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Creator Economy in the Metaverse september 20, 2022
Neal Stephenson, author and Co-founder of LAMINA1, joins Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) to share what inspired him to write books like Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon, and his thoughts on the technology necessary to empower and pay creators in the open metaverse.
SIGGRAPH '22 Recap september 14, 2022
Neil Trevett, President of The Khronos Group and VP of Developer Ecosystems at NVIDIA, rejoins Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) to kick off season 3. The group shares a recap of the Building the Open Metaverse full day course at SIGGRAPH, updates on the Metaverse Standards Forum, and a preview of upcoming […]
The Metaverse Standards Forum juli 28, 2022
Neil Trevett, President of The Khronos Group, and VP, Developer Ecosystems at NVIDIA, returns to join Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) for a discussion about the newly created Metaverse Standards Forum and the upcoming Building the Open Metaverse full-day course at SIGGRAPH 2022.
The Role of Telcos in the Metaverse juli 25, 2022
Michaël Trabbia, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer of the Orange Group, joins Marc Petit (Epic Games) to discuss telecommunications in the metaverse. Topics include 5G, the evolution of infrastructure, open standards, and more.
Content Creation and Digital Twins in the Metaverse juli 19, 2022
Raji Arasu, Executive Vice President and CTO, and Diana Colella, SVP for Media & Entertainment at Autodesk join Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) to discuss the company's role in the metaverse. The discussion covers the creation of models and content, business models, digital twins, virtual and cloud based production, XR, and more.
Trust and Safety in the Metaverse juli 12, 2022
Tiffany Xingyu Wang, a leader at the intersection of AI and Trust and Safety, and Mark DeLoura, game industry veteran, join Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) to discuss Trust and Safety in the Metaverse. This episode covers technical and human challenges, policy and business considerations, and the opportunities ahead in building an […]
Ed Catmull on the Metaverse juni 14, 2022
Dr. Ed Catmull, Former President of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, joins Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) for a wide-ranging discussion that includes Dr. Catmull's insights on the creation of the first computer-animated feature films, personal experiences working with George Lucas and Steve Jobs, nurturing creativity in organizations, how openness advanced […]
Creativity in the Metaverse mei 31, 2022
Glenn Entis, Academy Award-winning animation pioneer, game industry veteran, and former CEO of Dreamworks Interactive joins Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) to discuss "Creativity in the Metaverse." This episode covers his journey from computer graphics to feature films, his advice for entrepreneurs, and thoughts on art, animation, and AI in the metaverse.
Metaverse, Gaming, and Web3: Exploring “The Sandbox” mei 24, 2022
Sébastien Borget, Co-founder and COO of The Sandbox, joins Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) to discuss Web3, crypto-gaming and NFTs in the metaverse.
Metaverse Research with Michael Abrash mei 10, 2022
Michael Abrash, Chief Scientist, Reality Labs at Meta, joins Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) to cover human interaction in the metaverse, achieving a sense of co-presence in VR and AR, the future of haptics and electromyography, and Meta's commitment to the metaverse.
The Evolution of Computer Graphics april 26, 2022
Ray tracing pioneer Eric Haines, Distinguished Engineer at NVIDIA, joins Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) to talk computer graphics - its evolution over decades, its contribution to the foundations of the metaverse, the idea-sharing that characterizes the community, and advice for young people breaking into the field.
VR and the Metaverse april 19, 2022
Joanna Popper, Head of XR, Go-to-Market, and Content Partnerships at HP and Simon Che de Boer, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of realityvirtual join the podcast to discuss VR in the metaverse from the hardware and content creation perspectives.
Texturing the Metaverse april 12, 2022
Sébastien Deguy, VP of 3D & Immersive at Adobe, joins the podcast to discuss his journey to the metaverse including the founding of Allegorithmic, the company behind Substance tools used for creating textures that are widely used by AAA game creators, animators, designers, and visual effects artists in the game and movie industries, and what's […]
Scaling the Metaverse april 5, 2022
Lincoln Wallen, CTO of Improbable, joins the podcast to discuss scaling in the metaverse and share insights from his career, including leading Electronic Arts through the mobile revolution and modernizing the production pipeline at Dreamworks Animation, among other achievements.
The State of the Metaverse maart 28, 2022
Metaverse expert and author Matthew Ball returns to kick off Season 2 of the podcast with a discussion about the state of the metaverse.
WebGPU and Graphics on the Web maart 22, 2022
Senior Software Engineers at Google, Brandon Jones and Kai Ninomiya, join Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) to discuss the origin of WebGPU and the state of its ecosystem.
Digital Humans maart 15, 2022
Dr. Mark Sagar, CEO of Soul Machines, and Vladimir Mastilović, VP of Digital Human Technology at Epic Games, join hosts Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) to discuss their approaches to creating digital humans and the role they will play in the metaverse.
Proceduralism in the Metaverse maart 8, 2022
Kim Davidson, President and CEO of SideFX joins Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) to discuss his 35 year career in computer graphics, the origin of Houdini, and how creators will use procedural content generation in the metaverse.
Immersive Storytelling maart 1, 2022
Rob Bredow, Academy Award nominated VFX Supervisor with roles at Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm, and the Academy Software Foundation, joins Marc Petit (Epic Games) for a discussion about the evolution of visual effects and immersive storytelling.

TikTok Company's New VR Headset Competes with Meta on Price and Privacy
september 22, 2022 door Kyle Barr
Meta is terrified of TikTok’s domineering presence in the social media market, and now it seems the company behind the app, ByteDance, is coming for Meta’s own stake in the Metaverse with a headset that’s the closest we’ve seen in price to the Quest 2.Read more...
Nvidia's Flagship RTX 4090 Card Drops in October for $1,599
september 20, 2022 door Michelle Ehrhardt
Undeterred by a global pandemic that’s been dominated by supply chain mishaps, scalpers, and the return of crypto, Nvidia is releasing an entire new graphics card line. Speaking at the company’s GeForce Beyond event today, CEO Jensen Huang introduced us to the RTX 4090 and RTX 4080, the opening salvo in a new line…Read more...
Meta Quest Pro VR Leak Claims It Was Left Behind in a Hotel Room
september 12, 2022 door Kyle Barr
Another set of leaks for the Meta Quest Pro hit over the weekend, showing off a wildly redesigned headset. Even leaked videos can’t get me too excited about “the metaverse,” but what’s with all these tech companies leaving prototypes around where others can find them?Read more...
Bizarre Muzzle Microphone Keeps Your Mouth in the Metaverse
september 8, 2022 door Andrew Liszewski
Headphones with active noise cancelling are a useful way to tune out unwanted noises, but what if you instead wanted to silence unwanted sounds at the source? Say you’re on a sensitive phone call, or you’re unleashing a tirade of expletives while gaming? There’s a device for that too, although it doesn’t look quite as…Read […]
Meta’s Dragging Qualcomm Into Its Metaverse Hell for the Foreseeable Future
september 2, 2022 door Mack DeGeurin
Mark Zuckerberg’s recruiting some help to inch his metaverse vision closer to reality. Read more...
Apple's Secretive AR/VR Headset Might Have Two Options, Custom Processor
augustus 29, 2022 door Mack DeGeurin
Is Apple secretly funding a shadowy shell company to buy up trademarks related to its in-development VR/AR headset? That’s the latest juicy speculation out of the Apple headset rumor mill over at Bloomberg. The new report cites trademark filings in nearly a dozen countries for names like, “Reality One,” “Reality Pro,”…Read more...
PlayStation VR2 Launches in Early 2023
augustus 23, 2022 door Gabriella Sotelo
PlayStation confirmed on Instagram last night that the PlayStation VR2 will launch in early 2023. That marks a six year gap since the original PS VR’s release in 2016. That VR set was only compatible with PS4 and PS5 consoles and used an adapter, while the VR2 will only work with PlayStation 5 consoles and […]
Meta Didn’t Bother to Translate Horizon Worlds Into Spanish When It Launched the Game in Spain
augustus 19, 2022 door Jody Serrano
“A palabras necias, oídos sordos.” That’s how Meta’s Horizon Worlds has been described in Spain after launching in the country earlier this week. The comment on YouTube —which literally means, “turn deaf ears on stubborn words”—was made in frustration over the fact that Meta didn’t seem to realize that people who…Read more...
Apple's AR/VR Headset Might Cost $2000, Only Have 1.5 Million Units at Launch
augustus 8, 2022 door Kyle Barr
Apple is avoiding any deep stake in the consumer VR pricing rat race, reportedly, with a very expensive and very low-key first release. As first noted by MacRumors, consistent Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote Sunday that the tech giant will only be releasing less than 1.5 million units of its first gen AR/VR headset …Read […]
How Virtual Reality Training Helped Surgeons Separate These Conjoined Twins
augustus 2, 2022 door Mack DeGeurin
An international team of surgeons successfully separated two, three-year-old twins conjoined at the head, thanks in large part to months spent preparing in virtual reality simulations.Read more...

Niantic Brings Its Real-World Metaverse To Browsers
september 26, 2022 door Bobby Carlton
Lightship VPS for Web promises to catapult web-based AR technology into a brand new era. Niantic is making the web an even more powerful place for augmented reality with the launch of Lightship VPS for Web. This first-of-its-kind browser-based technology will connect the real world with the virtual world by anchoring WebAR (browser-based augmented reality) content […]
Bonelab Trailer Teases A Physics-Driven VR Adventure
september 24, 2022 door Kyle Melnick
Return to MythOS city. Stress Level Zero yesterday dropped a new trailer for its highly-anticipated VR game Bonelab, teasing a number of exciting features we can’t wait to try in the process. A direct follow-up to 2019’s Boneworks, the game will launch next week on Meta Quest 2 and PC VR headsets via Steam. Based […]
Rec Room Announces New Creator Tools & PC Access
september 24, 2022 door Bobby Carlton
Rec Room takes social VR to the next level with several exciting new features. Rec Room dropped some juicy news during its big virtual event RecCon, including the announcement of Rec Room Studio, an awesome new tool that will let you create your own amazing experiences featuring killer graphics and animations on the social VR […]
VR Could Lower The Need For Sedation During Surgery
september 22, 2022 door Kyle Melnick
Who needs drugs when you can meditate in a serene meadow during surgery? We’ve seen immersive technology used for a variety of medicinal purposes over the years. This includes everything from augmented reality (AR) glasses EMTs can use to convey critical information to health centers to VR hospital tours designed specifically for children. We’ve also […]
The Pico 4 VR Headset Is Here To Shake Things Up
september 22, 2022 door Bobby Carlton
Pico’s latest standalone headset signals a new era in consumer VR hardware. Pico has announced the launch of its next-generation all-in-one VR headset, the Pico 4, which aims to make VR more accessible to beginners and experienced gamers by providing a superior VR experience with a focus on performance and comfort. During a press announcement, […]
This Unique AR Fashion Show Features ‘No Clothes’
september 21, 2022 door Kyle Melnick
The one-of-a-kind show served as a showcase for Doddz’s new AR fashion line Defy. If you’re a fan of augmented reality (AR) technology, then odds are at some point you’ve stumbled across the work of Doddz, a popular AR creator who’s worked with everyone from Disney and Facebook to Doja Cat and Drake on a […]
VR Recording On Quest Gets A Major Upgrade
september 21, 2022 door Kyle Melnick
Update v44 will begin rolling out on Quest headsets over the next several weeks. Meta today announced the rollout of update v44 for Meta Quest and Meta Quest 2 headsets, offering players a suite of new features designed to improve your in-headset experience. This includes advanced recording settings, new parental supervision tools, and additional security […]
How To Play The New Half-Life 2 VR Mod
september 20, 2022 door Kyle Melnick
While the mod itself is free, you will need to own a copy of the game in order to play. The Half-Life 2: VR Mod launched in public beta on Steam earlier this week, allowing those with a headset to play Valve’s near-perfect first-person shooter game from start to finish in VR. The game features […]
Warhammer 40K Free-Roam VR Game Announced
september 20, 2022 door Kyle Melnick
Step into the armor of a superhuman Space Marine in this multiplayer free-roam experience. Zero Latency, an international purveyor of location-based VR entertainment, this week announced that is partnering with Games Workshop to launch a free-roam VR game based on the ultra-violent Warhammer 40K franchise. Available at Zero Latency arcades in 2023, the game will […]
Banking Comes To The Metaverse With Mana VR
september 19, 2022 door Bobby Carlton
Earn banking reward points for games like Clash of Clans and Brawl Stars! Mana VR lets you take control of your Manaverse checking account in a fully immersive VR environment where you can view your balance, check recent transactions, and even transfer money. “The entire Mana team is super passionate about technology and all things gaming. […]

Quebec votes: Advanced voting almost doubles compared with last election
september 26, 2022 door
The percentage of Quebec voters who have cast an early ballot has almost doubled compared with the last election, the province's elections office said Monday.
Aylmer, Ont. police investigate sexual assaults involving teens, 15-year-old facing charges
september 26, 2022 door Amy Simon
According to police in Aylmer, Ont., an investigation revealed that between April and August 2022, three female victims were reportedly sexually assaulted by a male known to them.
Western edge of Jasper wildfire allowed to spread for ecological benefits
september 26, 2022 door Caley Gibson
Parks Canada said fire management personnel spent time on the ground and in the air this weekend, assessing the western flank of the Chetamon wildfire north of the Jasper townsite.
Peterborough police seek wanted Campbellford resident for driving offences
september 26, 2022 door Greg Davis
Anyone with information about Courtney Bartley’s whereabouts is asked to call police at 705-876-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.stopcrimehere.ca.
Manitoba invites non-profit organizations and charities to apply for grants
september 26, 2022 door Amy-Ellen Prentice
Manitoba is calling on non-profit organizations and registered charities to apply for short term grants of up to $300,000.
How to see Jupiter as it makes its closest approach to Earth in 59 years
september 26, 2022 door Michelle Butterfield
Jupiter's four largest moons and gas banding should be visible with a good pair of binoculars, says NASA.
Police name suspect after cellphone found recording in washroom of Hamilton Tim Hortons
september 26, 2022 door Ryan Rocca
Hamilton police have named a suspect who is wanted after a cellphone was found recording in the washroom of a Tim Hortons in the city's east end.
Portage and Main, heating modernization, tree-planting among priorities for mayoral candidates Monday
september 26, 2022 door Sam Thompson
Winnipeg's mayoral hopefuls continued to make campaign pledges Monday, with the municipal election only a month away.
Canada to sanction Iran’s morality police, individuals over death of Mahsa Amini
september 26, 2022 door Eric Stober
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced sanctions against Iranian individuals and entities Monday relating to the death of Mahsa Amini while in police custody in Iran.
Kicking Horse Canyon closure comes into effect; will reopen briefly for Thanksgiving
september 26, 2022 door Kathy Michaels
The fall closure is designed to minimize travel disruptions during the peak summer and winter travel periods by having as much work as possible done during off-peak periods.