From the metaverse community

Today I stumbled across this great bunch of photos on the National Geographic site, showing a range of advanced robotics projects underway (some of which I’ve covered here before, including the one pictured). Have a look through them all and you can see some of the superb simulation opportunities these robots will provide. Would love to hear your thoughts on potential … [Read more...] about Robots as simulation tools: great summary of progress

It's that time of year where a lot of people look back on the year that was. Over the coming week we'll be featuring retrospectives from other blogs, whether they are a broad look back at a virtual world or a more personal view. Here's a nice one to start with from Second Life's Yordie Sands: "Second Life makes it easy to capture some of the moments that make a second life a … [Read more...] about Yordie Sands: My Wonderful Fantasy – 2011

A fascinating video on mounting an LED in a contact lens. In the virtual worlds speher, the applications are obvious and appealing to say the least. Have a watch for yourself, but here's the video maker's description: "Every so often, internet news aggregator sites run a story about a research group that put an LED into a contact lens, then inserted it into a rabbit's eye. I … [Read more...] about LED mounted in a contact lens: virtual / AR displays

Via Scoop.it - Metaverse NewsThe Marvel Comics MMO formerly known as Marvel Universe Online has finally been officially christened. Gazillion Entertainment announced in a press release today that, due to the central role that classic Marvel heroes play in the upcoming title, the game will be known as Marvel Heroes.Via massively.joystiq.com … [Read more...] about Marvel announces official MMO title: Marvel Heroes

Via Scoop.it - Metaverse NewsDoctors are hoping that virtual reality can help cure soldiers of their all-too-real wartime traumas. The New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Cente has received a $11 million grant from the Department of Defense to continue its research in using virtual reality therapy to heal those with combat-related PTSD. Suffers experience … [Read more...] about Using virtual reality to cure real-life PTSD