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 The VR game "Moss: Book II" has scored four nominations at the annual D.I.C.E. Awards. The annual video game awards show will take place on Feb. 23 in Las Vegas. More: - A total of 61 games are nominated for D.I.C.E. awards, six of which are VR games.
- Last year, eight VR games secured nominations.
- "Moss: Book II" is nominated for four D.I.C.E. Awards: "Immersive Reality Game of the Year," "Immersive Reality Technical Achievement," "Special Achievements in Animation," and "Special Achievements in Soundtrack Composition."
- "Moss: Book II" is the only VR game to be nominated for awards outside the immersive category.
- "Tentacular," "Cosmonious High," "Red Matter 2," and "The Last Clockwinder" have also been nominated for Immersive Reality Game of the Year.
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 Arcturus updated its volumetric video editing tool, HoloSuite. The update includes several quality upgrades as well as a new "Blend" tool that makes it easier to combine various kinds of content, such as virtual backgrounds, clips of moving images, volumetric characters, and more. More: - The update allows creators to include video footage of real-world people and transform their activities into metaverse content.
- The company hopes to bring "digidoubles" or "digital twins" of real people into the metaverse to make immersive events more authentic.
- In November 2022, the company successfully raised $11M Series A to develop its volumetric video platform.
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 On Jan. 16, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon announced the launch of the city's official municipal metaverse. Now open to the public, the virtual city offers residents important resources to ease communications between a city and its government. Visitors can also visit virtual recreations of local attractions. More: - Residential visitors to the municipal metaverse can file and access official city documents and learn about local tax codes.
- The metaverse cost the city ~ $1.6M to develop.
- The Seoul metaverse was developed as a "place of communication for citizens," especially senior residents, who comprise 17% of the city.
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It's unlikely the PSVR 2 will ever connect to VR-compatible PCs. Unlike other standalone headsets, which users can rig to play PC games, Sony developed the headset so buyers can only use it with the PlayStation 5 via a USB-C cable. More: - The limitation was discovered by iVRy Driver's software developer.
- Now Reddit users are cautioning people who would likely want to use the VR headset to run PC applications from purchasing the headset.
- While unofficial hardware that could help users connect the headset to a PC may appear in the future, there's no guarantee.
- As one Reddit user claimed, "You would be wasting your money, as there is no guarantee you could ever use it on a PC, and quite a good chance that you won't be able to."
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 Rotate and Remain, two sister Scandinavian fashion brands, have partnered with the Ifland metaverse. The collaboration begins will the brands debuting 20 unique digital fashion items, with drops continuing throughout the year. More: - The items are free to users and include dresses, tops, and bottoms.
- The Ifland metaverse is the second largest metaverse, with 12.8 million users.
- The metaverse platform can be downloaded as a smartphone app from the Google Play and iPhone stores.
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TRIPP's mindful metaverse is expanding to four new platforms. Visitors to Rec Room, VRChat, Horizon Worlds, and ENGAGE can now attend the company's "Together with TRIPP" events. More: - TRIPP events are live, free to attend, and take place on the platforms multiple times a day.
- The mindfulness sessions include guided meditations.
- TRIPP experiences are available in AR, VR, and on Mobile.
- The company recently raised $26.3M in a Series A round led by BITKRAFT Ventures with participation from Qualcomm, the Amazon Alexa Fund, HTC, Niantic, and Mayfield.
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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 and 1972 Fords. | |
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