Thirdverse raised $20 million and named Gumi founder Hironao Kunimitsu as CEO as he focuses on virtual reality and the metaverse. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
How Tobii is expanding eye-tracking into new markets
Anand Srivatsa is the new CEO of Tobii, which is trying to find new applications for its groundbreaking eye-tracking technology. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse: What it means for the enterprise
Companies should begin to experiment with some of the building-block technologies that will define the metaverse era. AR/VR – VentureBeat & David Brebner, Umajin
Buildots boosts digital twin process mining with $30M
Buildots will use the new funds to double the size of its global team, focusing on sales and R&D to expand its digital twin efforts. AR/VR – VentureBeat & George Lawton
Ryff raises $11.7M for its real-time brand integration
Ryff has raised $11.7 million for its business of inserting brand advertisements into commercials, live broadcasts, and streams in real time. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Niantic recruits Oculus’ Dan Morris to run developer relations as it ramps third-party content
Niantic is moving into 5G AR and it is revealing it has hired former Oculus leader Dan Morris to run developer relations. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
5 ways to build the mobile gaming metaverse
Mobile is likely to be the primary platform for the metaverse if we’re going to give people the freedom to experience its immersive wonders. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Erno Kiiski
nDreams kickstarts new VR studio led by mobile game veteran
nDreams, the maker of Far Cry VR, has launched a new virtual reality game studio headed by mobile gaming veteran Chris White. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
FundamentalVR unveils virtual reality surgery training platform with haptic feedback
FundamentalVR has unveiled more details for its VR surgery training platform, which uses advanced technologies such as haptic feedback. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Canvas integrates 3D models to streamline documentation
Canvas GFX launched Canvas Envision to ease integration of 3D models in documentation workflows and drive democratization of CAD tooling. AR/VR – VentureBeat & George Lawton