Top news of the week: 04.05.2022.
Entertainment
NFT Sales Are Flatlining
The sale of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, fell to a daily average of about 19,000 this week, a 92% decline from a peak of about 225,000 in September, according to the data website ...
Varjo announces availability of its Reality Cloud software platform for human-eye resolution Metaverse streaming and VR/XR workflows
In Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News 28 April, 2022 – Varjo, a provider of professional-grade virtual and mixed reality (VR/MR) hardware and software, has today announced the immediate…
Tito’s vodka blends hi-tech and heritage for its 25th anniversary
The brand deployed an in-store mixed reality experience created in collaboration with Paul Mann—and will launch a standalone virtual reality app later this year.
Second Life Creator in Occupied Ukraine City Keeps Selling Her Virtual Fashion to Help Support Her Family. A Russian Friend is Assisting Her.
Among the many strange moments amid an utterly horrible war, this one must be the most surreal: Hanna of OSMIA, a leading Second Life brand, is a Ukraine citizen in real life, and since ...
Guccighost’s street art broke the mould on fashion IP. Now he’s turning it into an NFT
Artist Trevor Andrew, who used Gucci’s logo in his artwork before partnering with the brand on its designs, is retiring the concept and auctioning it as an NFT.
Chipotle's CEO on ethical food, good restaurant jobs, and why your next burrito could get rolled in the metaverse
Brian Niccol, a Yum Brands veteran who took Chipotle's helm in 2018, has set big sustainability goals for Chipotle and invested more in employees.
Meet The Vermont Startup That Amazon, Gucci, And Google Are Betting Could Be The Disney Of The Metaverse
Superplastic, founded by Paul Budnitz in 2017, has taken on new funding from Kering, Sony Japan and Animoca to build a global entertainment brand for the Web3 era.
Universities Are Headed into the Metaverse. What About K-12 Schools?
I recently watched Steve Grubbs’ explanation of metaversity on LinkedIn. The video clearly articulates the classroom experience and the possibilities of teaching in the metaverse. ...