Now playing Next Biztech news The tech, mindset and headsets making the metaverse ‘real' Is the metaverse just a gimmick? Here’s how companies are gearing up for the next stage of the Internet. 07/01/2023
Now playing Next Touch Crying on TikTok: Meet the unseen influencer Ever wondered who's making all the funny filters you use on TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat? Ollie Tyler is one of the tech geniuses making an overlooked part of today's internet culture. 26/12/2022
Now playing Next Biztech news How wearable technology could take users to new worlds There’s more to wearable tech than counting steps with smartwatches and fitness trackers. Introducing the new suits and boots taking users to new worlds 23/11/2022
Now playing Next Experiences Hybrid tourism: Where to immerse yourself in the new tech travel trend From France to Egypt, explore the countries leading the way in virtually enhanced travel. 11/11/2022
Now playing Next Biztech news Game over: The VR headset designed to kill you if you die in a game “If you die in the game, you die in real life,” Oculus creator Palmer Luckey said of his new VR headset packed with explosives. 09/11/2022
Now playing Next DUB.AI Why metaverse real estate is selling for millions Metaverse real estate values are skyrocketing, with one plot selling for a record €2.49 million. Decentraland's Sam Hamilton explains why 09/11/2022
Now playing Next Biztech news The real-life Balkan micronation being built first in the metaverse The independent country, which occupies a slither of unclaimed land wedged between Serbia and Croatia, will take shape in virtual reality. 07/11/2022
Now playing Next Biztech news Why is crime fighting agency Interpol creating its own metaverse? “In order for police to understand the metaverse, we need to experience it” said Interpol’s executive director of technology. 20/10/2022
Now playing Next target Could the Metaverse become a €30 trillion El Dorado? For most of us, the metaverse remains a mystery. But many investors believe that virtual worlds where humans and automated entities interact could be a land of plenty. 06/09/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Venice Immersive explores the Metaverse as a new Artistic Medium Venice film festivalgoers now have the chance to escape further via media with the new Venice Immersive expanded reality Island 02/09/2022
Now playing Next Biztech news Bring your digital twin into the metaverse thanks to AI face capture The start-up sees bright prospects for the technology in tomorrow’s metaverse where people need to represent themselves. 18/08/2022
Now playing Next The exchange New virtual economy: what does the rise of The Metaverse mean? 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 Biztech 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 Biztech 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 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 Biztech 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 '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 Biztech 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 See 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
