Grad Schools Must Change in Pursuit of Gen Z Students

What You Need to Know About Gen Z Graduate Students Now  60% of Gen Z graduate students are the first in their families to attend graduate school, and it stands to reason that many schools have yet to create a game plan for connecting with their younger student audiences. LaneTerralever partnered with the Convince and […]

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Epic’s MetaHuman Avatar Tool Can Now Import Scans of Real People… Maybe You One Day

Epic Games, the company that makes Unreal Engine, recently released a substantial update to its MetaHuman character creation tool which for the first time allows developers to import scans of real people for use in real-time applications. The improvements glimpse a future where anyone can easily bring a realistic digital version of themselves into VR […]

Big ‘Walkabout Mini Golf’ Update Will Expand Multiplayer Lobbies, Add New Course Later This Month

Walkabout Mini Golf, one of Quest’s top multiplayer games will get its next update come July 28th, a release date which was revealed alongside a new trailer for the next DLC course. Walkabout Mini Golf developer Mighty Coconut today revealed a July 28th release date for its next DLC mini golf course which is based […]

XR Travel Case Study in Focus: Varjo and Arksen

Since the pandemic, people have become increasingly discerning about how they spend their time and money in the travel industry. Confidence in the landscape is shaken, and customers need to feel safe with the travel companies and solutions they choose. XR can help enhance the buyer journey, and give consumers more of the insights they […]

Journey to the Centre of the Metaverse with Cathy Hackl

In this session, we discuss the following: 1) The current and ongoing trends in the development of the Metaverse amid the AWE 2022 2) Definitions of the Metaverse and spatial communications as well as use cases 3) Recent acquisitions and the need for ‘serious gaming’ technologies If you’re looking for more information on this topic […]

The Hottest Trends in XR Hand and Eye Tracking for 2022

Eye and hand tracking technology is quickly evolving from an interesting addition to XR tools, to a must-have innovation. To make XR experiences as immersive and efficient as possible, we need tracking tools to assist us in interacting with virtual content. Hand and eye tracking technology can remove some of the issues of exploring the […]

Indian Schools to Adopt XR STEM Learning

This Monday, the Indian School Education Department, in collaboration with augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) startup Meynikara, is launching a series of immersive learning courses at five regional government-backed schools. The partnership provides three governmental and two corporation schools, in the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni Assembly constituency, with “Meta Kalvi”, an immersive learning lab that enables Metaverse-based science, […]

Pinterest Will Now Provide Employees with More Freedom to Work from Where They Choose

Pinterest will let staff work in foreign locations for three months of the working year.

Instagram Expands Access to Reels Templates, Adds New Music Recommendations for Reels Clips

Instagram’s looking to provide more help for users looking to tap into Reels trends.

TikTok Scales Back Live-Stream Commerce Ambitions, Which Could Be a Big Blow for the App

Live-stream commerce has been a key earner for the Chinese version of the app.