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The Role of the Avatar in the Metaverse

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Using its lastest face-tracking tools on the Quest Pro, Meta promises to deliver avatars with greater realism, depth, and expression. The major acquisition hopes to build future metaverse infrastructure based on serious gaming technologies. What Is an Avatar? The avatar’s actions and decisions are identical to their operators.

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Ready Player Me, a platform to build dynamic cross-game avatars for virtual worlds, raises $56M led by a16z

TechCrunch VR

Now, in a spot of perfect timing, a startup out of Talinn, Estonia, called Ready Player Me — which has built a popular platform for creating dynamic, animated avatars to use across virtual worlds built and operated by others — is announcing $56 million in funding to grow its business.