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: by Roblox via digiday.com
Upcoming event — Vogue Business Metaverse Atelier with Epic Games, Designing digital fashion | 22 September 2022: https://t.co/jl0IUXU8Ik
— Acentric (@AceExperiential) August 6, 2022
via @VogueBusiness #Metaverse #Fashion #Luxury #DigitalFashion #DigitalGoods #NFT #Gaming
How brands and creators are using Roblox’s new Materials tool to boost the realism of their virtual worlds:https://t.co/FwWd1BzAWb
— Acentric (@AceExperiential) August 8, 2022
by @alexleewastaken via @digiday #VirtualWorlds #Metaverse #Gaming #XR #VR
Augumented Reality metaverse platform OVER has launched a stylist program for fashion NFT artists and creators:https://t.co/dG6AJZTdTZ
— Acentric (@AceExperiential) August 9, 2022
by @anirban1970 via @Entrepreneur#Metaverse #NFT #Fashion #Design #AugumentedReality #AR #MR #XR
Trend Spotted: car wash-themed brand activations.This unconventional, nostalgia-inducing format has recently been used by brands like Lyft, OGX Beauty, FX, Kia, and Yahoo:https://t.co/xDGS0vVDgN
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) August 10, 2022
by Claire Hoffman via @Bizbash#BrandActivation #ExperientialMarketing
A Bohemian noble family redefined modern aristocracy by selling NFTs to preserve and share a 700-year-old legacy: https://t.co/0u1rm1B1A5
— Acentric (@AceExperiential) August 9, 2022
by @KENZIESIGALOS via @CNBC |#NFT #DigitalAssets #Heritage #DigitalArt
Prada captured China’s attention with help from the metaverse, livestreaming its repeat Fall 2022 collection in Baidu’s metaverse social app XiRang:https://t.co/UbuEPW0HDW
— Acentric (@AceExperiential) August 9, 2022
by @BethanieJane via @JingDaily#Fashion #Luxury #China #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds
Netflix has built a ‘Gray Man’ metaverse experience in Decentraland: https://t.co/pQVUWfxVyU
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) August 8, 2022
by @Ornella_Hdz via @Blockworks_ #AudienceEngagement #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VR #XR
29 out-of-the-box engagement ideas from the Comic-Con 2022 pop culture convention:https://t.co/jfsLATcsEy
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) August 7, 2022
by @ClaireHoffman via @BizBash #BrandActivation #ExperientialMarketing #FanEngagement
Gucci has become the first major brand to accept ApeCoin payments:https://t.co/zmSy3Hnb3Z
— Acentric (@AceExperiential) August 6, 2022
by Brian Quarmby via @Cointelegraph#Fashion #Luxury #BAYC #NFT #Crypto #Web3
"ViewEscapes: George Rickey Kinetic Sculpture" — The abstract artist’s large-scale outdoor works and smaller indoor pieces enliven the Berkshires' Naumkeag House & Gardens with their hypnotic grace:https://t.co/MWxta94Hf1
— Acentric (@AceExperiential) August 6, 2022
by Lance Esplund via @WSJ#KineticSculpture #PublicArt
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