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Emperia is helping brands like Bloomingdales build shopping experiences in VR

TechCrunch

Does the average person want to shop for apparel in virtual reality (VR)? But not everyone agrees — particularly those who hope to build a business out of VR retail. ” Emperia’s platform offers tools brands can use to create virtual experiences, including stores in VR. Perhaps so.

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MeetKai launches new room-scanning tech and metaverse builder

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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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Thinking of hibernating through the metaverse winter?

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McKinsey & Company calls the metaverse “ the next version of the Internet.” Some examples are interacting in marketplaces to purchase virtual goods or services, playing games, exploring museums or gardens, touching or seeing 3D versions of objects, hiking, attending conferences or musical events, painting, and composing music.

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San Diego-based startup LifeVoxel raises $5 million seed funding for its AI diagnostic visualization platform

TechCrunch

Research and interest later led him to apply artificial intelligence using GPU to offer medical imaging classification, resulting in the development of the platform, which his company says “enables zero-latency interactivity of medical images over internet.”.

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Bringing the National Museum of African American History and Culture to the world

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To develop the project, Fearless leveraged Smithsonian’s APIs to access a massive catalog of digital content, including 3D models, videos, podcasts, and imagery not available in the physical building in order to create an immersive, rich experience that rivals a walk-through.

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3 ways web3 recruiters can improve their hiring game

TechCrunch

The internet is undergoing a drastic facelift thanks to surging interest in web3 and the metaverse. But the journey to the internet of the future is so complex that companies are struggling to find people who can do the job. The metaverse is a virtual reality computer domain where users can interact with 3D experiences.

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Top 7 Gaming Trends and Technologies in 2024

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Today, gaming has gone beyond consoles and PCs to virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mobile devices. Conversely, streaming video games have fueled a dramatic boom in 3D game development. Metaverse is a universal virtual world in 3D. Industry ARC) VR gaming devices, such as VR headsets, hand controllers, etc.,

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