Dubai has already announced a new Metaverse Strategy to be headed by the emirate’s Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
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Metaverse, AR, NFT activations to boost Saudi’s billion-dollar gaming industry under new Mastercard deal
The Saudi Esports Federation and Mastercard aim to make payments easier for gamers and create more immersive experiences for consumers in the region and around the world
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Meta reveals registration closing date for global hackathon challenge with prizes totalling $50,000
Participants will be challenged to use augmented reality to identify how modern technologies can improve various sectors, such as transportation
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Will the metaverse change the way we travel?
Here’s how the metaverse opens up a whole new vista for the imagination and allows us to interact with each other and brands in the digital realm
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What does it take to live next to Snoop Dogg in the metaverse?
Companies need to be steered with a bulletproof strategy that meets them where they currently are in their transformation journey, and propels their digital maturity while preventing them from succumbing to trends without being fully prepared for future technologies. Trends which I recently succumbed to when I bid on a plot of land neighbouring Snoop Dogg
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Damac Group eyes move into the metaverse with $100 million investment in “digital cities” led by Ali Sajwani
The initiative forms part of the company-wide ambitions to move into digital assets and non-fungible tokens (NFT)
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Video: Four metaverse trends that companies need to address
As the line between people’s physical and digital lives further blurs, organisations have the opportunity and obligation to build a responsible metaverse
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Reasons why the metaverse will have a transformational impact on businesses and the way people live
Approximately 84 percent of consumers surveyed in the UAE agree that they are spending substantially more time online compared to pre-pandemic levels, an Accenture report reveals
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How will the metaverse create jobs and economic opportunities in the MENA region, we ask Meta’s regional head
Meta – formerly Facebook – isn’t going to build, own, or run the metaverse on its own. Bringing it to life will require collaboration across companies, developers, creators, and policymakers to ensure an open, interoperable, and inclusive metaverse, the regional head of Meta tells Arabian Business
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Meta, formerly Facebook, to start testing tools to sell digital assets for upcoming metaverse
Using the latest tools, certain users within Meta’s virtual reality social media platform, Horizon Worlds, can sell accessories or offer paid access to the specialised digital spaces they have built
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Human component to remain as “critical” as tech skills to develop a functioning metaverse
Virtual reality is coming fast, and while coding and other tech development skills are needed for the metaverse, so are design, creativity, and innovation
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The metaverse will strengthen relationships, empower people, and help tackle global crises: experts
Challenge is not to have the digital world monopolised by a single company, panellists at WGS2022 agreed
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Dubai in the metaverse: Dubai Municipality to create a futuristic, virtual version of the city
The metaverse has become closer to reality than we could have imagined; residents could be joined by friends from other parts of the world in the form of avatars taking a virtual walk through a park in the city, the director-general of Dubai Municipality said
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AB Talks: Discussing all things Metaverse: the benefits, volatility, regulation, and security concerns
The Chairman and Group CEO of the Nexchange Group, Juwan Lee, talks about how businesses and consumers can benefit from the Metaverse in its nascent stages, while detailing the scale of adoption and security concerns surrounding virtual and augmented realities
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Deloitte looks “to show” benefits of the metaverse for retail businesses in the Middle East
Deloitte plans to demonstrate how the metaverse can enable retail firms to take their business to the next level
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Monetising the metaverse: Four things to consider before staking your claim
Metaverse is a game-changer, predicted to be valued within the trillions of dollars in a few short years
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Snapchat community crosses 20 million in Saudi Arabia, reaching 9 in 10 people aged 13 to 34
During Ramadan 2021, Snapchatters in the KSA viewed AR Lenses more than 90 billion times. Also, during Ramadan 2021, Snapchatters posted more than one billion Snaps to their Stories