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Why go to Tokyo Game Show 2023, when it can come to you as a VR game itself?
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Master Blaster
Sep 21, 2023 - Tweet
- Japan
- (conventions • events • metaverse • Tokyo Game Show • Tokyo Game Show 2023 • video games • virtual reality • VR)
Gundam metaverse’s Gunpla scan/share system plans to connect fans from all countries and angles
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Casey Baseel
Mar 29, 2023
System allows you to show off your customized anime robot models as 3-D versions in online community.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • Bandai Namco • cool • Gundam • Gundam models • Gunpla • metaverse • plastic models • robots)
Buddhist metaverse “Teraverse” in development at Kyoto University, includes AI Buddha
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Master Blaster
Sep 14, 2022
- Japan
- (AI • AR • Buddhabot • Buddhism • Kyoto University • metaverse • religion • technology • Teraverse)
Japanese school entrance ceremony held in the metaverse for over 3,000 new students
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Master Blaster
Apr 14, 2022
- Internet, Japan
- (entrance ceremony • metaverse • Niigata • Panther • Satoshi Mukai • school • vocational schools)
Enter the Hatoverse: Flap your way into the world’s first pigeon metaverse
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Krista Rogers
Apr 11, 2022
- Japan
- (Hatoverse • metaverse • mobile app • peaceful • pigeon • Tori Games • video game • weird)
Unfortunately, no one can be told what The Sushi Device is. You have to see it for yourself.
- Japan
- (ASMR • butter • Butter Device • Canoble • food • metaverse • National Department Store • sushi • technology • The Sushi Device • VR)
Gundam metaverse on the way, will let you send Gunpla you build in the real world into battle
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Casey Baseel
Mar 30, 2022
- Japan
- (anime • COK • Gundam • Gunpla • metaverse • Mobile Suit Gundam • video games)
VR metaverse of Akihabara Station being made by JR East, netizens scoff at early quality
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Katie Pask
Mar 12, 2022
- Japan
- (Akihabara • Akihabara Station • cool • Hikki • Japan Railways • JR • metaverse • technology • Tokyo • trains • Virtual Market • virtual reality • VR)
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