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: An NFT campaign by Virtue to promote virtual fashion via campaignasia.com
Google has banned the training of AI systems that can be used to generate deepfakes on its Google Colaboratory platform:https://t.co/TV8IJol38n
— Josiah Hobson (@NYiconoclast) June 2, 2022
by @kyle_l_wiggers via @techcrunch #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Deepfake #BigTech
The amazing ways Nike is using the Metaverse, Web3 and NFTs: https://t.co/jxaukS3JbW
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) June 2, 2022
by @BernardMarr via @forbes #Metaverse #Web3 #NFT #BrandEngagement
17 brand new public art installations in NYC June 2022: https://t.co/GY7sVcfJOt
— Acentric (@AceExperiential) June 2, 2022
by @IreneMadrigal45 via @UntappedNY #PublicArt #ArtInstallation #ArtNYC
The Edge VR has unveiled its new magnetically tracked, full body room-scale VR experience platform:https://t.co/aPCftg0phz
— Josiah Hobson (@NYiconoclast) June 1, 2022
by @sam_sprigg via @auganix #VR #VirtualReality #RoomScaleVR
Favorite NFT, virtual fashion and Web3 projects of May 2022, from Gucci and Balenciaga launching crypto payments, to INJURY’s multiverse short film:https://t.co/Ysc3JtISIU
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) June 1, 2022
by @DarlingCait via @hypebae#ImmersiveExperience #NFT #Web3 #VirtualFashion #Blockchain
Artist Thijs Biersteker's 'MB>CO2' art installation shows how data usage affects our ecological footprint:https://t.co/BKyu2Tdsig
— Acentric (@AceExperiential) May 31, 2022
by @idaflutterby via @yankodesign#InteractiveArt #ArtInstallation #Sustainability
OpenSea's new Seaport protocol is a "web3 marketplace protocol for safely and efficiently buying and selling NFTs":https://t.co/KreCvgx7sK
— Josiah Hobson (@NYiconoclast) May 31, 2022
by @OFernau via @DefiantNews#NFT #Web3 #Blockchain #Cybersecurity
Pacsun opened a virtual store at the metaverse festival ComplexLand 3.0:https://t.co/BLOfsXvLzj
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) May 31, 2022
by @DBerthiaumeCSA via @ChainStoreAge#Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #DigitalCommerce #VirtualShopping
Netflix promoted fictional Stranger Things brands in an extravagant experiential stunt in London: https://t.co/Sjqnn71zMK
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) May 31, 2022
by @AmyCLHouston via @thedrum #ExperientialMarketing #FanEngagement #Entertainment
Are virtual goods an untapped commerce opportunity for brands?https://t.co/ndR3Jp5Stu
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) June 2, 2022
by @MatthewKeegan15 via @CampaignAsia#VirtualGoods #DigitalGoods #Commerce #Technology #VirtualWorlds #Metaverse
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