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The Immersive Wire - 12 January 2022 (News edition)

The Immersive Wire - 12 January 2022 (News edition)

January 12, 2022

By Tom FfiskeVR/AR and metaverse analysis every Wednesday and Sunday

// 12 January 2022

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MAIN STORYRegulators and the metaverse

Meta will talk to a UK regulator to explore whether their VR headsets are

  • According to the Beeb, The Information Commissioners' Office is to talk to Meta about how its VR business complies with the regulator's "children's code".

  • One to watch closely. Any sort of regulatory movements will be critical as the company continues to expand their services.

We are early in 2022, and already seeing signs of what metaverse development will be like in 2022.

  • My favorite flop was pointed out by PROTOCOL's newsletter, where a single tent in a car park was Metaverse City. Amazing.

  • Looking behind it all, we should see more movements from Meta who will continue their metaverse exploration. Horizon will feature, for example, but I am curious about an update from Project Aria as well - even if it likely won't release in 2022.

  • Apple won't, as they shot down the idea of the metaverse. I imagine they want their marble-white walls as high as possible to lavish their users in luxury and preserve their premier user experience.

  • Keep an eye on the chipmakers too; Intel and Qualcomm will continue to invest into it, and we will see companies like RP1 pick up more steam.

  • I expect to see Amazon and Microsoft, both venerable cloud vendors, to look more into how cloud infrastructure can support the metaverse. I suspect they would need a major customer to need the capabilities, and the vendors will develop their own custom proposition. This may happen in 2022, though it is more likely a long-term development that is expanded over the next few years.

Let's see what happens next with the metaverse, but football may be a while yet.

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OTHER STORIES

Manifestos and talent poaching

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  • The 7th International XR Conference are looking for case studies for their next book.

  • Cows are wearing VR headsets.

    • This is a dumb story, but its also a reminder on what chimes with mainstream media; absurdity and animals has high cultural penetration.

  • Dark Slope Studios announced a partnership with OYA Black Arts Coalition (OBAC) and the Canadian Film Centre’s Media Lab (CFC Media Lab) to launch an accelerator lab in support of Black creatives and producers.

  • Glitch uses Fastly to speedily deliver XR assets.

  • HTC announced a bunch of cool projects, including their VIVE Wrist Tracker.

  • Metavrse made a Metaverse Manifesto.

  • Microsoft is losing a few employees as people are poached to build immersive technologies.

    • Keep an eye on the war on talent, and where high-ranking people are moving.

  • Samsung launched a store in Decentraland.

  • Spinview and Transport for London announced a new partnership to provide smarter, safer, and more efficient management of the London Underground.

  • Wunderman Thompson has built a metaverse to give clients the opportunity to find out more about how it impacts customer experience.

    • I would say its more a POC than an actual metaverse, but still valuble to explore.

  • XR Research Awards 2021 received 319 applications and 89 proposals for its funding call.

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