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AWE 2022: Unity CEO talks about his vision of the metaverse

The Ghost Howls

With the show floor still closed, the highlight of the day has been the speech by Unity CEO John Riccitiello that spoke about the metaverse , telling us what he thinks it is and how he thinks it can evolve. The Unity CEO talks about the metaverse. The Unity CEO on AWE stage to talk about the M-word. That sounded like a plan.

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AWE 2021 Returns With In-person Conference Planned for November

Road to VR

With vaccines starting to roll out in the US, AWE has set a hopeful November date as one of the first XR conferences to return to an in-person event—but offering a money-back guarantee in case things don’t pan out. AWE is a long running XR-focused conference held annually in Santa Clara, CA.

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A Look at the Upcoming AR/VR Policy Conference

ARPost

A special conference taking place on October 21 will look at both extant policies governing XR as well as what sort of policies may be advantageous as the field continues to grow. The AR/VR Policy Conference. The half-day conference will take place in the ITIF offices in Washington D.C. We need an AR/VR policy. Suzan DelBene.

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The 2nd Annual AR/VR Policy Conference

ARPost

The second annual AR/VR Policy Conference took place this Wednesday, September 14, in Washington D.C., As a proud media partner of the AR/VR Policy Conference, here’s the ARPost recap – though you can also watch the complete event on YouTube. The AR/VR Policy Conference keynote was given by Representative Darrell Issa.

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China’s Largest Telecom Forms Metaverse Industry Alliance, Including Xiaomi, Huawei, HTC & Unity

Road to VR

” At MWC Shanghai, state-owned China Mobile announced the first batch of 24 members of the alliance, including Huawei, Xiaomi, HTC Vive, Unity China, NOLO, XREAL (formerly Nreal), AI company iFlytek, video streaming platform MGTV, and cloud streaming platform Haima Cloud. ” China Mobile isn’t new to the space.

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Spatial on Unity Creator Tools, Company Vision, and the Metaverse for Consumers

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Spatial Hits Big at GDC 2023 In March, at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2023 in San Francisco, Spatial announced the platform’s new Unity Creator Toolkit is entering its beta stages. For example, Spatial’s Unity Creator Toolkit beta model powered the 2023 Metaverse Fashion Week on Spatial between 28 to 31 March.

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Normal VR Technology Turns Any Unity VR/AR App Into A Multiplayer Experience

VRScout

Where Normal VR stands out, however, is that their remote team doesn’t use virtual conference rooms or presentation spaces to meet. Normcore , their multiplayer networking plugin for Unity, allows for the addition of voice chat-enabled multiplayer VR functionality for games and experiences in minutes. Feature Image Credit: Normal VR.

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