Crucible is creating agents that can navigate the metaverse for you. And it wants this tech to be open and widely used. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki believes users will create the metaverse
Dave Baszucki, CEO of Roblox, is about to take his company public. And he believes users will be the metaverse. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Sensorium and Mubert develop AI-driven DJs for virtual reality concerts
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
The DeanBeat: Our next game event focuses on growth and the metaverse
With the help of partner Facebook, GamesBeat’s next big game conference will take place on January 26-27 and cover growth and the metaverse. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
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
Will Facebook Horizon be the first step toward the metaverse?
The excitement around a metaverse is growing, as it’s not just a thing of science fiction anymore. And Facebook Horizon might be a first step. 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
HTC cofounder Peter Chou launches XRspace to bring social VR to the masses
Virtual reality (VR) has been given a renewed sense of purpose due to a global pandemic that has led billions of people to adapt to a new “remote” world order. And Peter Chou wants to be at the forefront of this resurgence. Chou, the HTC cofounder who stepped down from his CEO role at the […]