Wolf3D launches Ready Player Me cross-game avatars for the metaverse
Wolf3D has launched its Ready Player Me cross-game avatars for the metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds that are all interconnected, like in novels...
Roblox CEO podcasts about the rise of the metaverse
If you ever wondered about science fiction inspiring tech in real life, look no further than Roblox. Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki and chief technology officer...
The Walking Dead will shuffle its way into The Sandbox metaverse
The Walking Dead is coming to The Sandbox. That’s a big boost for this decentralized gaming virtual world, which is built on blockchain-based nonfungible...
The DeanBeat: How fun finds a way around friction
In an old Saturday Night Live skit, actor Garrett Morris rubbed two balloons on his sweater, and they stuck to his chest. It was...
The Metaverse ETF will let you invest in stocks that are the internet’s future
The metaverse may be the receptacle for our dreams of the future, but you can invest in it now. Some savvy metaverse visionaries and...
Varjo Reality Cloud lets you virtually experience a real place via ‘teleportation’
Varjo is unveiling its Reality Cloud platform for virtual teleportation. That means one person can capture the reality of a space in a particular...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang weighs in on the metaverse, blockchain, and chip shortage
Conversations with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang are always blunt and illuminating because he still likes to have freewheeling chats with the press. During the...
NY mayoral candidate Andrew Yang joins the metaverse with a Zepeto avatar
When politicians embrace games and the metaverse, you know we’re getting somewhere with mainstream recognition. And yesterday, New York mayoral candidate Andrew Yang dressed...
Khronos launches certification for 3D-animated online shopping
The Khronos Group, an open consortium of companies creating graphics and compute interoperability standards, has unveiled a way to certify 3D-animation viewers created by...
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick on the metaverse: ‘I’m always allergic to buzzwords’
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said in an earnings call today that he is allergic to buzzwords like the metaverse, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs),...