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Sequoia Games looks to capitalize on NBA Top Shot fever with an AR tabletop game

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Sequoia Games , a new game studio launching out of stealth, is aiming for a hit with its tabletop AR game that’s looking to find an audience in a post-Top Shot world. With mechanics similar to other popular trading card games, users can augment those tiles with power-up tiles. Image via Sequoia Games.

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3 ways web3 recruiters can improve their hiring game

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The metaverse is a virtual reality computer domain where users can interact with 3D experiences. Web3 engineers should have experience in blockchain development and be familiar with the Solidity programming language, which is used to write smart contracts.

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Top 7 Gaming Trends and Technologies in 2024

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Technology trends in the gaming industry are growing rapidly due to robust digital transformations. According to Grand View Research, the video game market is expected to reach USD 583.69 It’s all thanks to the newest gaming technologies shaping the future of gaming. billion by 2030. Another example is Twelfth Man.

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Foursquare founder banks funding for mystery 3D social network startup

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But that was like 13 or 14 years ago, and technology has changed,” Crowley tells TechCrunch. “I think that the core idea that software can change the way that people interact with the world is still meaningful and unsolved in many ways, and that’s what keeps drawing me back to the challenge.”

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Daily Crunch: Adobe snaps up Figma in proposed $20B deal that has some scratching their heads

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If you don’t follow cryptocurrency, this means that Ethereum, one of crypto’s most popular blockchains, has now switched to proof-of-stake consensus, which also means it will now consume a lot less electricity, Romain writes. In today’s case, Jordan was there as Activision unveiled what the game’s next generation will look like.

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LG announces the first 50 participants in its LG Nova program

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ByondXR – Provides retail 3D virtual experiences that are fast, scalable and in line with the latest metaverse technologies. echo3D – Cloud platform for 3D/AR/VR that provides tools and network infrastructure to help quickly build and deploy 3D/metaverse apps, games and content. NeuroTrainer, Inc.

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Daily Crunch: Hackers pinched LastPass customers’ encrypted password vaults, parent company admits

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If you like the great outdoors : Strava, the activity tracking and social community platform, acquired Fatmap, a 3D mapping platform for the great outdoors, to make that next hike a doozy, Paul reports. Carly writes that the company’s owner, GoTo, says hackers stole customers’ encrypted backups.

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