Top news of the week: 10.12.2022.
Empire of the Bored Apes
Yuga Labs has grown beyond the wild success of its Bored Ape Yacht Club collection to become an NFT powerhouse with a $4 billion valuation and big plans in the metaverse. That’s why ...
‘The metaverse will be our slow death!’ Is Facebook losing its $100bn gamble on virtual reality?
The company now known as Meta has spent staggering amounts on creating an immersive successor to the traditional 2D internet. But what has it got to show for it, apart from 11,000 job ...
Baobab Studios unveils Momoguro Web3 collectibles game
Baobab Studios is taking its animated storytelling into a new platform today as it unveils Momoguro, a Web3 game.
The metaverse fashion stylists are here
“Society tells you to look a certain way, but in the metaverse, you can be anything.”
Five Great Reads: Facebook’s virtual insanity, looking back on Qatar, and an awkward breakup
Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales
Kinetix combines AI and 3D animation to automate user-generated emotes for games
Kinetix is combining 3D animation and AI to automate the process of creating user-generated emotes for video games and virtual worlds.
A guide to 2022, in charts
From concerts to crypto and from unions to Ukraine: 14 charts that explain this wild year.
The Promised Land: risks and opportunities with asset ownership in digital economies
Metaverse Safety Week is an international community effort, led by the XR Safety Initiative (XRSI), featuring industry leaders from around the world and spanning five days.