After Minecraft, Roblox: The success of ‘sandbox’ video games
21 March 2021 |
2:34 pm
We start by looking at reactions in the French press to the upcoming César awards ceremony, which is coming under scrutiny following last year's controversial prizes for director Roman Polanski. We then turn to the unlikely success of open-source video game platform Roblox, which is now valued at $45 billion just two days after going public. We also look at how Deep Nostalgia technology has been pushing the ethical limits of virtual reality.
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21 Mar 2021
We start by looking at reactions in the French press to the upcoming César awards ceremony, which is coming under scrutiny following last year's controversial prizes for director Roman Polanski. We then turn to the unlikely success of open-source video game platform Roblox, which is now valued at $45 billion just two days after going public. We also look at how Deep Nostalgia technology has been pushing the ethical limits of virtual reality.
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