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DECEMBER 20, 2023

On stream, Filian took the stage at the center of a colossal arena, lit with violet spotlights and surrounded by crowds of fans holding lightsticks. The streamer opened the show dressed in a vivd purple skirt, magenta bow tie, and high white boots that matched her jacket — a ritzy version of her avatar’s usual […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

VUZ , a social app that allows users to stream and experience immersive realism in extended reality (XR) and metaverse digital experiences, has raised $20 million in Series B investment. The platform offers over 20,000 hours of content covering entertainment, creators, sports, and XR, VR, and AR experiences virtually anywhere in the world.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The funding is coming on the back of very significant growth and scale for Rec Room, amid a wider climate where suddenly a lot more attention is being focused on VR and immersive experiences, and specifically companies that are building content (or vehicles for content) that engage users in those mediums. (To

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

” According to Mozilla SVP Imo Udom, Active Replica will support Mozilla’s ongoing work with Hubs, the latter’s VR chatroom service and open source project. Ervin is a software engineer by trade, having held roles at AR/VR startups Metaio, Liminal AR and Occipital.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The VR social app has started rolling out for some users on web and mobile in early access, Meta said. After more than a year and a half in development, Meta is bringing Horizon Worlds out of the headset. By expanding to mobile and web, Horizon Worlds can cater to a much larger user base, […]

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

AmazeVR , a virtual reality concert platform that enables users to experience their favorite artists’ VR concerts through content generation tools, announced today it has secured $15 million, which was oversubscribed within three weeks. . Users would join as avatars, hang out with other users, and experience VR concerts together.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

Founded in 2016 by Anoshechkin, Joel van de Vorstenbosch and Boramy Unn, the Sydney and San Francisco-based startup started out as a virtual reality game developer creating A Township Tale , a VR open-world RPG in which every user has their own medieval fantasy virtual world that is shareable with other users, Anoshechkin said.

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Hacker Earth Developers Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Promote the Event Effectively Promote the event on email campaigns, social media, and career pages to attract a target audience. Virtual Reality (VR) Candidates will be able to explore virtual offices, interact with other team members, and observe company culture in an immersive VR environment. Here’s what the future holds: 1.

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CTOvision

MARCH 26, 2014

Tuesday, Facebook announced its plans to acquire Oculus VR for $2 billion. If you haven’t heard of it, Oculus VR is a virtual reality startup out of Irvine, CA. Brian Fung , tech writer for the Washington Post, agrees, predicting that Facebook will use virtual reality to strengthen its grip on social interactions.

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O'Reilly Media - Ideas

JANUARY 11, 2022

Now for some slightly less safe predictions, involving the future of social media and cybersecurity. I don’t think they’ll succeed, but Apple is also working on VR/AR products. The key question is whether these companies can make AR glasses that work and don’t make you look like an alien.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2023

Prior to Rooms, Toff spent ten years at Google, off and on, in product marketing and product management, including at YouTube, Area 120, and in VR/AR. A “camera mode” lets you take a photo or a smooth dolly shot, but the end result isn’t one-click publishable to social networks. It’s all individual.”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2023

Not everyone believes that the metaverse — social, VR-centric worlds — has staying power. After tapping a camera-equipped device to record a few seconds of video, users upload the footage to MeetKai Reality, which renders the captured space in VR. But MeetKai is among the steadfast optimists. Image Credits: MeetKai.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2022

spending billions of dollars on virtual reality tech every fiscal quarter, the wider VR startup ecosystem has been having a tough few years coming down from the highs of 2016, when investors dumped money into the sector expecting Oculus-sized returns only to see most of their investments slowly wilt away. Despite Zuckerberg & Co.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Social-crypto platforms — which were really just MMORPGs with a heavy financial component — were also dubbed metaverses, prompting land rushes for metaverse real estate. The terms “AR” and “VR” were found in 11% and 9% of the “metaverse” apps, respectively. Image Credits: Sensor Tower.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 26, 2021

Automakers, suppliers and startups see growing market for in-vehicle AR/VR applications. Despite all of the pomp and promises about the potential for AR and VR, there isn’t a clear understanding of market demand for bringing the technology to cars, trucks and passenger vans. Social+ payments: Why fintechs need social features.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2021

VR training programs. By donning a VR headset, individuals can participate in an immersive training experience where they can engage in a conversation about race and inherent bias without fear of judgment or reprisals. Socializing tangible data to measure progress toward diversity goes a long way toward shaping company culture.

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CIO

AUGUST 29, 2022

Right now, the metaverse is essentially an undefined amalgam of technologies and concepts including but not limited to augmented reality (AR), avatars, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, extended reality (ER), mixed reality (MR), NFTs (non-fungible tokens), virtual reality (VR), and Web3. Follow the money.

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TechCrunch

JULY 9, 2021

The SPAC parade continued apace this week as Nextdoor announced it would go public via a blank-check company, with the community social network making its pitch based on scale, claiming users in one in three U.S. Can advertising scale in VR? Can advertising scale in VR? Image Credits: jhorrocks / Getty Images. households.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Google wakes up from its VR daydream. Osso VR raises $14 million to bring virtual reality to surgical and medical device training. With the coronavirus pandemic shifting more people online, Vectary says it has seen a 300% increase in AR views as more businesses start showcasing their products in 3D and AR. million Series A.

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Hacker Earth Developers Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Promote the Event Promote through email campaigns, social media adverts, and partnerships with international job listing websites. Here’s what the future holds: Virtual Reality (VR) Experiences The VR tools will allow candidates to get a taste of the company culture and the team they would be working with on the evening job.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2022

Carmack will still continue to consult with Meta on VR matters, but his work with the social juggernaut, he said, will consume only 20% of his time. John Carmack is one of the best engineers in the world and a national treasure. Thrilled to be leading this round and supporting him in building Keen Technologies!

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2023

He bought my favorite social network and made it bad. If I’m going to write about social media and stay sane, I need to root for the dumbest things possible to happen, so long as the consequences don’t actually cause harm. When he’s not trying to convince us to wear VR headsets all day, Zuckerberg is getting swole.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

South African mobile games company lands $20M : Meet Carry1st, a social games publisher that just landed eight figures. According to Box CEO Aaron Levie, the move solidifies Redmond’s entry into AR/VR gaming. “If TechCrunch wants you to recommend growth marketers who have expertise in SEO, social, content writing and more!

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

JUNE 5, 2025

Also:  This $399 Samsung Galaxy is the midrange phone most people should buy I was surprised by the video generation capabilities because my followers throughout social media networks weren't able to tell if things were real or AI-generated.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2022

What it says it does: Unai is developing a VR headset and virtual world that aims to help people feel connected to one another in the virtual world. Promises include: Unai wants to make VR interactions look, feel and sound like they do in real life. Founders: Maxim Perumal built Relativity, an open source VR headset, at age 15.

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OTS Solutions

JUNE 3, 2022

Animal testing can be reduced, and human clinical trials can be expedited using AR and VR (Virtual Reality) technology, referred to as “virtual patients” or “organs-on-a-chip.” Just a decade ago, the use of augmented and virtual reality in healthcare was deemed science fiction.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2023

Fast-forward two years, we’re now in a different world, socially, politically and technologically. As he wrote recently, “As we’ve seen from the rollercoasters of crypto, metaverse and VR, adoption hinges on whether or not the product delivers better experiences and outcomes. billion last year, down 49% from the year prior.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 17, 2024

Technology: Enhancing Customer Experience Technology, such as social media, mobile apps, and AI, has become essential in attracting, retaining, and satisfying customers. Social media has a significant impact on customer engagement by fostering customer relationships.

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CIO

JUNE 8, 2023

I think of it by way of analogy: Not every business needs to have a social media strategy, but businesses that have customers who use social media need to know how to be present, or they lose an opportunity to be relevant. That’s the direct customer experience. What I think is equally interesting is the indirect customer experience.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

This means that Intenseye can identify health and safety violations, from not wearing a hard hat to ignoring social distancing protocols and everything in between, in real time. Intenseye integrates with existing network-connected cameras within facilities and then uses computer vision to monitor employee health and safety on the job.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2023

VR isn’t just for the youngins : Rendever, a big startup in the virtual reality space, acquired Alcove from AARP , showing “VR comes of age,” Ingrid reports. This overview includes basic steps for writing a clear headline, offering visitors social proof that builds credibility, and crafting calls to action that drive results.

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JUNE 7, 2025

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CIO

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

They also check a variety of sources before making a final purchasing decision, from search engines and retail websites to product ratings and reviews, price comparison websites, and social media. AI, voice, AR/VR, and robotics will improve search, personalization, content creation, data accuracy, and customer service management.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

After 2 months in an underground shelter they have also used their technology to register evidence of war crimes and provide the ability to immerse oneself into Ukraine to experience it, it’s now developing applications for psychological trauma treatment, VR medical trainin, combat surveillance systems and making the de-mining process safer.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

PortalOne , which is building an immersive gaming platform that describes itself as hybrid in more ways than one — it mixes games with a game show/talk show format, and it’s designed to work across various devices from mobile through to consoles and VR headsets — has picked up $60 million.

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