Virtual & Augmented Reality - Global Issue #51

This week Meta announced that it was beginning to test selling tools so that creators can sell things inside of Horizon Worlds and earn real money.

TikTok’s augmented reality development platform Effect House allows creators to build AR effects for use in TikTok’s video app.

Fortnite developer Epic Games announced today that it’s partnering with Lego to build a metaverse aimed at kids. The companies say they are going to shape the future of the metaverse to make it safe and fun for children while building an immersive digital experience for kids to play in.

Metaverse avatar company Genies has raised $150 million at a valuation above $1 billion.

XR4Europe, Laval Virtual, Stereopsia EUROPE, and VRDays Europe have teamed up to foster growth for entrepreneurs, creatives, and academics by creating an environment for development and facilitating the matching of high-potential projects with their scaling counterpart. It is dedicated to three verticals: Content, SMEs, and Research.

Pico Interactive, a leading manufacturer of innovative VR (Virtual Reality) solutions, made a splash today at Laval Virtual 2022, the world’s largest dedicated trade show for Virtual Reality.

With batteries, motion sensors, and a microLED on board, Mojo lets me try out its first apps

Tech analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is known for making predictions based on Apple supply chain leaks, but this time Kuo alleges Meta is getting ready to release a ‘Pro’ branded follow-up to its most popular VR headset to date, Quest 2. We aren’t able to independently verify these claims, however it sounds a lot like Kuo …

Sony and KIRKBI Invest in Epic Games to Build the Future of Digital Entertainment

The FDA approved the first video game prescription in 2020. Since then, researchers are building more “prescription video games.” However, they aren’t sticking to 2D games; they are developing virtual reality experiences.

Can businesses use technology to alleviate “great resignation” staffing shortfalls? AR and VR can come to the rescue. But how?

One rising concern that has taken shape with the emergence of the metaverse is the likely impact it will have on data privacy and security.

The convergence of these technologies is gradually transforming the way we interact, work, socialize, entertain, and transact with each other (and machines).

Bari, Helsinki, Los Angeles, Ankara and Istanbul are testbed cities of the Open Spatial Computing Platform of Open AR Cloud (OARC).

Well known as the “Cyber Guardian”, founder of the XR Safety Initiative (XRSI), Kavya Pearlman is an award-winning cybersecurity professional with a deep interest in immersive and emerging technologies. Kavya is constantly exploring new technologies to solve current cybersecurity challenges. 

How volumetric capture can be used to create realistic and thrilling 3D experiences?

In these unprecedented times, of enormous transformations and upheaves in society and the economy, and when the country has a truly unique opportunity to implement a profound structural transformation, knowing how to take advantage of community funds, namely the Recovery and Resilience Plan and Portugal 2030, the goal of the Congress is to discuss all the essential themes for a sustainable future of the country.

The International AR & VR Conference is an annual immersive tech event of the International Association of Immersive Technology Innovation (IAITI) and it aims to bring industry and academia together in order to discuss, present and show case latest trends in the immersive technology arena.

Large amount of data created by various mobile platforms, social media interactions, e-commerce transactions, and IoT provide an opportunity for businesses to effectively tailor their services by effective use of Metaverse. This is the place to discuss this topic!

In this week’s episode of the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex and Skeeva host Steve Knows, a well-known VR News YouTuber and longtime friend to the podcast.