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Another South Korean City Joins the Metaverse
Yet another South Korean city is establishing a presence in the metaverse. The South Korean industrial city of Sangwon joins a fast-growing list of cities in the country that are…
Walmart Launches Immersive Experiences in Roblox
Walmart is joining the metaverse with two new immersive experiences in the online gaming platform Roblox. The experiences target younger shoppers. Walmart says the launch of the experiences is part…
Hand Tracking 2.0 Update Comes to the Original Oculus Quest Headset
The Hand Tracking update will come to the original Oculus Quest headset next month. Hand Tracking Update was added to Quest 2 in May this year. The update added dramatic…
Niantic Visual Positioning System Transforms Your World into an AR Game
Niantic’s “Visual Positioning System” allows augmented reality users to interact with persistent and 'global scale' AR content. The Lightship VPS is now available for the web and runs directly on…
Meta Demonstrates Impressive Full Body Tracking with Just the Quest Headset
Most virtual reality systems are currently tracked either by hand or the head. This could soon change thanks to Meta’s innovations in avatar rendering that leverage machine learning and sensor…
South Africa’s Nedbank Joins Africarare Metaverse
Nedbank, a South African financial services group, has gone into a partnership with Africarare, Africa’s premier metaverse platform. Nedbank has acquired a 12 x 12 village located in Ubuntuland where…
Landian Metaverse Comes from Stealth Mode to Hit Record-Breaking NFT Sales
After three years in stealth mode, the Landian Metaverse has launched in the past week with a Tier 1 live auction which had record-breaking NFT sales, notching up 98,463,595 square…
New Meta Quest 2 Update Adds Better Video Options
Update 44 for Meta Quest 2 has begun rolling out, bringing additional settings for video recordings and new security features. Like all other Quest firmware updates, the latest update will…
FitXR Says AI and Better Tracking Will Improve VR Fitness Training
Given our obsession with keeping fit, it is no surprise that virtual reality fitness has been one of the most popular uses of the technology. Several VR fitness training apps…
Roblox to Launch 3D Immersive Advertising in 2023
The online gaming platform is planning to launch 3D immersive ads next year as it looks to diversify its base beyond the current in-game purchases. Roblox is planning to first…