Avatar startups have come and gone over the past few years, but the future that many of the entrepreneurs behind them originally imagined has proven more or less accurate. Apple is increasingly interested in avatar representations through Memoji, Mark Zuckerberg wants Facebook to be a metaverse company and platforms like Roblox, where users enter a […]
VR, AR, wearables, and smart home tech are now mainstream, research says
42 percent growth expected from 2021 to 2025.
How four-person startup Luminopia is using TV to treat lazy eye
If you’re diagnosed with lazy eye — otherwise known as amblyopia — as a child, there are only a few options at your disposal. You can wear an eye patch, you can take eye drops or you can wear corrective lenses. Or, in the future (pending FDA clearance), you could watch TV. That’s the central […]
A new “standalone” Valve VR headset teased by deep SteamVR file dive
Some info has hidden in plain sight as far back as January—but will it ever launch?
Niio announces $15M Series A following strategic partnership with Samsung Displays
Niio, a Tel Aviv-based digital art platform featuring work ranging from contemporary artists and galleries through to NFTs, announced today it has closed $15 million Series A funding in the wake of a strategic partnership with Samsung Displays, announced last week. The round was co-led by L Catterton, a joint venture between LVMH and Catterton, Entrée Capital […]
For the love of the loot: Blockchain, the metaverse and gaming’s blind spot
The way NFTs are currently being discussed in relation to gaming are very much in danger of Killing the core gameplay loop via a financial fast track.
VRを体験するなら、どのヘッドセットを選ぶべき？ 初心者のための購入ガイド
仮想現実（VR）のヘッドセットは低価格化が進み、いまではPCへの接続が不要で楽しめるスタンドアローン型の製品も人気だ。VRに対応したさまざまなコミュニケーションツールも登場するなか、これから仮想現実の世界へと飛び込むならどのヘッドセットを購入すればいいのだろうか。また、手始めにどんなVRゲームから楽しむのがいいのか──。『WIRED』US版による初心者のためのガイド。
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PC, internet, smartphone: what’s the next big technological epoch? | John Naughton
The long view suggests we’re due a new era, whether it is that of metaverses, blockchain or quantum computingOne of the challenges of writing about technology is how to escape from what the sociologist Michael Mann memorably called “the sociology of th…
VR review: Space Pirate Trainer’s new “Arena” is massive, must-play (if you can)
Step one: Get 100 meters squared. Step two: Pray that Facebook’s systems play nice.
Meet retail’s new sustainability strategy: Personalization
Reducing waste is key to meeting environmental milestones, and some retail firms have narrowed in on a unique approach to minimize what their customers throw away: personalization.