Google’s immersive Street View could be glimpse of metaverse

Google’s immersive Street View could be glimpse of metaverse

Steven Silverman, Senior Technical Program Manager and Manager of Imagery Solutions for Google, shows past Google Street View Camera devices. ― AFP pic Saturday, 03 Sep 2022 8:16 AM MYT SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 3 ― Fifteen years after its launch, a Google Maps feature that lets people explore faraway places as though standing right there … Read more

Meta and other tech giants form metaverse standards body, without Apple

Meta and other tech giants form metaverse standards body, without Apple

Meta, known as Facebook until it changed its name as part of its metaverse pivot last year, has disclosed plans for a mixed-reality headset code-named ‘Cambria’ to be released this year. — Reuters pic Wednesday, 22 Jun 2022 8:01 AM MYT NEW YORK, June 22 — Meta, Microsoft and other tech giants racing to build … Read more

Working in the metaverse? It might be possible, but it’s not very effective

Working in the metaverse? It might be possible, but it’s not very effective

Working with a virtual reality headset on is by no means a pleasant experience. — Shutterstock pic Saturday, 18 Jun 2022 9:17 AM MYT SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 ― Advocates of the metaverse imagine a near future in which we will work with a virtual reality headset strapped to our heads. But is it really … Read more

Penyelidikan baharu McKinsey & Company menunjukkan metaverse boleh meningkat sehingga $5 trilion dalam nilai menjelang 2030

Penyelidikan baharu McKinsey & Company menunjukkan metaverse boleh meningkat sehingga $5 trilion dalam nilai menjelang 2030

NEW YORK dan LONDON dan PARIS, June 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — McKinsey & Company mengeluarkan laporan baharunya “Penciptaan nilai dalam metaverse,” yang menunjukkan metaverse mungkin terlalu besar untuk diabaikan. Ramalan awal McKinsey menunjukkan metaverse berpotensi meningkat sehingga $5 trilion dalam nilai menjelang tahun 2030. Ramalan itu menunjukkan e-dagang sebagai kuasa ekonomi terbesar ($2.6 trilion), … Read more

Meta to launch ‘metaverse academy’ in France

Meta to launch ‘metaverse academy’ in France

Tuesday, 14 Jun 2022 7:51 AM MYT SAN FRANCISCO, June 14 ― Facebook’s parent company Meta and a French digital training firm will launch a “metaverse academy” in France for the new academic year, the two organisations said on Sunday. Seen as the internet’s next great technological development, the metaverse refers to an immersive digital … Read more

A highly elaborate digital twin of Singapore is headed to the metaverse

A highly elaborate digital twin of Singapore is headed to the metaverse

A fully 3D modelled version of Singapore may soon be making its debut in the metaverse. — JKboy Jatenipat/Shutterstock pic via ETX Studio Monday, 06 Jun 2022 6:02 PM MYT SINGAPORE, June 6 — Singapore has been entirely modelled in 3D thanks to a local startup, which now aims to bring it into the metaverse. … Read more

Everyone’s going wild for the metaverse… apart from consumers

Everyone’s going wild for the metaverse… apart from consumers

European and American consumers are trying to understand the workings of the metaverse without showing much real interest in its infinite possibilities. — Shutterstock pic Wednesday, 01 Jun 2022 10:31 AM MYT PARIS, June 1 — The fashion industry seems to be forever vaunting the merits of the metaverse, as the sector gradually starts experimenting … Read more