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5 Oculus Quest Tips for Nonprofits New to the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

At this time, most apps are gaming-related and inexpensive. The universal menu includes: Apps : View and launch apps from your library. Create your Oculus Avatar. Have fun with your avatar! For your first avatar-to-avatar contact, it’s recommended to visit Horizon Venues.

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VR gaming startup ForeVR Games raises $10M to grow its library of Wii Sports-like titles

TechCrunch

While Meta tries to convince users to attend virtual work meetings in its metaverse , ForeVR Games , a VR gaming startup with casual games like bowling, darts and cornhole, is a reminder that virtual reality is supposed to be fun. Much like Wii Sports, ForeVR games are designed to be easy to play.

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What is the metaverse, and do I have to care?

The Verge

Neal Stephenson famously coined the term “metaverse” in his 1992 novel Snow Crash , where it referred to a 3D virtual world inhabited by avatars of real people. There are also broader metaverse-related taxonomies like one from game designer Raph Koster , who draws a distinction between “online worlds,” “multiverses,” and “metaverses.”

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Meta opens up access to its VR social platform Horizon Worlds

The Verge

First announced in September 2019 as a private beta, Horizon Worlds has evolved from primarily being a Minecraft -like environment for building games to more of a social platform. During a demo of Horizon Worlds, I was greeted by a few Meta employees at the Plaza, a central gathering place used to enter custom worlds and games built by users.

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100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. Giving Library :: givinglibrary.org. If you are interested in having your nonprofit listed on the Giving Library, you can apply here. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. Twibbon :: twibbon.com.

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111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars. Twibbon is a tool that allows your supporters on Twitter and Facebook to add a micro version of your nonprofit’s avatar to their profile pics. In addition to text quotes, Quoto also has a digital library of quotes embedded on images.

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Canceling your Stadia Pro subscription is easy, and you won’t lose your paid games

The Verge

Google Stadia streams games on mobile and desktop Chrome browsers. Google Stadia never quite set the video game world ablaze with a paradigm shift towards cloud game streaming, but it has quietly soldiered on as a convenient service for those who value playing the latest games on less-than-capable hardware.

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