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Here debuts enterprise XR- and 5G-ready 3D models of 75 major cities

Venture Beast

One of the world's top map and location platform companies is offering access to 75 cities worth of 3D models, accurate to a sub-meter level. Read More.

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Microsoft is planning 3D metaverse apps for Xbox and gaming

The Verge

In some sense, they’re 2D today, and the question is can you now take that to a full 3D world, and we absolutely plan to do so.”. Transforming Minecraft , Halo , and Flight Sim into full 3D worlds is an ambitious project, particularly if these environments will allow players to explore them together side by side with VR or AR headsets.

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CES 2022: Eyeing an enterprise metaverse

Venture Beast

Creating a unified metaverse, rather than siloed 3D worlds for gaming, might come first from attempts to create an enterprise metaverse. Read More.

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Seattle’s newest unicorn: Rec Room raises $100M as social gaming popularity fuels big growth

GeekWire

On a video call from the hospital where he and his wife welcomed a baby boy over the weekend, CEO and co-founder Nick Fajt was excited about the 5-year-old startup he’s been raising into a unicorn in Seattle, where a majority of top tech companies operate in enterprise software or cloud computing. Gaming company or social company?

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Zoom gets mixed-reality makeover for Apple’s Vision Pro

Computerworld Vertical IT

This includes 3D representations of meeting participants, with the ability to see facial and hand movements and the ability to scale the app to desired size. The evolution of both new and existing Zoom technologies within emerging media is expected,” said Wayne Kurtzman, IDC research vice president of social, communities and collaboration.

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Cloud, Mobile, Social and Cyber: 2015 Predictions That Will Rock The World (AGAIN!)

Cloud Musings

The worlds of cloud, mobile, social and cyber will continue expanding, permuting and recombining. Wearables will become the most impactful mobile device - BYOW will replace BYOD as the primary concern of enterprise IT managers. Today the average Fortune 100 brand has 320 social media accounts. 2015 PREDICTION TIME!!

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From weed zappers to robot baristas: Vote for GeekWire Awards Hardware/Gadget of the Year

GeekWire

With all of the region’s strength in cloud technologies and enterprise software, the technology industry in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest traditionally isn’t known for hardware and device innovations. social purpose corporation that is working to address homelessness with shelters made of easy-to-assemble hard plastic panels.