Metaverse solutions are quickly emerging as one of the most exciting concepts in the technology landscape. Promising a new generation of digital experiences, metaverse environments leverage innovative concepts like AI, IoT, and extended reality, to change the way we connect online.
In recent years, new iterations of “metaverse” ecosystems have emerged to tackle a variety of use cases. Manufacturing companies, enterprise brands, and even retailers build metaverse environments to enhance collaboration, unlock new levels of creativity, and improve customer experience. Currently, the metaverse space is expected to reach a value of approximately $426.9 billion by 2027.
Today, we’re looking at just some of the metaverse innovators that are beginning to introduce the world to the potential of these new digital landscapes.
Meta
One of the better-known names in the Metaverse landscape today, Meta (previously Facebook), is a technology company investing in the creation of immersive virtual spaces. Meta believes the metaverse is the future of digital connectivity, where individuals will be able to socialize, collaborate, learn, and play. Currently, the company is investing in a variety of tools to unlock the metaverse.
The Meta team is exploring augmented reality solutions designed to work with smartphones and smart glasses, as well as virtual reality environments compatible with a range of Oculus headsets. Meta also has its own partner program for developers, as well as a research facility focused on finding new innovations for industrial, commercial, and consumer metaverse creation.
MetaVRse
Built with a focus on assisting developers in the creation of metaverse experiences, the MetaVRse platform is a low-code, web-based solution for real-time 3D asset creation. Using the MetaVRse engine, enterprise companies and innovators can build intelligent digital environments which work across all operating systems, devices, and browsers.
The MetaVRse platform offers access to fully customizable experience creation, intended for marketing, training, collaboration, and more. Users can access 3D and 2D branded assets for different use-cases, and explore a wide variety of XR environments within the MetaVRse library. The company also offers professional services to companies in need of guidance and development support.
NVIDIA
Graphic technology innovator NVIDIA has invested in various solutions built to empower the creation of metaverse spaces. The company’s solutions empower developers to build intelligent digital landscapes for a range of XR solutions. Recently, NVIDIA introduced the Omniverse computing platform, created to help individuals and teams create Universal Scene Description based applications and workflows.
The Omniverse environment combines all of the tools creators need to design 3D workflows, digital twins, and unique landscapes. Users can build custom extensions, tools, and microservices to accelerate development, and leverage built-in artificial intelligence. The omniverse solution is available as a platform-as-a-service offering, running on Microsoft Azure.
Cavrnus
Otherwise known as Cavrnus VR, Cavrnus is a Metaverse builder platform, designed to help every creator share their vision of a metaverse on the internet. The Cavrnus platform offers access to a repeatable, scalable and secure XR solution, where teams can create branded metaverse experiences, and leverage a host of available 3D and 2D assets.
The platform comes with out-of-the-box multi-user voice, video, co-presence, and screen sharing capabilities. Additionally, the platform allows business leaders to integrate third party technologies into their ecosystem, when developing unique worlds. Environments created on the platform can be published to any device, anywhere, with Instant links and Cavrnus streaming services.
Virbela
Virtual world platform, Virbela, was created to help bring people together in a virtual landscape, where they can meet, learn, work, and train in unison. Focusing on the needs of enterprise companies, the Virbela platform comes with tools built-in for remote learning sessions, hybrid work, and virtual events. Teams can leverage existing environments within a VR environment, or build their own ecosystem to suit their specific needs.
The Virbela ecosystem can support everything from file and data sharing to audio and chat, and it works across multiple devices. Users without VR headsets can also get involved by downloading the flexible client. Virbela also includes enterprise-grade security as standard.
Virtualware
Virtual Reality company, Virtualware, produces real-world solutions for common business problems, leveraging the latest in interactive and immersive technologies. At the heart of the company’s portfolio of products is the VIROO VR platform, where teams and developers can build customized VR spaces for a number of use cases.
The company offers specialist toolkits for different industries, including those looking to leverage immersive technologies for collaboration, training, and product creation. Virtualware also works hand-in-hand with businesses to develop projects from scratch, using a combination of software and hardware for different development requirements.
SynergyXR
Building on the momentum of the evolving low-code and no-code development space, SynergyXR offers a cloud platform where individuals can access and create extended reality experiences without writing any code. The SynergyXR platform can be used to create metaverse spaces suitable for showrooms, virtual onboarding, training, and collaboration.
The solution supports multiple users for quick collaboration, and includes access to secure cloud storage for virtual assets. Metaverse environments built with SynergyXR can adapt to suit the needs of a variety of devices and wearable headsets. Additionally, the team is available to work with business leaders on the creation of new projects.
YORD
YORD helps companies to build AR, VR, and Metaverse experiences using a combination of extended reality and artificial intelligence. The YORD toolkit assists businesses in building multi-functional and cross-platform solutions for digital engagement. Already, the organization has worked with brands to build a variety of training and collaboration experiences.
YORD’s portfolio of products includes the Virtual Office solution, which allows users to develop and render a virtual and accurate office space for meetings and brainstorming sessions. YORD also offers specialist solutions for smart maintenance, retail, and customer experience, Teams can work cohesively with the YORD experts on the creation of new assets.
EngageVR
Business-focused metaverse company, EngageVR, offers a metaverse platform specifically designed for professionals, educational organizations, and corporations. Within the platform, companies and innovators can create their own immersive experiences, intended for collaboration, customer service, events, and meetings.
The solution promises multi-platform support, allowing teams to leverage immersive experiences across mobile, desktop, and wearable devices. The toolkit is secured to enterprise standards, and includes access to a variety of workshop tools to assist individuals in getting started. Plus, EngageVR is on-hand to offer specialist support with metaverse projects too.
Accenture
Research and technology company, Accenture, is investing in the development of a new era of metaverse solutions. The Accenture Metaverse Continuum group, created in 2022 helps companies in leveraging some of the core tools of the metaverse, from the blockchain to edge computing. The brand works hand-in-hand with organizations on the development of unique immersive experiences.
Partnering with a host of other leading companies in the technology space, Accenture can help organizations to build, operate, and scale metaverse landscapes to suit any need. The company is also highly invested in the development of ethical and sustainable metaverse environments.
Varjo
Best-known for its range of wearable devices, Varjo also produces platform solutions for companies investing in the metaverse landscape. The company introduced the Varjo Reality Cloud, to help simplify and streamline the use of XR software on any device. The Reality cloud supports companies in leveraging professional 3D complex workflows, without the need for excessive computing power.
The cloud moves the immense rendering requirements of XR software to offsite GPUs, and allows teams to streamline content to affordable hardware in real-time. Varjo’s solution also allows organizations to support collaborative XR experiences, and manage and share Unity and Unreal engine builds through an intuitive UI.
LandVault
Committed to building intuitive metaverse experiences for business leaders, LandVault is an end-to-end metaverse solutions provider. The company helps organizations to purchase, or rent land in metaverse ecosystems, and design unique environments for users to share. The company has completed more than 200 builds so far, covering more than 100 million square feet of digital space.
With LandVault, business leaders can access step-by-step guidance and development support for creating metaverse experiences in well-known environments such as Decentraland and The Sandbox. The company uses proprietary technology to rapidly build new experiences via an all-in-one metaverse toolkit, and offers professionals more than 120 experts to work with.