⊲ Heise Online ⊳ Reviewing Jesse Schell’s 2015 predictions reveals a decade where technical milestones often outpaced market growth. While he correctly foresaw the shift to standalone systems and...
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Text Prompt to Robotics Simulation
⊲ NVIDIA Developer Blog ⊳ The article discusses advancements in robotics simulation using NVIDIA Isaac Sim and 3D AI generation model startup World Labs's Marble, highlighting how generative world...
Immersive Tech Seeks Mainstream Success
⊲ Critical Hit ⊳ This article argues that the current state of immersive hardware reveals a mix of technical progress and market hurdles. While new headsets offer impressive visuals, high costs and...
Holograms Coming To Your Phone
⊲ Earth.com ⊳ Researchers at the University of St Andrews have developed a compact optical device capable of projecting detailed holograms using light from a single OLED pixel, moving closer to...
XR and Robotics Converge
⊲ Hackster.io ⊳ Professional VR developer Ludic Worlds has developed a robot that utilises a Meta Quest 3 headset as its central processing unit, capitalising on the headset's advanced sensors and...
Cross-Platform Digital Identity
⊲ TechCrunch ⊳ Netflix has acquired Ready Player Me, a developer of cross-platform avatar technology used widely in games and virtual environments. The deal signals Netflix’s intent to strengthen...
Stanford Builds Virtual Society
⊲ Stanford Graduate School of Business ⊳ Researchers at Stanford have created a virtual world with 20,000 AI-powered agents to conduct behavioural experiments, replicating an earlier Facebook study...
Building an Open Virtual Universe
⊲ Medium ⊳ The article discusses the public beta launch of RP1, an initiative aimed at creating an open metaverse. It comprises three main components: a world/game server for hosting a "spatial...
AI Drives Simulation and Robotics Convergence
⊲ TechCrunch ⊳ AI and simulation startup Runway has launched its first world model, GWM-1, which uses image frame-by-frame prediction to simulate real-world physics and behaviour. This model is...
EU Invests €200 million in Virtual Worlds
⊲ European Commission ⊳ The European Commission has launched a European Partnership on Virtual Worlds under Horizon Europe to coordinate research, innovation and deployment of immersive...
Drone Simulator for Warfighters and Gamers
⊲ Euronews ⊳A Ukrainian-developed drone combat simulator, Ukrainian Fight Drone Simulator (UFDS), has been published on Steam with a military version also made available. The simulator mirrors...
AI Eclipses Metaverse in Tech
⊲ The Irish Times ⊳ The article discusses the decline of enthusiasm for the metaverse, initially hailed as the future of the internet, particularly during the pandemic. Meta, previously Facebook,...