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XR Today
XR News and Insights for Today, and Tomorrow XR Today reports on the latest virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality and metaverse industry news and marketplace trends. Every day our tech journalists uncover the hottest topics and vendor innovations shaping the future of work.Our coverage is fully digital offering our audience authentic news and insights on the channel of their choice. We offer daily news, weekly features, video conversations and authority content aligned to the needs of business leaders in today's world.For industry professionals, our weekly newsletter offers a range of popular stories hand-picked by our editorial team. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter.If you're seeking editorial coverage, connect with our news desk.
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Nov 1, 2023 • 31min
How Nokia is Helping to Build the Industrial Metaverse
Watch on YouTube.XR Today's Demond Cureton hosts Thomas Hainzel, Head of Digital Industries Evolution & Partnerships, Nokia.In our interview, we discuss the following:Nokia's position on the challenges and benefits of the industrial metaverse Plans and strategies to roll out the industrial metaverse for the enterprise Success stories with enterprise use cases leveraging Nokia's 5G infrastructure How it will look at the network and telecom level Why digital twins are such a core component of the industrial metaverse, and how they support facility operationsThanks for watching. If you’d like more like this, don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to our channel.You can also join in the conversation on our Twitter and LinkedIn pages.

Oct 23, 2023 • 21min
NTT and the Role of Sustainability in the Industrial Metaverse
XR Today hosts Rika Nakazawa, Group Vice President, Connected Industry & Head of Sustainability for Americas, NTT Ltd.In our interview, we discuss the following:A recap of the Creativity ConferenceChallenges global telecoms face and how creativity can tackle themNTT's role in developing emerging technologiesCreating synergy between XR technologies for global sustainabilityAdvocating for cooperation between companies for the benefit of all

Oct 18, 2023 • 22min
MeetKai and the Charlotte Hornets Engage Sports Fans with Virtual Store
XR Today's Demond Cureton hosts Seth J Bennett, CMO, Charlotte Hornets, James Kaplan, CEO and Co-Founder, MeetKai, and Weili Dai, Executive Chairwoman and Co-Founder, MeetKai.In our interview, we discuss the following:The impetus for MeetKai and the Charlotte Hornets to collaborate for their virtual sports apparel storeUsing MeetKai's XR solutions to engage sports fans in fresh and innovative waysHow using XR and the Metaverse can lead to greater engagement rates compared to traditional methodsThe rising trend in sports companies leveraging Web3 and Metaverse technologies to boost brand engagementDemocratising immersive experiences for sports fans with interoperable technologies to reach the widest audiences possibleEmerging trends in XR and what could take place in the future

Oct 16, 2023 • 43min
Creativity, XR, and the New Era of the Smart City
XR Today's Demond Cureton hosts Paul Doherty, President and CEO, The Digit Group.In our interview, we discuss the following:Initial thoughts on the Creativity ConferenceHow The Digit Group contributed its expertise to the conferenceDefining creativity in the XR sector, and what is required of it to resolve problems in the industryHow businesses can creatively apply XR to smart city technologies, building information modelling (BIM), digital twins, and the Metaverse

Oct 6, 2023 • 50min
The Latest Big News on Apple, Microsoft, and Meta Platforms
Watch on YouTube.In this episode of Big XR News, Demond Cureton, Senior Journalist, XR Today, welcomes some of XR’s top analysts to talk about the latest news from across the industry.Our guests include:Kevin O’Donovan, Co-Chair, VRARA Industrial Metaverse and Digital Twin CommitteeJay Latta, CEO and Founder, The Fusionists Samantha Tauber, CEO and Co-Founder, VNCCII Rory Greener, Tech Journalist, XR Today In our discussion, we cover the following:Meta's recent initiative to drive adoption rates across the high learning education sector The rise of the military metaverse and how it will impact the future of XR Apple's Object Capture feature on iOS17 and announced AR smart glassesThanks for watching. If you'd like more like this, don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to our channel.You can also join in the conversation on our Twitter and LinkedIn pages.

Oct 5, 2023 • 15min
L&D Enterprises: the Importance of Filling the AR/VR Skills Gap
XR Today’s David Dungay hosts Frank Furnari, CEO, ARuVR.In our interview, we discuss the following:The big tech adoption trends in learning and developmentThe role of training/upskilling in the adoption of VR/ARWhat do businesses owners need to think about before sending their staff on AR/VR training courses?

Oct 3, 2023 • 24min
What is Bizzlogic's Meadow XR Platform?
Watch on YouTube.XR Today's Demond Cureton hosts Pascal Kuemper, Chief Executive, Bizzlogic and Fabio Buccheri, Head of Business Development, Bizzlogic.In our interview, we discuss the following:The challenges to overcome prior to the launch of Bizzlogic's Meadow metaverse platform. Use cases expeted to dominate the platform and enterprise problems it aims to solve for clients. The top trends taking place across the immersive collaboration marketThanks for watching. If you’d like more like this, don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to our channel.You can also join in the conversation on our Twitter and LinkedIn pages.

Oct 3, 2023 • 16min
XR Analytics in Enterprise Use Cases
Watch on YouTube.XR Today's Rory Greener hosts Tony Bevilacqua, Founder & CEO of Cognitive3D to discuss the following:Introducing Cognative3D, what analytics are you helping clients track and why? How does this assist in building the foundation of XR-based consumer and worker behaviour analytics? How are clients gaining from investments in XR analytics? Will eye tracking and other related biometrics continue to shape immersive CX avenues and enterprise training? The future of XR-based Behaviour analyticsThanks for watching. If you’d like more like this, don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to our channel.You can also join in the conversation on our Twitter and LinkedIn pages.

Oct 2, 2023 • 28min
Metagravity Ramps Up Cloud Computing for the Metaverse
Watch on YouTube.XR Today's Demond Cureton hosts Rashid Mansoor, Chief Executive, Metagravity. In our interview, we discuss the following,The importance of serious gaming technologies and how the tackle issues of building and developing the Metaverse. How Metagravity leverage AI, IoT, 5G, the blockchain, cloud and edge computing, and other emerging technologies Advantages of Metagravity's technologies over Microsoft, Interoperable, NVIDIA, and other competitorsThanks for watching. If you’d like more like this, don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to our channel.You can also join in the conversation on our Twitter and LinkedIn pages.

Oct 2, 2023 • 21min
What's BZAR about [INVNT GROUP]'s XR eCommerce Strategy?
Watch on YouTube.XR Today's Demond Cureton hosts Scott Cullather, President and CEO, [INVNT GROUP] and CEO, INVNT.ATOM.In our interview, we discuss the following:How eCommerce experiences move from 2D to 3D platforms. Building immersive experiences around brand communities in the Metaverse. Building the customer journey through spatially-orientated digital transformations The technology stack involved in the BZAR eCommerce platform The need for decentralised, Web3-centred technologies in eCommerce Trends taking shape across retail, eCommerce, and extended realityFor more information, kindly visit the INVNT Group at https://www.invntgroup.com/Thanks for watching. If you’d like more like this, don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to our channel.You can also join in the conversation on our Twitter and LinkedIn pages.


