Hearing the N-Word in the Metaverse Is Just the Beginning
Some things are too real I can still remember the first time I heard the N-word uttered aloud. I was just a kid having fun on the playground of my…
Gaming has led the metaverse, but NFTs pose new ethical challenges. The DICE Summit discussions
The possibilities — and the responsibilities — of an all-encompassing digital world such as the metaverse dominated talk at this year’s D.I.C.E. Summit, a gathering of gaming industry professionals in…
It’s Time to Focus on the Metaverse
“We all know that the tech buzzword of the day is the metaverse. Of course, there are many views about what the metaverse is and should be in concept. However,…
Become a Metaverse marketing maven
Immersive media and technologies like augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and the Metaverse are a hot, hot topic these days. Long gone are the days when marketers could dismiss…
The Risk of Fraud in the Metaverse
Coined by sci-fi writer Neal Stephenson over 30 years ago, “metaverse” is the biggest buzzword of 2022. This pivot to a “cyber world” where we will be using a “digital…
Fighting cybercrime in metaverse
The metaverse promises to be a revolutionised digital world unlike any we’ve experienced before. The cybersecurity challenges that come with it will also, likely, be different from anything we’ve seen…
METAVERSE MIGHT BLOW LIFE INTO THE DYING AR/VR HEADSET MARKET
The last century represented the mass production of advanced technologies and the rise of the internet. Well, the year 2022 might be earmarked to be the year of the birth…
Metaverse app allows kids into virtual strip clubs
Some apps in the virtual-reality metaverse are “dangerous by design”, the NSPCC has warned in response to a BBC News investigation. A researcher posing as a 13-year-old girl witnessed grooming,…
A Zaha Hadid-designed city in the metaverse captures the ambitions of Liberland
The Free Republic of Liberland had all the attributes of a nationality when it was launched in 2015. The micronation, located on three square miles of No Man’s Land between…
Retailers seek real-world profits in the metaverse
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