Gizmodo

Zuck’s New VR Avatar Still Looks Bootleg (But it Has Legs)

Zuckerberg lauded his Avatar’s ability to stand on its own two feet and further proclaimed avatars’ uses in Facebook and Instagram. Reading time 3 minutes “Legs,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg exclaimed ...
Inverse

How legs became one of Meta's make-or-break VR features

If there was one piece of news other than the new Quest Pro virtual reality headset that really drew attention at this week’s Meta Connect, it was legs. Finally, after over a year of VR avatars that ...
The Verge

Meta’s avatar legs roll out to VR beta testers, but only in Quest Home for now

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Quest Home avatars will finally have a leg to stand on — two, even — as the company walks out the appendages for ...
techtimes

Meta Adds Legs to Your Quest VR Avatar After a Year Since its Promise—Can You See it in First-Person?

The latest update to Meta Quest's VR avatars is the arrival of their legs, complementing their entire appearance when represented inside the virtual world via the Quest Home platform. Gone are the ...
SlashGear

Meta's VR Avatar Legs Aren't All They Appear To Be

One of the biggest surprises that came out of Meta's Connect event earlier this month was the introduction of metaverse avatars with legs. It was a reason to celebrate, especially after the fun poked ...
Healio

Avatar Medical receives FDA 510(k) clearance of virtual reality surgery planning system

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Avatar Medical has announced FDA 510(k) clearance of its ...
Engadget

Mark Zuckerberg promises ‘major updates’ to Horizon avatars after his is widely mocked

Mark Zuckerberg says that Meta has “major updates” planned for its VR graphics after previously sharing an image of his own VR avatar that was widely mocked. He said the company would share more ...
Variety

Meta’s Notorious B.I.G. VR Concert to Feature ‘Hyperrealistic’ Avatar of Late Rapper

The Notorious B.I.G., 25 years after his death, will be resurrected as a “true-to-life, hyperrealistic” avatar in a virtual-reality concert coming exclusively to Meta‘s VR and Facebook platforms.
Road to VR

Netflix Acquires XR Avatar Startup Ready Player Me

Netflix announced it’s acquiring Ready Player Me, the avatar creation platform, which the streaming giant hopes to leverage ...
New York Post

Meta to host Notorious B.I.G VR concert with realistic avatar

A virtual avatar of Biggie Smalls is shown in Meta's trailer for the upcoming Notorious B.I.G VR concert in December. Facebook Legendary Brooklyn rapper The Notorious B.I.G is coming back to life as a ...
Shacknews

$5 million Avatar XPRIZE awarded to NimbRo VR telepresence robot

There have been a number of interesting developments happening in the world of robotics lately, including Team NimbRo from the Autonomous Intelligent Systems group at the University of Bonn, Germany, ...