Hypergrid Business

JUNE 18, 2016

Virtual learning environments can enhance retention through the feeling of presence and interactive learning tasks, according to the recently-published book Learning in Virtual Worlds, which is a compilation of studies about the use of virtual worlds in education.

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ARVR

AUGUST 21, 2020

We compiled a list of amazing books that feature augmented reality and virtual reality as key plot points or part of the setting. In the book “the Carpathian Castle” Verne even foresaw the invention of “optically floating illusions,” better known today as 3D holograms! but in the Metaverse he’s a warrior prince. Feed , by M.T.

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Ryan Schultz

AUGUST 23, 2022

I am on holidays this week, and today I decided to set aside a couple of days to read through—and write a review of—a recently published book by the venture capitalist Matthew Ball, author of the Metaverse Primer and lead creator of the Ball Metaverse Index (whom I have written about before on this blog ).

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Ryan Schultz

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

I deleted the entire subsection on those virtual worlds and social VR platforms which incorporated blockchain, cryptocurrencies, or Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). In this editorial blogpost, I will explain why, moving forward, I will no longer write about any blockchain-based metaverse platforms on the RyanSchultz.com blog.

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Voices of VR

JANUARY 11, 2022

Philosopher David Chalmers has an amazing book called “Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy” that is being released on January 25th, and I.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It can even be surmised that some high-tech gadgets were inspired by out-of-this-world ideas put in pen and ink by comic book creators. To celebrate the comic fandom, FanConXR has been designed and developed with virtual reality at its core. Admission is free and you can join the event from anywhere in the world.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 3, 2017

Eight year ago, when I first launched Hypergrid Business , virtual worlds offered a unique set of compelling features. There was presence, and immersion, and the ability to create your own virtual environments. At that time, virtual worlds were the only visible path to an interconnected metaverse of virtual environments.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2024

I had the pleasure of interviewing again “Mister President” Alvin Wang Graylin in the occasion of the launch of his book, Our Next Reality , that he wrote together with Louis Rosenberg. And now the book is out , it’s nice to be able to get that message out and hopefully deliver some good. That’s good.

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ARPost

MARCH 22, 2022

Connecting people is not enough – ambitious companies want to bring them together in a virtual world that perfectly replicates the real one. Avatars will interact with each other, do business and have fun just like in the physical world. See Also: The Rise of Virtual Avatars: From Social Media to Business and Entertainment.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 22, 2017

Warner Brothers arrives at San Diego Comic-Con with arguably one of their largest lineups, with eyes on them for news on Blade Runner 2049, Justice League, and news for the individual DC comic book heroes. More importantly, though, we finally got a glimpse into the virtual world of Ready Player One called The OASIS.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The multi-sensory XR experience is inspired by the book Staying with the Trouble and its chapter “The Camille Stories: Children of Compost,” by Donna J. Each session takes approximately 45 minutes, with 15 minutes allotted for experiencing the virtual world. See Also: Enhancing Immersive Experiences With Spatial Audio.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Lasting around 20 minutes, this bizarre location-based art project had me interacting with a live actor represented as a friendly scarecrow in the virtual world. Here, I took part in a chaotic fairy-tale adventure that had us fighting off virtual crows, painting 3D art, and performing a handful of magic tricks. SCARECROW VRC.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 1, 2016

It’s no accident that many people who appreciate VR and AR are also fans of scifi books, movies, and TV shows. If you’re looking to immerse yourself in books with significant AR and VR presence, this is the reading list for you. Everywhere But No Place , by Mark Foster (Messages from the Unseen World #1).

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VRScout

JANUARY 30, 2018

Its author – Professor Jeremy Bailenson – is the Director of Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab, and one of the world’s greatest authorities on virtual reality, yet this doesn’t come across as an academic book. Professor Jeremy Bailenson guides Social Science Research Asst.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The Parts As said in the previous section, mixed reality began with a paper that explored the idea of a virtuality continuum , or mixed reality spectrum. Mixed reality is a blending of the physical and virtual worlds. We are by far the most advanced organisms on Earth.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 7, 2017

Virtual reality (VR) has been a hot topic in the media and the tech sector for the last couple of years, but it is about to hit a new level of buzz thanks to, an internationally best-selling book Ready Player One (2011) by author, Ernest Cline. Ready Player One will do for VR what Avatar (2009) did for 3D in general awareness.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 16, 2020

Hello Gian, introduce yourself and your book “Dogma VR – Storytelling in Virtual Reality”! We spoke about the book which was supposed basically to be the Dogma VR classes, but with a very simple approach as they have as target film academies but also schools. What is the Dogma VR and what are its 12 rules?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

According to Mozilla, “demand has moved away from 3D virtual worlds” so the project has been shut down and the source code left to the community to handle. Mozilla will shut down its demo server residing at hubs.mozilla.com, subscriptions, and community resources on May 31, 2024.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 16, 2021

Second Life , a web-based 3D virtual world, has been popular for two decades. People buy and sell virtual real estate and digital goods. Techies think we’re on the cusp of a virtual world called ‘the metaverse’. Virtual production and the metaverse: Latest buzzwords or the future of our industry ?

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Voices of VR

AUGUST 26, 2023

I'm starting the series off with Evo Heyning, how has done a deep dive into dozens of generative AI programs, and she wrote an entire book called Promptcraft: Guidebook for Generative Media in Creative Work that explores our relationship to generative media.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 25, 2021

Firstly, the term ‘metanomics,’ in relation to virtual worlds and the economy within, is something Doug Thompson was involved in more than a decade ago and ran a show within Second Life and a series of podcasts with the same name. Players mine resources, create new goods, exchange virtual cash for services and create contracts.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 30, 2021

The Venice VR virtual world, designed by VRrOOm within VRChat, will be the Venice VR Expanded hub—a virtual version of Venice. Users on Quest can visit these worlds, too. See his books here. It’s available to anyone with a VRChat account. Click here to get tickets for the 37 official festival VR selections.

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Voices of VR

AUGUST 26, 2023

We talked about how he’s been using ChatGPT via AR Glasses as a impromptu research assistant, curriculum planner, and children’s book co-author. We also talk about how he sees how AI […] Javier Fadul is Director of Innovation at HTX Labs, and I ran into him on the expo floor of the Augmented World Expo 2023.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2022

The reason why I think that this news is super-important is two-sided: On one side, it means that a platform with 50M of daily users is coming into virtual reality. Engage is one of the most appreciated virtual reality professional social ecosystems, and it is used a lot for enterprise meetings and presentations and for university lessons.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 24, 2017

Now before I go too far I’ll say that I’ve only read Ready Player One once, so my memory of how the book differs from what we saw in the trailer is a little faded. That would make him 20-years-old, which is a little older than his 17-year old counterpart at the start of the book. Introducing The OASIS.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

As a player, you don’t even notice the full-body workout, because you are completely absorbed in the virtual world. ”. Active Esports Arena Eindhoven sets itself apart from existing VR esports facilities due to its heavy focus on spectator interaction, live match broadcasting, and the games’ real-world presentation.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Empowering users should always be the primary focus of the metaverse and virtual worlds. Our open-source project aims to develop a user-generated content platform that allows users to easily create, modify, and share high-quality content to support applications that have real-world impact. Current team and forthcoming book.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Celebrity Cruises  yesterday unveiled  Wonderverse , a virtual experience that lets travelers explore a realistic digital recreation of the line’s newest ship, Celebrity Beyond. Each space is designed to match its real-life version. Besides exploring the ship, guests can teleport to locations in Japan, Alaska, St.

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Road to VR

JUNE 29, 2022

We hope you’ll consider a 7-day free trial and book our Orientation to learn more about this new kind of learning experience we have to offer. Our goal is to increase people’s access to that kind of immersive language learning experience, but for a fraction of the cost.

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ARPost

JUNE 21, 2023

A recent suite of authoring tools launched by the company (which started in AI before branching into XR solutions) includes AI-powered tools for creating virtual environments from the virtual world. Inworld AI makes brains that can animate Ready Player Me avatars in virtual worlds.

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Hypergrid Business

OCTOBER 26, 2021

“OpenSim and a few other open-sourced virtual world platforms were designed for creating a distributed open metaverse, where no single company would control the platform,” Kitely CEO Ilan Tochne rtold Hypergrid Business. “Most such attempts were based on building company-owned virtual worlds.”

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Road to VR

MARCH 3, 2023

It’s been over a week since PSVR 2 made its big launch, bringing with it 40+ games that let you dive head-first into virtual worlds aplenty. Store Link Moss & Moss: Book II Bundle You could pick up either, but you really should consider plonking down for the Moss & Moss Book II bundle.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 12, 2024

It’s basically a book. More info Philip Rosedale shows its VR pod Philip Rosedale has described on his blog an interesting project he’s carrying on about making people stay fully still on a bed and having visual and haptic stimuli that give them the sensation they are moving in a virtual world. I’m impressed.

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VRScout

JULY 12, 2021

Ever since Ernest Cline’s book Ready Player One was released and then followed up by Speilberg’s movie version, VR enthusiasts have been seeking a metaverse experience where they can feel the virtual world around them, whether it be a hug from a friend, a playful punch in the arm, or even laser blast to the chest.

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ARPost

AUGUST 3, 2023

However, while they may be two different things, Tome said in the interview that the metaverse and the multiverse will complement each other, meaning there’s no competition between these virtual universes. Benefits of the GOLD Multiverse So, how can organizations benefit from the multiverse?

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 25, 2022

The superstar of the week has been the VC Matthew Ball , which has been interviewed by many popular magazines like Insider, New World Notes, The Verge, and has even made TIME dedicate a cover to the metaverse ! This has happened on the occasion of the launch of his book about the metaverse. Minecraft bans NFTs. Other news. Learn more.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In contrast, other platforms provide genuinely immersive environments and are composed of 3D building components to provide unrestricted mobility inside a virtual world. In order to make the experience more lifelike, it also integrates 3D animated avatars to simulate individual users, bringing a sense of realism to virtual worlds.

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