- Virtual tourism can rebuild travel for a post-pandemic world
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the travel and tourism industries; Businesses in this sector must build infrastructure and practices that allow people to travel safely in a post-pandemic world and support local communities that benefit from tourism; Augmented, virtual and mixed reality technologies can offer alternative ways to travel the world and an exciting new model for the industry
- COP26: Here are 7 of the worlds greenest buildings and best solutions . . .
Following an international open call, exemplary projects were selected for a virtual reality online exhibition of the world's greenest buildings as part of global climate summit COP26 The projects demonstrate the opportunities to tackle the climate change emergency and limit the environmental impact of buildings and cities
- How the metaverse is positively transforming the real world
This virtual tour guides visitors through a 3D replica of a real mangrove eco-park in Saudi Arabia, where they can interact with the environment, including observing fish and birds The tour aims to raise awareness about an ambitious initiative to plant 650 million mangroves worldwide by 2035 to support carbon sequestration
- World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025
The Annual Meeting 2025 of The World Economic Forum will take place at Davos-Klosters from 20th to 24th January 2025
- How is AI reshaping the travel experience? - World Economic Forum
An integrated AI-powered ecosystem During the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies enhance the travel experience by providing virtual tours, interactive maps and immersive experiences to help travellers explore destinations without actually visiting
- What companies gain by including persons with disabilities
At Boston Scientific, the onboarding process includes a virtual tour and videos from leaders speaking about their diversity and inclusion (D I) commitments, sharing valuable information for individuals to understand resources available to all employees
- The hidden risk of virtual reality - and what to do about it
A 20-minute virtual reality game can capture 20 million data points about the player - and yet the collection and use of this information is still unregulated
- What is metaverse real estate? An expert explains
Here, Mark E Rose, Chairman and CEO of global commercial real estate company Avison Young, explains why property buying in the metaverse is the latest market to open up for the real estate industry and myriad other companies looking to enhance their virtual footprint
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