The Metaverse Saved My Life, Now I’m Using it to Save Others

I’ve spent over 10,000 hours in ‘the metaverse’—or at least the proto-metaverse—virtual worlds inhabited by real people represented as avatars. The experiences and relationships I had there saved me from a dark place and set me on a mission to do the same for others. Guest Article by Noah Robinson Noah is founder and CEO […]

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Crew Returns to Earth with NASA-Record Breaking Astronaut

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei ended his record-breaking time on the International Space Station with a parachute-assisted landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan, southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan, at 7:28 a.m. EDT (5:28 p.m. Kazakhstan time). Vande Hei, along with Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, began the journey back to Earth in the early morning …

Station Trio Returning To Earth Today

NASA Television coverage of astronaut Mark Vande Hei and two Roscosmos cosmonauts’ end of mission aboard the International Space Station and return to Earth is underway. Vande Hei, along with Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, began the journey back to Earth in the early morning hours on the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft. The Soyuz spacecraft undocked from the Rassvet module …

Soyuz Crew Ship Undocks, Expedition 66 Mission Ends

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and two Roscosmos cosmonauts’ end of mission aboard the International Space Station and return to Earth begins with the successful undocking of the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft from the Rassvet module. At 3:21 a.m. EDT, Vande Hei, along with Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, undocked the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft to begin the journey back to …

Expedition 66 Trio Go For Undocking Live on NASA TV

NASA Television coverage of NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and two Roscosmos cosmonauts’ end of mission aboard the International Space Station and return to Earth is underway. At 3:21 a.m. EDT, Vande Hei, along with Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, will close the hatch to the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft to begin the journey back to Earth. The Soyuz will …

Unity for Humanity Grant Winners Revealed

Unity Technologies has selected the winners of its acclaimed Unity for Humanity Grant and Unity for Humanity Imagine Grant, it was announced on Monday. The world’s top real-time 3D (RT3D) content creation platform picked Songs of Culture as its Imagine Grant Winner, with Augment Therapy, My Lovely Planet, Darkening, and TOGUNA receiving Unity for Humanity […]

2022’s Metaverse Real-Estate Virtual Land Boom Explained

Demand for virtual land on the Metaverse is skyrocketing, and in the last week of November 2021 alone, the industry saw a record high of metaverse real estate transactions totaling $5 million in just seven days. According to industry analyts, Metaverse land sales reached $500 million USD in 2021 and could more than double this […]

What Are Omnidirectional Treadmills?

Omnidirectional treadmills could revolutionize how we navigate virtual reality (VR) and can recreate lifelike movement in all directions without the user having to move around in the real world or trip over objects. The best example of omnidirectional treadmills is possibly from Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One, where the protagonist spent days on end in […]

Top XR Vendors Majoring in the Automotive Industry in 2022

The automotive industry represents an incredible opportunity for XR vendors. Every kind of immersive technology has a role to play in this space. Virtual reality can help with training drivers and pilots or provide a virtual showroom experience for modern clients. Augmented reality can assist with the maintenance of crucial vehicle components, and mixed reality […]

Messenger Adds New ‘Shortcuts’ to Streamline Messaging Communication

The new shortcuts will make it easier to activate various Messenger functions from within the app.