Now playing Next The exchange New virtual economy: what does the rise of The Metaverse mean? IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MEDIA CITY Huge amounts of money are being poured into the metaverse, an alternative world where you can work, play and meet people without ever leaving your home. The Exchange looks at whether the rise of this vast virtual space will redefine the way we consume and communicate forever? 17/08/2022
Now playing Next Tech News The metaverse is transporting pilgrims to the world’s holiest sites Worshippers around the world can now visit some of the holiest cities from their home thanks to immersive experiences. 11/08/2022
Now playing Next Tech News A trip to Niagara Falls for €2? The metaverse could make it happen Will tourists flock to VR City, a new virtual destination with famous world landmarks - or will they save up to visit the real thing in person? 08/08/2022
Now playing Next Health news Conjoined twins aged 3 separated with help of virtual reality Twins Bernado and Arthur Lima, 3, can now look at each other in the face for the first time after a "man-on-Mars" surgery using virtual reality. 02/08/2022
Now playing Next world news Good News: Chemotherapy drugs delivered by drone Your weekly dose of #GoodNews is fresh out of the oven with VR replicating the neurological effects of exercise, chemo drugs that descend from the skies, and more. 15/07/2022
Now playing Next Tech News How Meta’s metaverse vision will change the future of communication Creativity is all about connection and increasingly brands will communicate via evolving technologies as the metaverse takes shape, says Meta’s Angie Gifford. 01/07/2022
Now playing Next Health news 'Hologram patients' help train UK medical students in world first Learners put on mixed reality headsets and are immersed in a lifelike training scenario, overlaid onto their physical environment. 28/06/2022
Now playing Next Tech News This Egyptian teen is building a metaverse using his mum’s old clothes Omar Wael’s fascination with tech began aged just five, having built his first robot aged nine. Now he has his mind set on creating a metaverse. 28/06/2022
Now playing Next Art Making VR worlds from the comfort of home As VR becomes increasingly popular in the art world, a tech platform wants to democratise the medium and let anyone have a go at making it. 22/06/2022
Now playing Next Art The artist is sorta present: how VR is changing art In his latest piece, Albert Oehlen asks viewers to enter his studio via VR and watch him draw a new work. The eerie experience gets you up close and personal without ever being near another actual person. 14/06/2022
Now playing Next Culture news The history of virtual concerts - from K-pop to ABBA Voyage Euronews looks back at the history of virtual and hologram concerts. 27/05/2022
Now playing Next Art Can you copyright immersive experiences? MODS argues that an artwork responding to visitors isn't fixed enough to copyright. How will teamLab protect their intellectual property in an increasingly saturated market for immersive art installations? 27/04/2022
Now playing Next Smart Regions The Croatian incubators hatching video gaming startups IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION Over the last five years, the region of Sisak Moslavina in Croatia has become a video gaming hub thanks to EU funding. 25/04/2022
Now playing Next Art An immersive alien experience comes to London Alienarium 5, a virtual reality exhibition that allows visitors to step into the shoes of an alien opens at the Serpentine Gallery in London. 15/04/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Meta tests metaverse money-making tools for online creators The Facebook parent company plans to let online creators earn a living selling digital goods, services and experiences in the metaverse. 12/04/2022
Now playing Next Money Play-to-earn crypto games: Legitimate income or ‘house of cards’? During COVID-19, play-to earn crypto games like Axie Infinity exploded in popularity, particularly in developing countries. But now some critics caution that games like these are fuelled by speculation. 18/02/2022
Now playing Next Work Future of remote work? Here’s the reality of working in the metaverse The idea of shared, persistent, virtual worlds exploded into the mainstream with Meta’s foray into the metaverse. Now some companies are capitalising on the tech to make virtual offices a reality. 16/02/2022
Now playing Next Work These are the jobs that will need filling in the metaverse Progressive technologists are carving out a vision for the future of jobs in the metaverse. There are new virtual careers up for grabs. 14/02/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Why are people shelling out millions on virtual land in the metaverse? Sales of digital land plots sold as NFTs topped €440 million in 2021 and that figure is set to double in 2022. 11/02/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Meet the church pastor helping worshippers find God in the metaverse A pastor didn’t realise how much the metaverse would take off when he established VR Church in 2016. But partly due to COVID, attendance is soaring. 01/02/2022