Is the 2021 VR Market at a Crossroads?
Understanding the 2021 VR market is a guessing game, given that Facebook doesn’t release sales data. And, of course, sales don’t necessarily reflect how often VR headsets are being used. But …
Virtual Reality
The remarkable developments in Virtual Reality from the consumer VR revolution offer deeply compelling immersive experiences. Learn about its impact on Education, Film, Storytelling, Journalism, Work, and Retail environments and explore the challenging ethical issues that will arise in the convergence with AI which will erase the boundaries between the real and the virtual world in our everyday lives.
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Ready to wrestle with the future? With the interaction between storytelling and code that will create transformative experiences and situate us in a world of AI-driven avatars? If so, please support …
Support Our SXSWedu 2022 Proposals!
We’d love to have your support for our two SXSWedu 2022 proposals submitted by the Digital Bodies team. Community input is a critical part of the SXSWedu 2022 selection process. Please …
Sensorium’s AI-driven Avatars – Another Step Toward the Metaverse
Sensorium’s AI-driven avatars are a new generation of virtual beings that bring us another step closer to the metaverse. The company was started by Mikhail Prokhorov, the multibillionaire former owner of …
Join us at the ShapingEDU Unconference Session on XR, Deepfakes, and Gamification
Join us virtually at the 2021 ShapingEDU Unconference on July 20-23, 2021, where we address the challenges of XR, Deepfakes, and Gamified Experiences. The conference addresses a looming set of “wicked problems” …
Facebook’s VR Future – An Interview with Mark Zuckerberg
Scott Stein has an excellent interview with Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook’s VR future. The short 30-minute conversation covers everything from the possible development of an Oculus Quest Pro to social VR, …
New HTC VR Headsets Coming – Will One be a Quest Competitor?
If you’re looking to learn about the latest VR developments, you may want to set aside some time on May 11th and 12th. HTC has confirmed the upcoming release of “game-changing …
Oculus Quest 2 Upgrades: Multiuser Support and App Sharing Arrives
Facebook has released a new set of Oculus Quest 2 upgrades that bring needed features to the headset. You’ll now have the ability to share your headset and apps with other …
See an Interactive Virtual Shakespeare Play in March 2021
As many have noted, the arts will be the last to return once the pandemic is over. Until then, artists are working with whatever innovative solutions they can find. Musicians in …
Can the Sundance 2021 New Frontier Program Deliver as a Virtual World?
The Sundance 2021 VR projects in the New Frontiers program will be available this week (January 28 – February 3) in the Festival’s first attempt at a virtual world. Like every …
ShapingEDU Winter Games – Learning in XR
We will be at the ShapingEDU Winter Games this week – it’s a free, virtual event for an international community of changemakers (educator leaders, smart city experts, students, faculty, and technologists). …