On my second day here at AWE US 2021, I have tested a lot of interesting things, and of course,
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HalfDive VR Headset Takes Design Cues from ‘Sword Art Online’ NerveGear, Coming to Kickstarter in December
Japanese startup Diver-X is looking to launch a SteamVR-compatible headset that seems to be taking a few ideas from popular anime Sword Art Online, which prominently features a fully immersive metaverse. While it’s not a brain-computer interface like the “full dive” NerveGear featured in the show, the heavy-weight hardware presents a pretty interesting approach to VR headset […]
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Niantic’s Pokemon: Go Engine Free to Developers
US augmented reality (AR) software development firm Niantic announced this week it would begin licencing its ‘Lightship ARDK,’ software development kit (SDK) to third-party AR development teams. Niantic is giving Lightship away for free to developers for the first six months, and in early May next year, the AR firm will charge roughly $5.00 per […]
Nextech AR Launches ‘ARitize’ Metaverse Studio
Nextech AR Solutions announced on Tuesday plans to launch a software-as-a-service (SaaS) Metaverse Studio software development kit (SDK) to allow clients and customers build their own metaverses. The company’s Aritise Metaverse Studio will upgrade the Canadian firm’s ARway Studio to boost technologies to build the developing Metaverse industry, as well as interoperability with other platforms […]
Tin Drum Explores ‘ARt’ with Medusa Project
Art and technology have consistently shared a permanent relationship in human history, where creatives have relied on brushes, paints, stencils, spraypaint, and other physical mediums to express their works. With the growth of emerging technologies, artists have begun exploring new mediums to communicate complex, abstract ideas to audiences with methods never experienced in previous exhibitions. […]
Why Did Facebook Change its Name to Meta?
Why did Facebook change its name to Meta? Or, more accurately, why did Facebook rebrand as Meta, and what are the reasons for its recent spate of investments in an AR/VR-based metaverse environment? There are several explanations for this major move by social media giant Facebook, and they have to do with the future direction […]
Google Shares Key Product Trends for the Holidays, Based on Google Search Volume
The listing highlights the key products that are gaining more consumer focus heading into the holiday rush.
YouTube’s Announces Removal of Video Dislike Counts in Order to Limit Downvote Brigading
The removal of public downvotes will reduce insight into a video’s performance, but may help encourage more creators to keep posting.
Twitter Announces New Video Content Partnership with ViacomCBS
The new deal will see Twitter host streaming content from popular ViacomCBS properties.
Facebook Announces the Removal of Thousands of Ad Targeting Categories Relating to Sensitive Topics
Facebook will remove thousands of targeting categories to align with data privacy regulations.