Today I have the pleasure of publishing a short interview I had with Curious VR, the developer behind Custom Home
The post Custom Home Mapper lets you map your house and play VR games in it! appeared first on The Ghost Howls.
Author: InternetNews
Tundra Tracker to Begin General Sales on March 10th
Tundra Tracker, a SteamVR Tracking puck resulting from a successful Kickstarter, has already shipped out 11,000 trackers to backers. Now the company says it’s getting ready to start general sales on March 10th. Update (March 4th, 2022): Tundra Labs says it’s opening up sale of a limited number of Trackers starting March 10th. The company […]
The post Tundra Tracker to Begin General Sales on March 10th appeared first on Road to VR.
TikTok Parent ByteDance Partners with Qualcomm on XR Hardware and Software
ByteDance, parent company to TikTok and VR headset creators Pico Interactive, announced at MWC 2022 that it’s partnering with Qualcomm, something that could help the chipmaker better diversify as the XR industry continues to expand. During Qualcomm’s keynote at this year’s MWC, company CEO Cristiano Amon said that Meta brought “significant scale” with the release […]
The post TikTok Parent ByteDance Partners with Qualcomm on XR Hardware and Software appeared first on Road to VR.
Spacesuit Checks and Eye Study Wrap Up Station Work Week
The Expedition 66 crew is continuing its preparations for a pair of spacewalks at the International Space Station scheduled for later this month. The seven orbital residents also pursued ongoing life science while maintaining operations at the orbital lab. Three NASA astronauts and an ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut participated in a fit check for …
What Is Decentraland?
The rise of the Metaverse has significantly increased the potential of the virtual reality (VR) industry. Instead of standalone applications of VR for training or for virtual exhibits, the Metaverse may lead to the creation of an entire digital universe of interconnected, interoperable VR spaces. This will allow users to move in and out […]
South Korea Pledges $186.7m for Metaverse Tech
South Korea’s Ministry of ICT, Science, and Future Planning pledged roughly $186.7 million (223.7 billion Korean Won) to deploy a national, enterprise-grade Metaverse ecosystem. Seoul’s funding will foster the Metaverse platform and its content creators along with support research into new immersive technologies for digital corporate growth. The Ministry’s roadmap foresees the creation of a […]
What Is a Metaverse ETF?
The Metaverse is poised to become a revolutionary new concept for technology and the user experience. It entails an immersive virtual world where users can engage with each other, their surroundings, and digital humans powered by AI through incredibly realistic interactions. It could be as transformative as the advent of the internet in the 80s […]
How Is VR Transforming Advertising?
As the demand for virtual experiences grows, there is an opportunity for advertisers to connect with much larger audiences and resonate with them at an emotional level. According to the 2021-2022 Consumer Tech Preferences survey by GroupM, nearly one in three respondents said they own an AR or VR device, and 15 percent plan on […]
Podcasting: Lessons From 30 Million Downloads
Want to know the strategy behind the top-rated Social Media Marketing podcast? Want to find out how to plan, produce, and run your own show? The founder of Social Media Examiner, Michael Stelzner, will share lessons learned from producing a top business podcast, interviewed by Leslie Samuels.
Guest Interviewer: Leslie Samuels | Show Notes: socialmediaexaminer.com/500
Review our show on Apple Podcasts.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Twitter Moves to the Next Stage of Testing with its ‘Birdwatch’ Crowdsourced Fact-Checking Program
Birdwatch alerts will now be displayed upfront on some tweets.
TikTok Launches ‘Agency Center’ to Facilitate More Monetization Opportunities for Creators
The new option will help creators connect with talent agencies to facilitate branded content deals.
Meta Announces New Training and Support Resources for Female-Owned Businesses
The new guides and resources will help female-led businesses navigate the ongoing impacts of the pandemic.
US Attorneys General Launch New Probe into the Dangers of TikTok for Young Users
The investigation could see the implementation of new restrictions on how TikTok operates.
Mare PC VR Release: Ico-Esque VR Beauty Arrives In March
Superbly stunning VR adventure game, Mare, finally arrives on PC VR headsets this month.
More details here!
Vox Machinae Review-In-Progress: Authentically Rusty Mech Battling
Vox Machinae’s single-player campaign is a herculean effort, though it’s held back by plodding pacing.
But that hefty, lumbering mech combat? It’s as good as ever. Here’s our review-in-progress!
What’s Ahead for CX in 2022?
Don’t sleep on these CX priorities in the year ahead I recently had a fairly simple but remarkable customer experience that gave me new appreciation for the role of CX in 2022. I’ve been in the market for a new mattress. I cannot say in strong enough terms how much I dislike shopping for mattresses. […]
The post What’s Ahead for CX in 2022? appeared first on Content Marketing Consulting and Social Media Strategy.
‘Townscaper’ Developer is Looking into VR, Reveals Early Prototype
Townscaper is a clever little town-building experience that gained notoriety back when it first launched on Steam Early Access in 2020. Now developer Oskar Stålberg has taken interest in VR design, showing a prototype of the pint-sized town creator running in VR. Stålberg took to Twitter today to ask some design advice from the VR […]
The post ‘Townscaper’ Developer is Looking into VR, Reveals Early Prototype appeared first on Road to VR.
Spacewalks Preps Continue, NASA Astronaut Continues Record-Breaking Mission
Two NASA astronauts are assembling gear today they will install on the International Space Station during an upcoming spacewalk. The rest of the Expedition 66 crew focused on life science, space physics gear, and orbital maintenance. NASA Flight Engineers Raja Chari and Kayla Barron began assembling modification kits today to ready the station’s truss structure …
DAMAC Properties to Build Metaverse Project
DAMAC Properties, a leading real estate property developer in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), plans to build a novel Metaverse project, it was reported on Wednesday. The luxury real estate firm features numerous brand collaborators such as Fendi Casa, Paramount Hotels and Resorts, Cavalli, Versace Home, Radisson, The Trump Organization, and Rotana. According to Ali […]
Meta, Cornell Partner for AR Facial Detection Tools
Researchers at Cornell’s Technology University and Ann S Bowers College of Computing and Information Science have received grants from Meta, totalling roughly $1.9 million USD, to improve augmented reality (AR) facial recognition technology. According to reports, Meta awarded Cornell Tech $1.125 million to assist the institute’s prestigious XR Collaboratory (XRC) arm. Additionally, Meta gave the […]
Rocket VR Health, Mass General Ink VR Therapy Deal
Rocket VR Health, a digital therapeutics firm based in Boston, Massachusetts, announced on Wednesday it had inked a research agreement with the Massachusetts General Hospital. The agreement will allow Rocket VR Health to leverage its VR platform to jointly develop clinical therapies for cancer patients as well as loved ones and caregivers. Rocket VR Health’s […]
10 Reasons to Buy Metaverse Technology in 2022
Since Mark Zuckerberg of Meta (Formerly Facebook) announced his plan to build his company’s future in the “Metaverse”, interest in the topic has exploded. Though still a relatively new concept to most, the Metaverse has the potential to become an $800 billion market in the next years. Currently, the idea is being touted as the […]
7 Steps in Mapping Out an Effective Social Media Strategy [Infographic]
Looking to formulate a more effective social media marketing strategy? Don’t overlook the fundamentals.
Meta Announces the Closure of Facebook Campus, its School-Aligned Social Network Experiment
Meta is re-aligning its projects onto the next major usage shifts, which has seen it move on from several app experiments.