TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

VUZ , a social app that allows users to stream and experience immersive realism in extended reality (XR) and metaverse digital experiences, has raised $20 million in Series B investment. The platform offers over 20,000 hours of content covering entertainment, creators, sports, and XR, VR, and AR experiences virtually anywhere in the world.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

” According to Mozilla SVP Imo Udom, Active Replica will support Mozilla’s ongoing work with Hubs, the latter’s VR chatroom service and open source project. “We will benefit from their unique experience and ability to create amazing experiences that help organizations use virtual spaces to drive impact. .

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The VR social app has started rolling out for some users on web and mobile in early access, Meta said. After more than a year and a half in development, Meta is bringing Horizon Worlds out of the headset. By expanding to mobile and web, Horizon Worlds can cater to a much larger user base, […]

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The funding is coming on the back of very significant growth and scale for Rec Room, amid a wider climate where suddenly a lot more attention is being focused on VR and immersive experiences, and specifically companies that are building content (or vehicles for content) that engage users in those mediums. (To

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2022

Virtual reality, Meta style : Meta’s new virtual reality headset technology is going to focus on face-tracking and eye-tracking, features the company calls “social presence,” Ivan writes. If you fail at that, make sure you die in a more interesting way than dehydration so your camp mates at leaast get a good story out of it.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In fact, there are dozens of virtual HQ platforms , some venture-backed and some bootstrapped, mixing gamification and productivity into a service. This summer, Microsoft launched Viva Engage , an in-house social media app for employee engagement. It’s not just startups.

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Trigent

AUGUST 20, 2023

In that case, it is essential to understand why companies consider adopting new technologies or digital transformations like Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) to meet customer needs. While AR and VR offer many revolutionary experiences, XR is based on the same technologies. million VR users and 110.1

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

AmazeVR , a virtual reality concert platform that enables users to experience their favorite artists’ VR concerts through content generation tools, announced today it has secured $15 million, which was oversubscribed within three weeks. . Users would join as avatars, hang out with other users, and experience VR concerts together.

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CIO

AUGUST 29, 2022

Right now, the metaverse is essentially an undefined amalgam of technologies and concepts including but not limited to augmented reality (AR), avatars, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, extended reality (ER), mixed reality (MR), NFTs (non-fungible tokens), virtual reality (VR), and Web3. Follow the money.

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CTOvision

MARCH 26, 2014

Tuesday, Facebook announced its plans to acquire Oculus VR for $2 billion. If you haven’t heard of it, Oculus VR is a virtual reality startup out of Irvine, CA. to produce “immersive virtual reality technology that’s wearable and affordable.” And now, neither is Oculus VR. By ShannonPerry. Its mission ? –

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O'Reilly Media - Ideas

JANUARY 11, 2022

Now for some slightly less safe predictions, involving the future of social media and cybersecurity. Augmented and virtual reality aren’t new, but Mark Zuckerberg lit a fire under them by talking about the “metaverse,” changing Facebook’s name to Meta, and releasing a pair of smart glasses in collaboration with Ray-Ban.

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CIO

JUNE 8, 2023

I think of it by way of analogy: Not every business needs to have a social media strategy, but businesses that have customers who use social media need to know how to be present, or they lose an opportunity to be relevant. That’s the direct customer experience. What I think is equally interesting is the indirect customer experience.

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OTS Solutions

JANUARY 11, 2024

With the emergence of AI, ML, DevOps, AR VR cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), data analytics, digital transformation, application modernization, and other digital technologies, IT practice in mental health therapy is undergoing significant changes. billion AI and ML 2032 $22,384.27 million IoT 2028 $293.10

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2023

Not everyone believes that the metaverse — social, VR-centric worlds — has staying power. After tapping a camera-equipped device to record a few seconds of video, users upload the footage to MeetKai Reality, which renders the captured space in VR. But MeetKai is among the steadfast optimists. Image Credits: MeetKai.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

While Facebook, now Meta, never claimed to have already built the metaverse, the word soon began to be used much more casually to describe nearly any immersive online environment where people interact with one another as virtual selves. Startups began to describe themselves as metaverse companies. Image Credits: Sensor Tower.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

If you’re skeptical about dipping your enterprise’s virtual toes into a metaverse, rightfully so. While some investors and developers pulled back , others kept forging ahead, developing chips for augmented and virtual reality, trialing advertising through augmented reality, and “stockpiling gaming content,” according to CBInsights.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2021

VR training programs. Virtual reality technology is one of the newest additions to the DEI training toolbox to facilitate having those sometimes difficult discussions. Virtual reality scenarios can be used to train a large group of people in a cost-effective way. Achieving full racial equity and inclusion won’t be easy.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Google wakes up from its VR daydream. Tokyo-based virtual reality game developer Thirdverse gets $8.5 Osso VR raises $14 million to bring virtual reality to surgical and medical device training. Vectary was founded in 2014 by Michal Koor (CEO) and Pavol Sovis (CTO), who were both from the design and technology worlds.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2022

What it says it does: Unai is developing a VR headset and virtual world that aims to help people feel connected to one another in the virtual world. Promises include: Unai wants to make VR interactions look, feel and sound like they do in real life. Instant Domains. Founded: 2022. Location: Victoria, Canada. Use wisely.

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Hacker Earth Developers Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Virtual Learning. This was the very first hackathon of its kind in India , an LGBTQ+ exclusive hackathon to come up with tech, non-tech, and social solutions to secure internships, and jobs, and of course win other prizes as well. Live Love Be: AR/VR Hackathon 2.0. AR/VR Hackathon 2.0. Outbreak management.

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OTS Solutions

JUNE 3, 2022

Just a decade ago, the use of augmented and virtual reality in healthcare was deemed science fiction. Animal testing can be reduced, and human clinical trials can be expedited using AR and VR (Virtual Reality) technology, referred to as “virtual patients” or “organs-on-a-chip.”

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Hacker Earth Developers Blog

AUGUST 11, 2023

Virtual reality and augmented reality You may have already heard of immersive technologies like virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). VR creates simulated environments where learners can practice skills or undergo simulations, such as virtual safety drills or medical procedures.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2022

When you make your way through the proverbial crowd in a metaverse, your VR headset has to render every other avatar next to you according to your perspective and spatial location. The idea of bringing thousands of people together in a virtual space is not exactly new: Online multiplayer games have been doing that for a long time already.

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CTOvision

MAY 17, 2016

When we think of virtual reality, it usually relates to video games and general entertainment, but technology is doing more than just giving the masses a chance to live roleplay as a superhero -- it’s helping us with our health. VR has been in action for longer than you’d imagine, with its hands in healthcare even decades ago.

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Openxcell

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

It enables users to visualize physical surroundings more intuitively and naturally with virtual information. It enhances how we interact, simulate, and visualize the data in both real-world or virtual settings. In the same way, using your car or phone’s GPS also works with virtual, augmented, or mixed-reality technologies.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2022

In a demo, Aluru dragged and dropped several products — couches and desks — to his living room from a partner e-commerce marketplace’s app and changed the color and the SKUs without having to reposition the virtual items in the house. A virtual rendition of a refrigerator allows users to open and close the door, for instance.

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Openxcell

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Forbes reports that the number of people using social media worldwide has reached 4.9 Over the last few years, social media has evolved from being primarily a communication channel and entertainment platform to marketing and growing businesses, contributing to significant social and political discussions. billion in 2023.

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Mobilunity

JANUARY 27, 2023

Virtual recruiting is a relatively new yet effective and convenient practice. In this article, you’ll learn all about virtual recruiting, its pros and cons, as well as the way to find a suitable virtual recruiting assistant. Huge enterprises might have a virtual recruiter as a part of their in-house team.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2023

VR isn’t just for the youngins : Rendever, a big startup in the virtual reality space, acquired Alcove from AARP , showing “VR comes of age,” Ingrid reports. This overview includes basic steps for writing a clear headline, offering visitors social proof that builds credibility, and crafting calls to action that drive results.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

This means that Intenseye can identify health and safety violations, from not wearing a hard hat to ignoring social distancing protocols and everything in between, in real time. Intenseye integrates with existing network-connected cameras within facilities and then uses computer vision to monitor employee health and safety on the job.

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Trigent

MARCH 3, 2021

Immersive, engaging, and impactful learning experiences using AR/VR. The emergence of the coronavirus and the social distancing regulation compelled colleges to go digital. In this case, the need for real conversations, universities turned to AR/VR that had already made inroads into the classroom. Every need has a solution.

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TechCrunch

JULY 9, 2021

The SPAC parade continued apace this week as Nextdoor announced it would go public via a blank-check company, with the community social network making its pitch based on scale, claiming users in one in three U.S. Can advertising scale in VR? Can advertising scale in VR? Image Credits: jhorrocks / Getty Images. households.

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Openxcell

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Socialize with business tech crowds : A startup founder needs to socialize with crowds of business owners and collaborate accordingly. Such cloud kitchens can run multiple virtual brands and garner revenue accordingly. Virtual Reality The VR industry is expected to reach $13 billion in 2024 representing a 550% growth.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 27, 2022

One of the more interesting ventures to emerge from the space recently is Poly, which lets designers create video game and other virtual assets, including textures for 3D models, using only text prompts. Poly is essentially a stock asset library along the lines of Adobe Stock and Shutterstock but populated exclusively by AI generations.

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Trigent

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

From live to connected TV, desktops to mobile, and new immersive platforms driven by Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) – the transition is for all to see. Augmented /Virtual Reality (AR/VR) – We’re now seeing increasing adoption of digital technologies like AR/VR as the wave of innovation sweeps over M&E.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The group, which first launched in mid-2019, has been focused on building consumer-facing apps that would allow the company to test out new social features and gauge people’s reactions. powered developer platform for building virtual characters, Inworld AI , was directed by NPE. One such check has already been written.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

With Echoes, anyone playing No Man’s Sky with PlayStation VR will benefit from a new visual update that improves detail and resolution using eye-tracking that sharpens the center of your field of vision. You can showcase the stuff you like in your base with a new projector that makes your HQ on a far-flung planet that much cozier.

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