The higher education Metaverse is about creating immersive learning experiences. Soon, students will be attending the Metaversity. Immersive virtual platforms have been around for two decades. Some perhaps remember Second Life, an online multimedia platform that allowed people to create an avatar for…
As more and more fintechs sign up for the metaverse we find out what’s attracting them to the augmented reality world The first bank to enter the metaverse with much fanfare was JP Morgan earlier this year. The US investment giant took a large…
Digital fashion startups are hot investments as the metaverse continues to grow its influence. High-profile partnerships, expanded scope and new potential accompany funding dollars. “Metaverses are inherently visual and social, so digital fashion is arguably one of the most important content verticals that needs…
All it took on Wednesday were a pair of tweets from the pseudonymous #cryptotwitterati handles @renegademasterr and @WillyTheDegen to ignite a surge in the price of ApeCoin (APE), a token linked to the buzzy-as-it-gets NFT project Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC). The speculation is that Yuga…
Almost five years ago, Artur Sychov’s father was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer, which would ultimately kill him within a few years. The news of his father’s illness devastated Sychov. “It kind of hit me that the time I had…
The race to build the metaverse is on—but first, developers need the tools to do it. Unreal Engine 5, released on 5 April, is among the leaders. Its creator, Epic Games, is best known for its megahit game Fortnite, but the company’s engine…
Every day, we read about another brand or technology investing in the metaverse. Virtual worlds like Decentraland—3D digital societies free of physician impediments—will revolutionize how we socialize, shop, seek entertainment, and more, and promises to be a major economic driver around the globe….
Kanye West’s Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga drop was a talking point this February, in design terms drawing inspiration from music, art, culture and video games. The last of these influences caught the eye — the aesthetics of virtual clothing are seeping…
In reviewing narratives that are fueling the transformation of markets, advancements in technology making blockchain, cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens, and the metaverse possible represent new frontiers in their mere infancy of exploration. Though many once scoffed at the seemingly absurd spending of cryptocurrency…
Meta is starting to let some VR content creators make money in Horizon Worlds, its social metaverse platform. A small number of creators will be able to sell virtual items within Horizon, or effectively put parts of their virtual worlds behind a…
