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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XR-based metaverse platform for multi-user collaborations
ETRI researchers have developed a metaverse platform that allows for freely collaborating among multi users via various means of communications online and offline. By overcoming existing technical challenges, it is expected ...
Oct 19, 2022
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Computer Sciences
A 3D online chatroom that can be accessed using a phone or PC camera
In the past few years, a growing number of computer scientists have been exploring the idea of "metaverse," an internet-based space where people would be able to virtually perform various everyday activities. The general ...
Oct 11, 2022 feature
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Consumer & Gadgets
Supernumerary virtual robotic arms can feel like part of the body
Research teams at the University of Tokyo, Keio University and Toyohashi University of Technology in Japan have developed a virtual robotic limb system which can be operated by users' feet in a virtual environment as extra, ...
Jun 27, 2022
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How we describe the metaverse makes a difference. Today's words could shape tomorrow's reality and who benefits from it
Quick, define the word "metaverse."
Jun 16, 2022
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The metaverse has been heavily hyped, but it could enable entirely new ways of screen production
Screen production was hit hard by the pandemic, with delayed releases and interrupted or canceled production. One day we might even get to see Mission Impossible 7.
Apr 4, 2022
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Metaverse builders grapple with sex harassment conundrum
Nina Jane Patel felt confined and under threat as the male avatars closed in, intimidating her with verbal abuse, touching her avatar against her will and photographing the incident.
Apr 1, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Flying joysticks for better immersion in virtual reality
To interact with elements in the virtual world, common VR headsets usually come with controllers. Users hold these in their hands as they interact with all elements of the virtual user interface. However, the controllers ...
Feb 23, 2022
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The metaverse is money and crypto is king: Why you'll be on a blockchain when virtual-world hopping
You may think the metaverse will be a bunch of interconnected virtual spaces—the world wide web but accessed through virtual reality. This is largely correct, but there is also a fundamental but slightly more cryptic side ...
Jan 17, 2022
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The metaverse and its implications for our digital future
When the company formerly known as Facebook announced plans in October to change its name to Meta, the company said the move would better reflect its intention to "bring the metaverse to life and help people connect, find ...
Dec 1, 2021
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