VRChat announced it’s officially opened its own Avatar Marketplace, allowing users a centralized way to buy and sell avatars from within the social VR platform. Users have been able to visit VRChat ...

A student interacts with others in virtual reality (iStock). WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Can virtual reality (VR) avatars foster meaningful human connections as effectively as that of other online ...

When American science fiction writer Neal Stephenson coined the term “metaverse” in the ‘90s in Snow Crash magazine, who would have thought that the concept would become what it is today? But as ...

The Roblox team discusses how the additions point to where Roblox is starting to flex across platforms, into VR, and eventually maybe AR too. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I ...

Zuckerberg lauded his Avatar’s ability to stand on its own two feet and further proclaimed avatars’ uses in Facebook and Instagram. Reading time 3 minutes “Legs,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg exclaimed ...