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XR to Retell Tale of Saudi Arabia, Midwam CEO Says

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Midwam, a startup company from Saudi Arabia, joined the Immerse Global Summit (IGS) 2022 Europe on Thursday to discuss how the Middle Eastern nation facilitated digital storytelling by tapping innovative, immersive technologies. Khalid al-Muawad, Chief Experience Officer at Midwam.

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IGS 2022 Miami: XR Today Expert Round Table

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Future interaction models would become a “digital extension” of users and offer a virtual identity for metaverse shopping, gaming, and try-on clothing. In gaming or social metaverses, people could also use avatars to reduce costs related to creating digital characters. .” Verónica Orvalho, Founder and CEO, Didimo.

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What is Matt Hancock’s Vision of the Metaverse and Web3?

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.” Hitting at the news and social media, Hancock explained that just a small number of groups “set the rules of the game for the town square and the public discourse.”