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Facebook Messenger Introduces AR Group Effects

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Group Effects is a new feature available now on Facebook Messenger and Messenger Rooms that allows Facebook users to interact with a variety of AR experiences during group video calls. Yes, Group Effects offer far more than your standard face filters, though there are plenty of those as well. Image Credit: Facebook.

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How Different Age Groups Can Use Virtual Reality

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Users from every age group can use VR but may use it for different purposes. These suggestions are not grounded in medical science, but they provide information on which age groups the hardware best suits. Here are the benefits of using VR for each age group, including children over 13, adults between 18 and 65, and seniors over 65.

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New Report Says Chewing Gum Reduces VR Motion Sickness

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As part of the study, 77 participants were split up into three groups—a control group with no gum, an experimental group chewing peppermint gum, and a second experimental group chewing ginger gum—and immersed in a 15-minute VR helicopter flight. So, how exactly does chewing gum combat VR motion sickness?

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One Of The Best VR Fitness Apps Just Got Better

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This new facelift will make it easier for you to find workouts that target specific muscles groups. Here’s everything to look out for in the update: Browse Hand-Curated Collections: find the Supernatural Community’s favorite workouts grouped into carousels that make discovering them a breeze. Image Credit: Supernatural.

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Horizon Worlds VR Metaverse Coming To Web & Mobile

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Meta this week announced that it has given a select group of users the ability to grow and moderate their own communities by creating “members-only worlds.” ” These closed spaces feature exclusive VR content accessible by a hand-picked group of Horizon Worlds users.

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ABBA Enters the Digital Realm With 3D ‘ABBAtars’

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ABBA, the Swedish pop group behind massive hits such as “Dancing Queen,” “Take a Chance On Me,” and “Mamma Mia” (you know that every part of that song is a hook!) The process required Morris and his team to capture the group as they rehearsed and interacted with each other.

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CaixaBank and Imagine Show Us What Fintech in the Metaverse Should Look Like

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Spanish retail banking financial group CaixaBank is “entering the metaverse” through imaginLAND. We’ve seen American financial technology groups try to “ape into” the metaverse with limited success, but CaixaBank has a different plan. imagin’s first content in the metaverse will be a music event by the Spanish pop group Marlon.

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