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Two Recent Video Essays on the Metaverse: Straszfilms Looks at There.com, and Dan Olson Dissects Decentraland

Ryan Schultz

I have a great deal of respect and admiration for those people who create metaverse-themed video essays and documentaries on YouTube. I simply don’t have the time and energy at this point in my life to fiddle with video editing software, and I don’t particularly consider myself photogenic enough to put my face on your screen!

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The VRScout Report – AR Magazines, NFL Refs in VR, & Eye Implants

VRScout

The STRIVR company was born out of the Virtual Human Interaction Lab at Stanford back in 2015 (founded in 2003 by Jeremy Bailenson, who founded STRIVR with ex-Stanford kicker Derek Belch). NFL REFS GET THE VIRTUAL TRAINING TREATMENT.

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What is Spatial Computing in simple terms?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

It was introduced initially by Simon Greenwold in 2003. Apps like Snapchat even use this technology to allow users to filter images and videos. Google: Google and its parent company, Alphabet, are highly invested in spatial computing. Google has even invested heavily in the XR spatial elements in the past.

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Against my prayers, it appears thigh gap is making a comeback

Mashable VR

Spend enough time on TikTok’s "For You" page , and you’ll likely find yourself scrolling through videos with the hashtag #WeightLossCheck or #WeightLossHacks or videos promising that this one workout with give your butt a lift. Beyoncé moved from 2003's B'Day to 2016's Lemonade. We have streaming.

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The World of Mobile VR After Pokemon Go

VRWorld

With the introduction of Google Cardboard and the Daydream VR platform, Oculus and HTC discrete VR headsets and GearVR headsets for even smartphones like the Samsung’s Galaxy S7, the first tentative steps towards virtual reality gaming are being taken.

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The Right Time to Invest in VR, with MetaVRse’s Alan Smithson and Alex Colgan

XR for Business Podcast

So instead of playing a video game and shooting everybody, you're enjoying a concert by Trevor Scott or whoever. I think it was 2003, I think it was. You also have North being acquired by Google, so Google's making some strides there. Don't quote me on those numbers, I'll have to Google them.) Alan: 100 percent.

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The Right Time to Invest in VR, with MetaVRse’s Alan Smithson and Alex Colgan

XR for Business Podcast

So instead of playing a video game and shooting everybody, you're enjoying a concert by Trevor Scott or whoever. I think it was 2003, I think it was. You also have North being acquired by Google, so Google's making some strides there. Don't quote me on those numbers, I'll have to Google them.) Alan: 100 percent.

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