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Mytaverse Partners with Dolby.io to Bring Motion Picture Quality-Sound to the Metaverse
Founded in 2020 by Kenneth Landau and Jaime Lopez, Mytaverse is a cloud-based platform that allows 3D-immersive, multiplayer workplace environments. Major companies, including Zaha Hadid Architects, PepsiCo, and Dassault Aviation, among others, already use Mytaverse to collaborate with their 3D content in virtual spaces. The company has earned a reputation for providing the highest fidelity graphics, configuration, and collaboration tools in the metaverse, earning praise from ABC, VentureBeat, and more. Now, they will be delivering best-in-class audio experience in the metaverse. Additionally, Dolby.io is being leveraged to deliver HD and 4k video streams into the virtual world, enabling live streaming and high-quality virtual events within Mytaverse.
The British Council is considering selling up to half of the 9000 works in its art collection in order to pay a debt of £197m. This is the remaining total from its £250m pandemic-era government loan. Without additional financial support, it is ‘in real danger of disappearing’ the institution’s CEO Scott McDonald told The Guardian. The council is also considering shutting its operations in 30 to 40 countries.
McDonald states that the British Council is committed to paying back the loan but insists that the government must help find a viable solution. ‘I would just like reasonable loan terms of something like 25 years and a lower interest rate’ he said. The Art Newspaper has estimated that the current commercial interest rate applied to the loan amounts to £14m annually.
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Hospital patients and visitors will be able to enjoy the stories behind artwork from across Dorset through a new app.
A new project celebrating 35 years of art at Dorset County Hospital will bring the art straight to art lovers with a collection of stories and sounds that can be listened to via a mobile phone.
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British Council could plug £200million debt crisis by selling art collection featuring masterpieces by Tracey Amin and David Hockney
The British Council may be forced to put its £200million art collection up for sale as a result of ‘financial peril’ which is threatening the institution.
The council is facing £197million in outstanding debt after taking out an emergency £250million loan from the government during the pandemic.
