You've no doubt heard about the metaverse, a virtual reality (VR) world in which users interact with each other and experience activities and places just as they would in the real world, only faster, better, and more expediently.
The metaverse's building blocks are already in place, providing the foundation for an entirely new enterprise landscape that focuses on how people interact and where they work.
Augmented And Virtual Reality Headset Shipments Grew 92% In 2021
The dramatic growth was largely thanks to Meta’s strong Quest 2 volumes, which accounted for 78 percent of the combined AR/VR worldwide market.
Meta doesn’t currently have any major competitors in the AR/VR industry, though that’s likely to change in the next year or two when Sony launches its PSVR2 and Apple and other smartphone vendors enter the market.
Worlds Inc. Leveraging Legacy in Virtual Reality & Gaming
Boston, March 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Worlds Inc.
"Worlds is now entering the third iteration of the metaverse – one where augmented reality (AR), cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have emerged as disruptive forces reshaping areas as diverse as music, gaming, sports, fine art collecting, and shopping," stated Thom ...
NFL to Launch Virtual Reality Game
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The game will be available on Meta Quest and PlayStation VR , the companies said on Wednesday.
"Authenticity is what we want to drive," StatusPRO co-founder and collegiate athlete Troy Jones told Front Office Sports. "There are so many different elements that we want to capture and get into the product."
Osso VR scores $66M for virtual reality surgical training and more digital health fundings | ...
Virtual reality surgical training platform Osso VR announced Thursday it had scooped up $66 million in Series C funding, less than a year after its $27 million Series B .
The round was led by Oak HC/FT with participation from Signalfire, GSR Ventures, Tiger Global Management and Kaiser Permanente Ventures. The startup said it will use the investment to expand access to its training tools for healthcare workers and hire new talent.
New virtual reality tool for PTSD recreates scenes, smells - Orlando Sentinel
In a groundbreaking PTSD clinic at the University of Central Florida, trauma survivors are now able to confront the memories that haunt them in a virtual reality world so sophisticated it can even re-create the smell of an experience.
Researchers hope the system, developed in part through a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense, could dramatically improve patients' ability to work through the triggers that leave them panic-stricken, sleep-deprived, angry, depressed and anxious.
Researchers have rebuilt a Pompeian house in virtual reality - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News
Pompeii is located in the modern commune of Pompei near Naples in the Campania region of Italy. At its peak, Pompeii had a population of around 20,000 inhabitants and became an important passage for goods arriving by sea.
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum and many villas in the surrounding area was buried under 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft) of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.
U of A researcher uses virtual reality to look at brain mechanisms behind real-world memories - ...
A University of Alberta researcher is looking at the brain mechanisms behind real-world memories with virtual reality (VR) technology.
Peggy St. Jacques , an assistant professor in the faculty of science, is currently examining the brain mechanisms of how real-world memories are formed.
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