Metaform and XP&DLand announces Durga Puja celebrations to the Metaverse

Metaform and XP&DLand announces Durga Puja celebrations to the Metaverse

Metaform and XP&DLand has announced MetaPujo, the iconic Durga Puja celebrations of Kolkata to the Metaverse. This Pujo season, the iconic and popular Ahiritola Sarbojanin, Deshapriya Park, Ballygunge Cultural and Tala Prattay pandals will be accessible through 3D twins on the Metaverse. “The worlds of digital and real life are colliding, where we will constantly […]

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8 things you can’t do in the metaverse: A look into this new virtual world

8 things you can’t do in the metaverse: A look into this new virtual world

The metaverse is a new virtual world that has taken the Internet by storm. It’s a collaborative, computer-generated environment where users can explore and interact with digital avatars of other real people. The metaverse (also known as the virtual reality, virtual universe, or cyberworld) is somewhat similar to games like Second Life and other online […]

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MeitY, Meta launch programme to support 40 startups

MeitY, Meta launch programme to support 40 startups

The Ministry of Electronics and IT’s (MeitY’s) Startup Hub Tuesday signed an agreement with social media giant Meta to launch an accelerator programme to offer grants to startups building services for the metaverse, a digital world which is a combination of virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) accessed through a browser or headset. The […]

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Meta, Qualcomm sign pact on custom virtual reality chips

Meta, Qualcomm sign pact on custom virtual reality chips

Meta Platforms Inc signed an agreement to have chip-maker Qualcomm Inc produce custom chipsets for its Quest virtual reality (VR) devices, the companies announced at a consumer electronics conference in Berlin on Friday. Engineering and product teams of both companies will work together to produce the chips, powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platforms, they said in […]

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8 things you can’t do in the metaverse: A look into this new virtual world

Hoisting flags to NFT collection: How Indians are celebrating 75th Independence Day in the metaverse

As India gears up to celebrate its 75th Independence Day with the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign, metaverse users are all set to be a part of the celebrations, albeit digitally. The ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav aims to encourage people to bring the national flag home and hoist […]

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Meta Platforms agrees to delay closing Within deal given U.S. challenge

Meta Platforms agrees to delay closing Within deal given U.S. challenge

Meta agreed not to close until 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31 or until the first business day after the judge decides whether the case may go forward Meta agreed not to close until 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31 or until the first business day after the judge decides whether the case may go forward Meta […]

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Decentraland announces world’s first metaverse ATM

Decentraland announces world’s first metaverse ATM

Popular metaverse platform Decentraland is launching the world’s first metaverse ATM. Decentraland is a virtual reality platform powered by the Ethereum blockchain. The platform enables users to create, experience, and monetize their content and applications. For context, the metaverse is a blend of offline and online experiences in an interactive digital space, where social interactions […]

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Metaverse and blockchain gaming least affected by Terra-Luna crash: DappRadar

Metaverse and blockchain gaming least affected by Terra-Luna crash: DappRadar

Gaming NFTs and metaverse were least affected by the Luna-Terra debacle, says a new report by decentralised application (DApp) data aggregator DappRadar. It should be noted that the Terra stablecoin collapsed in May, erasing around $40 billion of venture capitalists and retail money. The stablecoin blow applied heavy pressure on the entire crypto market, starting […]

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says Meta’s metaverse ‘will misfire’

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says Meta’s metaverse ‘will misfire’

Meta’s attempts to create a metaverse are not “going anywhere”, said Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. He believes that Meta’s concept of a virtual space will only “misfire.” The metaverse is a blend of offline and online experiences in an interactive digital space, where social interactions and transactions can occur simultaneously. In a tweet responding to […]

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Augmented reality shouldn’t feel like it’s slapped onto a game experience: Niantic

Augmented reality shouldn’t feel like it’s slapped onto a game experience: Niantic

“There have been many other games that have tried to just sort of copy and paste the Pokémon Go concept on their IP. I don’t think it works that well,” Archit Bhargava, Director, Worldwide Product Marketing – Niantic, Inc, explains why the industry has not been able to produce another hit augmented reality (AR) mobile […]

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