The DeanBeat: Apple v. Epic — a briefing on the antitrust arguments and interesting facts
We’re at a huge moment in tech and antitrust history with the litigation initiated by Fortnite maker Epic Games against Apple and Google. While...
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...
The DeanBeat: Can you trust someone that you’ve never met in person?
Here’s one of the things that surprised me about the GamesBeat Summit 2020 online-only event that we held last week: Our audience loved messaging...
The DeanBeat: Digital gaming events aren’t easy, but they may be the future
Next week marks our first-ever digital game conference, GamesBeat Summit Digital. We pivoted about eight weeks ago from our physical event in Los Angeles...
‘Snow Crash’ inspired the metaverse, and now it’s becoming an HBO show
A HBO series based on Snow Crash, the 1992 science fiction novel which coined the term “metaverse,” is in production. Snow Crash‘s author is...
The DeanBeat: 12 predictable predictions on gaming in 2019
I’m making my annual predictions for the game industry again, not because I’m good at it, but because it has become one of the...
NeosVR sets beta test of ‘metaverse engine’ for May 4
One of VR’s most ambitious and longest-gestating projects is heading toward a beta launch on May 4, and its creator is looking for supporters...
The DeanBeat: The Oasis is here, just on the wrong screen
It’s a good time for us to get inspired about games. I was delighted to see Ernest Cline’s vision for Ready Player One to come...
Law professor Lawrence Lessig: Vast online games need a political structure
If you create an online world, would it turn into some kind of utopia or a hate-filled reality like The Lord of the Flies? And...
Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney fears the Metaverse will be a proprietary technology
Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, believes the future of gaming is coming faster than we think. But he’s also worried that industry giants...