Here’s a transcript of Dean Takahashi’s opening speech at the GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse 2 event. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Rec Room unveils multiplayer cross-platform game Rec Rally
Rec Room unveiled a new cross-platform multiplayer game called Rec Rally, where six players can race off-road vehicles. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
The metaverse needs responsible stewardship
The metaverse will thrive … as long as platforms, publishers, players, and developers don’t prey on one another. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Michael Silberberg
How the metaverse can shake up storytelling with transmedia characters
The metaverse isn’t just an opportunity for a new kind of social world. It can let players create stories across multiple different worlds. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Mike Minotti
RP1 debuts a scalable platform for the ‘shardless’ metaverse
RP1 is unveiling a platform today that provides the ability for worlds to scale up to millions of users in a single instance. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
GamesBeat Decides 159: Epic vs. Apple, Halo delay, and NPD
It’s GamesBeat Decides 159, and this week we are discussing Epic’s nightmare circus. The team has also tried that Tony Hawk remake, which is good. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeff Grubb
Bigscreen’s latest update adds player for native video files
Bigscreen’s latest update adds the capability to play local video files stored on a device when watching in VR, even when offline. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Harry Baker, UploadVR
The DeanBeat: It’s time to hurry up and build the Metaverse
During this pandemic, Dean Takahashi can’t think of anything more exciting for us to do from the comfort of our own homes than to explore the Metaverse. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
How Games Make Money: Omer Kaplan on ads and hypercasual games
It’s the first episode of the How Games Make Money podcast with your host Jeff Grubb interviewing Omer Kaplan from Ironsource. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeff Grubb