The MetaverseUA Chair Newsletter #1 – October 2023
The MetaverseUA Chair now has a newsletter!
Through this bi-weekly report, our primary aim is to keep you well-informed about the ever-evolving Metaverse and other groundbreaking technologies, such as artificial intelligence and blockchain. Our approach involves a rotation between two distinct types of publications. One of them will be a comprehensive compilation of the most significant news and developments from the preceding month. The other will serve as a curated collection, featuring links to articles, posts, and other insightful editorial pieces related to these exciting subjects.
Participación de Aurelio López-Tarruella en la Jornada “La protección del software mirando al futuro”
El próximo martes 6 de junio a las 12.00 horas, el Director de la Cátedra MetaversoUA, Aurelio López-Tarruella, hablará sobre los retos que presenta el desarrollo responsable del Metaverso en la Jornada “La protección del software mirando al futuro”
Launching of the EMRN’s official website
We are pleased to inform you that the EMRN now has a website. As you may know, the Metaverse Chair is part of the European Metaverse Research Network (EMRN), which had received funding provided through an unrestricted gift by Meta in order to conduct a multidisciplinary research on the metaverse to explore the implications of this transformative technology.
Participación de Aurelio López-Tarruella y Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras en el “Curso Especial de Derecho en el Metaverso y otras experiencias”
El próximo 1 de junio, el director de la Cátedra, Aurelio López-Tarruella, y una de las miembros del Comité Científico, Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras, formarán parte del “Curso Especial de Derecho en el Metaverso y otras experiencias” organizado por la Escuela de Práctica Jurídica de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid
The Chair Metaverse UA launches its LinkedIn and its Youtube profiles
The Chair Metaverse UA launches its LinkedIn and its Youtube profiles to connect with professionals, students and enthusiasts of this exciting field we are exploring.
Participation of the Chair’s Director in the “More Than Just a Game” Conference held in London.
Aurelio López-Tarruella, director of the MetaverseUA Chair, will participate in the conference “More Than Just a Game” that will take place in London from 19th to 21st April 2023
MetaverseUA Chair’s Junior Researcher, Beatriz Serrano, shares insights in a local tv interview.
Beatriz SERRANO SÁNCHEZ, junior researcher at the Chair, was recently interviewed by Torrevieja’s local TV about the most relevant aspects of the work carried out by the MetaverseUA Chair.
Participation of the Director of the Chair, Prof. López-Tarruella, in a conference on the Metaverse, tokenised art and intellectual property.
On the 16th-17th March, the director of the Chair for the responsible development of the Metaverse, Prof. Aurelio López-Tarruella, will participate in the ASEDA Conference on «Metaverse, tokenised art and intellectual property»
The scientific committee of the MetaverseUA chair sounds the starting shot with their inaugural meeting.
On February 10th, the inaugural meeting of the Scientific Committee of the MetaversoUA Chair took place at the Alicante Campus of the UA, with the presence of the Rector Amparo Navarro, in order to define and initiate the activities for the first year of work.
Meta reaches an agreement with the University of Alicante for the creation of the Metaverse UA Chair or the responsible development of the Metaverse.
The University of Alicante and Meta have agreed to create the MetaverseUA Chair, which is part of Meta’s XR Programs and Research Fund and aims to promote independent academic research in Europe on ethical and legal aspects of the metaverse, such as preserving digital identity or protecting personal data.
