VR

Anders and Maribus wearing two of the many Apple Vision Pros at mtnDAO (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Apple Vision Pros Are Practically Dress Code at This Crypto Hacker House
Airdrop riches and FOMO are fueling a run on Apple's pricey VR headset at mtnDAO, the Solana blockchain's largest community-run coworking meetup, in Salt Lake City.
Anders and Maribus wearing two of the many Apple Vision Pros at mtnDAO (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Is the Metaverse a 'Global Panopticon'?
In an excerpt from her new book "Beyond Data," lawyer Elizabeth M. Renieris argues emerging extended-reality technologies erode individual and societal privacy rights.
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Apple Vision Pro headset (Apple)
Apple's New Headset Could Change the Way We Design the Metaverse
Apple new Vision Pro headset, which it says "seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world," may expand the borders of our decentralized digital future.
Apple Vision Pro headset (Apple)

The Holoride system uses an HTC Vive Flow to bring a VR experience to cars, minus the motion sickness. (Pete Pachal/CoinDesk)
Audi-Backed Startup Holoride Is Bringing VR to the Car
Will the “Motorverse” change the face of backseat entertainment?
The Holoride system uses an HTC Vive Flow to bring a VR experience to cars, minus the motion sickness. (Pete Pachal/CoinDesk)

Ixana showed off a pair of headphones powered by Wi-R technology, which transmits data via the human body without the need for a wireless connection, at CES 2023. (Pete Pachal/CoinDesk)
This Promising Wireless Technology Could Help Power the Future Metaverse
A new wireless technology that uses the human body as a conductor could help usher in a new generation of sleeker VR and AR devices.
Ixana showed off a pair of headphones powered by Wi-R technology, which transmits data via the human body without the need for a wireless connection, at CES 2023. (Pete Pachal/CoinDesk)

Meta’s Horizon Worlds Falling Short of Internal User Goals: WSJ
Meta’s Horizon Worlds Falling Short of Internal User Goals: WSJ
Facebook's parent company Meta is failing to keep users and internal performance goals on its flagship virtual reality (VR) "Horizon Worlds" platform, according to The Wall St...
Meta’s Horizon Worlds Falling Short of Internal User Goals: WSJ

The Minds That Imagined the Metaverse and VR
The Minds That Imagined the Metaverse and VR
A conversation at Consensus 2022 between two visionaries Neal Stephenson and Jaron Lanier about how they envisioned the metaverse and VR. Moderator: Leah Callon-Butler, Direct...
The Minds That Imagined the Metaverse and VR

The Father of PlayStation Doesn’t Like Metaverse or VR Headsets
The Father of PlayStation Doesn’t Like Metaverse or VR Headsets
In an interview with Bloomberg, PlayStation creator Ken Kutaragi called the metaverse “isolating” and VR headsets “annoying.” Kutaragi equated the metaverse to nothing more th...
The Father of PlayStation Doesn’t Like Metaverse or VR Headsets

Solana-Based Metaverse Gaming Platform Star Atlas Closes $2M in Public Token Sale
Solana-Based Metaverse Gaming Platform Star Atlas Closes $2M in Public Token Sale
Blockchain-based metaverse gaming platform Star Atlas has closed $2 million in a public token sale, adding to the $41 million in sales it has already raised in NFTs. These NFT...
Solana-Based Metaverse Gaming Platform Star Atlas Closes $2M in Public Token Sale

VR Artist Boomboxhead on the Intersection Between NFTs and the Metaverse
VR Artist Boomboxhead on the Intersection Between NFTs and the Metaverse
Godfrey Meyer, aka Boomboxhead, joins “First Mover” to explain how NFT art intersects with virtual reality and the difference between digital and physical art.
VR Artist Boomboxhead on the Intersection Between NFTs and the Metaverse