No matter how realistic you make the avatars, the Big Bang for the metaverse needs a user experience that technology won’t deliver for a very long time. The worst part is not how bad this digital face ...

The immersive tech could eventually allow park visitors to interact with Mickey Mouse and Elsa as images, not cast members in costume. The $100M fund promotes use of Unreal Engine, which is ...

Virtual humans are already here and intermingling with real humans in multiple life contexts. They are featured in gaming, in our social feeds, as well as other areas of entertainment and work. This ...

The metaverse was supposed to be transformative. In March 2022, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg called it “the next chapter of the internet overall.” Three years ago, Satya Nadella, CEO at Microsoft, wrote ...

Mark Zuckerberg says the metaverse is 'the next generation of the internet,' but what does that even mean? Let us explain. My title is Senior Features Writer, which is a license to write about ...

When Cathy Hackl’s son wanted to throw a party for his 9th birthday, he didn’t ask for favors for his friends or themed decorations. Instead, he asked if they could hold the celebration on Roblox. On ...

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Meta is just one company that has embraced the future of virtual reality. Facebook's announcement in October that it was further embracing the metaverse and rebranding itself as Meta set off a ...

To hear tech CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg or Satya Nadella talk about it, the metaverse is the future of the internet. Or it's a video game. Or maybe it's a deeply uncomfortable, worse version of Zoom?

The watchmaker’s limited-edition pieces with NFT company Azuki helped it connect with other high spending collectors much ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. You may be tempted to confuse the metaverse with a virtual reality world. Certainly, the ...