Metaverse Fashion Week to Showcase Future of Commerce

The Immersive KIND, in collaboration with e-ternity, will host a fashion week on the Metaverse platform Decentraland from March 24-27. Kadine James, CEO for The Immersive KIND, is spearheading ‘The Ultimate Seduction’ online fashion week. Additionally, London-based visual artist Zongbo Jiang and Creative Director and Co-founder at e-ternity, Xaioling Jin, are also participating in the […]

AR Metaverse to Build New Bridges, Worlds, RIFT-AR Says

The Metaverse is giving birth to new worlds every day, allowing users to find purpose-built use cases for developing their own digital landscapes. One such company, RIFT-AR, aims to merge the physical and digital worlds via augmented reality (AR) in an accessible, affordable, and ubiquitous platform for content creation. According to their website, RIFT-AR runs […]

Most Popular Metaverse Reviews 2022

As we continue to progress towards a future of the “Metaverse”, countless companies are looking for insights into what this environment might mean for the future of the way they run their teams and business operations. Reviews offer a behind-the-scenes overview of some of the tools and technologies making the Metaverse a reality today. With […]

LinkedIn Adds Newsletters for Company Pages, Updated Campaign Manager Navigation

The option will provide another way to engage your LinkedIn audience, and maintain contact.

Meta Renames its Ad Automation Tools to Clarify the Purpose of Each Element

The ‘Meta Advantage’ suite will cover all aspects of Meta’s ad automation processes.

Instagram Will Enable All Users to Tag Products in Feed Posts

The expanded product tagging options will help Instagram build its eCommerce use case.

Meta, TikTok Lead the Way in the Latest App Download Charts, While Snapchat Sees More Attention

The latest quarterly update from data.ai highlights the key consumer trends in app download activity.

Mothergunship: Forge Is The Most Fun I’ve Had In VR Wave Shooter In Years

Mothergunship: Forge is coming to Quest 2 and SteamVR and it’s the best wave shooter we’ve played in ages.

Hands-on with the new rogue-lite FPS and 10+ minutes of gameplay here.

Mothergunship: Forge Announced For Quest 2, SteamVR

Mothergunship: Forge has been announced for Quest 2 and SteamVR!

It’s a roguelite shooter in which you can build out ridiculous weaponry. More details here.

Battles Over Pacific Is A WW2 Sequel To Warplanes: WW1 Fighters

Warplanes: Battles over Pacific is a WW2 sequel to the hit VR combat flight sim Warplanes: WW1 Fighters, launching later this year.

Brushwork VR Bringing Native Studio App To Quest

Brushwork Studio is coming to Quest.

It’s a native app expanding on the WebXR experience that launched last year.

The XR Week Peek (2022.03.22): Quest to feature new parental control tools, Google acquires Raxium, and more!

I’m back in Italy, but I have left a piece of my heart in Austin, where I had an unforgettable

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‘Zenith: The Last City’ Studio Closes $35M Series B, Aims to Create Metaverse Platform

Ramen VR, the creators behind crowd-funded VR MMORPG Zenith: The Last City, announced it’s closed a Series B round of $35 million, something the studio says will allow it to significantly expand in size as it aims to develop Zenith into a metaverse platform that goes far beyond its current scope. The studio’s latest financing round was […]

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FOV Ventures Raises $18 Million to Fund European Metaverse Startups

FOV Ventures is a newly formed venture capital firm which plans to invest in early-stage metaverse startups. The firm says it has raised an initial $18.1 million as part of its first fund. Founding partners David Haynes and Petri Rajahalme announced this month FOV Ventures, a Finland-based early-stage VC firm through which the duo plans to […]

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Missing Apps & Account Issues on Quest Largely Fixed, But Linger for Some

Earlier this month Meta acknowledged a Quest account issue that which led to some users being logged out of their headsets and others missing their library of apps entirely. A “majority” of affected accounts have been fixed, according to Meta, but for some the issues have lingered for nearly two weeks. Update (March 22, 2022): […]

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The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – March 2022

While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the top 20 Oculus Quest games and apps as of March 2022. Some quick qualifications before […]

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Station Go for Spacewalk Ahead of Upcoming Crew Departure

Mission managers have given the go for two astronauts to exit the International Space Station on Wednesday for a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk. Meanwhile, three Expedition 66 crew members are getting ready for their return to Earth at the end of the month. Flight Engineers Raja Chari of NASA and Matthias Maurer of ESA (European Space Agency) …

Big XR News from MediView, XRHealth, HTC VIVE, Heliguys, Accenture, Qualcomm, Singulos Research, and Arvizio

Last week’s headlines included several eminent tech firms across the virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) industries, many of who have launched initiatives aimed at building global ecosystems and new products for global markets, promoting interoperability, and fostering innovation. Here are our top highlights from last week. Don’t forget to subscribe to our regular newsletter […]

Sony to Enhance Photogrammetry and Digital Twins

US autonomous drone manufacturer Skyfish announced a technology partnership with electronics giant Sony to enhance photogrammetry and digital twin technology. Sony supplies Skyfish with Alpha series mirrorless cameras that enable high-quality data surveys with drones as part of the partnership. The Skyfish produced, Alpha camera-ready drones enable individuals or firms to capture precise photogrammetry data […]

Qualcomm, Square Enix Team Up for Snapdragon Spaces

Qualcomm Technologies, a global leader in mobile and wireless 5G components, has partnered with Square Enix Co Ltd to create immersive extended reality (XR) experiences for the latter’s network of studios and intellectual properties (IP), it was announced on Monday. Square Enix’s Advanced Technology Division (ATD) will team up with Qualcomm to collaborate on the […]

Meta Expands Ray-Ban Stories, Adds Shipping Regions

Yesterday on his Facebook account, Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed his firm is updating its Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses to include significant updates. According to Zuckerberg, the new Ray-Ban Stories updates will introduce augmented reality (AR) transition lenses and extend its recording feature to support up to 60 seconds of user-recorded video. Zuckerberg says that […]

Google Ads New Inventory Packages for Ad Campaigns to Encourage Support of Media Diversity

Google’s new ad placement options give advertisers more capacity to support specific business groups.

LinkedIn Shares New Insights on Key Career Shifts Amid the Pandemic [Infographic]

The pandemic has sparked major changes in our approaches to work – which is important for employers to note.

Essential LinkedIn Stats that Every Social Media Manager Should Know [Infographic]

LinkedIn continues to see ‘record levels’ of engagement, and will become an even more important platform in the post-pandemic shift.

7 Tips to Increase Engagement on Your Social Media Polls [Infographic]

Are you looking for ways to improve your social media strategy? Want to increase engagement on your social media polls?

The team from Blog Waves share their tips for success in this infographic.

They break things down as follows:

The benefits of using polls in digital marketing