weeks report read
● WMC2022 World Metaverse Conference was held in Beijing
● VR ultra-short focus was recognized by the market, Skyworth PANCAKE 1C pre-sale exceeded 5,000 units in 10 hours
● Snapdragon Carnival comprehensively displayed cutting-edge mobile technology, empowering a better digital life
●NOLO carries NOLO Sonic and cloud VR all-in-one machine CM1 debuted at Snapdragon Carnival
● Nreal received a US$15 million investment from the parent company of the international trendy glasses brand Gentle Monster
● The first brand experience store was opened in Shanghai, Dapeng VR accelerated its layout of the Yuanverse consumer ecology
● Pico 4 Expose again! New accessories suspected of entering the VR fitness field?
● AR glasses are going to be popular? The founding gift box of the Nreal Space-Time Contract Edition has been sold out
● China Mobile Migu joined hands with Fudan University and others to form the " Metaverse and Virtual Reality Interaction Joint Research Institute "
● China Unicom Wo Music and Nibiru Ruiyue jointly established a localized XR engine joint venture R&D laboratory
●Qixin Yiwei Pancake short-throw VR eye tracking solution makes a stunning debut at CITE 2022
●Registration is open! The 2022 World Artificial Intelligence Conference Metaverse Expo will be held at Zhangjiang Science Hall from September 1st to 3rd!
●Zuckerberg: Meta’s next headset will be released in October
●Will the rumored Apple AR/VR headset be unveiled at a special event in September?
●Breaking! PS5 price will increase globally from now on, with the national bank increasing by 400 yuan, except the United States
●Sony announced that PSVR 2 will be released in early 2023
●Apple plans to dominate the Metaverse through AR hardware
●Zuckerberg said that Meta For "Meta Avatars" and "Horizon Worlds" has made an important graphics update
● Ultisim and Croquet have reached a cooperation, committed to the construction of the metaverse
● Will create metaverse movies, animation studio Spire completed a new round of financing
● Geenee WebAR SDK already supports full-body tracking and facial tracking
● Virtual event company Sequel completes $8 million in Series A financing
● Invesco sets up $30 million Metaverse Investment Fund
● Can create "continuously growing" avatars, Inworld AI completes $50 million Series A financing
●The Sandbox investment, Metaverse company INDEX GAME completed US$1.7 million in financing
"Domestic News"
WMC2022 World Metaverse Conference was held in Beijing
On August 26, 2022, the WMC2022 World Metaverse Conference with the theme of "Insight into the Metaverse, Digital New Space" was held in Beijing Daxing Economic Development Zone was held grandly through a combination of online and offline methods. The conference is guided by the Science and Technology Communication Center of the China Association for Science and Technology, supported by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology, and co-sponsored by the China Simulation Society, China Command and Control Society, Beijing Institute of Technology and Beijing Daxing Economic Development Zone. Organized by the Metaverse Professional Committee of the China Simulation Society and Beijing Insight Future Exhibition Co., Ltd. Chairman of China Simulation Society, Chairman of China Aviation Development Corporation, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering Cao Jianguo, President of Beijing Institute of Technology, Vice Chairman of China Command and Control Society, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering Longteng , II of Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology Level Inspector Li Tao, Daxing District Party Committee Deputy Secretary and District Mayor Liu Xueliang, and Chen Rui, Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Communication Center of the China Association for Science and Technology attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches.
VR ultra-short focus has been recognized by the market, and the pre-sale of Skyworth PANCAKE 1C exceeded 5,000 units in 10 hours
Skyworth PANCAKE 1C can be called the price-performance ceiling of the short-throw 6 DOF VR all-in-one machine. The high-end configuration is affordable for the people. This record is enough to show that the majority of players are full of enthusiasm. It adopts the mainstream configuration of 6DOF+XR2 and 6G+128G storage configuration. And this product is truly thin and light using Pancake optics. The host weighs only 189g and is 32mm thick.
Snapdragon Carnival comprehensively showcases cutting-edge mobile technology, empowering a beautiful digital life
On August 26, Snapdragon Carnival was held in the Memory International Fashion Industrial Park in the eastern suburbs of Chengdu. The ceremony opened with Shi Jiang, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Chengdu Municipal Party Committee and director of the Chengdu Cultural and Industry Office, Mu Tao, chairman of Chengdu Media Group , Ma Yawei, director of the Propaganda Department of the Chenghua District Party Committee of Chengdu, Qualcomm Global Senior Vice President Sheng Kuang, Qualcomm The company's global vice president Hou Mingjuan and Qualcomm's global vice president Li Jing came to the scene. The three-day Snapdragon Carnival is the first large-scale offline digital entertainment event created by and Qualcomm . Qualcomm joins hands with more than 100 industry partners such as operators, smartphone manufacturers, automobile manufacturers and e-commerce companies in a large exhibition area of 16,000 square meters. Nearly a thousand top technology products will be displayed, bringing a comprehensive digital entertainment experience integrating technology, e-sports and trendy games to the vast number of technology enthusiasts, gamers and Generation Z people.
NOLO brings NOLO Sonic and cloud VR all-in-one machine CM1 to the Snapdragon Carnival
From August 26 to 28, a large-scale offline digital entertainment event, the Snapdragon Carnival, was held at the Memory International Fashion Industrial Park in the eastern suburbs of Chengdu. Qualcomm has joined hands with more than 100 industry partners, including operators, smart hardware terminal manufacturers, automobile manufacturers, and e-commerce companies, to open four themed exhibition areas – Snapdragon Hard Core Discovery Hall, Snapdragon Esports Pioneer Elite Invitational, and Snapdragon Smart Driving New Street. Together with Snapdragon JD.com’s new super universe, they will jointly bring a comprehensive digital entertainment experience that integrates technology, e-sports and trendy games to the vast number of technology enthusiasts, gamers and Generation Z people.
Nreal received a US$15 million investment from the parent company of the international trendy glasses brand Gentle Monster
’s financing this time comes only five months after Nreal’s last Series C financing of US$60 million. So far, Nreal’s cumulative financing amount is approximately US$240 million.
The first brand experience store has been opened in Shanghai, and Dapeng VR is accelerating the layout of the Yuanverse consumer ecology
As the Yuanverse ecology becomes more mature, the popularity of VR consumers has gradually become more prominent. On August 25, 2022, Dapeng VR’s first brand experience store was unveiled at Shanghai Ruihong Tiandi Sun Palace, taking another important step in its journey to enter the global C-end consumer market.
Pico 4 is exposed again! New accessories suspected of entering the VR fitness field?
On August 25, ifeng.com Technology exposed the shooting scene of the suspected new Pico product. From the picture, you can see a new accessory that is suspected to be a "bracelet". In line with the model's sports-style attire, there is speculation that the "bracelet" is likely to be related to sports tracking, which also means that Pico may enter the field of VR fitness with the new product Pico 4.
AR glasses are going to be popular? The Nreal Space-Time Contract Edition Founding Gift Box has been sold out
Consumer AR glasses brand Nreal announced that its new AR glasses products released on August 23 - Nreal Air and Nreal The pre-sale was sold out first on the night. Currently, two Nreal AR glasses, Nreal Air and Nreal X, are still on pre-sale.
China Mobile Migu joins hands with Fudan University and others to establish the "Joint Research Institute on Metaverse and Virtual Reality Interaction"
The country's first comprehensive Yuanverse with "virtual and real interaction" and "virtual, strong and real" as the core directions emphasized by the Shanghai Municipal Government The technology and industrial innovation platform "Metaverse and Virtual Reality Interaction Joint Research Institute" was officially established. The research institute is composed of Fudan University, China Mobile Migu, Tencent Interactive Entertainment, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. , Epic Games (Unreal Engine) and other leading academic and research institutions initiated the joint construction. Peking University , Renmin University , Zhejiang University , Nanjing University , Wuhan University , Sun Yat-sen University , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Tongji University , East China Normal University and other nationally renowned universities. Relevant institutions serve as research co-construction units. Among them, China Mobile's Migu Video Technology Co., Ltd. will serve as one of the main leading units in launching the institute.
China Unicom Wo Music and Nibiru Ruiyue jointly build a domestic XR engine joint research and development laboratory
On August 26, 2022, China Unicom Wo Music Culture Co., Ltd. and Nanjing Ruiyue Information Technology Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. held the unveiling ceremony of the localized XR engine joint R&D laboratory and the online strategic agreement cloud signing ceremony. The two parties will have an in-depth discussion on the core technologies of 3D, rendering and VR operating systems, and jointly build a VR operating system, physics engine, to XR Application and other full-stack domestic XR engines.
Qixin Yiwei’s Pancake short-throw VR eye tracking solution made a stunning appearance at CITE 2022
As a leader in the field of domestic eye tracking technology, Qixin Yiwei was invited to attend CITE 2022 and demonstrated a lightweight, short-throw VR headset specially designed for Pancake A series of XR eye tracking solutions created by AR glasses have completely independent intellectual property rights, and core indicators such as accuracy and availability have reached world-class levels. Registration for
starts! The 2022 World Artificial Intelligence Conference Metaverse Expo will be held at Zhangjiang Science Hall from September 1st to 3rd!
The 2022 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC 2022) will be held in Shanghai from September 1st to 3rd, 2022. The conference is co-sponsored by the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Internet Information Office, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the China Association for Science and Technology, and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. .
"International News"
Zuckerberg: Meta's next headset will be released in October
Meta CEO Zuckerberg revealed during The Joe Rogan Experience that Meta's next headset will be released in October Released monthly.
The Joe Rogan Experience host Rogan described trying "Meta Project Cambria" (Meta Quest) before starting to interview Zuckerberg. Pro), describing a demonstration of an alien standing in front of me, “When I opened my mouth, the alien also opened its mouth, and when I moved my eyeballs left and right, it was also looking at me, and when my face showed anger, When it comes to expressions, the same goes for aliens, which is incredible.”
Will the rumored Apple AR/VR headset appear in the September special event?
Rumors of Apple’s upcoming AR/VR headset have been circulating for a long time. Recently, different sources have suggested that the company will release the device sometime between 2022 and 2023. Now, Apple has confirmed that it will launch in Beijing A special event will be held at 1 a.m. on September 8th. So, will the rumored AR/VR headset appear?
burst! The price of PS5 will increase globally from now on, and the national bank will increase it by 400 yuan, except in the United States. On August 25, Sony CEO Jim Ryan issued a notice saying that due to global high inflation, severe currency situation, etc., Sony decided to adjust the price of PS5 globally. . The adjustment scope of
includes: Europe, Middle East , Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Canada. In other words, except for the United States, PS5 prices have been increased in other regions, and the price increase strategy will take effect immediately.
Sony announces PSVR 2 will be released in early 2023
Sony’s official Twitter announced the PSVR 2 release window, confirming earlier indications and analyst reports that the next-generation VR headset powered by PS 5 will not be released this year Published within.
Apple plans to dominate the Metaverse with AR hardware
Currently, tech industry giants are eager to lead the next computing revolution with augmented reality (AR) headsets. In this decade, the race will be similar to the computer revolution and smartphones. revolution, and with the influx of billions of dollars of capital, companies are constantly accelerating business expansion.
But things are not that simple.
Developing powerful AR headsets may be the most complex technical challenge we face. AR headsets integrate ultra-high-definition displays, dozens of sensors, eye-tracking capabilities, advanced computer vision , and long-lasting batteries. and high-speed network modules, all packaged in a form factor thinner than a smartphone.
Zuckerberg said that Meta is making important graphical updates to "Meta Avatars" and "Horizon Worlds"
Meta CEO Zuckerberg said that the company is making important graphical updates to "Meta Avatars" and "Horizon Worlds."
"Meta Avatars" is a VR social application "Horizon Worlds" suite. Quest developers can create virtual avatars through the SDK. The principle of "Horizon Worlds" is similar to that of "Rec Room", allowing users to use controllers such as handles to operate content. And add dynamic functions based on the visual scripting system to create VR social experiences; however, these graphics created based on mobile chips have limited fidelity.
Ultisim partners with Croquet to build the Metaverse
U.S.-based immersive 3D simulation and digital twin solutions provider Ultisim has partnered with Croquet to develop the first open Metaverse operating system (OS) for creating independent , cross-platform virtual world.
Based on the partnership, the two companies will deliver real-world results through the Metaverse platform. Ultisim has 20 years of experience in the field of digital twins and 3D simulation. Now, combined with the Croquet advanced operating system and platform, this represents Ultisim’s integration of metaverse. Universe content and platforms are a huge step forward to meet the needs of the 21st century.
will create metaverse movies, animation studio Spire completed a new round of financing
American animation studio Spire Animation Studios completed an undisclosed new round of financing invested by Temasek and Ericsenz.
Spire said that this round of financing will help the studio create Metaverse movies based on game engine tools. So far, Spire’s total financing has exceeded US$40 million.
Geenee WebAR SDK already supports full-body tracking and facial tracking
American AR technology provider Geenee AR stated that its WebAR platform supports full-body tracking AR experiences created based on web browsers for AR amateurs and independent developers to build non-commercial WebAR projects . Evgeny Peshkov, senior vice president of AR engineering at
Geenee, said: “We believe AR is a creative, immersive and fun medium, and we hope to provide convenient and efficient creation tools for everyone who wants to create full-body tracking AR experiences. ”
Virtual events company Sequel completes $8 million in Series A financing
US virtual events company Sequel completes investment led by Javelin Venture Partners, Struck Capital, Social Leverage, Alumni Ventures and others participated in the US$8 million Series A financing to provide services for demand parties who want to hold meetings and webinars virtually. After completing the financing, Sequel’s total financing amount reached US$10.79 million.
Invesco sets up US$30 million Metaverse investment fund
Global asset management company Invesco (Invesco) has established an investment fund focusing on the Metaverse. A spokesman for Invesco revealed that the Invesco Metaverse Fund was registered in Luxembourg and has a scale of approximately US$30 million.
According to marketing materials, the fund will invest in large, medium and small companies in the Metaverse industry chain, "including many different and interrelated departments that help create, promote or benefit from the growth of immersive virtual worlds."
Can create "constantly growing" virtual avatars, Inworld AI completed $50 million in Series A financing
Inworld AI, a virtual avatar creation company in the metaverse, completed a round of funding from Section 32 and Intel Capital’s US$50 million Series A financing.
Based on artificial intelligence technology, Inworld can generate interactive avatars for the Metaverse and other digital worlds in minutes.
The Sandbox Investment, Metaverse Company INDEX GAME Completed US$1.7 Million in Financing
On the occasion of its first anniversary, Metaverse Company INDEX GAME completed a US$1.7 million in financing invested by The Sandbox.
"The Sandbox has invested up to US$1.7 million, which will continue to support INDEX GAME's outstanding development in the metaverse, NFT, GameFi and Web 3.0 to create content that pays equal attention to entertainment and revenue, and further expand the interconnectivity of the virtual world." The Sandbox pointed out.
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