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Digital artist and architect Sattom Alasad expresses and explores her Saudi heritage through her work. (AN Photo) video

Meet the Saudi architect designing the metaverse

  • Sattom Alasad wanted to use online spaces dominating people's lives to provide a tranquil, otherworldly escape
  • These digital spaces are also a way for Alasad to express and explore her Saudi heritage
By Arab News ·
Metaverse is a futuristic notion for connecting people online that encompasses augmented and virtual reality. (File/AFP)

Facebook plans to hire 10,000 in EU to build ‘metaverse’

By AP ·
Zuckerberg this week announced that Facebook was setting up a team to work on building a shared digital world. (File/AFP)

Facebook’s slowdown warning hangs over strong ad sales, while Zuckerberg talks ‘metaverse’

By Reuters ·
Facebook has invested heavily in virtual reality and augmented reality such as its Oculus VR headsets, AR glasses and wristband technologies. (File/AFP)

Facebook sets up new team to work on the ‘metaverse’

By Reuters ·
An attendee tries out the new Oculus Quest Virtual Reality (VR) gaming system at the Facebook F8 Conference at McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California. (File/AFP)

Facebook aims to prove VR’s popularity more than virtual

By AP ·
Amid the COVID-19 lockdowns, people have been turning to social media not just to stay connected but also to discover new brands and shop online. (Shutterstock/Illustrative)

Saudi consumers open to new forms of online shopping

By Arab News ·
South Korean TV ‘reunites’ mother with dead daughter in virtual reality show photos

South Korean TV ‘reunites’ mother with dead daughter in virtual reality show

By Reuters ·
Special How a Dubai-based startup is changing the face of Middle East VR filmmaking

How a Dubai-based startup is changing the face of Middle East VR filmmaking

By May Rostom ·
GITEX visitors in Dubai try world’s first Hajj and Umrah VR simulator 

GITEX visitors in Dubai try world’s first Hajj and Umrah VR simulator 

By ONE CARLO DIAZ ·
Autodesk Converge explores digitized construction in Saudi Arabia

Autodesk Converge explores digitized construction in Saudi Arabia

By Hala Tashkandi ·
US court halves $500 mln verdict in Facebook virtual reality lawsuit

US court halves $500 mln verdict in Facebook virtual reality lawsuit

By REUTERS: ·
Reframe Saudi documentary chosen as official selection at 2018 World VR Forum

Reframe Saudi documentary chosen as official selection at 2018 World VR Forum

By Arab News ·
Saudi Aramco’s non-fuel future

Saudi Aramco’s non-fuel future

By Frank Kane ·

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