Avatars in virtual worlds could also follow a much darker path. Fortunately, Web3 technologies give the user power to enter - or exit - risky environments instantly with anonymity.

Avatars in the metaverse. DXC Technology. During a recent tour of DXC Technology's Virtual World, the first step was to create the avatar that would represent me in the metaverse.

In the realm of virtual reality, users can completely transform the appearances of themselves as avatars and of their digital environments, all at the mere click of a button. In a pioneering new ...

The study draws on phenomenology and digital ontology to examine the dual existence of users: simultaneously "here" in the physical world and "there" in cyberspace. This leads to an intriguing paradox ...

AR and VR are at the forefront of building immersive virtual worlds that blur the line between physical and digital reality .

VShojo is a prominent VTuber talent agency, created by a team that includes a former member of the founding team behind ...

Why Meta’s virtual-reality avatars are finally getting legs Why is it so hard to build a metaverse avatar — a visual representation of ourselves in the digital world — that walks on two legs ...

Children have always enjoyed make-believe. Now, some new Web sites are letting them live out their fantasies in virtual worlds using self-designed avatars. The success of Second Life, one of the ...

Alakazam creates virtual worlds, avatars, spatial audio and event environments — a plug-and-play experience while offering on-demand assistance where needed for business.

For its first three years, Linden Lab contracted me to be the virtual world’s official “embedded journalist”—a roving reporter using a digital avatar in a white suit (my pretentious ...

Researchers are aiming to bring the magic of playing music in person to the virtual world. The Joint Active Music Sessions (JAMS) platform, created at the University of Birmingham, uses avatars ...