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Meta’s AI Tech Lets You Craft VR Worlds With Your Voice

AR/VRFebruary 24, 2022

Builder Bot is an AI-powered system capable of generating custom 3D worlds and objects. Yesterday, Meta (formerly Facebook) hosted a special “Inside the Lab” event centered around its recent advancements in artificial technology during which the company revealed an AI-powered universal translater that allows users “the ability to communicate with anyone in any language.” Not […]

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Editorial: Meta Moves Fast, But Leaves Customers Behind

AR/VRFebruary 23, 2022

Meta moves fast with its VR hardware, but often leaves customers in the dust. Read our editorial arguing for an Apple style trade-in program:

Visit Artist Gabe Gault’s ‘I Am A Man’ VR Exhibition in Horizon Worlds for Black History Month

AR/VRFebruary 22, 2022

With influences ranging from Renaissance portraiture to street artists and painters like Kehinde Wiley and Shepard Fairey, Los Angeles-based artist and muralist Gabe Gault grew...

Meta’s Horizon Worlds Userbase Grows Tenfold in Three Months

BlockchainFebruary 21, 2022

Horizon Worlds, one of the flagship metaverse apps that Meta has released, has reached a monthly userbase of 300K users on its platform. Meta’s executives announced this milestone in a virtual all-hands update last week. The company also announced recently that more than 10,000 worlds had been created on its platform, a sign of the […]

Meta’s Social VR Metaverse Is Growing At A Rapid Pace

AR/VRFebruary 19, 2022

A company spokesperson confirmed that Horizon Worlds and Horizon Venues have a combined user base of over 300,000. Meta (formerly Facebook) launched the official open beta for its still-in-development VR social metaverse Horizon Worlds late last year on Meta Quest and Meta Quest 2 headsets. Roughly three months later and the much-talked-about platform already boasts […]

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Meta’s ‘Horizon’ Social VR Platform Surpasses 300,000 Users in 3 Months

AR/VRFebruary 18, 2022

Meta opened its Horizon Worlds social VR platform in December, rolling out its proto-metaverse project to Quest users in the US and Canada. During an all-hands company call this past week—where CEO Mark Zuckerberg dubbed Meta employees ‘metamates’—the company announced its Horizon platform has now exceeded 300,000 users. Meta’s chief product officer Chris Cox made a statement during […]

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Horizon Worlds & Horizon Venues Hit 300,000 Monthly Users

AR/VRFebruary 18, 2022

Horizon Worlds and Horizon Venues together have 300,000 monthly active users, Meta confirmed to The Verge.

The Top Five Places To Visit In Horizon Worlds

AR/VRFebruary 16, 2022

Get the most out of Meta’s growing metaverse with our handy-dandy travel guide. This past December, Meta (formerly Facebook) launched its VR social platform on Meta Quest 2 headsets, allowing players to create, share, and explore a growing catalog of virtual worlds and interactive experiences. Thanks to a $10 million creator program funded by the […]

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Foo Fighters To Perform VR Concert After The Super Bowl

AR/VRFebruary 7, 2022

Catch an exlcusive performance from the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers captured in immersive 180-degrees. Believe it or not, Super Bowl LVI 2022 is shaping up to be a significant day for the VR industry. Last week we learned that Meta will be airing a 60-second ad for Meta Quest 2 and Horizon Worlds, […]

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Market Recap: Bitcoin, Ether and NEAR Rocket, Stocks Gain on Strong Jobs Report

BlockchainFebruary 4, 2022

The total nonfarm payroll in the United States rose by 467,000 in January, far exceeding expectations

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Meta Adds ‘Personal Boundary’ Tool After Virtual Sexual Assault Allegation

BlockchainFebruary 4, 2022

The function prevents digital avatars from coming within a 4-foot distance from one another to “avoid unwanted interaction,” according to a company exec

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