Immersive Gamebox’s latest AR/VR gameplay experience is a full on, licensed adaption of Netflix’s Squid Game. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Erron Kelly
Meta increases the price of Meta Quest 2 VR headsets by $100
Just a day ahead of its second-quarter earnings report, Meta said it would increase the price of its Meta Quest 2 virtual reality headsets by $100 each. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Hackers can see what you’re doing in VR via Big Brother malware
A new malware, called Big Brother, is preying on Android-based VR setups, allowing attackers to record and view VR headsets. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Erron Kelly
Designing the metaverse: Challenges and questions
From a design, content and UX perspective, the metaverse carries some unique challenges that do not exist anywhere else. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Michal Turjeman, Minute Media
Medicine and the metaverse: New tech allows doctors to travel inside of your body
Once the stuff of sci-fi, the future of medicine may have doctors flying tiny robots inside our bodies for diagnosis and treatment. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Louis Rosenberg, Unanimous A.I.
Why the metaverse won’t fall to Clubhouse’s fate
Clubhouse’s 15 minutes of fame came and went in part because it manifested as a Web2 app at the dawn of the Web3 revolution. AR/VR – VentureBeat & James Wo, DFG
Improving the customer experience with virtual and augmented reality
Tech has become advanced enough to move AR and VR into the mainstream, allowing them to create a more user-friendly customer experience. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Eran Galil, ByondXR
The DeanBeat: RP1 simulates putting 4,000 people together in a single metaverse plaza
RP1 is a metaverse startup that has simulated putting 5,000 people together in a single metaverse plaza, or shard. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
MeetKai launches AI-powered metaverse, starting with a billboard in Times Square
MeetKai is a conversational AI company that has expanded into building a real-world metaverse, starting with a billboard in Times Square. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Magic Leap 2 mixed reality headsets for enterprise will debut for $3,300 on September 30
Magic Leap announced the Magic Leap 2 mixed reality headsets for the enterprise will debut starting at $3,300 on September 30. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi