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Tripolygon, a 3D modeling software developer, lets metaverse creators make their own 3D assets

TechCrunch

There are a number of ways to make money in the metaverse by participating in play-to-earn games, buying virtual real estate, or creating 3D assets on metaverse platforms like Roblox, AltspaceVR and VRChat. Tripolygon was founded in 2018 by Hwang, who previously worked as a senior engineer at Crytek, a German video game developer.

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ConocoPhillips enlists 3D printing for supply efficiencies on Alaska’s North Slope

CIO

Carlo had an inkling that 3D printing could really change the game.” Mathur, who held tech chief roles at Staples and Biogen before coming to ConocoPhillips in 2021, is referring to Carlo De Bernardi, a principal engineer at ConocoPhillips responsible for scaling the company’s adoption of 3D printing.

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China’s game engine Cocos raises $50M, goes beyond games

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Cocos Technologies, a China-based game engine provider that has been around since 2010, just announced it has picked up $50 million in a Series B funding round in a bid to work on development and move beyond games. To play catchup, the Beijing-based company added 3D capabilities to its engine last year.

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Top 10 AI graduate degree programs

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News & World Report ranks the best AI graduate programs at computer science schools based on surveys sent to academic officials in fall 2022 and early 2023 in chemistry, computer science, earth science, mathematics, and physics. Here are the top 10 programs that made the list that have the best AI graduate programs in the US.

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Daily Crunch: New Point-E AI allows users to generate 3D objects from detailed text prompts

TechCrunch

Today, Devin ’s guide to gaming headphones is up! Making 3D out of text : That’s OpenAI’s new thing as it releases Point-E, an AI that generates 3D models. And not just any models, Kyle writes — it “generates point clouds, or discrete sets of data points in space that represent a 3D shape — hence the cheeky abbreviation.”.

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Daily Crunch: Game developer bans 6,700 cheaters and publishes their usernames

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Let’s kick this off by reminding you there’s only 5 days left to save $1,000 on Disrupt passes ! — Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 No one likes a cheater : Definitely not Russian game developer Battlestate Games, which banned and doxed 6,700 cheaters from its Escape from Tarkov game. Lorenzo has more. Big Tech Inc.

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How to Become A Pro Video Game Developer in 2021

The Crazy Programmer

There are several important steps to become a pro video game developer in 2021. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, video game revenue has surged over 20%. Indeed, consumers are to video games on web, mobile, and console formats to stay entertained through the pandemic. Notably, many popular games are coded in Java, Python, and Lua.

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