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Facebook Introduces More Realistic Avatars for Virtual Reality Facebook Spaces

Creating an avatar of yourself can be fun, especially when you have plenty of options to work with in terms of hair color and style, face shape, clothing, etc. I…

Pinshape Announces Winners of Latest 3D Design Contest – Design Your Future Avatar

In July, 3D printing community and marketplace Pinshape partnered with Mold3D Academy for a contest centered around virtual sculpting. In the Design Your Future Avatar Contest, sponsored by Formlabs, Oculus, ZBrush,…

Pinshape Partners with Mold3D Academy, Turns to Virtual Sculpting for Avatar 3D Design Contest

It’s high time for another unique 3D design contest from 3D printing community and marketplace Pinshape, which has just announced the winners in its Mechanical Design Challenge. This time around,…

Are We Living in The Matrix? Probably, Say Several Well-Respected Scientists

A few weeks ago, I started watching Westworld on HBO. I’m a few episodes behind, but it’s been really good so far – however, it’s also been more than a…

Wolfprint 3D Launches Business Initiative to Integrate Humanity Within Virtual Reality

Two and a half years ago, a group of childhood friends from Estonia joined together to form Wolfprint 3D, a startup that is now on a dedicated mission to use 3D scanning…

Attention Shoppers! Enjoy 3D Retail Therapy From Your Couch at eBay’s Virtual Reality Department Store

“What if you could enter a department store that is just for you, one that has learned about you, adapted to what you like to shop for, and in time…

3D Scan Yourself Right into Your Favorite Game with SLAM Scan from Dacuda

Most video games start by asking you to choose who or what you want to represent yourself in the game. If you’re playing a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG),…

Turning 3D Scans into 3D Avatars is the Future of Shopping, Fitness and Video Games

Hewlett Packard Enterprise took to the CeBIT trade show in Hanover, Germany, this week to show off their new 3D avatar generation photo booth called the Avatar Platform. Not unlike…