Raph Koster’s Playable Worlds adopts Didimo’s AI-based Popul8 to create 3D characters
Raph Koster’s Playable Worlds is making a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, and it will used Didimo‘s AI-based Popul8 tool to automatically create 3D...
GamesBeat Summit 2024 will have platform for indie game devs
When it comes to indie game devs, we’re trying something new at GamesBeat Summit 2024, our annual game conference which takes place on May...
Kaedim raises $15M to fund AI-based 3D asset creation solutions
Kaedim, which offers tools to streamline 3D asset content creation, announced it has raised $15 million in its Series A funding round. The startup...
Alliance for OpenUSD launches new standards working groups for interoperable 3D
I think of the Alliance for OpenUSD as a group making standards for the open industrial and enterprise metaverse. And today they’re announcing two...
Open is a metaverse experience coming from Ready Player One creator’s Readyverse
Ernest Cline, the author of Ready Player One, has been tinkering with metaverse ideas for a while. And his next big project is Open,...
UG Labs raises $7M to infuse conversational AI into games for kids
UG Labs has raised $7 million in funding to infuse conversational AI and voice interactivity into games for kids. Tel Aviv, Israel-based UG Labs...
How Lenovo wants to unlock AI for all at the edge | Kirk Skaugen interview
It makes a lot of sense to put AI as far out on the edge of the network as possible, as it can solve...
Why Apple needs to face greater antitrust scrutiny | The DeanBeat
After watching Apple’s defiance of European antitrust regulators this week, I’ve come to the conclusion that the company needs to face greater antitrust scrutiny....
Singer Studios unveils VR game The Pirate Queen: A Forgotten Legend with Lucy Liu
Singer Studios, a new game and entertainment startup, has launched its first narrative adventure game, The Pirate Queen: A Forgotten Legend, for virtual reality...
Nvidia GTC 2024 preview — AI marches forward | Greg Estes
Nvidia’s GTC 2024 event is back in person at the San Jose Convention Center on March 18 to March 21, and it should draw...