Metaverse giants form new standards to address lack of interoperability
Tech companies such as Microsoft, Nvidia, Epic, and Meta have banded together to form a metaverse standards group.
Doing work in VR never made sense, and now we know why
Despite Mark Zuckerberg’s utopian vision for an immersive metaverse where you live and work, the latter is probably not happening anytime soon.
Meta just revealed how VR headsets could look in the future
Meta posted some enticing concept videos revealing practical uses for the metaverse, in the near term, and in the future.
Final Fantasy XIV is not the metaverse, says director
Naoki Yoshida says Final Fantasy XIV is not the metaverse, noting that the buzzword has no entertainment value.
I went clubbing in the metaverse, and it wasn’t what I expected
The nightlife and events industries are betting big on the metaverse and setting up virtual venues — but will anyone actually show up?
Microtransactions are more complicated in the metaverse
This is how buying a Fortnite battle pass kicked off an existential crisis about cosmetic microtransactions.
Meta says metaverse may take 5-10 years to fully come to life
Meta has hinted that it expects its metaverse to be a larger project with more advanced hardware and software than anyone can currently imagine.
You can now high-five in VR
Meta’s updated hand tracking gets us closer to ditching VR controllers for good.
‘Live Forever’ mode seeks to erase death using the metaverse
Somnium Space wants to collect a massive amount of data on you, but not to sell. Rather, it seeks to create a metaverse digital avatar for when you pass on.
Sonic the Hedgehog’s next video game is in Roblox
There’s a new Sonic the Hedgehog game out, but it’s only available in Roblox.