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| 1 | | The Pokémon Company will host the 2024 Pokémon World Championships in Honolulu, Hawaii, and has pledged $200,000 to Hawaii's wildfire relief efforts. The announcement was made on the final day of the 2023 Pokémon World Championships in Yokohama, Japan. More: - Amid Maui's wildfire devastation, the company affirmed its support via a Twitter statement.
- The event will feature contests in Pokémon Go, mainline Pokémon video games, and the Pokémon trading card game.
- Some fans expressed concerns about the event's location, suggesting it might strain local resources.
- Another user, @CraneGothurt, proposed relocating to a different island while appreciating the company's donation.
- 2023's Pokémon World Championships winners include Shohei Kimura (VGC), Vance Kelley (TCG), ItsAxn (Pokémon Go), and team Luminosity (Pokémon Unite).
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What the numbers say: From January to August 2023, Roblox was the top global mobile game constructor app with over 138 million downloads, far beyond No. 2 Draw Bricks' 10.7 million downloads in the same timeframe. Fancade ranked third with 8.3 million downloads. Relevance: Roblox can be accessed on various platforms, including Windows, MacOS, Xbox, iOS, Android, and a beta version on Meta Quest via App Lab. While the experience is generally uniform across devices, hardware constraints can cause variations. The most optimal Roblox experience is on Windows and MacOS, even though they represent less than a quarter of the user base. | | | |
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| 3 | | Affyn, a metaverse and play-to-earn platform, has partnered with the Grand Prix Season Singapore 2023 (GPSS) and is set to launch a "Web 3.0 | Art Meets Metaverse" event in September. This collaboration aims to showcase the transformative power of the metaverse and the evolving narrative of art through distributed ledger technology. More: - Affyn's event will encompass an exhibition, talk show, and experience zone, focusing on art's past, present, and future in the context of distributed ledger technology.
- The event is scheduled for Sept. 16, 2023, at Suntec City's Synthesis from 1 to 4 p.m. (Singapore time).
- Affyn CEO Lucaz Lee emphasizes the event's potential to advance Web3 adoption in Singapore and showcase how the metaverse is positively reshaping the world.
- As a prominent Singaporean cryptocurrency startup, Affyn has created a blockchain-powered multiverse of interoperable games and metaverses.
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| 4 | | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) in New York collaborated with Roblox to offer a virtual experience targeting younger visitors. Through Verizon's partnership, Roblox users can obtain digital replicas of renowned artworks for their avatars. More: - The Met uses an augmented reality app, Replica, for an interactive museum tour.
- Users can scan specific artworks in The Met to unlock digital wearables in Roblox, including Van Gogh's straw hat and Egyptian masks.
- Beyond the app, Roblox users can explore virtual versions of The Met, including its Fifth Avenue facade and the Great Hall.
- Participants can curate exhibitions using digital wearables and photograph their avatars in historical settings.
- Despite skepticism around the metaverse, with companies like Disney and Microsoft scaling back, The Met remains committed to digital innovation.
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| 5 | | ShapesXR, renowned for its collaborative 3D design and prototyping, has secured an $8.6M seed funding round, facilitating its expansion to devices like the Apple Vision Pro. With ShapesXR, designers collaboratively work on spatial designs, testing VR game concepts, XR apps, and training applications. More: - The $8.6M seed funding was spearheaded by Supernode Global, with participation from Triptyq VC, Boost VC, Hartmann Capital, and Geek Ventures.
- After achieving 350,000 downloads in the Quest Store, ShapesXR will soon be available for the Apple Vision Pro, Pico, and Magic Leap platforms.
- The Apple Vision Pro's headset will especially benefit from the app, allowing developers to test interactions using gaze and pinch inputs.
- ShapesXR is free for Meta Quest 1, 2, and Pro users, but advanced features are available for a fee.
- Companies like Logitech and ByteDance utilize ShapesXR for ideation and collaboration, while Qualcomm Technologies collaborates with Trigger XR and Duran Duran for immersive experiences.
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| 6 | | VR/AR technologies are at risk of providing hackers with increased opportunities due to their hardware and interfaces. University of California, Riverside's research indicates that surveillance software can exploit these technologies to convert user movements into written speech with over 90% accuracy. More: - Major tech companies, including Facebook and Meta, are rapidly advancing metaverse technologies that detect physical gestures like blinks and steps.
- Surveillance software can monitor every movement, using AI to convert them into written texts with an accuracy rate exceeding 90%.
- Such software can track user activities across applications, monitor nearby individuals, and even access interactions with Metaverse hardware.
- Hackers can exploit user body motions during virtual meetings to decipher confidential information.
- One research paper, titled "It's all in your head(set): Side-channel attacks on AR/VR systems," delves into how hackers can exploit body movements with over 90% precision.
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