This week, global sports clothing brand Nike announced it had acquired Los Angeles-based studio RTFKT for a undisclosed sum, although reports in May show RTFKT secured $8 million USD in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The partnership will enable the two companies to deliver high-quality 3D NFTs to “take the Metaverse to a […]
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Huawei, Singapore’s TIP Ink Deal for VR Theme Park
Tiny Island Productions (TIP), a filming and computer animation studio in Singapore, has partnered with Huawei Technologies to build a virtual theme park using the latter’s cloud computing technologies, Cartoon Brew reported on Tuesday. The Tiny Island Universe will provide shared spaces for users as a virtual theme park complete with shopping centres and specialised […]
Google Launches New ‘Qaya’ App to Facilitate Monetization for Creators
The app provides a digital storefront option for creators.
Meta Looks to Take More Action Against Data Scraping with Expansion of its Bug Bounty Program
The announcement could significantly boost Meta’s capacity to detect and block misuse of user data.
Twitter Tests New Creative Tweet Options as it Looks to Move In-Line with User Trends
What direction will Twitter take under the direction of new CEO Parag Agrawal?
Snapchat Shares the Top AR Tools and Campaigns of 2021
Snap’s ‘Lens of the Year’ report provides some valuable insight into key AR trends.
Google Building An ‘Augmented Reality OS’ For A New AR Device
Google is hiring for several positions working on an ‘Augmented Reality OS’ for a new AR device, with Mark Lucovsky joining the team.
Unplugged With Valve Index Controllers Has Key Strengths And Weaknesses
The PC VR version of Unplugged is a more tactile experience thanks to the Index controllers…
…but tracking can’t quite keep up with Quest. Here’s our impressions.
Bean Stalker Now 35% Off In Biggest Discount Of The Year
Bean Stalker is 35% off running from December 13th until December 20th. #partner
Modern Naval Warfare Is A Submarine Sim With VR Support
Modern Naval Warfare lets you commandeer a submarine… in VR! With co-op!
First details about the PC VR release here.