XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The major acquisition hopes to build future metaverse infrastructure based on serious gaming technologies. The 1985 game Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar firmly established the need for an on-screen representation of users that would bring a degree of realism. What Is an Avatar? Types of Avatars. Avatars as ‘Keys to the Metaverse?’

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The Tallinn, Estonia-based firm recently partnered with no-code collaboration platform HiberWorld, which hosts roughly 4 million user-generated worlds, games, galleries, and others in a four-year period. The company has also worked with WebAR publishing firm Geenee AR to develop and promote wearable AR avatars.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 23, 2022

Ready Player Me, a leading designer of interoperable avatar technologies, announced it had received $56 million USD in Series B funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) GAMES FUND ONE and a16z crypto.

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