Why is Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse failing?
Celia Pearce has fond, vivid memories of living a Second Life.
Nov 4, 2022
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Qualcomm bets on the metaverse with a new $100 million investment fund
Qualcomm has set up a $100 million fund to invest in virtual and augmented reality technologies in a bid to help jumpstart the metaverse.
Mar 22, 2022
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Is Hollywood ready for the 3D internet? Big questions with 'Metaverse' author
Whether you like it or not, the metaverse is coming. Hollywood had better get ready.
Jul 21, 2022
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Why doesn't the metaverse look as disruptive as it should?
Virtual real estate is booming. In December 2021, one buyer spent US$450,000 (around £332,500) on a plot of land in rapper Snoop Dogg's virtual world. Which begs the question of what will be built there.
Apr 1, 2022
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Study shows VR users in the metaverse can be identified using head and hand motion data
A team of computer scientists from UC Berkeley, RWTH Aachen and Unanimous AI, has found that users moving around virtually in the metaverse can be identified using nothing more than data received from head and hand sensors. ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Whatever happened to the Metaverse?
When you first glide into Horizon Worlds, the virtual reality app from Meta Platforms Inc., you're greeted with a vivid cityscape and portals into worlds with labels like "adventure" and "comedy." On a recent visit to the ...
Apr 12, 2023
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Metaverse could put a dent in global warming, says study
For many technology enthusiasts, the metaverse—a virtual 3D environment in which the physical and digital worlds converge—has the potential to transform almost every facet of human life, from work to education to entertainment.
Jun 15, 2023
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Chinese tech giant Baidu tests metaverse waters with new app
Chinese tech giant Baidu on Monday took its first steps into the metaverse industry with the launch of a virtual reality app, looking to test the waters in what is considered by many to be the next phase in the internet's ...
Dec 27, 2021
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Hormel seeks metaverse trademarks for Spam and Mr. Peanut
Mr. Peanut is headed to the metaverse.
Jul 13, 2022
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How Microsoft's Activision Blizzard takeover will drive metaverse gaming into the mass market
Microsoft was positioning itself as one of the pioneers of the metaverse even before its US$75 billion deal to buy online gaming giant Activision Blizzard. In the days after Mark Zuckerberg rebranded Facebook last October ...
Jan 24, 2022
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