XR is a new, exciting technology that everyone is talking about right now. What does XR mean and how accessible is this technology really? How is XR different from AR and VR, and how will this technology be integrated into new devices and equipment you already own? Extended reality or XR is a common term … Read more
The Sandbox is a game, or rather: a virtual world based on the Ethereum blockchain from Animoca Brands. In it, users can create their games or different experiences and continue to “sell” them, i.e. charge for access to their creations. More simply, Sandbox functions as an online playroom (Americans would say “arcade”) where you can … Read more
Although visually impressive and immersive, VR applications and games, i.e. virtual reality generally provides us with a primary visual experience. VR enthusiasts have been fantasizing for some time about simulating the feeling of the virtual world they are in. Whether it’s a friendly hug or a bullet in the chest, simulation of feeling is an … Read more
Walking through an enlarged human cell. The study of stars from the surface of the moon. Adding frisbees with a colleague who lives 700 km from campus. For many students, these scenarios are just fantasies. But the goal of the new VR experiment is to realize just such scenarios. Ten colleges in the U.S. have … Read more
Metaverse is currently a marketing catchphrase that is often mentioned in the business, technology and financial worlds. Precisely because of its frequent and varied use, its definition is vague, confusing and often altered by the intentions of the people who use it. It didn't take long to get the Croatian version of the word – … Read more
Valve for now still dominates the VR headset market with its Index headset, one of the most impressive VR headsets ever. Valve is a company that is responsible for a lot of things in the Internet and gaming industry, primarily the Half-Life game series and Steam. They launched their VR headset, Valve Index in 2019. … Read more
The word “metaverse” is being mentioned more and more often these days. The development of metaverses and virtual technologies is taking more momentum day by day. But unfortunately, this whole concept seems extremely empty and distant to the average man. Many people do not understand what the metaverse really is and do not have access … Read more
What is virtual reality? One of the many forms that belong to the group of augmented reality (XR) and probably the most famous and available to users today is virtual reality, abbreviated VR (from “virtual reality”). VR technology allows you to create virtual environments that seem almost real. These worlds provide a fairly real sense … Read more
Imagine living in an alternate reality through which you can teleport from place to place and socialize with thousands of other people, all within the same digital universe. What we’ve just described is called metaverse, a term first used by Neal Stephenson in his sci-fi book Snow Crash. The metaverse is a combination of virtual … Read more
Tony Hawk has revealed how he plans to build the largest skate park in the metaverse along side with the virtual world of The Sandbox and the NFT platform Autograph. Tony Hawk Land will be a new place in The Sandbox. The site will be classified as “half-virtual property, half amusement park.” Tony Hawk Land … Read more