Disney makes a significant entry into the gaming and metaverse industries with a $1.5 billion investment in Epic Games for a new “persistent universe.” Also Read: HBAR Volume Skyrockets 400% After Saudi-Hedera Web3 Link-Up The Walt Disney Company released a
Victoria VR introduced its highly-anticipated Web3 Metaverse on the newly released Apple Vision Pro platform on Feb 2. The Victoria VR app, concurrently, is scheduled to launch in the second quarter of 2024. VR developer, Victoria VR, is preparing to
In an interview, the author of “A Court of Thorns and Roses” discusses developing a vast literary metaverse, the most recent “Crescent City” novel, and future projects. Exciting news awaits fans of Sarah J. Mass from the romantic author of
The Walt Disney Company has revealed Holotile Floor, a new technology that the media conglomerate says could help people move around in any direction in virtual and augmented reality. The floor was developed by Lanny Smoot, a Disney researcher with
The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information (MIIT) has assembled a team from universities and leading tech firms in that country to set up standards to support the development of the metaverse industry. The team has been mandated to build,
U.S. theme park operator Six Flags Entertainment Corp. launched a metaverse experience for visitors to its fun parks, including water-based activities like sliding, wet bubbles, and swimming. The idea is that users will be able to virtually explore the theme
Interpol’s report reveals how metaverse tools can enhance crime analysis and law enforcement, offering immersive training, virtual crime scene replication, and insights into metaverse-related crimes. The Metaverse Expert Group produced a whitepaper that suggests that metaverse platforms may prove to
Starting in April, Yuushi Kokusai High School will start recruiting transfer students from Japan’s credit-based metaverse high school. In the “Metaverse Students” program, students can graduate from high school with an avatar of a student’s preference. They would, however, attend
Neom, the $500 billion futuristic urban metropolis currently under construction in northwest Saudi Arabia, has revealed Aquellum, its latest luxury destination off the Gulf of Aqaba coast. The project is embedded within a 450-meter-high mountain range, exposing an experiential and
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) launched a metaverse experience for the winter youth Olympic Games (YOG) scheduled to be held in Gangwon, South Korea, later this month. The experience taps Gangwon-do province’s existing metaverse to offer fans different immersive and
Ready Player One author Ernest Cline and producer of its film adaptation Dan Farah have teamed up with Futureverse to create a digital universe for the story. Ready Player One is a story whose setting is in the future—in 2045—where
Police in the UK are investigating the alleged “gang rape” of a 16-year-old girl in a metaverse game. The girl was wearing a virtual reality (VR) headset and playing an immersive game when her avatar was reportedly attacked by several
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