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Malta Joins the Digital Future with Their First Virtual Citizen

VRWorld

Marija is an industry first: a resident of Malta that exists only in digital form. Marija was intentionally created with traits common to human residents of Malta, including physical characteristics and features typical of the Mediterranean region. “Malta is truly a visionary country. About the Virtual Citizen Program.

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German Circus Ends Its Use Of Live Animals In Favor Of 3D Holograms

VRScout

In November, for example, Italy joined Belgium, Greece, and Malta in the permanent ban of circus animals, much to the chagrin of circus performers and enthusiasts alike. However, the biggest change to the industry comes in the form of increased restrictions on the use of live animals for entertainment purposes.

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Malta Joins the Metaverse with Their First Virtual Citizen

VRWorld

Marija is an industry first: a resident of Malta that exists only in digital form. Marija was intentionally created with traits common to human residents of Malta, including physical characteristics and features typical of the Mediterranean region. Malta is a small island nation with plenty of sunshine and natural beauty.

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‘Metro: Exodus’ & ‘Arktika.1’ Developer 4A Games Seeking Hires with VR Experience

Road to VR

We’re hiring across both our Malta and Kyiv studios to help us bring these dreams to reality, so if you think you have what it takes and want to join our team, head to our careers page and apply ! In 2017 we released Arktika.1, 1, a sci-fi FPS for the Oculus Rift, and our first steps towards a goal of being a multi-project studio.

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VR Train Simulator ‘Derail Valley’ to Launch into Early Access This Week

Road to VR

For the sake of comparison, that’s about the size of the island of Malta (not including Gozo). Altfuture says Derail Valley is the result of two years of development, making the 25th a big day for the five-person team. Image courtesy Altfuture. The game is said to take place in a 256 km² (~99 sq mi) open world.

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GlobalFoundries To Spend Billions: Doubling Fab 8, Creating New Fab in NY

Anand Tech

Accompanying this is the disclosure that GF is going to build another manufacturing facility close to Fab 8, in Malta NY, as part of a Private-Public partnership. Today’s announcement commits to adding additional machines at Malta to scale out to the space already there, for another 150k wafers per year, at a cost of $1B.

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‘ARKTIKA.1’ Behind-the-scenes – Insights & Artwork from 4A Games

Road to VR

1 isn’t part of the Metro universe, and despite the fact that the company’s main headquarters moved to Malta in 2014, the studio is sticking to its guns for their first VR game, building out a new universe, but one which still very much influenced by the region. And though Arktika.1

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