article thumbnail

‘Decentraland’ – Using Ethereum Blockchain ICO to Sell Virtual Real Estate

Road to VR

Decentraland is a virtual world that is using the Ethereum Blockchain to sell plots of virtual reality real estate. They have a Unity plug-in, but are also planning on using A-Frame and other WebVR technologies to create their virtual city. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST. Subscribe on iTunes.

article thumbnail

Google Announces Android XR Operating System Alongside Samsung MR Headset

Road to VR

Google TV, for instance, can be watched on a large, curved screen, with info panels popping out of the main window for better use of real-estate. Unity is also supported through a new Android XR Extension, as well as WebXR and OpenXR. This includes a new Android XR Emulator for testing Android XR apps without a headset.

Samsung 347
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Google Swirl Redefines Advertising With Its 3D Ad Format

ARPost

New mediums like AR and VR will usher in dramatic new forms of advertising, such as AR cloud-based persistent placements and Metaverse -like second worlds with digital real estate and billboards. See Also: 63% of Advertising Creatives Struggle with AR Technology Adoption, Unity Survey Finds.

Google 466
article thumbnail

This Developer Turned His Apartment Into a VR Game

Road to VR

Greg Madison, a UX designer at Unity and fellow indoorsman, opened up his playspace a bit by turning his apartment into a VR game platform, something he hopes to share soon with others. Enter his ‘Gamefied Real Estate’ project. SEE ALSO 34 VR Apps for Remote Work, Education, Training, Design Review, and More.

Unity 314
article thumbnail

Spatial Beats: Facebook, Nreal & More Metaverse Hype

AR Insider

In an unhinged rant worthy of Rudy Guiliani, Cramer explained the metaverse is made by Unity, before correcting himself and crediting Nvidia instead. Inside a $1 Billion Real Estate Company Operating Entirely in VR EXP Realty. NASDQ: EXPI) is international real estate company with no physical offices.

article thumbnail

Thinking About Buying Virtual Land? Virtual Real Estate Investing in the Metaverse is the Way to Go

ARVR

11 min read The development of the metaverses has created a new real estate market. Today we will talk about which companies sell virtual real estate, what opportunities this opens up for owners, and why you should start investing in virtual real estate today. The transaction did not involve real money.

article thumbnail

The XR Week Peek (2022.08.15): NVIDIA makes many announcements at SIGGRAPH, new leaks on Apple and Pico, and more!

The Ghost Howls

New connectors are in development and finally also popular software like Unity and Blender will be able to connect with Omniverse. Metaverse “real estate” is going down and down. To make things work, the celebrity investor Mark Cuban has just commented on metaverse real estate saying that it was “the dumbest idea ever”.

Apple 542