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Web3 has touched every creative industry even in these early experimental stages and the film industry is looking on with interest. Ben Klein isn't waiting and is actively experimenting with this new community owned approach as Founder and CEO of Mugsy Media Corp.
In this episode, we discuss the legacy film industry, how a film is usually brought to market and where the value accrues. We then dive into the Web3 model, how it is different, what it can potentially bring and how community ownership is at the centre of it.
Ben has previously made content for Morning Brew and Barstool Sports and was a production assistant on Madame Web the upcoming Marvel Film, Saturday Night Live and Academy Award Winner Luca Guadagnino's upcoming film Challengers too.
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Sources :
Wacko Worms NFT Twitter : https://twitter.com/WackoWormsNFT
The Wacko Worms Tragedy Film : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PELvX6EwPg&t=2s
Ben Klein LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-klein-b57255167/
GM Music Video : https://twitter.com/vertical_dream/status/1612504107516047360
Calvin Harris, the biggest DJ in the world has officially entered the virtual building by announcing The Calvin Harris Experience in partnership with WAVE, Pico and TikTok Live. We talk about that plus the latest news from the major tech conference CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas and a brand new major Roblox experience too.
Thank you as always for your support, if you'd be happy to leave a review, that is always so appreciated.
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Sources :
Calvin Harris in the metaverse trailer
Roblox - H&M + Elton John via WWD
Holoride via TechCrunch
Amazon & Snapchat via Fashion United
LG and Oorbit via venturebeat
2022 has been a wild year, it launched the concept of the 'metaverse' firmly into mainstream awareness but where are we now and what are the big trends to watch in 2023? On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, I highlight 5 areas I'm watching closely that I think will be the hottest topics of the next 12 months.
I'd love to hear your predictions! Do reach out on Twitter here
Happy New Year and here's to another mind-blowing year in the metaverse in 2023!
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Sources
Riffusion AI music tool : https://www.riffusion.com/
DappRadar / Coinmarketcap Web3 gaming numbers : https://coinmarketcap.com/community/articles/36361
Starbucks 'Odessey' Web3 Rollout : https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/08/starbucks-opens-up-its-blockchain-based-loyalty-program-and-nft-community-to-first-beta-testers/
Gemma Sheppard is the first Metaverse Global Fashion Director, whose portfolio includes Tom Ford, Alexander McQueen and Daphne Guinness amongst others. She works very closely with Roblox and Dubit - the UK's leading metaverse studio who have created experiences played by millions daily.
In this conversation we dive into the current world of digital fashion and discuss why it is a trend lining up to be a huge opportunity in 2023 - both creatively and in terms of monetisation in virtual worlds.
We’re right at the beginning of this digital fashion movement, so a great time to be learning all about it. Thank you very much to Gemma for coming on the show!
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Gemma Sheppard / Dubit Links
Gemma Sheppard LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemma-sheppard-62a33639/
Gemma Sheppard Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/sheppardstyle
Dubit Website : https://dubit.io/ - head here for the Roblox report
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The term 'Open Metaverse' gets thrown around a lot but what does it actually mean? How will we build a metaverse where avatars, assets and environments all are able to communicate and work with each other across multiple worlds? We discuss these questions and many more on this week's Welcome to the Metaverse Podcast with the awesome Neil Trevett.
Neil is the Chair of The Metaverse Standards Forum, which is helping to coordinate the efforts of over 1800 companies and individuals to create these open and 'inter-operable' standards, i.e. the essential workings of the full metaverse vision.
This conversation is a crucial and really fundamental one. One that will likely set your understanding apart from many others in the space.
Neil was brilliant, explained these concepts in a simple and accessible but thorough way. He was also a lot of fun! I really enjoyed this episode! Thank you Neil for coming on!
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Neil Trevett / Metaverse Standard Forum Links
Website : https://metaverse-standards.org/
Neil Trevett Twitter : https://twitter.com/neilt3d
Kronos Open Standards Group : https://www.khronos.org/
Neil Trevett LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-trevett-748791/
NVIDIA Omniverse : https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/omniverse/
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With all the negative news of late around the ongoing FTX saga, I wanted to showcase a really clear, undeniably positive use case of blockchain technology and it just so happened that I came across a platform doing really amazing work, called TinyTap. On this week's episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, we chat to TinyTap CEO - Yogev Shelly.
TinyTap are a platform that empowers teachers and educators to create interactive, gamified content. You can do this on their website, using their really simple 'no-code' tools to create fun, educational 2D games for kids.
Teachers creating the games get paid when they’re content gets played and there is now this massive, fun resource for kids to learn online. They have over 12 million families using the platform currently.
Interestingly they’ve recently become a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, who as you’ll know are a major success story in this space and they are now integrating blockchain and NFTs to give teachers full digital ownership and control over their content, alongside publishing rights for it too.
You’ll hopefully see in this episode the power of what blockchain and digital ownership can do for good in the context of education, with our guest Yogev Shelley, who does an awesome job of explaining the shift that is happening here. Thank you Yogev for coming on the show.
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TinyTap Links
Website : https://www.start.tinytap.com/
Web3 Portal : https://web3.tinytap.com/
Animoca Brands article : https://www.animocabrands.com/animoca-brands-acquires-tinytap
Twitter : https://twitter.com/TinyTapAB
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Nina Schick is an author, speaker, advisor and expert in deepfakes, synthetic media, cybersecurity and the geopolitics of technology. She has advised global leaders, including Joe Biden and the former Secretary General of NATO amongst many other major companies and government agencies.
In this episode we discuss what is about to happen as as we begin to unlock the power of Generative Artificial Intelligence models. Nina believes that by 2025, up to 90% of all digital content will be generated by AI - we've now hit an exponential curve in terms of generative AI output.
We talk about recent models/platforms such as DALL-E 2, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion, what tools are available right now and what is about to happen next.
This truly is a mind-blowing episode as we discuss what a world looks like where AI is a core component. We also discuss how AI will likely become integrated into metaverse creation too.
Nina does an incredible job of explaining these concepts in a way that is accessible and thought provoking, thank you Nina for coming on.
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If you’re heading to Art Basel in Miami this year, you need to add this to your itinerary :
From 1st - 3rd December, Everyrealm are doing an in real life showcase of their master-planned metaverse real estate development called The Row.
These are 3D architectural designs that are absolutely stunning and the irl event includes a unique, immersive multimedia experience, featuring the amazing Daniel Arsham and his Ares House creation from The Row, along with a selection of his world-renowned physical sculptures too.
A chance to see this incredible project in real life plus there'll be complimentary drinks throughout the day, what are you waiting for?
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Nina Schick Links
Twitter : https://twitter.com/NinaDSchick
Website : https://ninaschick.org/
Nina's Book - Deep Fakes and the Infocalypse: What You Urgently Need To Know
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Nike have always been at the forefront of sport, apparel and the culture that surrounds it. It's no surprise that they are ahead of the game when it comes to digital goods and the metaverse.
They recently dropped their major campaign ahead of the World Cup pointing towards their 'Footballverse'. A coherent Nike universe that spans across the physical, digital and into the metaverse, giving users the chance to co-create with them for future virtual products.
We also of course talk about RTFKT and dot swoosh and dive into some subtle clues that many people may have skipped over.
Nike are doing everything right. Welcome to the metaverse.
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Sources :
Nike Dot Swoosh Website : https://www.nike.com/swoosh
Nike Footballverse Advert : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p4SeR3pliM
Nike Footballverse Website and Portal : https://footballverse.nike.com/
RTFKT : https://rtfkt.com/
Not everyone has the time to dive into and explore the range of virtual worlds that make up the wider metaverse. The goal on this week's episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, is to do that for you and bring you the latest news, stats and a review of the experience.
We did this previously about 9 months ago and the show had great feedback so I thought it was time to revisit with an update! This is by no means an extensive list, just a light overview to keep you up to date.
I always love to hear from you so do reach out on the details below. Thanks for your support as always.
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Sources :
Roblox AI environment generator news : https://blog.roblox.com/2022/10/team-behind-the-tech-creator-group/
Fortnite Unreal Editor news https://www.gamesindustry.biz/epic-games-to-release-unreal-editor-for-fornite-later-this-year
Decentraland Stats : https://dcl-metrics.com/
The Sandbox Stats : https://blockworks.co/news/metaverse-platforms-set-the-record-straight-about-daily-active-users/
Portals : https://theportal.to/
VEmpire are an ecosystem who are opening up access and ownership to the future of the metaverse. Their DDAO is the world's largest Decentralised Metaverse Investment Organisation and on this episode we chat to CEO of vEmpire - Dominic Ryder all this vision.
As always nothing in this podcast is financial or investment advice in any way and shouldn’t be considered as such, it’s for informational purposes only. Always do your own research.
This episode is a fairly advanced one as we talk in depth about DAO's and some DeFi (Decentralised Finance) concepts. If you've landed on this episode as your first one, you may benefit from jumping back to episode 2 to get more complete understanding of the metaverse but it's great to have you on board!
A super interesting episode and great chat about how decentralised communities are now able to participate and if they want to, own part of the future of the metaverse.
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And in a world’s first; Everyrealm have teamed up with major Brazilian esports organisation MIBR to bring you a full VIP experience of the 2022 CS:GO Major, happening in Rio, Brazil now until 13th November.
It’s free to check out, inside virtual world : Portals but the VIP pass gives you special access and major benefits - including Access to the VIP Lounge, Digital Wearables by Ready Player Me & exclusive physical merch, access to Everyrealm’s upcoming gaming platform and of course you get to watch the competition live.
Head to mibrarena.gg for more info and you can read more about the event itself and whole the metaverse experience here : https://everyrealm.com/blog/gaming/mibr-arena-how-to
A pretty iconic moment for the space and one not to miss!
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vEmpire Links :
vEmpire Website : https://www.v-empire.io/
vEmpire Discord : https://discord.com/invite/F32ZHCb6fT
vEmpire Twitter : https://twitter.com/vEmpireDDAO
Dom Ryder Twitter : https://twitter.com/dominicVEMP
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