Categories Posted inin Technology The DeanBeat: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI will autopopulate the 3D imagery of the metaverse Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 23, 2022 5 min It takes AI kinds to make a virtual world. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said this week during a Q&A at the GTC22 online event... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Hadean raises $30M to create infrastructure for the metaverse Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 23, 2022 5 min When CCP Games needed someone to help stage a gigantic real-time space battle with 14,000 ships, it turned to Hadean. And that’s one reason... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Beth Goss: Leveling up games for kids Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 17, 2022 10 min Beth Goss was recently appointed as the CEO of kid game company Outright Games. To do that, the former chief brand officer at 20th Century Fox had... Continue Reading 10 min
Categories Posted inin Business The Sandbox invests in Cosmo Media Labs, partners with FaZe Clan Posted byby Rachel Kaser September 15, 2022 2 min The Sandbox is expanding its connections this week, as it has partnered with one major gaming company and invested in another. It’s investing in... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Dropp acquires metaverse platform Phly for $25M Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 8, 2022 5 min Dropp Group has acquired metaverse platform Phly for $25 million to build “digital twins” of the major cities in the world. Dropp said it... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Technology KPMG: 78% of U.S. adults will socialize with friends in the metaverse Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 8, 2022 3 min People may not know what the metaverse holds for them beyond games, but the vast majority of U.S. adults are ready to plunge into... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Development Geenee AR launches NFT All Stars, a multi-metaverse AR game Posted byby GamesBeat September 6, 2022 1 min Geenee AR is launching NFT All Stars, a multiplayer augmented reality game, custom-built for the metaverse. It can be played on anything with a... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Development Inworld AI raises $50M to populate games and the metaverse with smart characters Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 23, 2022 7 min Inworld AI has raised $50 million for its developer platform for creating AI-driven virtual characters in video games and the metaverse. The firm also... Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Technology How being a science fiction fan can get you a job at a metaverse company Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 16, 2022 9 min Like any proper science fiction fan, Jamil Moledina perked up when Neal Stephenson came calling about a job to help build the open metaverse.... Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Nvidia online GTC event will feature 200 sessions on AI, the metaverse, and Omniverse Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 15, 2022 4 min Nvidia said it will host its next GTC conference virtually from Sept. 19 to September 22, featuring a keynote by CEO Jensen Huang and... Continue Reading 4 min