So what is “the metaverse,” exactly?
Will we all live in the metaverse soon? Or is the idea just Second Life redux? Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) These days it seems like everybody and their corporate parent company is talking about "the metavers.....»»
YouTube Plans To Make Gaming Videos Immersive in Metaverse Push
YouTube said it will start creating metaverse experiences on its video platform, beginning with gaming, following competitors' investments in the buzzy category. From a report: "We'll work to bring more interactions to games and make them feel more a.....»»
Meta establishes 4-foot “personal boundary” to deter VR groping [Updated]
Invisible cylinder will keep Horizon avatars apart by default. Enlarge / In the metaverse the actual boundaries will be invisible, but the results will be the same. (credit: Meta) In the real world, the idea of personal space.....»»
Meta establishes four-foot “personal boundary” to deter VR groping [Updated]
Invisible cylinder will keep Horizon avatars apart by default. Enlarge / In the metaverse the actual boundaries will be invisible, but the results will be the same. (credit: Meta) In the real world, the idea of personal space.....»»
Meta establishes four-foot “personal boundary” to deter VR groping
Invisible cylinder will keep Horizon avatars apart by default. Enlarge / In the metaverse the actual boundaries will be invisible, but the results will be the same. (credit: Meta) In the real world, the idea of personal space.....»»
GTA Metaverse? Rockstar Confirms "GTA 6" Is In Active Production
Rockstar Games recently acknowledged the "unprecedented longevity" of Grand Theft Auto V (and its online component Grand Theft Auto Online) — and confirmed their working on the next new game for the series. But Forbes argues "The success of G.....»»
Meta stock mauled as Facebook reports billions in metaverse losses
Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook and currently desperate to make the metaverse happen, has reported its Q4 and full year 2021 results, and if you thought the Oculus rebrand was bad then you haven’t seen the company’s VR losses.....»»
The DeanBeat: Metaverses that aren’t really metaverses
Another week, another round of crazy acquisitions and metaverse hype in the game industry. Another week, another round of crazy acquisitions and metaverse hype in the game industry.Read More.....»»
Metaverse 101: Defining the key components
Do you have a clear idea of what a metaverse is? And do you know the difference between AR, VR, XR, and MR? Do you have a clear idea of what a metaverse is? And do you know the difference between AR, VR, XR, and MR?Read More.....»»
Facebook rebuilding its ads infrastructure to target iOS users while it loses money with metaverse
Facebook was one of the main companies affected by Apple’s new privacy policies, which now require iOS apps to ask users if they want to be tracked by third parties. During the Q4 2021 earnings report on Wednesday, CEO of Meta (Facebook’.....»»
Facebook To Bring in Mandatory Distances Between Virtual Reality Avatars
Mark Zuckerberg's virtual reality business is to introduce a mandatory distance between people's digital avatars after warnings that the social media tycoon's plans for a metaverse will lead to a new wave of online harassment. From a report: Zuckerbe.....»»
Microsoft CEO admits the Metaverse is actually just games
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently held an interview with Financial Times (reprinted by Ars Technica), wherein he laid out the potential for the metaverse and its similarities with games. He went so far as to say the two are essentially the same th.....»»
Microsoft May Scrap HoloLens 3 As Metaverse Hype Hits Fever Pitch
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: One of the most outspoken proponents of the metaverse is struggling to find its place in this hypothetical virtual world. Microsoft has reportedly scrapped plans to make a HoloLens 3 -- what would hav.....»»
Over 500 Mobile Apps Are Now Using the Term "Metaverse" To Attract New Users
A true "metaverse" may not yet exist, but that hasn't stopped marketers from adopting the buzzword to promote their apps and games on mobile app stores. From a report: According to new data shared today by Sensor Tower, there are now 552 mobile apps.....»»
You won’t be taking Microsoft’s HoloLens 3 into the metaverse
As Apple looks to join the metaverse with its own glasses, early AR proponent Microsoft kills its HoloLens 3 hardware......»»
Microsoft metaverse strategy is apparently in disarray, HoloLens future looking bleak
Microsoft has previously demonstrated how it plans to bring the metaverse to businesses with its Mesh for Teams platform. The company also considers its $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition as ‘building blocks’ for the metaverse. While s.....»»
Satya Nadella: Microsoft has “permission to build the next Internet”
$75B deal for Activision Blizzard is central to shaping online interactions in the metaverse. Enlarge (credit: Financial Times) Not long after being promoted to the role of chief executive at Microsoft, in 2014, Satya Nadella.....»»
Metaverse is virtuality-reality integration, immersion, says AUO chairman
The concept of Metaverse is fundamentally that of immersion in various application scenarios and therefore, integration of virtuality with reality and immersion-based applications can be generically called "Metaverse," according to Paul Peng, Chairma.....»»
Ferrari Wants To Take Its Real-World Wow Factor To the Metaverse
Ferrari NV, already an automaking icon in the real world, is now looking to bolster its brand also in the metaverse. From a report: The Italian maker of luxury cars has set up a department focusing on digital services that's exploring opportunities a.....»»
VR to the ER: Metaverse Early Adopters Prove Accident Prone
Tally includes broken vases, dislocated shoulders, injured girlfriends; "Why don't you go to the gym like a normal person?" WSJ: A few hours after Toby Robicelli first strapped on the $300 virtual-reality headset he got for Christmas, the Baltimore t.....»»
Wi-Fi 6 will soon go mainstream and usher in the metaverse
According to TrendForce, Wi-Fi 6 may soon become the new standard. While most users are still using Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 6 may hit 60% market share in 2022......»»