Is AR/VR The Future For Surgical Training?
Virtual reality and augmented reality have presented a lot of opportunities for various applications whether it be gaming, collecting virtual assets, or exercising, but there has not been a ton of buzz around the use of virtual reality and…
Immersion vs. Meta: The Proof is in the Patents
Immersion Corporation, a leading innovator in haptic touch feedback technology, has decided to take on another goliath by suing Meta Platforms Inc. for infringement upon six of their patents. The case, announced on May 27th, is…
Levi Strauss & Co. Poised for License Agreement
The Metaverse is a place where anything is possible. With Levi Strauss & Co. (Levi) expanding their patent assets in the virtual space, the dream of getting your favorite pair of jeans in the Metaverse is now a reality! But what does…
Virtual Item Counterfeits: Will People Care?
The Metaverse is said to provide one of the central use cases for NFTs, but the question remains: Will people care? NFTs, as they exist now, typically do not convey a legal right, such as a copyright, in an existing art piece. Instead,…
Is the Metaverse Supplanting AR’s Hype?
With the release of Pokemon Go in 2016 and the earlier stories about Google Glass, Augmented Reality appeared to be a hot trend in gaming, but with that excitement fading, much of the hype appears to have gone to the Metaverse instead.…
Modding the Metaverse On the Go
The vision of the Metaverse most commonly portrayed right now is that of a single prerendered environment, or one in which major structural alterations to the virtual landscape are rolled out by a central creator (such as Meta). However,…
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