 Hello XR-readers! If you haven't made the leap already, it would be great to connect with you on Inside.com. Use these questions (or other ideas you come up with) to introduce yourself to other XR community members or feel free to email me directly. I look forward to hearing from all of you! 1. What do you do for a living? 2. What's your experience with the metaverse? 3. What are your top 3 fave XR-related topics right now? 4. What do you like to do when you're not working? 5. Do you have any exciting summer plans?
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 From a patent filed by Amazon in 2013. Amazon has listed multiple job openings that suggest the company is planning to develop XR technologies. Amazon is looking to onboard new, XR-savvy talent in an unannounced hiring campaign. The eCommerce giant seeks people to fill various senior positions, including computer vision scientists, designers, program managers, product managers, researchers, and technologists. More: - Job listings include requests for experts in "3D AR entertainment experiences.”
- According to a posting for a Senior Technical Program Manager, the hires would join a team specializing "in inventing new-to-world, category-creating products using advanced sensing, display, and machine learning technologies."
- The move would join Amazon in the ever-growing category of big-tech firms developing new, XR-related technologies, including Google, Meta, and Microsoft.
- In March, Amazon announced the launch of its "Futures Design" group headed by ex-Meta view designer Kharis O'Connell.
- About a decade ago, Amazon patented a slew of AR/VR technology ideas that remained undeveloped.
- Amazon does offer a pair of smart glasses, known as "Echo Frames." However, the glasses do not have any visual component.
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 The business-facing metaverse Mytaverse raised $7.6M in Seed funding. Blumberg Capital led the round. Alberto Peisach contributed as a follow-on investor, while Baselayer Ventures, Correlation Ventures, and Accelerator Ventures also participated. Begun in 2020 by Kenneth Landau and Jaime Lopez, Mytaverse helps businesses build and manage immersive spaces in the metaverse. More: - The development fund will allow Mytaverse to grow more speedily and steadily and introduce more life-like avatars.
- Managing partner and founder of Blumberg Capital, David Blumberg, and John Paul Milciunas from Baselayer Ventures will join Mytaverse's board of directors.
- The Miami, Florida-based Mytaverse gives businesses the tools to construct virtual landscapes.
- Companies can use their immersive digital spaces to host meetings, employee training sessions, and conferences.
- Mytaverse locales provide a sustainable alternative to traditional in-office work.
- No VR or AR headsets or other devices are required.
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 Reli3f's second NFT drop raised $300,000 for recognized Ukrainian charities. The humanitarian initiative has raised $1.5M in total to support Ukraine. Artists contributing to the second-round NFT sale chose not to pocket royalties. More: - Begun in February this year, Reli3f is backed by numerous Web3 moguls such as Satvik Sethi, Andrew Wang, Giovanni Gussen, Aleksandra Artamonovskaja, Raskalov, and the developer SignorCrypto.
- Artists such as Coolman Universe and Sia contributed to Reli3f's second fundraiser.
- For its second event, Reli3f deployed blind-mint open edition NFTs.
- The second round raised 86 ETH (~$260,000) and an additional 21 ETH on OpenSea.
- Reli3f's first-round featured works by well-known artists, including fvckrender, co-founder of Cool Cats, Clon, and creator of Creature World Danny Cole.
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 According to application updates released by StreamDB, Among Us VR may be released as soon as Dec. 13, 2022. The popular PC-console game will be released on numerous VR headsets, including Quest. More: - The release date should be confirmed on April 20 at the Meta Gaming Showcase.
- The popular PC-console game was first released in 2018.
- Among Us hosts between 3-14 players at once. The players work together to determine which player is the imposter, who aims to sabotage the ship and kill everyone on it.
- The goal of the game is to discover the murderers and complete tasks.
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 The Telangana Government is announcing its SpaceTech platform during its inaugural metaverse event. India's first-ever official metaverse event took place earlier today. Hyderabad-based startup Gamitronics hosted the event in the PartyNite metaverse. More: - Attendees arrived as customizable 3D avatars.
- The event announced that "Telangana will join Kerala as the only two Indian states with a SpaceTech program."
- The event introduced the public to SpaceTech's policy guidelines.
- PartyNite is India's "very own metaverse."
- Users can "meet new people, attend events, play games, [and] claim NFTs."
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 After a successful Seed round, the Estonia-based metaverse startup Cardano announced its 3D, Play-to-Earn (P2E), virtual reality game Cardalonia. Based on the inexpensive and energy-efficient Cardano blockchain, the gameplay includes joining clans, purchasing lands, creating tools, and extracting resources to help rebuild society. Cardalonia's extended gameplay provides users a highly immersive experience based in a virtual medieval world. More: - The community-owned DAO allows for in-game trade that may result in real-world profits.
- Cardalonians use $Lonia tokens as assets.
- $Lonia tokens will be available for listing and exchange sometime in Aug.2022.
- The blockchain strategy game raised $420,000 from investors during its pre-Seed round.
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 |  | Courtney Rawlings is an Inside Research Analyst living in Los Angeles, California. She has returned to her hometown of LA after spending several years working at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where she is completing a Ph.D. in Art and Architectural History. While working toward her Ph.D., Courtney has developed an interest in the language and history of the tech industry, especially regarding metaverse technologies, streaming, and podcasting. In fact, she hosted her own podcast Low Culture Boil! You can find her on Twitter: @ckayerawlings Email: courtney@inside.com |  | | Editor | Aaron Crutchfield is based in the high desert of California. Over the last two decades, he has spent time writing and editing at various local newspapers and defense contractors in California. When he's not working, he can often be found looking at the latest memes with his kids or working on his 1962 Ford. | |
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