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MetaVRse: Unveiling the Future at SIGGRAPH

November 16th, 2023|

MetaVRse co-founders Alan & Julie Smithson recently had the opportunity to showcase our groundbreaking work (and unveil our current and upcoming projects) to the esteemed members of SIGGRAPH’s Toronto chapter. We're thrilled to share an abridged video that covers our latest milestone developments.

Siemens Healthineers + MetaVRse Wins Major Education Tech Award

February 22nd, 2023|

MetaVRse is proud to announce that the company has been awarded the 2022 Brandon Hall Group Bronze award for excellence in the Best Advance in Education Through Technology category, along with Siemens Healthineers in Canada and Skillable.

MetaVRse CEO Paul Konieczny on Made in CA

December 6th, 2022|

As a Canadian company with a global platform, MetaVRse is uniquely positioned to take on the metaverse for enterprise. This past week, MetaVRse CEO Paul Konieczny was honoured to be interviewed by Made in CA, which celebrates Canadian innovation.

MetaVRse at Monaco Art Week

July 13th, 2022|

This week, we're pleased to share that Musée Collection des Arts, CADAF, and MetaVRse are presenting a stunning virtual art gallery featuring ornate snuff boxes owned by royalty.

The MetaMall: Retail in Cyberspace

April 13th, 2022|

"I believe what TheMall represents is a kind of 'defining disruption' of the kinds that Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk brought us." - Sanford Stein

MetaVRse Among Deutsche Telekom T‑Challenge Finalists

April 13th, 2022|

Deutsche Telekom’s T‑Challenge, launched to push the metaverse’s best and brightest to find innovative ways to bring 5G connectivity to Extended Reality, has revealed its top 20 finalists – and TheMall powered by MetaVRse made the list.

“MetaVRse Is Its Own Category” –ARPost

November 19th, 2021|

Featured recently on ARPost, MetaVRse is "its own category" in an explosive digital platform landscape. Capable of handling many of the use cases that have captivated major brands and consumers, "the MetaVRse low-code interface means that companies that leverage it can develop their own brand engagement spaces and experiences." Read the full story on ARPost.

Alan Smithson Featured on Bold Stories Podcast

November 19th, 2021|

On a podcast that brings together innovative leaders who rise to business challenges, join MetaVRse co-founder Alan Smithson, Media.Monks' Catherine D. Henry, and author Galit Ariel to discuss how brands should embrace the immersive experiences of AR to get ahead.

MetaVRse awarded Epic MegaGrant from Epic Games

October 5th, 2021|

MetaVRse today announced its receipt of an Epic MegaGrant from Epic Games, creators of the Unreal Engine, for further development of interoperability between MetaVRse and Unreal Engine.

NFT x XR = Magic!

October 4th, 2021|

The worlds of art, music, technology, finance, entertainment and of course, shoes, are blending together in ways previously unimaginable, but now, commonplace.

MetaVRse’s Code-Optional 3D Creation Platform Attracts Six New Strategic Global Partnerships and Network Memberships

December 9th, 2020|

Organizations large and small have been deploying real-time, interactive 3D experiences via apps for years, with the demand for training and marketing solutions being among the top priorities.  “The first 'killer use case' of 3D is the ability for everyone to participate in the creation process, hence our no-code/low-code approach,” commented MetaVRse CEO, Alan Smithson. “MetaVRse is a cloud-based 3D game engine that works

Samsung Highlights MetaVRse as a Pillar in the Synthetic Media Landscape

October 22nd, 2020|

Samsung envisions a future where people will be able to try on clothes digitally and produce Hollywood-style blockbuster films on their home computers, thanks to what they dub “synthetic media.” To help make those future possibilities a reality, Samsung has put together a compendium of synthetic tech companies and startups to share with interested investors (similar to our own XR Collaboration project earlier this

MetaVRse Co-Founder Julie Smithson Contributes to report on Canadian XR Ecosystem

October 15th, 2020|

As reported recently on Medium.com, the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) has published a report detailing the Canadian XR business landscape, and our own Julie Smithson was one of the industry leaders consulted for the report. Titled ‘Spanning the Virtual Frontier’ (available here), the report discusses the ups and downs of the over 350 Canadian companies that provide XR technologies and software, and

Introducing Video Support!

September 13th, 2020|

At MetaVRse, our mission is to unlock the power of spatial computing for everyone, with the world’s first engine designed to quickly build and deploy incredible interactive 3D and XR experiences on all platforms, browsers and devices. Today, we're excited to share our latest updates to the MetaVRse Engine.

Visual Code Snippets: From Low-Code to No-Code

August 4th, 2020|

At MetaVRse, our mission is to unlock the power of spatial computing for everyone, with the world’s first engine designed to quickly build and deploy incredible interactive 3D and XR experiences on all platforms, browsers and devices. Today, we're excited to share our latest updates to the MetaVRse Engine.

How Oracle’s XR Lab Uses MetaVRse Engine for eCommerce and IoT

July 23rd, 2020|

Digital marketing and ecommerce are in an explosive growth phase, with AR-enabled experiences poised to drive over $36 billion in retail sales by 2024. But digital marketers are often left in the dust, as the demand for VR/AR developers is at an all-time high, growing over 1400% in 2019 alone. Recently, Oracle XR Lab co-founder Sikaar Keita has been experimenting with the web-based MetaVRse Engine to create product showcases, advanced ecommerce prototypes, and IoT sensor integrations.

3 New Experiences: Solar System, Surfboard, and Interior Design

July 13th, 2020|

3D experiences have the power to transform how people learn, discover, buy, design, and interact with the physical world. But the impact of these technologies has been overshadowed by the time, cost, and talent required to build on traditional game engines and 3D platforms. With that in mind, we built the MetaVRse Engine to make creating 3D experiences as easy as putting together

WebSocket Support, New Search Functionality, Analytics, and More

June 30th, 2020|

At MetaVRse, our mission is to unlock the power of spatial computing for everyone, with the world’s first engine designed to quickly build and deploy incredible interactive 3D and XR experiences on all platforms, browsers and devices. Today, we're excited to share our latest updates to the MetaVRse Engine. Rendering 2x faster on web and mobile. Performance is absolutely critical, especially with

Forbes: “A New 3D Game Engine That Means Business”

May 28th, 2020|

Today at AWE (Augmented World Expo) Online, Alan Smithson of Toronto-based MetaVRse launched Metaverse Engine, the company’s new 3D game engine for non-coders. “We envision this becoming as easy as building a slide deck” Said Smithson. “MetaVRse Engine is already being used by hundreds of organizations, universities and developers.” “The MetaVRse Engine is an important new tool in the no code movement – it

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