▶ Tech Crunch ▶ World Labs, founded by AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, unveiled an innovative AI system transforming single photos into interactive 3D scenes, blending gaming aesthetics with live browser rendering. Aimed at revolutionising fields like...
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Industrial Metaverse Powers Mining 4.0
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An XR Wearables Tipping Point?
▶ TechRadar ▶ XR wearables, encompassing AR, VR, and MR, are overcoming earlier limitations in power efficiency, security, and application ecosystems. Progress in lightweight materials, battery life, and AI integration, along with innovations...
Inter-World Portaling System Event
▶ Metaverse Standards Forum ▶ The Open Metaverse Alliance for Web3 (OMA3) hosted a virtual event on November 27, 2024, to introduce its Inter-World Portaling System (IWPS) draft standard. This framework aims to enhance digital interoperability...
New Study Explores Omniverse Applications
▶ Frontiers in Computer Science ▶ The study investigates NVIDIA’s Omniverse platform in enhancing simulation and virtual environments. It focuses on tools like Omniverse Replicator for generating synthetic data, Isaac Sim for robotics, and...
Meta’s “Metaversities” XR Initiative Announced
| Meta | Meta has introduced an educational beta programme for its Quest headsets in collaboration with over a dozen universities across the US, UK and EU, enabling feedback on VR and mixed-reality teaching tools before public release. By...
Second Time for Second Life
| Second Life | Philip Rosedale, founder of Second Life, returns to Linden Lab as Chief Technology Officer, joining the Board and guiding technology and product strategy with the executive team. Linden Lab's recent refocus on Second Life...
Interoperability Essential for Open Metaverse
| Metaverse Standards Forum | A new IEEE paper presented at the 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Emerging Metaverse underscores the importance of interoperability for a universally accessible Metaverse. Authored by Christine Perey, the...
Siemens’ Big Simulation Software Acquisition
| Silicon Republic | Siemens plans to acquire U.S.-based Altair Engineering for approximately $10.6 billion, bolstering its industrial software portfolio. Altair’s expertise in simulation, AI, and high-performance computing complements Siemens'...
XR Revolutionising War and Intimacy
| UploadVR | This thought provoking article explores how XR is reshaping warfare, sexuality, and transportation, extending beyond entertainment. XR’s use in military applications mirrors drone operation technology, while in personal...
AI and Simulation Go Physical
| Fudzilla | Nvidia’s Rev Lebaredian highlights “Physical AI” for real-world applications in robotics. AI uses include robotics, autonomous vehicles, and smart buildings. Nvidia’s Omniverse aids in training robots within virtual...
Sweeney’s Gaming and Metaverse Vision
| VentureBeat | VentureBeat's Dean Takahashi interviews Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney: Open Collaboration: Sweeney advocates for an open metaverse through collaboration across tech and entertainment, despite platform fees from Apple and Google...