Companies that want to attract users will need to enable them to carry their digital identity across the metaverse regardless of platform. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jaime Bosch, Voicemod
Unity CEO John Riccitiello: The metaverse will have millions of destinations
Unity CEO John Riccitiello said there will be millions of destinations in the metaverse over time, much like there are millions of websites. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Ironing out the material challenge for the metaverse and digital twins
Having realistic things inside the metaverse will make it more immersive and compelling and enable it to support a variety of use cases. AR/VR – VentureBeat & George Lawton
CoinMarketCap takes the Capital conference to the metaverse
CoinMarketCap’s “The Capital: Time to ship conference,” an event held in the metaverse, focused on the metaverse, blockchain, NFTs and Web3. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Kolawole Samuel Adebayo
Despite metaverse buzz, 60% of consumers have zero interest in virtual shopping
Revenue from the metaverse is expected to reach $800 billion in 2024. However, consumers aren’t yet ready to abandon in-store shopping. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jordan Sutlive
The metaverse: A huge network and connectivity challenge
As people have become more reliant on remote communications and early explorers of the metaverse, businesses can create new revenue streams. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Vlad Dobrynin, Humans
Why 5G and the edge could be the keys to the metaverse
Attention may be focused on the cloud aspects of a ‘metaverse,’ but it will not get off the ground until telecoms networks can support it. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Steve Alexander, Ciena
8th Wall is offering AR/VR developers new features and tools
8th Wall is offering a host of new features to AR and VR developers in what feels like a huge push towards making the Metaverse workable. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Erron Kelly
Helpshift launches free plan for metaverse customer support
Helpshift, a maker of customer support services, has launched its first free plan for metaverse customer support. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
For the metaverse, embodied reality is the true final frontier
Just as people were awed and instantly hooked by the first moving picture, embodied reality is a new way of ‚teleporting‘ to another place. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Valtteri Salomaki, EDGE Sound Research and Free Logic Inc.