Matthew Ball | "Black Myth: Wukong," a Chinese-developed video game, has quickly become a massive global hit, selling over 20 million copies since its August 2024 release. Despite being a single-player game, it set records on Steam for concurrent...
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Live Music Enters 3D Worlds
BBC R&D | The BBC's contribution to the MAX-R EU collaborative project trials the streaming of live music performances into 3D environments, blending volumetric capture with broadcast camera setups. Using multiple angles and video billboards,...
“Spatial Intelligence” – Thinking Like Humans
Coin Telegraph|AI firm World Labs, co-founded by Fei-Fei Li, the former Google Cloud AI boss, has launched with $230M in funding and a $1B valuation. Its goal is to develop "Large World Models" (LWMs) capable of 3D spatial intelligence, aiming to...
Meta VR Market Share 80%
Counterpoint | Global VR headset shipments fell 4% year-over-year in Q2 2024, with Sony’s PSVR2 leading the decline due to weak consumer demand. Apple’s Vision Pro also experienced a significant drop, post-launch hype. In contrast, Meta surged...
Unity Cancels Unpopular Runtime Fee
GamesBeat | Unity has cancelled its controversial Runtime Fee, replacing it with more predictable price increases for Pro and Enterprise users, starting January 2025. Under new CEO Matthew Bromberg, the company responded to developer backlash by...
United States Aircraft Simulator Market
Third Eye News | The United States airplane simulator market is projected to grow significantly by 2031, driven by increasing demand for pilot training and technological advancements. Full Flight Simulators (FFS) and Flight Training Devices (FTDs)...
VR and AR Affect Perception
Tech Xplore | A study from the University of Toronto reveals that virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) can temporarily alter how people perceive distances and interact with the real world. Participants in VR tended to undershoot their reach,...
2024 Global Games Market Trends
Newzoo | The global games market is set to grow modestly in 2024, with revenue projected to reach $187.7 billion, a 2.1% year-on-year increase according to Newzoo’s latest report. Despite declining global playtime, major studios continue to...
Metaverse Not a Fleeting Trend?
Silicon | This article explores how the Metaverse is reshaping work, collaboration, and social connections, with the launch of Clockwise Campus, a virtual office space. It highlights how the Metaverse integrates physical and digital environments,...
Smart Glasses Hitting the Mainstream?
CNBC|Qualcomm, Samsung, and Google are reportedly collaborating to develop mixed-reality glasses, aimed at enhancing smartphone use with digital overlays in the real world. Unlike Apple's larger headsets, these will resemble regular glasses,...