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MeetKai launches new room-scanning tech and metaverse builder

TechCrunch

Not everyone believes that the metaverse — social, VR-centric worlds — has staying power. This year at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show, MeetKai is launching several new platforms geared toward metaverse creators and users, including a way to digitize 3D spaces and buildings using any internet-connected device with a camera.

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Y Combinator-backed Poly uses AI to generate art assets

TechCrunch

As generative AI like ChatGPT and DALL-E 2 attract investor attention, startup entrepreneurs are looking to cash in with new business models built around them. Poly’s first tool in its planned web-based suite generates 3D textures with physically-based rendering maps. Image Credits: Poly. ” Image Credits: Poly.

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a16z-backed Rooms.xyz lets you build interactive, 3D rooms and simple games in your browser

TechCrunch

” Image Credits: Rooms.xyz The idea for Rooms was inspired by a combination of factors, explains co-founder Jason Toff — namely, that 3D model creation today was far too difficult. Prior to Rooms, Toff spent ten years at Google, off and on, in product marketing and product management, including at YouTube, Area 120, and in VR/AR.

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The 11 ways in which the metaverse is shifting software development  

Capgemini

A Capgemini publication focusing on metaverse in healthcare defines it as “a container of 2D or 3D virtual spaces, a persistent place parallel to the physical world, aiming to combine online digital and real-time interactions with the sense of presence. ” We might also see our traditional user interaction devices change.

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The Future of AI in Design: Exploring the Cutting-Edge Technologies and AI Designers Revolutionizing the Creative Industry

Openxcell

AR/VR technology superimposes virtual elements onto the real world while VR technology can now create an entire virtual environment. From creating virtual prototypes of products to immersive 3D visualizations, AR/VR has changed the way we interact with the physical world.

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The Future of AI in Design: Exploring the Cutting-Edge Technologies and AI Designers Revolutionizing the Creative Industry

Openxcell

AR/VR technology superimposes virtual elements onto the real world while VR technology can now create an entire virtual environment. From creating virtual prototypes of products to immersive 3D visualizations, AR/VR has changed the way we interact with the physical world.

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Technology Trends for 2024

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

ChatGPT changed the industry, if not the world. And there was no generative AI, no ChatGPT, back in 2017 when the decline began. That explosion is tied to the appearance of ChatGPT in November 2022. But don’t make the mistake of thinking that ChatGPT came out of nowhere. 2023 was one of those rare disruptive years.

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