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The Metaverse – The Hype vs The Reality
The Metaverse, much like other recent technological developments, is currently shrouded in mystery and scepticism. Many people believe that the Metaverse will usher in a…
VR Trends that We Are Likely to See in 2023
I know that I don’t have to tell you how many days it is until Christmas, because you are no doubt counting them down yourselves, nor point out that just a week…
Looking at Long Term Support for the Unity 2021 Universal Render Pipeline
As a major part of its overall package Unity developed a pre-built scriptable render pipeline called the Universal Render Pipeline (URP) to facilitate rendering of a…
Virtual Reality and the Future of Society
While we have talked at length about what the Metaverse can – and can’t – do, there hasn’t so far been a great amount of debate regarding its philosophical implications.…
How Will AI And 5G Power the Next Wave of Technical Innovation?
Going from almost no presence at all just forty years ago, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has grown to become a powerful and defining force of computing and has become an…
How Augmented Reality Can Cut Down on Business Returns
According to a poll conducted by PwC, entitled “Global Consumer Insights”, before the pandemic, in-store shopping was the most popular option for consumers. The survey…
Unite 2022 Recap
If you were waiting for Unite 2022 – the global Unity conference/developer interaction experience – then the bad news is that you have missed it; it was 1st and 2nd…
How Can Virtual Reality Evolve Beyond Escapism?
Here’s a true story. A couple of weeks ago I was chatting with a friend and casually mentioned my love of VR, to which she retorted “I don’t really like gaming that…
VR is Shaping up to be All Age-Group Friendly
Over the last thirty years, technology – mostly driven by microelectronics applications and software – has grown at an astonishing rate, and that is in turn generating…
How VR Promises to Revolutionise Professional Training
While there is much to be said for learning from books and under the tutelage of professional trainers, nothing really helps a person learn something new than actually…
How Usability Testing Enables Immersive Metaverse Experiences
When Web 2.0 started to become a reality, the obvious difference between this and the original internet was plain to see; the addition of a good deal of interactivity.…
Designing the Metaverse – Getting it Right from the Start
We are in an enviable position, where we are right at the start of something that is likely to become so huge, and so important to our everyday lives, and it will make…
