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Big tech’s big dreams of a corporate metaverse filled with virtual reality workplaces aren’t quite dead yet, at least according to Microsoft. The Redmond, Washington tech giant finally unveiled its 3D Mesh integration for Microsoft Teams, offering a new wave of generic-looking, legless avatars for making work meetings a fair bit more awkward.Warning! Microsoft Wants ChatGPT to Control Robots NextAs envisioned by Microsoft, this new Teams Mesh integration essentially lets users access 3D avatars, then stick them in…

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has only been out for a few days, and players are already stretching the limits of what its Ultrahand system can do. From Korok-torturing crucifixes to trojan horses to NSFW robots, Ultrahand can clearly do a lot more than open doors or create simple vehicles. Tears of the Kingdom is a testament to how games that rely on the player’s creativity are so magical and how they quickly get ridiculous and go viral. Tears of the Kingdom also stands in contrast to most other games…

Image Source : META Meta brings improved avatars for users Meta (formerly Facebook) has introduced new body shapes, and improved hair and clothing textures to its avatars to help users better express themselves. The company also announced that over one billion avatars have been created across its platforms. Under new body shapes, the company has added more choices for…

It’s been about 20 years since the life-simulator game, Second Life, came out. Nintendo Miis first emerged on the scene more than a decade and a half ago. We live in an era where near-photo-realistic video game graphics are possible. For better or worse, you can deepfake images and videos of notable people with a few mouse clicks. Yet somehow, Mark Zuckerberg is still struggling to get cartoon avatars right. Spoilers of the Week: July 8thMeta is making a suite of updates to its digital alter-ego offerings. The avatars…

Meta has announced that it is testing a new type of closed space -- members-only worlds -- in its social virtual reality (VR) platform 'Horizon Worlds'.The 'members-only worlds' will allow creators to build and cultivate a space where a community of people can come together to enjoy a curated experience, the company said in a Oculus blogpost.During the test, each members-only world can have up to 150 world members and 25 concurrent visitors at any given time.Read AlsoCreators will be able to provide exclusive access to…

According to Mark Zuckerberg, the “metaverse” – which the Meta founder describes as “an embodied internet, where instead of just viewing content – you are in it” – will radically change our lives.So far, Meta's main metaverse product is a virtual reality playground called Horizon Worlds. When Zuckerberg announced his company's metaverse push in October 2021, the prevailing sentiment was that it was something nobody had asked for, nor particularly wanted.Many of us wondered what people would actually do in this new online…

Meta has announced to add legs to its virtual avatars which are not yet on its VR platform Horizon Worlds yet and might not arrive until next year.Users of Horizon Worlds has legless torsos as virtual avatars as of now.The fact that their bodies are just floating in the virtual world without any legs confuses many people, reports TechCrunch.The avatars of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of the company and another executive, Aigerim Shorman, were seen bouncing and kicking during the 'Meta Connect' conference demo.Read AlsoThe problem…

Image Source : HORIZON WORLDS Meta's Horizon Worlds Meta (earlier known as Facebook) has been reportedly struggling to gain users on its social virtual reality (VR) platform named 'Horizon Worlds' - its biggest bet to fulfil its $10 billion metaverse dream. ALSO READ: Google Meet to automatically zoom in on your face for more visibility As per the report in the Wall…

Meta Platforms Inc's chief of its virtual reality social platform, Horizon, the main gateway for accessing the metaverse that the company is pouring billions of dollars into building, is leaving for a new opportunity, he told Reuters on Friday. A spokesman for Facebook-owner Meta confirmed the departure of Vice President Vivek Sharma and said his team would report directly to Vishal Shah, vice president of Metaverse. Sharma declined to elaborate. Sharma was responsible for developing the persistent, immersive virtual…

Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has shared on Facebook that the social media platform would soon release major updates to Horizon Worlds. He also mentioned that the avatar graphic will also be updated soon.…