TikTok looks set to make a bigger move into live-stream commerce, following the lead of its Chinese counterpart.
20 UGC Advertising Stats & Trends You Need to Know in 2022 [Infographic]
UGC is becoming a much more significant consideration, for all brands.
Forklift Operating, Warplane Piloting And More Zombies – VR Games On Our Radar This Week
A Warplanes sequel is here, Forklift Operator goes live and, surprise, surprise, zombies are back.
Here’s yet more VR games on our radar this week.
Meta’s Gaming Showcase Will Make Or Break Quest 2’s 2022
With PSVR 2 on the horizon, Meta’s upcoming Gaming Showcase will make or break Quest 2’s 2022.
Here’s why.
Detailed Renders Purportedly Show Meta’s Project Cambria Headset
A YouTuber claims to have seen Meta’s upcoming Project Cambria headset and collaborated with a product designer to produce detailed renders.
Free Relaxation & Meditation App Liminal Available Now For Quest
Liminal is a new relaxation and meditation app on the official Quest store, and it’s available for free.
More info here.
Four Ax-1 Astronauts Enter Station, Meet Expedition 67 Crew
Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) astronauts Michael Lopez-Alegria, Larry Connor, Eytan Stibbe, and Mark Pathy now are aboard the International Space Station following Crew Dragon’s hatch opening at 10:13 a.m. EDT, Saturday, April 9. Ax-1 docked to the orbital complex at 8:29 a.m. while the spacecraft were flying 260 miles above the central Atlantic Ocean. It …
Ax-1 Private Astronaut Mission Docks at Station
After a journey of almost 21 hours, Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) astronauts Michael Lopez-Alegria, Larry Connor, Eytan Stibbe, and Mark Pathy arrived at the International Space Station at 8:29 a.m. EDT Saturday, April 9. Crew Dragon Endeavour docked to the orbital complex while the spacecraft were flying about 260 miles above the central Atlantic Ocean. …
Dragon Endeavour with Ax-1 Crew Approaches Station
NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website are providing live coverage for the arrival of the Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) to the International Space Station. Ax-1 astronauts Michael Lopez-Alegria, Larry Connor, Eytan Stibbe, and Mark Pathy are scheduled to dock about 7:45 a.m. Saturday, April 9, to the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module. The …
Unilever, Decentraland Marry Metaverse Couples
Closeup, a Unilever brand for oral and dental care, has recently launched its own Metaverse platform for couples seeking marriage and to receive minted marriage certificate NFTs. The company’s opened the doors to its Closeup City Hall of Love on the Decentraland platform in late March, allowing bubbly couples across the world to tie the […]
Avatar Dimension Opens Volumetric Hardware Sales
US volumetric video (VV) capture technology vendor Avatar Dimension announced on Thursday it had opened direct sales of its technology to clients following a significant rise in demand. The CEO of Avatar Dimension, Dennis Bracy, commented his clients “asked so many times” about setting up volumetric stages in customer locations, adding that “given the amount […]
Ziva Debuts Soft Tissue Animation on Maya 2022
This Monday, Ziva Dynamics announced a new real time-3D (RT3D) VFX plugin for Maya 2022 to simulate and animate soft tissue on virtual characters. Maya 2022 is an RT3D amination suite from Autodesk that helps artists create and collaborate efficiently, with a hub of tools made for designing accurately animated characters. Additionally, the design suite […]
HSBC Opens Metaverse Investment Portfolio
HSBC Holdings, one of the world’s largest banking and investment institutions, recently launched a fund for investing in the Metaverse for clients across Asia, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The portfolio aims to attract high and ultra-high net worth investors and their clients from Hong Kong and Singapore, the report revealed. Metaverse investors in the two […]
Meta Partners with Rolling Stone on ‘Creator House’ Activation at Coachella 2022
The Creator House will showcase Meta’s various new tools and projects, as well as new opportunities for creators.
TikTok Continues to Lead the Download Charts in Q1, Sees Record In-App Spending
The rise and rise of TikTok continues…
Nextdoor Launches Updated Ads Platform to Help SMBs connect with Local Communities
The new ads platform will make it easier for SMBs to connect with local audiences in the app.
Twitter Launches Initial Test of New ‘Unmention’ Option, Enabling Users to Remove Themselves from Chats
The option adds another way to control your Twitter experience, and avoid potentially stressful engagements.
Meta Cancels F8 Conference This Year To Focus On Connect
Meta is not holding its annual F8 conference this year, but will still host the VR & AR focused Connect.
New Cities: VR Gameplay Shows Expansive Map On Quest 2
New Cities VR footage showcases an expansive and complex city running on Quest 2.
More info here.
Unplugged DLC Adds Muse, Slayer & Rob Zombie Next Week
Unplugged’s first official DLC pack arrives next week and adds Muse, Slayer and more to the setlist.
You Can Now Play Demeo Without A VR Headset
No VR headset? No problem. One of our VR favorite games now has a PC edition with full cross-platform multiplayer.
More about Demeo: PC Edition:
Meta Axes F8 Developer Event amid Metaverse Plans
Meta Platforms Inc will shutter its F8 developers’ conference this year to focus on its Metaverse ambitions, the company announced on Wednesday. According to Diego Duarte Moreira, Director of Developer and Startup Programmes for Facebook, the company would take a “brief break in programming, adding, “Similar to years past, we are taking a brief break […]
SynergyXR Issues 2.0 Updates, Outlines Corporate Metaverse
SynergyXR unveiled a trove of updates in its SynergyXR 2.0 update earlier this week, which offers critical new features for use with Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 mixed reality (MR) headsets. New features will allow users to create digital twins in less than an hour and build photorealistic 3D virtual environments, complete with support for the HoloLens […]
Niantic Acquires NZXR in Metaverse Push
Augmented reality (AR) engine designers Niantic acquired AR immersive experience developers NZXR on Tuesday as part of a permanent partnership to create multiplayer experiences. The New Zealand-based firm develops AR experiences, for brands and businesses, on smartphones and headsets, which will play a crucial role in Niantic’s focus on multiplayer Metaverse applications. We are thrilled to […]
Meta Reportedly Develops Quest 2 VR Air Bridge
Reports have surfaced on Thursday revealing a potential USB adapter that could reshape wireless connections for the Meta Quest 2. The new ‘VR Air Bridge’ device aims to boost wireless streaming from desktops with no dedicated WiFi card to Quest 2 headsets and is based on the D-Link AX1800 WiFi 6 USB Adapter, according to […]