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Collective Experiences in Virtual Worlds to Acquire and Engage Users

ARVR

A collection of images from a virtual world event, were the users contributed to an art piece by taking abstract photos. Enticing People to Try Out Your Universe Intent to enter into a virtual world starts on flat surfaces. How do we get people to dip their toes into the virtual world from these surfaces?

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Bots, GPT-3 and Virtual Worlds

ARVR

but mostly I want to understand how they can be used to bring us together and make diverse virtual worlds more engaging. Welcoming people is a classic example. The idea of earning points and progressing in rank by participating in various ways is one example. The World becomes a character in the experience.

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The Future Group Raises $20 Million to Blend Real-world Video With Virtual Worlds

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

The Future Group has raised $20 million for its technology that blends real-world video with virtual worlds to immerse people inside what feels like an interactive game show. Image Credit: The Future Group. In the picture above, you can see how real people can be inserted into a virtual world.

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Educators sour on virtual worlds

Hypergrid Business

Educators are souring on virtual worlds, as evidenced by declining participation in online forums, in virtual conference attendances and education-related destinations on the Second Life grid. Another discussion group, the official Second Life Educators forum , has only had 214 posts since it launched in 2013.

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Match Group details plans for a dating ‘metaverse,’ Tinder’s virtual goods-based economy

TechCrunch VR

Now, parent company Match Group is detailing its longer-term vision for Tinder and Explore, which will expand to include exclusive, shared, and live experiences and a virtual goods-based economy, supported by Tinder’s new in-app currency, Tinder Coins. Image Credits: Match Group. million paid subscribers, up 16%.

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Meta’s VR Events Platform Venues Is Joining Horizon Worlds

VRScout

Since its launch back in 2020, Meta (formerly Facebook) has hosted a wide range of immersive live stream events on the Venues platform, including everything from live concerts featuring popular artists like Billie Eilish and the Foo Fighters to major sports events such as UFC and the PGA World Tour.

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How Europe is Regulating the Industrial Metaverse

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The group also is setting up regulatory sandboxes which invite creators, media companies, and enterprise end-users to promote an industrial metaverse space supporting numerous use cases. “Today, Europe throws its hat in the ring to become a world leader in Web 4.0 We want to make sure Web 4.0

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