OFF Secures $3.5 Million for NFT-Based Animated Avatars

This week, non-refundable token (NFT) and avatar firm OFF announced a successful funding round worth roughly $3.5 million USD. Hashed and Collab+Currency led the funding round with additional support from by BITKRAFT Ventures, Electric Capital, Coinbase Ventures, and SamsungNEXT. The acquired capital will enable OFF to expand its ‘MYTY Camera’ solution – a first-of-its-kind NFT-based […]

Doing Business in the Metaverse: Opportunity or Threat?

Even as the technology for the metaverse is being built, businesses are gearing up for a radical transformation. Cryptocurrency company and market insights provider, Grayscale, recently pegged the metaverse’s revenue generation potential as $1 trillion. According to its reports, revenues from virtual gaming worlds could increase from $180 billion in 2020 to $400 billion by […]

Microsoft Maquette Review: Simple Spatial Prototyping

Microsoft has always been an innovator in the technology world. It’s no surprise, then, that the business is also one of the market leaders in the extended reality ecosystem. Investing in everything from augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) apps to next-level mixed reality tools, Microsoft’s presence in the XR world is constantly evolving. In 2019, […]

Communication That Converts: A 4-Step Framework for Persuasion

Is your content converting? Are you looking for a better way to move people to action? To learn a four-part story framework that leverages persuasion psychology that inspires action, I interview Pat Quinn.

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LinkedIn Launches Hindi Language Support, the First Indian Regional Language for the Platform

India is now LinkedIn’s second-biggest user market, behind the US.

Meta Launches New Initiative to Share Data on Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior with More Researchers

Meta’s new project will open up its coordinated inauthentic behavior research to more academic groups, improving detection and enforcement.

TikTok Launches New Transparency Center to Share Insights into Content Removals and Actions

TikTok’s new Transparency Center will make it easier to track historic actions related to content violations and government removal requests.

Clubhouse Adds New Topic Options to Help Users Find Relevant Rooms, Expands Language Support

Clubhouse is looking to help users find relevant rooms, and maximize engagement in the app.

Upload VR Showcase Winter 2021: Everything Announced

We’ve returned with another Upload VR Showcase which saw 23 games in this winter 2021 lineup. Here’s every announcement made during the show: Cities: Skylines Spin-Off Cities: VR Announced For Quest 2 Fast Travel Games’ next VR title is a spin-off of popular city-building simulation, Cities: Skylines, named Cities: VR. First Nerf Ultimate Championship Gameplay…

Moss Book 2 Releases Spring 2022

Quill’s next adventure isn’t too far off; Moss Book 2 releases in spring 2022.

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