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YouTube’s Developing an Updated Shorts Player for Connected TVs, Along with Multi-Screen CTV Viewing
That could see a lot more people engaging with Shorts content, in a whole new way.
Google Adds New Viewer Attention Metrics for Display and Video 360 Campaigns
The new metrics will provide more insight into how people are viewing your video ads.
WATCH: New Saints & Sinners: Chapter 2 Gameplay Footage & Details Revealed
We’ve got some brand new Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners Chapter 2 gameplay footage and details available now – and yes, that includes the chainsaw.
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Google’s Owlchemy Labs Teases Its First Multiplayer VR Game & It’s All About Hand Tracking
Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned VR studio known for Job Simulator (2016) and Cosmosmious High (2022), teased a new multiplayer VR game that’s built from the ground-up for hand tracking interactions. The studio calls the unnamed multiplayer title their “most ambitious” project yet, underlining that the addition of hand tracking provides an “unprecedented level of communication” between […]
Ready Player Me Earns $56m in Series B Funding
Ready Player Me, a leading designer of interoperable avatar technologies, announced it had received $56 million USD in Series B funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) GAMES FUND ONE and a16z crypto. Additional investors include Roblox Co-Founder David Baszucki, Sebastian Knutsson & Riccardo Zacconi, Robert Chan, Co-Founder of Fractal, Justin Kan, Co-Founder of Twitch and […]
Sony Confirms PSVR 2 to Debut in January 2023
Japanese conglomerate Sony Interactive Entertainment revealed in several social media posts its upcoming headset in early 2023, sparking speculation on the new immersive device. Designers initially unveiled the headset’s details in late February, which include a 100-degree field of view (FoV), 90-120 Hz refresh rate, 4K high-dynamic range video, inside-out camera tracking, Tempest 3D AudioTech […]
Virbela CEO on Creating a ‘United Culture’ With Metaverse Collaboration
The Metaverse can create a “united culture among all folks” when it comes to workplace collaboration, according to Virbela CEO Alex Howland. Alex Howland is speaking at the first-ever XR Summit on September 22nd, discussing how Metaverse platforms can improve enterprise-grade remote collaboration and communication Howland explains how the Virbela ecosystem of products can enhance peer-to-peer […]
Meta Releases New Metaverse Promo Amid Rising Criticism of its Future Vision
Meta continues to hype up its future vision – even though it has no idea if or when you’ll be able to access it.
Instagram Tests New Optional Switch for its Full-Screen Feed Display
Instagram’s still working on ways to incorporate a TikTok-like full-screen display.