VR Chat Dancer.
Tom Faber, who covers nightlife for the New York Times, took some time Finding Community and Freedom on the Virtual Dance Floor In VR chat“There’s been dozens of parties on VRChat, a platform where users can use fantastic avatars of their own design,” he says. The place he’s talking about is for PC-powered VR HMDs, not standalone VR like the Quest . Quest users have their own entertainment to look forward to, as basketball superstar DJ Diesel (Shaquille O’Neil) will host an hour-long event featuring performances from Cardi B, Ludacris, Lil Yachty, Killer Mike and Whipped Cream. Shaq’s New Year’s Eve event premieres Saturday, December 31 at 3:30pm PT in VR on Meta Horizon Worlds and Meta Quest TV, available on Meta Quest 2 headsets and on O’Neal’s Facebook and Instagram pages and Messenger’s Watch Together. Alspace is hosting a free all-day/night bash Compatible with all headsets and tablets.
Thanks to the delta surge, just a year ago, in January 2022, there was no traffic, no taxi lines, … [+]
The world’s largest trade show, CES, will be held in Las Vegas from January 4-7. AI is gaining momentum and will undoubtedly be the star of this year’s show. Companies will go to great lengths to show how they can use AI to improve their products. From smart home devices to self-driving cars, artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize the way we live and work, but no one knows exactly how it will work. The show, held virtually in 2021, Delta-dimined by 2022, will still not return to its record 175,000 attendance in 2020. Organizers expect 100,000 visitors this year. This is my 25th CES, so trust me when I say 100,000 people is still an overwhelming mob. Given the surge in Covid in Asia, masks are not required, but only a daredevil would walk the huge exhibition hall without a mask.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 8: Attendees use virtual reality headsets to experience modern and … [+]
The XR will be well represented at CES Keep an eye out for Sony’s Playstation VR2, HTC’s new standalone headset announced last week, and Somnimum Space’s VR1, says Forbes’ Andrew Williams. Microsoft and Magic Leap will be on display in the central hall, along with Vrgineers, Xtal, Pimax and Vuzix. Cannon is rolling out cinematic VR. We arrange private kit demos for Real Wear, Dimenco, Lumus and Digilens. Meta offers journalists private time through Quest Pro and Ray Ban Stories. Sharp is also expected to launch a new HD headset.
These tiny VR glasses are compatible with SteamVR.
I might start an annoying trend by asking if VR is in a dangerous place? This comes after Meta acknowledged a slowdown in VR HMD sales. Thus began the trend of negative year-end stories. Metaverse gets off to a bad start after VR headset sales drop in 2022 CNBC said. 2023 could be a make-or-break year for the Metaverse Added CNet. However, Meta might still have a good laugh this Christmas. On December 25th, the Quest app was number one in the App Store.
Space giant cancels 40,000 Oculus Quest orders after seeing the tech Mobeus, a New Jersey-based startup with $24 million in funding from Accenture Ventures, will soon launch Airglass2, which makes every camera-equipped display, every smartphone, a potentially shared 3D space. ForbesJohn Koetsier
Join Nreal founder and CEO Chi Xu at CES on Wednesday, January 9th.
daily variety show Nreal AR glasses deliver on the promise of changing mobile lifestyles The wearable second screen tethers to lightweight glasses and mirrors the smartphone’s screen as a giant 201-inch Micro-Led second screen for games and other content, and retails for $319. The Beijing-based augmented reality company did not attend CES this year. In 2020, they were the talk of the town.
This week in XR Also a podcast hosted by this column’s author Ted Schilowitz and Magic Leap founder Rony Abovitz.We’re home for the holidays this week so no show, but Join Venture Beat Chief Writer Dean Takahashi on December 16 for our 2022 wrap-up and 2023 predictions. We’ll be back from CES the first week of January. We can be found on Spotify, iTunes and YouTube.
what are we reading
The end of the Silicon Valley myth The companies that define our digital lives have hit a wall. (Brian Merchant/The Atlantic)
Our Most Anticipated Technologies in 2023 (Chris Morris/Fast Company)
Immersive AR for consumers is ‘five years or so’ away, says Magic Leap CEO (Tiernan Ray, ZDnet)
schadenfreude this week
How Meta Failed in Its First Year as a Metaverse Company (Karissa Bell/Engadget)
