The Chief Executive Officer of Epic Games sees the “metaverse” as a potentially “multitrillion-dollar part of the world economy.”
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HaptX Gloves hands-on: one of a kind haptic device for VR
In my long streak of articles about my hands-on at AWE 2021 (I hope you are liking them!), today I
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What Brands Need to Know About Misinformation and Disinformation
There are no earthworms in beef jerky sticks. It is important I state that up front, lest anyone not read this post in its entirety. Misinformation Opened A Can Of Worms For Me Beef jerky was my earliest memory of encountering misinformation. I always seemed to be running late at lunch when I was in […]
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4 Reputation Management Realities That All Brands Now Face
What do Beyoncé, Kate Middleton, and Harrison Ford have in common? Other than having devoted fan bases, they’re celebrities who have a reputation for giving very few interviews. They control their messaging tightly. While Beyoncé and Kate Middleton choose to go directly to their fan bases with highly choreographed messaging through their social media channels, […]
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Leading Hand-tracking Company Ultraleap Raises $82 Million Investment
Ultraleap, a leading company focused on hand-tracking interfaces, this week announced it has secured a £60 million (~$82 million) Series D investment, with the goal of expanding its hand-tracking and mid-air haptic tech in the XR space and beyond. Formerly known as Ultrahaptics, Ultraleap was formed after the UK-based haptics company acquired leading hand-tracking company Leap […]
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SRDTU, Meta to Host Spark AR Workshop
Delhi Technological University’s Society of Robotics (SRDTU) and eLearning platform Reskill are teaming up to host ‘Spark DTU,’ an online workshop supported by Meta, to instruct augmented reality (AR) content creators of all skill levels on the Spark AR Studio software development kit (SDK). Reskill is hosting the digital workshop via its online learning platform […]
Huawei Launches VR Glass 6DoF Headset
Huawei technologies has revealed news of an upcoming virtual reality (VR) headset, media reported this week. Speaking at the Huawei Full Scenario Smart Life Conference, the Chinese tech giant said as quoted by Huawei Central it would launch its VR Glass 6 degrees-of-freedom (DoF) game headset, which weighs only 188 grammes and can connect to […]
Ultraleap Raises £60m for Metaverse Haptics Tools
Ultraleap, a market leader in hand tracking and haptics hardware, announced on Wednesday it had secured roughly £60 million GBP in a round of funding. The Bristol-based firm secured the funding from investors such as Tencent, CMB International, Mayfair Equity Partners, and raised additional capital with British Patient Capital’s ‘Future Fund: Breakthrough’ accelerator programme. The […]
Microsoft Files Mixed Reality Space Anchors Patent
Microsoft, Inc filed a patent last week for a spatial anchors’ technology to create augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR) experiences with holographic 3D content. The US tech giant filed the patent “Connecting spatial anchors for augmented reality” which outlined a device consisting of a processor, memory storage unit, and camera utilising spatial anchors via the […]
How to Use Story to Boost Your YouTube Views
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Facebook Tests New User Content Controls for News Feed, New Restrictions for Ad Placement
The new control options will give users and brands more ways to manage their Facebook experience.
Google Adds New Trend Prediction Tools, Personalized to Your Business, to Google Ad Insights
The new predictive elements could help you map out a better Google Ads strategy.
TikTok Publishes New Guide for SMBs Looking to Get Started in the App
The guide provides some key pointers on developing a more effective TikTok content approach.
Clubhouse Adds Live Captions to Maximize Accessibility
The option will expand Clubhouse accessibility, as the app continues to grow its user base.
Topgolf With Pro Putt Is Now GOLF+, With Full Swing Courses On Quest 2
Topgolf with Pro Putt is rebranding to GOLF+, and the full swing course update is now available.
The fictional Cliffs course is free and the real world Wolf Creek is available for $7.99. A third course will be offered in December.
Walkabout Mini Golf Adds Gardens Of Babylon DLC Course On Quest & Steam
Walkabout Mini Golf added the Gardens of Babylon DLC course on Quest and Steam as part of its new Lost Cities series.
After The Fall Launch Edition Includes Early Access, PvP Confirmed
After The Fall is getting a launch edition that will provide early access to the game, and there’s a PvP mode thrown in too.
Lucky’s Tale Surprise Releases On Quest 2
Surprise! Lucky’s Tale is now available on Oculus Quest 2.
More details on the port here.
Senseglove Nova hands-on: haptic gloves with great comfort
Today I’m writing a post about one of the best haptics devices I have tried at AWE 2021: Senseglove Nova,
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Rift Launch Title ‘Lucky’s Tale’ Surprise Releases on Quest 2 Today
Lucky’s Tale (2016) was a launch title for the original Oculus Rift, and now the plucky little 3D platformer has surprise released exclusively on Oculus Quest 2 today. Playful Studios (formerly Playful Corp) developed the original Lucky’s Tale for Rift, pitching it not only as a launch title for the early consumer VR headset, but making […]
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Crew Packs Cargo Ship for Departure and Preps for Spacewalk
The Expedition 66 crew is turning its attention to the U.S. Cygnus space freighter as it nears departure this weekend after 100 days berthed to the station’s Unity module. The astronauts are also preparing for a spacewalk to replace a faulty antenna system on the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Thomas Marshburn, Raja Chari and …
Crew Operations Aboard Space Station Return to Normal
NASA and U.S. Space Command continue to monitor the debris cloud created by a recent Russian anti-satellite test. The International Space Station and crew members are safe and have resumed normal operations. The largest risk from the debris was in the first 24 hours and telemetry from the space station indicates no issues during that …
STYLY Debuts Creative Platform on HTC VIVE Flow
Last week, Psychic VR Lab Ltd announced the debut of its virtual reality (VR) creative platform STYLY for HTC VIVE’s Flow virtual reality (VR) headset. STYLY is a cloud-based application that gives extended reality (XR) content creators a place to showcase their work and collaborate with other artists in a online VR space. Users can […]
Epic Games CEO Lauds Metaverse, Slams Apple, Google
Tim Sweeney, Chief Executive Officer of Epic Games Inc, said at a recent event this week the Metaverse could offer massive potential to the global economy. Sweeney, whose company has created hit games as Fortnite, Gears of War, and Unreal Tournament, currently holds a huge online community for users as well as virtual concerts, Bloomberg […]
Meta Updates on Metaverse Haptic Gloves Plans
Meta, Inc has updated the public on its research and development (R&D) progress on an upcoming haptic glove solution aimed at realising Metaverse-based technologies, it revealed on Tuesday. The company’s Reality Labs Research divisison stated in a blog post its teams were focused on “inventing the future of interaction in augmented and virtual reality”, adding, […]