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Ready Player Me, a platform to build dynamic cross-game avatars for virtual worlds, raises $56M led by a16z

TechCrunch

His quick response promising better avatars for the actual launch speaks to just how much appearances do matter in these situations. “Our bigger vision is to connect the metaverse through avatars,” said Timmu Toke, co-founder and CEO, Ready Player Me, in an interview. It can also work off 3D images.

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What Are Foundation Models?

NVIDIA AI Blog

He calls the blending of AI algorithms and model architectures homogenization , a trend that helped form foundation models. It created the 530-billion parameter Megatron-Turing Natural Language Generation model ( MT-NLG ) that powers TJ, the Toy Jensen avatar that gave part of the keynote at NVIDIA GTC last year. See chart below.)

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Infinite Canvas raises $2.8M for a metaverse creator group modeled after esports teams

TechCrunch

Ten different people would probably define the metaverse in 10 different ways, but it’s generally used as shorthand for the web of emerging virtual spaces full of personalized avatars, games and digital goods that are already shaping our world.

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The 6 Hottest Training Technologies That You Can’t Overlook

Gyrus

Newer technologies, tools, increased network bandwidth, and widespread access to the internet is enabling organizations to create an affordable and advanced video- based training programs, which can be used not just in online courses but in traditional and blended settings as well.

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Why Facebook’s ‘one identity’ rule has to change for VR

The Verge

It’s also experimenting with a VR workspace system called “Infinite Office” that can blend the real and virtual world. Avatars require a lot less bits. Avatars require a lot less bits to express the richness of facial expression than [Zoom] does. Last year, it launched its own virtual social network called Horizon in beta.

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Top e-Learning Trends to Keep an Eye on in 2024

Gyrus

Some organizations are even adopting blended learning models, which facilitate both online and in-person learning. It uses notification bombardment, interactive moving avatars, and level-based modules that trick the brain into learning easily as well as continuously and climbing the leaderboard.

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Top e-Learning Trends to Keep an Eye on in 2024

Gyrus

Some organizations are even adopting blended learning models, which facilitate both online and in-person learning. It uses notification bombardment, interactive moving avatars, and level-based modules that trick the brain into learning easily as well as continuously and climbing the leaderboard.

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