Major job cuts at Meta could signal a shift from virtual reality to the broader, less-immersive forms of extended reality.
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From content moderation to hardware supply chains, exploitation looms large.
From restoring ancient texts to immersive meditation, you ain’t seen nothing yet.
While metaverse supporters claim VR can virtually recreate in-person collaborative experiences, the ways users interact with VR systems can introduce usability issues.
Those who visit parallel worlds come back traumatised and changed, perhaps even becoming the monsters they once hunted or tried to escape.
Gaming or watching sports in the metaverse might be fun, but these ‘immersive online environments’ are also enabling new kinds of crime. To tackle this problem, we must first understand it better.
Science fiction and technological innovation feed off each other in an ongoing back-and-forth that can play out over decades.
The metaverse will soon become a prime destination for those seeking online religious experiences.
Online dangers lurk in virtual worlds for children. As more preschoolers immerse themselves in virtual reality, we must manage the risks and keep them safe.
The end of E3 heralds a seismic shift for the gaming industry and players alike.
It might seem odd but it’s not the first museum in a video game or metaverse.
Virtual influencers have relationships, explore the world and take risks. The web is their playground – but they don’t exist.
Barbie is an icon of nostalgia — but she’s also a forerunner of the metaverse.
After struggling to go mainstream, Apple’s recent announcement of the Vision Pro mixed-reality headset could be the lifeline the metaverse needs.
There are steps parents can take to understand this technology, the risks it may pose, and what they can do to limit them.
Meta and Pico lead the field with their VR headsets, ChatGPT continues its inexorable rise and new engine developments are pushing the boundaries of the video game experience.
If the VR industry is to experience the kind of growth that will make it worthy of the billions of dollars that have been invested in it, we need to view the metaverse as public infrastructure.
Here are the trends on the cusp of transforming the online world.
An expert in the field of cryptocurrencies answers the question: Is crypto really here to stay or is it just a fad?
Creators of NFT art are organizing themselves into new art scenes, but they are still searching for cultural legitimacy while museums remain skittish.
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing, University of the West of Scotland
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Associate Professor of Media and Information, Michigan State University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business, University of New Brunswick
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, University of Sydney
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Professor of Computer Science, Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, Cornell Tech, and Co-Director, Initiative for CryptoCurrencies and Contracts (IC3), Cornell University
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