On (most) Fridays we post here a roundup of interesting things we’ve read and/or posted on social media since the last roundup, generally stories about experiential activations, interactive art, themed entertainment, emerging technologies, advances in scientific research, and other things we find interesting.
Featured Image: Courtesy of Refik Anadol Studio via theartnewspaper.com
If tech predictions pan out, we’ll soon be wearing computers on our faces and plugging into immersive realms of virtual places, blended with the real world around us. Then what? https://t.co/CE5BsJ6hQM
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) December 10, 2021
by @ShiraOvide via @nytimes #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #AR #MR #XR
Some companies are opening digital headquarters in the metaverse where employees can ‘return’ to work:https://t.co/ekjBODAdO5
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) December 13, 2021
by @marcoquiroz10 via @FortuneMagazine #Metaverse #DigitalWorlds
An Australian artist documented nearly a decade of her life and work using the Instagram handle 'metaverse.' Days after Facebook changed its name to Meta she found herself blocked:
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) December 14, 2021
https://t.co/ljubO2ShMh
by @madconnaughton via @nytimes#Metaverse #SocialMedia #BigTech
A breakthrough proof has cleared the path for quantum AI by overcoming the threat of “Barren Plateaus”:https://t.co/iJa7P65n2L
— Josiah Hobson (@NYiconoclast) December 14, 2021
by @LosAlamosNatLab via @SciTechDaily1#QuantumComputing #ConvolutionalNeuralNetworks #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
A new deep learning model could accelerate the process of discovering new medicines:https://t.co/CxzwA5yjEE
— Josiah Hobson (@NYiconoclast) December 14, 2021
by @aczewe via @SciTechDaily1 #DeepLearning #AI #ML #DrugDiscovery #FutureMed
Mezcal brand El Silencio hosted a multisensory spectacle in the desert to launch its new hotel and distillery:https://t.co/a8E6oHQvFm
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) December 14, 2021
via @EventMarketer#ExperientialMarketing #CustomerEngagement #BrandExperience #ArtInstallation
Refik Anadol's NASA collaboration 'Machine Memoirs: Space' will be the inaugural exhibition at the Reel Store, the UK's first permanent space for interactive digital: https://t.co/IFR5ApNw2F
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) December 15, 2021
by @garethharr via @TheArtNewspaper#ImmersiveArt #ThemedEntertainment #ArtUK
How VR is revolutionizing crisis preparedness, teaching people how to navigate precarious, and potentially even dangerous, situations: https://t.co/2nroflDRqA
— Josiah Hobson (@NYiconoclast) December 3, 2021
by @meredithbalkus via @FortuneMagazine #VR #VirtualReality #DigitalTwin
NIKE has announced the acquisition of RTFKT, a leading brand in the creation of digital sneakers and collectibles that merge culture and gaming:https://t.co/jTXvZJd8IW
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) December 15, 2021
via @NIKE and @RTFKTstudios#NFTs #Blockchain #Metaverse #DigitalFashion #VirtualGoods
'Resonating Microcosms of Life – Solidified Light Color' is the latest exhibition by Japanese art collective teamLab, to be held at Maison&Objet 2022 in Paris:https://t.co/5IOxKsiArU
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) December 15, 2021
via @designboom #ImmersiveArt #ArtInstallation #ArtParis
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