Metaverse
The @Metaverse Dotted: How real life immerses in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), 3D virtual worlds and engaging gamification.
Collection by Gerrit Eicker
nwn.blogs.com
New World Notes
2 min read · From 2019 · We saw some signs last February that this was coming and now it's here: Facebook just unveiled its new social VR world, called Horizon: Starting with a bustling town square where people will meet and…
VentureBeat
Oculus Quest will get hand-tracking, Oculus Link to play Rift PC games
1 min read · From 2019 · Oculus is bringing hand and finger tracking capabilities to its VR headsets, providing a more natural input alternative to using controllers.
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
From 2019 · Bloomberg connects decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Read this story on Bloomberg.
Quartz
How 5G will reinvent "working from home"
4 min read · From 2019 · Basic internet access lets us work remotely, but 5G will let us work truly virtually.
TechCrunch
Facebook launches Portal TV, a $149 video chat set-top box
8 min read · From 2019 · Facebook wants to take over your television with a clip-on camera for video calling, AR gaming, and content co-watching. If you can get past the creepiness, the new Portal TV let you hang out with…
9to5Mac.com
iOS 13 GM and latest iOS 13.1 beta continue to reference Apple’s Stereo AR headset efforts
2 min read · From 2019 · As 9to5Mac’s Gui Rambo first shared back in April and detailed more specifics just last week, Apple is working on bringing Stereo AR to iOS and has been testing it with two Apple headsets and one…
The Verge
Snap announces Spectacles 3 with an updated design and a second HD camera
3 min read · From 2019 · They’re $380 and go on sale in November
WIRED
Google Lens, Augmented Reality, and the Future of Learning
3 min read · From 2019 · Why take a boring selfie in front of the Mona Lisa when you can use AR to dive deep into it?
The Startup
The End of the E-Commerce is just around the corner
5 min read · From 2017 · How Augmented Reality will change E-Commerce into A-Commerce
Mashable
Instagram now lets anyone make their own AR effects
1 min read · From 2019 · Get ready to see a lot of new augmented reality effects in Instagram.
Gizmodo
The VR Revolution Is Alive and Well, It's Just Not Ready For Your Living Room (Yet)
5 min read · From 2019 · When HTC and Oculus launched their first-gen virtual reality headsets back in the spring of 2016, it felt like the beginning of a revolution. These headsets were immersive and sophisticated, unlike…
WIRED
Want to Know the Real Future of AR/VR? Ask Their Devs
3 min read · From 2019 · A new survey of 900 active devs provides some surprising clarity into the technology's constraints.
The Wharton School
The Impact of Social Media: Is it Irreplaceable?
10 min read · From 2019 · The impact of social media over the last 20 years has been significant, but current trends indicate that the sector's future will include more oversight.
vectary.com
VECTARY
1 min read · From 2016 · Free, browser-based 3D modeling tool and sharing platform.
The Verge
Google Maps AR walking directions arrive on iOS and Android
1 min read · From 2019 · Available in beta this week
IEEE Spectrum
Facebook Closer to Augmented Reality Glasses With Brain Implant That Decodes Dialogue From Neural Activity
3 min read · From 2019 · The project is the first to decode question-and-answer speech from brain signals in real time
