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Bigscreen releases the world's smallest VR headset. (Bigscreen, Inc.)

Bigscreen’s New Little Screen in VR

February 17, 2023January 2, 2024 Jon Jaehnig AltspaceVR, Bigscreen, PlayStation, PSVR2, Snapchat

Our eye on the charts, Bigscreen’s new little screen, updates from Frame and Spatial, the long goodbye to AltspaceVR and slow welcome to PSVR2, and news briefs from Snapchat, Instagram, the XRA, and ZapWorks.

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested in the Bahamas on fraud charges. (Photo: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested on Fraud Charges

December 17, 2022January 2, 2024 Jon Jaehnig AltspaceVR, FTX, Gorillaz, Ready Player Me, XRSI

Our eye on the charts, FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested on fraud charges, a peak at XR Safety Week, the premiere of a metaverse documentary, AR performances by The Gorillaz, new virtual fashions on Ready Player Me, NFT trading cards from a former president, and a roundup of XR Gaming news including Niantic, Among Us VR, Gorilla Tag, and Population: One.

Macy’s launches parade metaverse experience with five NFT projects. (Business Wire)

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Macy’s Parade Metaverse Experience and Varjo Teams up With Unity and Unreal

November 25, 2022January 2, 2024 Jon Jaehnig Hot Wheels, Macy's, Varjo

Our eye on crypto prices, a look at how institutional investors and crypto natives approach market instability, an innovative company working on “life subtitled,” major software integrations for XR headset maker Varjo, and XR experiences from Hot Wheels, Activision Blizzard and Disney and Macy’s Parade Metaverse experience round out this Thanksgiving week in Web3.

Mark Zuckerberg announces Meta layoffs in leaked video. (CNBC)

Crypto Media Metaverse

Meta Lays Off More Than 11,000 and FTX Shakeup Tanks Crypto

November 10, 2022January 2, 2024 Jon Jaehnig Binance, FTX, Meta, Tom Ffiske

A crypto company shakeup tanks the market and stirs up the Fed. Meta lays off more than 11,000 people. And industry expert Tom Ffiske quantifies the water level rising over virtual land. Good news? Yeah, we’ve got that, too.

Mark Zuckerberg and Andrew Bosworth during Meta Connect 2022 keynote. (Meta)

Media NFT Web3

Highlights From Meta Connect, Spatial Collaborates With Landz and Zepeto Expands

October 17, 2022January 2, 2024 Jon Jaehnig Fed, Meta, PICO, Roblox, Soatial, Zepeto

Our eye on the crypto markets (and the Fed), updates from Spatial and Zepeto, a 10,000ft view of Meta Connect, branded events in Roblox, and bits and pieces from PICO, Snap, and a few others to watch.

Poolside in the West Elm neighborhood on Roblox. (West Elm)

Crypto Media Web3

Meta Explores Cross-Platform Avatars and New Brands in Emerging Tech

October 10, 2022January 2, 2024 Jon Jaehnig ByteDance, Meta, West Elm

This week, our eye on crypto, the Fed cracking down on Ethereum projects, VIVE teasing a new product offering, Meta exploring cross-platform avatars (maybe, kind of), XR platforms announcing updates, and new brands in emerging tech.

The first MTV Video Music Award for Best Metaverse Performance was awarded at the VMAs featuring a virtual performance by Eminem and Snoop Dogg. (Eminem / Twitter)

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First MTV Video Music Award for Best Metaverse Performance

September 4, 2022January 2, 2024 Jon Jaehnig

The first MTV Video Music Award for Best Metaverse Performance was awarded, the crypto bear market continues, movements at Snap, Meta and PwC, and social gaming giant Fornite could potentially be coming to VR.

Gucci Garden Experience on Roblox. (Roblox Blog)

Marketing Media Metaverse

Marketing in the Metaverse Today

September 29, 2021January 2, 2024 David Dowling augmented reality, Marketing, metaverse, virtual reality

The race to space has captured the competitive spirits and wallets of Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and Elon Musk. While