virtual reality

Virtual reality is a simulated experience that can be similar to or completely different from the real world. Applications of virtual reality can include entertainment and educational purposes. Other, distinct types of VR style technology include augmented reality and mixed reality.

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Say What? Shopping in the Metaverse Will Require AI-Powered Voice
Say What? Shopping in the Metaverse Will Require AI-Powered Voice
October 13, 2022  |  Metaverse

Beyond the most basic point-and-click interactions, commerce in the metaverse will likely require some sort of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered voice interaction. This can start with...

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Retailers Try to Spiff up Metaverse Shopping Experience
Retailers Try to Spiff up Metaverse Shopping Experience
October 12, 2022  |  artificial intelligence

When people talk about the metaverse, they tend to think of a fully immersive reality entered through a video headset. But there’s another, technologically nearer...

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Protecting Kids From Metaverse Marketing Is No Game
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October 11, 2022  |  Metaverse

Regulators in the U.S., the U.K. and the EU have each recently called for a crackdown on digital ads targeting kids, blaming big tech for...

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Zuckerberg’s Unlovable Metaverse Shares Flaws of Meta’s Payments Policy
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October 07, 2022  |  Meta

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has gotten a lot of flak in the year since he announced the corporate rebranding by saying, “From now on, we’re...

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Dubai Ramps Up Efforts to Become Global Metaverse Capital
Dubai Ramps Up Efforts to Become Global Metaverse Capital
September 28, 2022  |  Metaverse

As key players converge on Wednesday (Sep. 28) for the Dubai Metaverse Assembly, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is making a...

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September 23, 2022  |  Metaverse

We’re not just going to play in the metaverse, we’re going to shop, buy, sell, socialize and even work in the 3D virtual realities. Just...

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Meta Metaverse Weekly: A $150M Foray Onto Campuses
Meta Metaverse Weekly: A $150M Foray Onto Campuses
September 08, 2022  |  Metaverse

Meta appears to be planning to unveil the high-end virtual reality headset next month. While it isn’t exactly official, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company...

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EU, MENA FIs Embrace, Bank on the Metaverse
EU, MENA FIs Embrace, Bank on the Metaverse
August 24, 2022  |  Metaverse

In the space of two years, the metaverse went from a tech industry buzzword to a widely discussed emerging reality. At the core of the...

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Meta Metaverse Weekly: In Horizon Worlds, Emperor Has No Legs
Meta Metaverse Weekly: In Horizon Worlds, Emperor Has No Legs
August 18, 2022  |  Meta

If you thought analysts and investors have been cruel to Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse dreams, wait till you see what the Twitterverse has been saying about...

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