⊲ BBC News ⊳ Meta is reducing its metaverse investment by up to 30% and shifting focus to AI-enabled smart glasses, following strong market reception of its latest models. The glasses include...
Tag: metaverse
Ubiquitous 3D Workspaces are Trending
⊲ PCMag ⊳ Microsoft Teams (Premium) now includes “immersive events,” allowing users to host 3D meetings within virtual spaces using avatars. Accessible via desktop or Meta Quest VR headsets, the...
Simulation Weekly News
The US Army committed $127 million to upgrade its unified OneSAF simulation program through the ECS-Riptide Joint Venture. New platforms emerged, such as VRAI’s VADE (Virtual All Domain...
Unity and Epic Games Union
⊲ The Verge ⊳ Epic Games is partnering with Unity to integrate Unity-developed games into Fortnite, expanding the platform's offerings significantly. This collaboration aims to create an open...
Scan the Real World and Share
⊲ The Verge ⊳ Meta has introduced a new feature for its Hyperscape technology, allowing users to share virtual rooms with up to eight people using Quest 3 or 3S headsets or the Meta Horizon mobile...
Simulation Weekly News
NATO streamlined military training by integrating the Joint Theatre-Level Simulation Global Operations (JTLS-GO), achieving up to 45% drops in planning time and reducing infrastructure overheads....
Avatars Step onto Casino Floors
⊲ Niche Gamer ⊳ The article explores how virtual reality and the metaverse are transforming online casinos by creating immersive 3D environments where players can walk around as avatars, pick up...
Simulation Weekly News
In military technology, Anduril unveiled the EagleEye XR headset, a replacement for Microsoft’s IVAS, designed to overlay real-time battlefield data and convert the soldier into an AI-supported...
Step Inside Your Own Space
⊲ Android Central ⊳ Meta has introduced Hyperscape, an experimental tool that lets users with a Quest headset scan real-world environments and convert them into photorealistic 3D models. These...
Browser Becomes Global Photo-Realistic Flight Deck
⊲ PCWorld ⊳ The article discusses GeoFS, a free flight simulator that offers a global environment created from up to date satellite images and geographic data. It is accessible on various...
Simulation Weekly News
⊲ Last Week’s Sim News Summary ⊳ AI is accelerating the push to make engineering simulation tools more accessible to non-experts by abstracting their technical complexity, marking a turning point...
Linked Virtual Battle Portals
⊲ Medium ⊳ The article discusses the concept of the metaverse as a multiverse, particularly in a military context, as outlined in the co-authors' book, "The Military Metaverse." It contrasts a...