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Which Countries Have the Top Metaverse Strategies? 

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

In January 2023, South Korea took its metaverse strategy to the next level, introducing a new platform built for public service relationships. The digital environment is home to various shopping experiences, real-world concerts, and communication tools designed to bring communities together in an age of decentralization.

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Meta’s Social VR App is Coming to Web & Mobile Soon, Alpha Begins for Members-only Rooms

Road to VR

“To enable that, we’ll provide the tools that allow the creators of members-only worlds to set the rules for their communities and maintain those rules for their closed spaces.” It was too good to be true.

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Pico Adds New Hires to Support US Expansion

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Furthermore, Pico is specifically hiring for a Head of Pico Studios, Head of VR Game Strategy, Head of Overseas Content Ecosystem , and an Operations Manager. The partnership looks to supply global immersive content developers with the tools and resources required to create high-quality VR experiences for Pico products.

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Report: Meta to Open ‘Horizon Worlds’ to Younger Teens Amid Renewed Retention Push

Road to VR

WSJ only posted snippets of the memo, entitled ‘Horizon 2023 Goals and Strategy’, which was allegedly written by Meta Vice President of Horizon Gabriel Aul. Horizon Worlds on the other hand has been limited to users 18+ since it was launched in 2021, and only to those in US, Canada, UK, France, Iceland, Ireland and Spain.

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VIROO Partnerships Shows XR ‘Here to Stay,’ Virtualware CMO Says

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The news comes as the Bilbao, Spain-based company sponsors the Unity Unite 2023 Summit and aims to showcase its Virtual Reality-as-a-Service (VRaaS) platform, VIROO. As companies increasingly demand virtual reality (VR) training solutions, enterprises like Virtualware are creating them for Europe and the world’s largest enterprises.

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Big XR News from Meta, Krouli, Google, Avocor, Delta Reality, and Illuminarium

XR Today - Big XR News tag

The week of the 10 to 13 May offered a celebrated event at Spain’s Fira de Barcelona, which hosted the Integrated Systems Europe 2022 for hundreds of the world’s top immersive and audiovisual tech firms. Krouli, Avocor Explore Google Glass and Google Meet at ISE 2022.

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XR Advertising Case Study in Focus: Meta and MADE.com

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Connecting with customers in today’s digital-first environment require careful strategy from today’s business leaders. With Augmented Reality tools designed to allow any company to create their own immersive ad experience, Meta has helped a host of companies reconnect with their audience.