Sensorium has teamed up with Mubert to develop AI-driven DJs that can make AI-created music at virtual concerts in virtual reality. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Tencent Music invests in Wave to bring a musical metaverse to China
Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) has invested in virtual concert company Wave to explore the potential of online music. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
GamesBeat and Oculus team up to present exclusive games content
The series of four VR events will feature industry thought leaders, live Q&As, opportunities to interact with fellow attendees, and more. AR/VR – VentureBeat & VB Staff
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang compares the Omniverse and the metaverse
Nvidia announced yesterday it was launching an open beta for the Omniverse, a virtual environment the company describes as a metaverse for engineers. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
The DeanBeat — The Walking Dead: Onslaught creator Survios raises $16.7 million for VR games
Survios has raised a $16.7 million round to continue building gripping VR games such as the just-launched The Walking Dead: Onslaught. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Hour One wants synthetic AI characters to be your digital avatars
If you ever wondered how we’ll populate the metaverse, look no further than Hour One, an Israeli startup that is making replicas of people with AI avatars. 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
Wave raises $30 million for superstars to stage virtual concerts
Wave, the virtual concert company that has teamed up to do live music in virtual settings with John Legend and others, has raised $30 million in funding. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
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
GamesBeat Summit Digital speakers: The Metaverse is coming
The next speakers for GamesBeat 2020 are announced! Check out what’s happening at our virtual conference on April 28 and April 29 and sign up now. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi