoying the #OpenAI live stream this morning with @Mada3DL beaming herself over from Australia. @engage_xr

@deep_rifter @engage_xr That's awesome - he'll remember that for a long time :)

Bringing grandsons book characters to life in mixed reality w/ @engage_xr at family reunion. This is Gaffsie from the Moomin series who he is fascinated & also terrified of. In this pic, he explains to his cousin that she's really right there but invisible without #Quest3

Excited to share a glimpse into "Dragon Magic: Freedom Giants" – a journey where virtual reality meets the boundless creativity of art. 🎨✨ linkedin.com/pulse/dragon-m… via @LinkedIn @deep_rifter @splashmango

@deep_rifter @engage_xr It is my favourite thing about the @engage_xr platform - play music on the fly, create images and bring in props and ifx on demand... very relaxing - doodling in VR while completely immersed.

Late night creative jam in @engage_xr with @Mada3DL and virtual generative assistant, Athena AI. My fave thing about creative jams is you never know what's going to appear on the pallette. Throw on the tunes, get inspired, and see where things go 😀

@deep_rifter 😅lol

Finally tried #AVP #Facetime A lot that is cool here. Ability to use your face to express yourself was fun to play with But, yes, DEEP into the valley 🤣 Definitly yucking it up w/ friends! When @Mada3DL said I reminded her of Odo from Deep Space 9, I couldn't stop seeing it!

@deep_rifter @MetaQuestVR @BigscreenVR @pimaxofficial I did not think I'd see the day where I pack up my index for a Quest. Once you get used to the high resolution its hard to go back to lower res.

Seems Valve is missing its window of opportunity for releasing a next gen HMD. I'm seeing long time #VR #ValveIndex users, including myself, retiring their Indexes to replace with @MetaQuestVR 3 @BigscreenVR Beyond @pimaxofficial Crystal, etc.

@AntoniaRForster @XR_Bootcamp Thank you :)

XR devs! I've got some free content for you! 📢🎁 @XR_Bootcamp have just released a course on Building Mixed Reality Games (and publish on Meta's App Lab). This is normally £39.99, but use the code REALITYHACK in the next five days to get it for free! udemy.com/course/mixedre…

@deep_rifter @resolutiongame @DemeoGame Awesome - looking forward to that one :)

Great news to wake up to! An official Dungeons & Dragons #VR game is coming, courtesy of @resolutiongame makers of @DemeoGame They are collaborating with Wizards of the Coast to make the game set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe comicbook-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/comicbook.…

@AndyFidel_ That is a pity. Hopefully you can recover some without it being too big of a time black hole!

🍃 Realized that all our case studies and blogs on the AltspaceVR website have been removed. So much research... just vanished. Makes you wonder how much content and history of #socialVR is lost through acquisitions and closures.