Too long to look at the version
Nintendo's new patent hints at the Switch 2 or having VR accessories
"N World" helped launch China's first metaverse anti-fraud market
MTR Metaverse Station lands on The Sandbox to shuttle the future with the 80s station
Bloomberg: Apple will produce its own MicroLED display
The Sandbox has partnered with Big Dipper to launch the game "End of the Century" in the metaverse
The Linux Foundation established the Open Metaverse Foundation, which will coordinate the development of metaverse open source software and standards
CEO of Magic Leap: It's a good thing that Apple is a competitor in the AR space
Metaverse game Neopets Metaverse closed $4 million in funding
Metaverse startup Metahood completes $3 million seed round
"Star Fei Cat" settled in "Crazy Diners" and "Cube Metaverse"
The Yangwan Shuzang platform will launch the New Year of the Rabbit Medal limited blind box
Metaverse headlines
Nintendo's new patent hints at the Switch 2 or having VR accessories
According to Sina VR, Nintendo will launch a new generation Switch in 2024, which is almost confirmed.
Many leakers and analysts believe the Switch 2 will be powered by a custom Nvidia chip based on its Ampere architecture. This architecture is also used on NVIDIA's popular 2000-series GPUs, which simply means that this new and upcoming console will be able to take advantage of DLSS to run games at a higher resolution than the original Switch.
This also means that the console will have ray tracing enabled, and gamers may see ray tracing in some upcoming Nintendo games.
The most exciting rumors are VR accessories for this gaming console. This VR accessory appeared in a patent filed by Nintendo not long ago.
In addition to providing a VR gaming experience for players, the accessory allows a second player to participate in first-person games from their phone. Once again, Nintendo seems to be trying to do something different in terms of the way people play video games.
Domestic dynamics
"N World" helped launch China's first metaverse anti-fraud market
According to China.com Science and Technology, on January 19, guided by the National Anti-fraud Center and created by 360 Group, the first domestic metaverse anti-fraud bazaar was launched, which is the first "24-hour" high-tech online bazaar in the new year, with exclusive technical support provided by the metaverse platform "N World".
It is understood that the metaverse anti-fraud bazaar uses the digital twin, AI and other technologies provided by N World to provide a multi-scene and multi-level creative map, creating five exhibition areas: the anti-fraud hall, the anti-fraud small theater, the anti-fraud intelligence bureau, the anti-fraud music hall, and the anti-fraud police officer. Anti-fraud medals will be randomly dropped in each exhibition area, and players will have a chance to receive anti-fraud Chinese New Year gifts as long as they collect 6 medals.
The person in charge of the bazaar told reporters that the creation of the first metaverse anti-fraud bazaar in China is to let the majority of netizens deeply understand the common sense of anti-fraud through immersive experience, "After reading the publicity materials a hundred times, it is better to personally fall into a 'fraud trap', and the tricks of the scammers will be more understood, the memory will be longer, and the vigilance will be higher." ”
The relevant person in charge of the activities of the National Anti-fraud Center said that this time the anti-fraud science popularization will be moved into the meta-universe, hoping to strengthen the interaction of anti-fraud science popularization and deepen the anti-fraud achievements through scientific and technological means in a way that contemporary youth like to hear.
MTR Metaverse Station lands on The Sandbox to shuttle the future with the 80s station
According to Shiluo.com, MTR officially entered the metaverse, opened a metaverse station in The Sandbox, and took players to shuttle between the past and the future. As the world's first transportation operator to enter the metaverse, MTR takes the railway as the theme to create a cosmic experience across time and space.
In addition to exploring the futuristic metaverse station design, players can also travel back in time to the 1980s Rainbow Station by completing 5 challenging missions and integrate into the replica station scene. For example, holographic projection information screens and different types of robots have broken through everyone's imagination of real stations, adding unlimited imagination space to future stations.
Overseas news
Bloomberg: Apple will produce its own MicroLED display
Recently, Bloomberg reported that Apple is working hard to produce its own MicroLED display, which may benefit many Apple products in the future.
Presumably, external suppliers may be responsible for mass production. The switch to MicroLED was planned for 2020, but technical and financial hurdles delayed this rollout.
Apple's new MicroLED screen is brighter, offers better color reproduction, and can be used from a larger viewing angle. According to Gurman's sources, the latter in particular makes the image look like it was painted on glass. The thin and light design and low power consumption can bring even more advantages to future XR headsets.
The Sandbox has partnered with Big Dipper to launch the game "End of the Century" in the metaverse
On January 19, The Sandbox announced a partnership with the comic book Hokuto Shenken to launch a new game "End of the Century LAND" in the metaverse, and the partnership will also involve the production and sale of NFTs to further enhance the LAND experience.
The Linux Foundation established the Open Metaverse Foundation, which will coordinate the development of metaverse open source software and standards
News on January 19, according to the official blog, the Linux Foundation announced the establishment of the Open Metaverse Foundation (OMF), aiming to provide a collaborative space for different industries and is committed to developing open source software and standards for the metaverse, and the ChainHub Foundation, Cloud Native Computing Foundation, Futurewei, GenXP, etc. have become founding members.
Specifically divided into eight Basic Interest Groups (FIGs) on Users, Trading, Digital Assets, Simulated and Virtual Worlds, Artificial Intelligence, Networking, Security and Privacy, Law and Policy, OMF will provide targeted resources and forums for identifying new ideas, completing work and recruiting new contributors, consisting of members from specific disciplines working to advance projects or scalable technologies in their topics, and ensuring that each identifiable sub-part of the project (e.g.GitHub.org, Repository, subdirectories, APIs, tests, issues, PRs).
Metaverse perspective
Magic Leap CEO: It's a good thing that Apple is a competitor in the AR space
Apple is rumored to be preparing to launch its own headset this year, competing with Magic Leap and Microsoft. Magic Leap CEO Peggy Johnson said that if Apple launches the headset as expected, the company will soon compete with Apple, although it is "good" that competitors are pouring more money into AR.
In a recent interview with Insider, Peggy Johnson said: "I think any time more money goes into this space is a good thing. For years, so it's good to have other people in the field, even competitive, which is positive for the whole field. ”
Bloomberg reported that Apple currently plans to release its long-rumored AR/VR headset this year, and may retail it to consumers for $2,000 to $3,000. The headset reportedly looks a bit like ski goggles, including automatic lens adjustments and a physics dial that can switch between virtual reality and the real world.
If Apple's AR/VR headset does come out this year, it will be the company's latest line of products since the 2015 Apple Watch.
Peggy Johnson noted that Apple is more consumer-centric, while Magic Leap is enterprise-centric, but said, "We'll go back to the consumer." The headset itself takes time to shrink in size to make it easier for consumers to use, she said, much like the way mobile phones were developed.
Financing news
Metaverse game Neopets Metaverse closed $4 million in funding
According to PRNewswire, on January 19, the metaverse game Neopets Metaverse launched by online game Neopets completed a $4 million financing, with the participation of Polygon Ventures, Blizzard Avalanche Ecosystem Fund, Hashkey Capital, IDG Capital and NetDragon Websoft. The funds raised will be used to further grow and deliver immersive gaming experiences, while partnering with investors and the broader GameFi community.
Neopets Metaverse is a P2E, community-driven virtual pet game based on the original Neopets classic game.
Metaverse startup Metahood completes $3 million seed round
News on January 19, according to Decrypt reports, metaverse startup Metahood completed a $3 million seed round of financing, led by 1confirmation, with Volt Capital, Flamingo DAO and Neon DAO, The Sandbox co-founder Sébastien Borget, SuperRare co-founder John Crain, and others participating.
Metahood's platform aims to provide metaverse land buyers with more context than a generic NFT marketplace, using a map-driven interface to display available parcels related to their surroundings, providing a broader sense of community or region, while pointing out landmarks and highlighting sales trends, nearby landowners, and more.
Digital collections
"Star Fei Cat" settled in "Crazy Diners" and "Cube Metaverse"
According to the news of the data storage ship, "StarCatus" announced that it has joined the "Crazy Diners Club" family and settled in the "Cube Metaverse" to jointly create Web 3.0.
As the first digital collection IP to enter the cube metaverse and have metaverse interactive functions, "StarCatus" will soon enter the #3669 original cube and enter Web 3.0 in a new way. (During commercial use, the cube is locked and cannot be traded or transferred.) ）
The Yangwan Zodiac platform launched the New Year of the Rabbit Limited Blind Box
With the Spring Festival approaching, the "2023 Year of the Rabbit New Year Medal Limited Blind Box" was launched on the Yangwan Shuzang platform, and the new series of collections this time include "New Year, Year of the Rabbit", "New Year, Rabbit Rich" and "New Year· NICE Rabbit MEET U" and "New Year Rabbit No.1" 4 original collections.
In order to reward the first batch of users who support the Yangwan Shuzang platform, the Yangwan Shuzang platform will also give an additional free airdrop of 1 "New Year of the Rabbit" medal to the first 5,000 registered and certified users of the platform.