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Executive summary

Welcome to your weekly briefing on the metaverse and spatial computing. Here are your snippets to sound smarter in meetings this week:

• Stories: TechUK has launched its first Gaming & Esports Report, highlighting eight key tech trends shaping the future of gaming, including immersive 3D, multi-sensory, and AR experiences. Also, Soundscape has released a full concert film of its collaboration with deadmau5, now available for streaming on YouTube (More stories below).

• Event: The Immersive Wire and City, University of London are working together for another networking event on 27 November. Come along!

Stories

• Brighton Immersive Collective, a new XR and immersive meetup in Brighton, has grown to over 50 members in just over a month, offering informal gatherings to discuss tech and showcase projects.

• COVEN's spell-casting action game, Masters of Light, is set to launch on PS VR2 on 18 December 2024.

• Flat2VR Studios has announced that Trombone Champ: Unflattened will launch for PS VR2 on 26 November 2024, marking the studio's debut on the PlayStation Store.

• Hidden IO has announced ZIX, a co-op VR action roguelike emphasizing speed and style, set for release in 2025.

• Incuvo will release Green Hell VR’s co-op update for Meta Quest and PSVR2 on 16 December 2024, free for existing single-player edition owners.

• Maximum Contrast, a Vancouver-based creative technology company, has launched Lumos XR, its touchless XR platform now available for demo, showcasing voice-triggered AI, gaze interaction games, and gesture-based marketing features.

• Soundscape has released a full concert film of its collaboration with deadmau5, now available for streaming on YouTube.

• TechUK has launched its first Gaming & Esports Report, highlighting eight key tech trends shaping the future of gaming, including immersive 3D, multi-sensory, and AR experiences.

• The Thrill of the Fight 2, acclaimed for its realistic boxing simulation, is now available in Early Access on the Meta Horizon Store.

• VR Factory Games has released Workshop Simulator VR for Oculus Quest devices, following the success of Bartender VR Simulator and Zombie Bar Simulator.

Note: The Immersive Wire is run by Tom Ffiske, who also works within Accenture’s metaverse group. The contents of the newsletter should not be regarded as Accenture’s views.