The crazy metaverse — ideas from the fringe
Any shift in society, whether it’s technological or otherwise, brings a deluge of new ideas. We rarely remember the alternatives provided as the mainstream...
Anything World raises $7.5M to assist content creators using AI-based animation
Anything World has raised $7.5 million in funding to create an AI-based animation system that creators can use to be more expressive. The London...
Advertisers need to think like gamers to succeed in the metaverse
One of the more blatant facts about the metaverse is that it isn’t real. It’s all digital. Metaverse spaces are only limited by the...
The Chainsmokers’ Festival Tycoon on Roblox is number one
The number one branded music experience in Roblox is Gamefam’s latest release, Festival Tycoon. The Festival Tycoon experience is an official release on behalf...
Blockchain needs a killer game to hit the mainstream
For all that blockchain, crypto and NFTs are in the news these days it’s pretty obvious that it isn’t exactly mainstream. Lots of people...
Making the metaverse safe
One of the questions about the metaverse that needs answering is how to make it safe for kids. Every generation born now gets raised...
VRJam launches a Web3 venue for virtual concerts and live events
VRJam is launching its digital venue for virtual concerts and live events. It bills itself as a Web3 metaverse entertainment platform, and it’s part...
Holoride launches VR games in Audi cars
After years of effort, Holoride its turning cars into mobile theme parks by putting virtual reality into Audi cars. I tried it out at...
Why Mark Pincus sold Zynga for $12.7B and still has unfinished business with blockchain games
Mark Pincus started Zynga in 2007 on a vision of social gaming reaching everyone. He guided the company through the free-to-play revolution in games,...
Why Neal Stephenson is trying to make the open metaverse into a reality
The metaverse has been trending for a couple of years as humanity’s answer to the pandemic and remote work. Neal Stephenson, the author of...