#beyondpictures — Public Fediverse posts

#Roblox will require #ageverification for users aged nine and older to access certain games. This change is part of the rollout of new #RobloxKids and #RobloxSelect accounts, which have different levels of protections for different age groups. https://www.theverge.com/games/910218/roblox-age-verification-check-games-kids-select-accounts?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

#Roblox will require #ageverification for users aged nine and older to access certain games. This change is part of the rollout of new #RobloxKids and #RobloxSelect accounts, which have different levels of protections for different age groups. https://www.theverge.com/games/910218/roblox-age-verification-check-games-kids-select-accounts?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

#Roblox will require #ageverification for users aged nine and older to access certain games. This change is part of the rollout of new #RobloxKids and #RobloxSelect accounts, which have different levels of protections for different age groups. https://www.theverge.com/games/910218/roblox-age-verification-check-games-kids-select-accounts?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

#Roblox will require #ageverification for users aged nine and older to access certain games. This change is part of the rollout of new #RobloxKids and #RobloxSelect accounts, which have different levels of protections for different age groups. https://www.theverge.com/games/910218/roblox-age-verification-check-games-kids-select-accounts?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

#Roblox will require #ageverification for users aged nine and older to access certain games. This change is part of the rollout of new #RobloxKids and #RobloxSelect accounts, which have different levels of protections for different age groups. https://www.theverge.com/games/910218/roblox-age-verification-check-games-kids-select-accounts?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

#BeyondPictures 🕹️ The #Metaverse focuses on #technews about #3D #virtualworlds, XR, VR, MR, AR in society, economy, media, science.

#OldMedia 🎥 Over 100 years ago the foundations of modern film were laid paving the way for all #audiovisualmedia.

#NewMedia 🚀 After more than a century, we’re witnessing the birth of an entirely #newmedium something generations haven’t seen before: Are you ready, or will you watch from the sidelines?

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#RecRoom will be #shuttingdown on June 1st, 2026, due to #financialdifficulties and challenges in the #VRmarket. The platform will no longer be accessible after this date, and several features, including account creation and token rewards, are already disabled. Players can download their data, including photos and a final report card. https://blog.recroom.com/posts/schools-out-for-rec-room https://blog.recroom.com/posts/schools-out-for-rec-room?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

#RecRoom will be #shuttingdown on June 1st, 2026, due to #financialdifficulties and challenges in the #VRmarket. The platform will no longer be accessible after this date, and several features, including account creation and token rewards, are already disabled. Players can download their data, including photos and a final report card. https://blog.recroom.com/posts/schools-out-for-rec-room https://blog.recroom.com/posts/schools-out-for-rec-room?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

#Meta and #EssilorLuxottica are preparing to launch two new #RayBan #smartglasses, the “Ray-Ban Meta Scriber” and “Ray-Ban Meta Blazer,” according to FCC filings. The filings suggest a launch is imminent, as they typically precede product releases by less than a month. https://www.roadtovr.com/meta-ray-ban-smart-glasses-2026-next-gen/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

#Meta and #EssilorLuxottica are preparing to launch two new #RayBan #smartglasses, the “Ray-Ban Meta Scriber” and “Ray-Ban Meta Blazer,” according to FCC filings. The filings suggest a launch is imminent, as they typically precede product releases by less than a month. https://www.roadtovr.com/meta-ray-ban-smart-glasses-2026-next-gen/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

#Meta and #EssilorLuxottica are preparing to launch two new #RayBan #smartglasses, the “Ray-Ban Meta Scriber” and “Ray-Ban Meta Blazer,” according to FCC filings. The filings suggest a launch is imminent, as they typically precede product releases by less than a month. https://www.roadtovr.com/meta-ray-ban-smart-glasses-2026-next-gen/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

#Meta and #EssilorLuxottica are preparing to launch two new #RayBan #smartglasses, the “Ray-Ban Meta Scriber” and “Ray-Ban Meta Blazer,” according to FCC filings. The filings suggest a launch is imminent, as they typically precede product releases by less than a month. https://www.roadtovr.com/meta-ray-ban-smart-glasses-2026-next-gen/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

#Meta and #EssilorLuxottica are preparing to launch two new #RayBan #smartglasses, the “Ray-Ban Meta Scriber” and “Ray-Ban Meta Blazer,” according to FCC filings. The filings suggest a launch is imminent, as they typically precede product releases by less than a month. https://www.roadtovr.com/meta-ray-ban-smart-glasses-2026-next-gen/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

#Meta’s recent decision to shut down its Metaverse project, despite a significant investment, has reignited discussions about the viability of the concept. #NealStephenson offers insights into the #challenges for immersive #virtualworlds. He highlights the impracticality of #headmounteddisplays, the limited #developermarket, and the importance of a compelling #narrative in driving user #engagement. https://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/my-prodigal-brainchild?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

#Meta changes course on #HorizonWorlds VR shut-down: Meta will keep Horizon Worlds running in #VR for the foreseeable future, but will not be adding new games. The decision was made to support existing users. https://www.lowpass.cc/p/meta-changes-course-on-horizon-worlds-vr-shut-down?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

#FeiFeiLi's #World mLabs raised $1B in funding, with $200M from Autodesk, to bring #AIworldmodels into #3Ddesign workflows. The startup's models can generate immersive #3Denvironments and will integrate with Autodesk's CAD tools for entertainment and design. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/world-labs-lands-200m-from-autodesk-to-bring-world-models-into-3d-workflows/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

#FeiFeiLi's #World mLabs raised $1B in funding, with $200M from Autodesk, to bring #AIworldmodels into #3Ddesign workflows. The startup's models can generate immersive #3Denvironments and will integrate with Autodesk's CAD tools for entertainment and design. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/world-labs-lands-200m-from-autodesk-to-bring-world-models-into-3d-workflows/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

#FeiFeiLi's #World mLabs raised $1B in funding, with $200M from Autodesk, to bring #AIworldmodels into #3Ddesign workflows. The startup's models can generate immersive #3Denvironments and will integrate with Autodesk's CAD tools for entertainment and design. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/world-labs-lands-200m-from-autodesk-to-bring-world-models-into-3d-workflows/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

#FeiFeiLi's #World mLabs raised $1B in funding, with $200M from Autodesk, to bring #AIworldmodels into #3Ddesign workflows. The startup's models can generate immersive #3Denvironments and will integrate with Autodesk's CAD tools for entertainment and design. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/world-labs-lands-200m-from-autodesk-to-bring-world-models-into-3d-workflows/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

#FeiFeiLi's #World mLabs raised $1B in funding, with $200M from Autodesk, to bring #AIworldmodels into #3Ddesign workflows. The startup's models can generate immersive #3Denvironments and will integrate with Autodesk's CAD tools for entertainment and design. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/world-labs-lands-200m-from-autodesk-to-bring-world-models-into-3d-workflows/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»How #AI, #gaming and #virtualworlds are reshaping #Holocaustremembrance.« https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/02/1166912?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»#Roblox demos #AItool to build #virtualworlds with text prompts.« https://www.techinasia.com/news/roblox-demos-ai-tool-to-build-virtual-worlds-with-text-prompts?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»The rise and fall of #Oculus: How #Meta's #VR ambitions once began.« https://www.heise.de/en/background/The-rise-and-fall-of-Oculus-How-Meta-s-VR-ambitions-once-began-11168684.html?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»The rise and fall of #Oculus: How #Meta's #VR ambitions once began.« https://www.heise.de/en/background/The-rise-and-fall-of-Oculus-How-Meta-s-VR-ambitions-once-began-11168684.html?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»The rise and fall of #Oculus: How #Meta's #VR ambitions once began.« https://www.heise.de/en/background/The-rise-and-fall-of-Oculus-How-Meta-s-VR-ambitions-once-began-11168684.html?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»The rise and fall of #Oculus: How #Meta's #VR ambitions once began.« https://www.heise.de/en/background/The-rise-and-fall-of-Oculus-How-Meta-s-VR-ambitions-once-began-11168684.html?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»The rise and fall of #Oculus: How #Meta's #VR ambitions once began.« https://www.heise.de/en/background/The-rise-and-fall-of-Oculus-How-Meta-s-VR-ambitions-once-began-11168684.html?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»#NASA Crew Studies #Robotics and #VirtualReality Advancing #SpaceTech.« https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2026/01/27/crew-studies-robotics-and-virtual-reality-advancing-space-tech/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»#EyeTracking Is The Missing Piece In #MarkZuckerberg's #VRStrategy.« https://www.uploadvr.com/eye-tracking-missing-piece-mark-zuckerberg-vr-strategy/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»#EyeTracking Is The Missing Piece In #MarkZuckerberg's #VRStrategy.« https://www.uploadvr.com/eye-tracking-missing-piece-mark-zuckerberg-vr-strategy/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»#EyeTracking Is The Missing Piece In #MarkZuckerberg's #VRStrategy.« https://www.uploadvr.com/eye-tracking-missing-piece-mark-zuckerberg-vr-strategy/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»#EyeTracking Is The Missing Piece In #MarkZuckerberg's #VRStrategy.« https://www.uploadvr.com/eye-tracking-missing-piece-mark-zuckerberg-vr-strategy/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»#EyeTracking Is The Missing Piece In #MarkZuckerberg's #VRStrategy.« https://www.uploadvr.com/eye-tracking-missing-piece-mark-zuckerberg-vr-strategy/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»#Meta CTO says cuts to #RealityLabs are 'real cause for sadness' — but the company is still 'bullish' on #VR.« https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-cto-vr-metaverse-reality-labs-cuts-sadness-2026-2?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»On with the show: #AI and #virtualreality step in to transform #liveperformance.« https://projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/en/horizon-magazine/show-ai-and-virtual-reality-step-transform-live-performance?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»#Gamecompanies see share prices plummet following the launch of #Google's very limited #virtualworld generator, #ProjectGenie.« https://www.eurogamer.net/game-companies-see-share-prices-plummet-following-the-launch-of-googles-very-limited-virtual-world-generator-project-genie?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»#Gamecompanies see share prices plummet following the launch of #Google's very limited #virtualworld generator, #ProjectGenie.« https://www.eurogamer.net/game-companies-see-share-prices-plummet-following-the-launch-of-googles-very-limited-virtual-world-generator-project-genie?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»#Gamecompanies see share prices plummet following the launch of #Google's very limited #virtualworld generator, #ProjectGenie.« https://www.eurogamer.net/game-companies-see-share-prices-plummet-following-the-launch-of-googles-very-limited-virtual-world-generator-project-genie?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»#Gamecompanies see share prices plummet following the launch of #Google's very limited #virtualworld generator, #ProjectGenie.« https://www.eurogamer.net/game-companies-see-share-prices-plummet-following-the-launch-of-googles-very-limited-virtual-world-generator-project-genie?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»#Gamecompanies see share prices plummet following the launch of #Google's very limited #virtualworld generator, #ProjectGenie.« https://www.eurogamer.net/game-companies-see-share-prices-plummet-following-the-launch-of-googles-very-limited-virtual-world-generator-project-genie?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»What’s next for #VR now that #Meta’s dumped #themetaverse?« https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/01/31/nobody-mourns-the-metaverse-what-went-wrong-with-zuckerbergs-vision-and-what-is-next-for-v?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»#Google's #ProjectGenie Makes Real-time Explorable #VirtualWorlds, Offering a Peek Into #VR's Future.« https://www.roadtovr.com/googles-project-genie-makes-real-time-explorable-virtual-worlds-offering-a-peek-into-vrs-future/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

#Roblox’s Q4 2025 saw #explosivegrowth, driven by #internationalexpansion and a rapidly growing, higher-spending #18plus user base. The company is boosting #creatorpayouts as a core strategy, with developer exchange fees growing 70% year over year. Roblox is also heavily investing in #AI to expand content and complexity. https://www.pymnts.com/earnings/2026/roblox-posts-breakout-q4-after-chasing-older-core-gaming-market/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

#Meta’s recent layoffs in its #RealityLabs unit, particularly those affecting #VR related initiatives, have sparked concerns about the future of #virtualreality. VR developers worry about the impact on their industry, some remain optimistic about the long-term potential of VR, particularly in the enterprise market. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/24/metas-reality-labs-cuts-sparked-fears-of-a-vr-winter.html?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»Six Years of #ValveIndex: The Rise and Fall of the Popular PC #VRHeadset.« https://www.heise.de/en/background/Six-Years-of-Valve-Index-The-Rise-and-Fall-of-the-Popular-PC-VR-Headset-11143649.html?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»#TheMetaverse Isn’t Dead. It’s Turning Into A #CustomerData #Powerhouse.« https://www.forbes.com/sites/cortneyharding/2026/01/21/forget-virtual-land-the-metaverses-new-currency-is-data/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

#Meta’s #RealityLabs, responsible for #metaverse development, reported a $6.02 billion loss in Q4, a 21% increase year-over-year. Despite the losses, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expects them to peak this year as the company shifts focus towards AI and wearable devices. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/28/metas-reality-labs-posts-6point02-billion-loss-in-fourth-quarter.html?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»After the #VR earthquake at #Meta: End of an era and a #newbeginning.« https://www.heise.de/en/background/After-the-VR-earthquake-at-Meta-End-of-an-era-and-a-new-beginning-11145149.html?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»After the #VR earthquake at #Meta: End of an era and a #newbeginning.« https://www.heise.de/en/background/After-the-VR-earthquake-at-Meta-End-of-an-era-and-a-new-beginning-11145149.html?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»#Meta retreats from #themetaverse after #virtualrealitycheck.« https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/16/meta_quest_horizon_workrooms/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures