Computerworld Vertical IT

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to create their own animated avatars to meet with colleagues in 3D virtual environments, thanks to an upcoming integration of the company's mixed reality platform, Mesh. Both are currently in preview.) To read this article in full, please click here

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 18, 2022

Two years ago, the consulting giant started shipping many of its recruits virtual reality headsets instead. At the same time, it created a virtual world or “metaverse” that enables employees to socialize, form teams, conduct training, and collaborate. “We More business applications are on the way. Next step: the office.

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GeekWire

MARCH 23, 2021

We are one of many, and we’re excited to add a consumer social company to that mix.” When GeekWire visited the company’s office and tested Rec Room in 2017, the startup was focused on virtual reality. Year-over-year revenue growth of 566% was fueled in part by the pandemic and trends toward social gatherings online.

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Cloud Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2014

3D Printing - Worldwide shipments of 3D printers are expected to grow 98 percent in 2015, followed by a doubling of unit shipments in 2016. 3D printing will reach a tipping point over the next three years as the market for relatively low-cost 3D printing devices continues to grow rapidly and industrial use expands significantly.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

It’s partly a dream for the future of the internet and partly a neat way to encapsulate some current trends in online infrastructure, including the growth of real-time 3D worlds. Neal Stephenson famously coined the term “metaverse” in his 1992 novel Snow Crash , where it referred to a 3D virtual world inhabited by avatars of real people.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In announcing the name change, the company went all-in on selling the idea of the metaverse, a virtual 3D space that combines virtual reality and augmented reality technology. Zuckerberg during the livestream announcement hailed it as the next step in online communication after writing text on websites, and social media.

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Kitaboo

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

It is a virtual library consisting of interactive learning nuggets which keeps students engaged in the content. Social Media for Collaborative Learning: One cannot ignore the importance of social media. Students usually spend a lot of time on social media. Simulation provides a virtual outlook of a real-life situation.

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The Verge

AUGUST 28, 2020

The company has been working on its multiplayer virtual reality social space, Horizon, for a while now, which is comparable in concept if not scope to the fantastical VR world of Ready Player One. social network? Horizon is interesting in and of itself as a big experiment into the future of online socialization.

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The Verge

APRIL 11, 2022

Meta is testing new features to let creators make money within Horizon Worlds, the company’s social metaverse platform for Quest VR headsets that is soon coming to mobile phones and possibly game consoles. Roblox has built a huge business from this model, while Rec Room is growing quickly and prioritizing creator monetization as well.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 5, 2021

Investors are putting more fuel behind Omnivor , a Seattle startup gaining traction with its 3D holographic content media production platform. It also rolled out Live Holographic Telepresence, a separate product aimed at companies hosting virtual meetings, working in tandem with T-Mobile and its 5G network capabilities.

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The Verge

JULY 9, 2020

The investment lets the two companies “broaden their collaboration across Sony’s leading portfolio of entertainment assets and technology, and Epic’s social entertainment platform and digital ecosystem to create unique experiences for consumers and creators,” according to a press release.

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Kitaboo

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Among many such methods, one important method showing immense potential is virtual reality technology. Virtual reality technology makes use of headset devices to impart immersive educational experiences through a 360-degree lens. For this very reason, the virtual reality market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 30.7%

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The Verge

AUGUST 28, 2020

“I think the key for the post-corona era is how real we can feel in a virtual world.” I recently found myself on a Friday night after hours at teamLab Planets , a popular tourist spot in Tokyo, watching rock star Miyavi working on his latest “Miyavi Virtual” project. Miyavi Virtual 3.0 He sometimes talks in the third person.)

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Trends in the Living Networks

MARCH 11, 2012

Dimensions is a 3D graph that explores the varied meaning of words based on cultural context. View more presentations from Tim Stock. Migrations is a 2D matrix that tracks the migration of cultures over time. Signals organizes shared imagery according to modes of expression.

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Trends in the Living Networks

JUNE 29, 2022

Jordi Muñoz became President of prominent early drone company 3D Robotics at age 22, having made himself a world-leading expert in drone design and manufacturing, teaching himself through the universe of resources available through the web and his own experiments.

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Venture Beast

JANUARY 7, 2022

Creating a unified metaverse, rather than siloed 3D worlds for gaming, might come first from attempts to create an enterprise metaverse. Read More.

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Vox

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In a memo to Meta’s staff also posted on social media, one of Meta’s top executives, CTO Andrew “Boz” Bosworth, reflected on Monday about the difficult moment the company is in. But Meta still needs to keep making money by growing its main business: selling ads on social media.

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GeekWire

JUNE 6, 2023

Apple Photos) Entrepreneurs developing augmented and virtual reality apps and games are optimistic that Apple’s new headset will turbocharge adoption of the technology, much like the iPhone did for mobile computing in 2007. ” Forest Gibson , co-founder of Pluto VR “It’s all about virtual screens.

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Trends in the Living Networks

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

» A second Second Life – new competition in virtual worlds Ross Dawson, February 20, 2007 5:02 AM US PT Hey, how come I read about this on Scobleizer first? Second Life has established itself as the de facto leader in user-created free-form virtual worlds. TD Goodcliffe believes that the space is open for the taking.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

MAY 31, 2023

The metaverse has been described as the next phase of the internet: interconnected and persistent 3D spaces where we will work, play, and, so it seems, purchase virtual real estate. Sales of VR and AR headsets have fallen short of expectations. To read this article in full, please click here

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Vox

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The company is trying to refocus away from social media and toward building what it calls the metaverse. From now on, we’re going to be metaverse first, not Facebook first,” Zuckerberg said at Facebook Connect, the company’s virtual and augmented reality developer conference. “As Facebook announced its new name, Meta, on October 28.

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Dataconomy

AUGUST 6, 2024

In the world of technology, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) have emerged as transformative technologies ready to revolutionize numerous industries. Equipped with cameras, sensors, and displays, AR applications integrate virtual elements into users’ surroundings to enhance various fields.

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GeekWire

JULY 10, 2020

Accolade CEO Raj Singh on video in New York’s Times Square for the virtual ringing of the Nasdaq opening bell. 98point6’s virtual healthcare platform. But several of this month’s biggest movers up the list are B2C startups including 3D printing company Glowforge (No. Internships have gone virtual.

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The Verge

MAY 17, 2021

Epic, which filed the case late last week , claims it’s “no coincidence” that Nreal’s name “looks and sounds virtually identical” to Unreal’s branding. The China-based Nreal makes an augmented reality headset known as the Nreal Light, which projects 3D objects into real space, and it’s developed a demo game called Nreal Tower.

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Trends in the Living Networks

AUGUST 28, 2012

My keynote focused on the major economic, technological, and social shifts under way and how they impact business travel and how it is managed in organizations. Back in 2005 I wrote about the quasi-3D Teleportec virtual meeting platform.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The Seattle-based organization this year is hosting a virtual version of its eight-week “ Ready Set Raise ” program, which requires each company to have a female or non-binary CEO. FFA is a social purpose corporation , a type of profit corporation the state of Washington created in 2012, and is funded primarily through corporate partners.

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Vox

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Mark Zuckerberg announced that his company will be taking a major step to making its virtual reality metaverse avatars more lifelike: by giving them legs. But seriously, legs are hard, which is why other virtual reality systems don’t have them either.”. I know you’ve been waiting for this. Courtesy/Meta.

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The Verge

AUGUST 4, 2021

Facebook Reality Labs wants to help people see your eyes while you’re in virtual reality — even if the results sit somewhere between mildly unsettling and nightmarish. It’s useful for quickly dropping out of VR, and it can also enable a form of augmented reality by adding virtual objects to the camera feed. Facebook Reality Labs.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Social deception game Among Us is getting a virtual reality adaptation. The VR version of Among Us is a first-person 3D experience instead of a third-person 2D one, but it retains the “core mechanics” of developer Innersloth’s original multiplayer game. Innersloth. Task List: ?

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GeekWire

JANUARY 30, 2023

The tool they showcased, called LifeAt Spaces , was seen and shared millions of times on various social media platforms. ” (LifeAt screenshot) LifeAt users choose from a selection of “spaces” to set as their virtual backdrop, ranging from a coffee shop to a simulated Zoom call with Zac Efron.

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Vox

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Or will a small group of us end up playing video games in a completely — and probably lonely — virtual world? Like the Meta Quest, the new Apple headset can do fully immersive virtual reality, but it’s also capable of combining virtual elements with images of the real world, kind of like the Google Glass concept did.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 29, 2020

It can get hard to navigate all of my various streaming services, work apps, chats, and social media using Chrome tabs — and it also puts me at greater risk of getting distracted. I use this service two or three times a day for work meetings, virtual events, or just chatting with friends. Video Chat. Content Creation.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 26, 2020

That includes big social titles, classic games, and inventive indie releases. Super Mario 3D All-Stars. Super Mario 3D All-Stars. This collection brings together three of Mario’s most influential 3D adventures: Super Mario 64 , Super Mario Sunshine , and Super Mario Galaxy. Photo: Nintendo.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

At its virtual Ignite 2021 conference Tuesday morning, the company announced a new product called Mesh for Teams, which allows workers to take the form of avatars and navigate virtual work environments. Prototypes of products could even be laid out on a virtual table. Microsoft Image).

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The Verge

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Spatial, an early player in virtual reality workroom apps, is changing its focus to virtual art galleries showcasing non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. Spatial’s original pitch was a virtual workspace where people could don VR headsets, talk to co-workers in virtual meetings, and collaborate by examining virtual items.

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Vox

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

It’s the metaverse — defined most simply as a virtual world where people can socialize, work, and play — and Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes it is the future of the internet and of his trillion-dollar company. It’s the next big breakthrough in technology. It’s a joke. It’s a marketing strategy. So what is the metaverse, really?

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 7, 2021

“Like many people, there were entire days this year when the only human interaction I had was through a screen,” Gates wrote about his own social isolation and life online. ” He added that he believes that governments need to regulate what you can and can’t use social media for. GeekWire Photo).

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