Hanifa designer launches collection with 3D runway models to raise awareness for Congo

CNN  —  Congolese designer, Anifa Mvuemba, gave a preview of what catwalks might look like in a post-pandemic world with a collection using virtual models. Mvuemba released the latest collection for her fashion brand, Hanifa, on Instagram live on Friday. During the show, the digital models sashayed down the runway with the designer’s outfits…

Retailers increasingly trialling AI fashion models and virtual try-on tech

There’s a huge momentum towards investing in generative AI at the moment globally. In the fashion industry in particular, big brands are increasingly making headlines announcing trials of AI-powered technology, and at Web Summit 2023’s opening ceremony on Tuesday night, AI in fashion was highlighted as a key topic. But are we really moving…

Google open-sources virtual reality modeling app Blocks

Google has open-sourced Blocks, its free virtual reality modeling tool. Development of the open-source version, Open Blocks, will be overseen by the Icosa Foundation, which also maintains Open Brush, the open-source version of Tilt Brush. An intuitive free tool for creating low-poly 3D models in virtual realityReleased in 2017, Blocks is an intuitive virtual…

Meta Quest 3S Review: The Best Headset for VR Noobs

The first thing you’ll likely notice about Meta’s new Quest 3S is that it costs only a few hundred dollars, not many hundreds (or thousands) like other virtual reality headsets. The price stands out, because the Quest 3S arrives only a few months after Apple’s Vision Pro—a heavy and buggy $3,499 VR headset—was released…