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Will everyone be welcome in the metaverse?

Meta must prove it’s built the right protections for users if the metaverse is to be an inclusive space

Evening Standard

Virtual reality technology to showcase best of Derry history at the upcoming festival

The festival is set to get underway next week

Belfast Live

No fear: the New Zealand virtual reality app helping conquer phobias

Researchers found the app, which gradually exposes people to their worst fears, can greatly reduce phobia symptoms

The Guardian - AU

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Virtual reality can support and enhance outdoor environmental education

The use of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) for environmental education is controversial. Some are concerned that these technologies might replace or disrupt outdoor experiences that can connect students to nature and develop pro-environmental behaviours.

The Conversation

Here's Why Heartcore Shares Are Trading Higher Today

Leading software development company Heartcore Enterprises, Inc (NASDAQ:HTCR) launched "truRes-12K", the world's first 12k-compatible real-time 360° virtual reality camera. HeartCore developed the first-ever 12K VR camera that provides users with higher-quality VR and AR images by combining a camera, chipset, stitching processing technology, and compression technology. HeartCore aims to market and sell its truRes-12K…

Benzinga

Siemens and Nvidia Collaborate to Expand Digital Services

Siemens has signed a partnership agreement with chip designer Nvidia Corp to create an industrial metaverse - an enhanced virtual reality for companies to reduce the costs of running their factories, buildings and speed up new product design. The deal is a cornerstone of Siemens Xcelerator, a new open digital…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gamer Chimps: Primates Master Hunting For Hidden Fruit In VR Video Game Study

British and American researchers have found that chimpanzees can master hunting for hidden fruit in a virtual reality video game.

Zenger

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Tencent Targets Metaverse After Overseas Opportunities, EV To Drive Growth

Tencent Holding Ltd (OTC:TCEHY) acknowledged setting up a unit focused on exploring the space to tap multiple opportunities in extended reality (XR) technologies in the next 4-5 years, Reuters reports. Gaming chief Steven Ma disclosed that Tencent had set up an XR business line to combine hardware and software, betting on most…

Benzinga

The Metaverse Is Already Here

How is virtual reality remaking our world?

Reason

Omagh to host first of UK storytelling trails telling history of the town through virtual reality

StoryTrails is inviting Omagh residents and visitors to explore untold stories of the town

Belfast Live

Greenery and bright colours in cities can boost morale – study

Researchers in France used virtual reality to test the impact of tweaks made to urban settings

The Guardian - UK

Meditating In The Metaverse: Tripp Expands Its Virtual Escapes

Digital wellness platform nabs $11.2 million in added funds to bolster its offerings.

Zenger

When Psychedelics And Virtual Reality Meet: Read More On Enosis' Novel Clinical Study

A joint collaboration between Enosis Therapeutics, Swinburne University and the Psychedelic Society of Belgium proved that the use of virtual reality (VR) modalities during treatment with psychedelics improves therapeutic outcomes among study participants.

Benzinga

Meta’s Quest VR Headset Adds Interactive Feature

Zuckerberg details the goggles' added capabilities on his Facebook page.

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Meta rolls out more parental controls for Instagram and virtual reality

Meta is taking steps to give parents and guardians more oversight of their teens' activities on Instagram and Quest — implementing changes it had announced in recent months.

Zenger

Apple VR Headset Expected To Push The Metaverse’s Limits

Top-tier maker of electronics gear reportedly working on virtual reality goggles.

ABC News

Virtual reality is helping residents with COVID isolation in aged care centres across Queensland

Virtual reality is helping residents escape the four walls of their rooms, step back in time to revisit old memories, and tick off bucket list items.

Benzinga

Immersion Accuses Meta For Alleged Infringement Of Patents For AR, VR Pursuit

Immersion Corp (NASDAQ:IMMR) has prosecuted Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) for alleged infringement of Immersion patents that cover various uses of haptic effects in connection with such AR/VR systems. The complaint alleged that Meta's augmented and virtual reality systems, including the Meta Quest 2, infringed six Immersion patents. Also Read: Washington Attorney General Indicts Meta's Mark Zuckerberg…

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Qualcomm Chief Sees Prospects In High-End Smartphones, Meta Partnership Thanks To Augmented and Virtual Reality

In an interview at the World Economic Forum, Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ:QCOM) CEO Cristiano Amon talked about growth as consumers increasingly chased "better phones," Reuters reports. Qualcomm's share with devices like the Samsung Galaxy grew from 40% share to over 75%. Qualcomm's technology powers augmented and virtual reality devices, including those made by Facebook…

The Conversation

What is the metaverse, and what can we do there?

You’ve likely heard recently how the metaverse will usher in a new era of digital connectivity, virtual reality (VR) experiences and e-commerce. Tech companies are betting big on it: Microsoft’s massive US$68.7 billion acquisition of game developing giant Activision Blizzard reflected the company’s desire to bolster its position in the…

Zenger

Game On: NASA To Develop Virtual Mars Challenge

The space agency is collaborating with Epic Games to create a metaverse experience on the Red Planet.

Benzinga

Nomura Forays Into Metaverse To Tap Opportunities That Could Reach $600B By End Of Decade

Japan's leading brokerage Nomura Holdings Inc (NYSE:NMR), built a team to help firms tap opportunities in the metaverse, Bloomberg reports. Nomura joins rival Wall Street giants in exploring opportunities in the virtual reality market that could reach $600 billion by the end of the decade, Bloomberg wrote. Nomura's plans for the metaverse are…

Birmingham Post

VR suite opens in Stoke-on-Trent to equip students with vital digital skills

The virtual reality and visualisation suite has opened at Stoke-on-Trent College

The Guardian - AU

Blaze, Lynch/Oz and Mystery Road: 10 films to see at the 2022 Sydney film festival

The festival’s first full program since 2019 includes a new fantasy from Del Kathryn Barton, an eight-part First Nations anthology, and a doco filmed in VR

France 24

Meta Platforms opens first retail store in US

Facebook owner Meta Platforms has opened its first physical retail store in Burlingame, California. It's located at the main campus of Reality Labs, the company's unit that produces hardware like virtual reality headsets or smart glasses. Meta has staked its future business on the idea of the metaverse, an immersive…

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