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: Babel 4.0. Image by Dewan Architects + Engineers
Digital mapmaking innovations are revolutionizing travel – new technologies mean ’you’ll never get lost again‘:https://t.co/fgCFAULPIo
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) January 23, 2022
by @SadieDing via @NatGeoTravel #HolographicMaps #AR #AI #GPS #Travel
Babel 4.0 is an architecturally-inspired NFT of the Tower of Babel with an infinitely-propagating helix form for exhibiting user-generated NFTs in a virtual museum:https://t.co/YFcdFTQ8L4
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) January 24, 2022
by @niallpwalsh via @Archinect#NFT #DigitalArt #Metaverse
The metaverse has set off a battle between tech giants Google, Apple, Microsoft and Meta to build virtual and augmented reality headsets:https://t.co/Te5OsEzAFZ
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) January 24, 2022
by @jackjaykelly via @Forbes#Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VR #AR #XR #MR #SmartGlasses
Hologram astronauts greeted visitors at the L.A. Art Show via PORTL and showcased NFTs inspired by their experiences in space:https://t.co/a4rKtu8ari
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) January 24, 2022
by @PORTLhologram via @GlobeNewswire#NFT #Hologram
Hong Kong-based VR arcade startup Sandbox VR was nearly killed by Covid, but it now has global ambitions amid surging demand:https://t.co/gVsd82kamw
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) January 25, 2022
by @TheRealJoshYe via @SCMPNews#VR #VirtualReality #ThemedEntertainment #LBE
Paris Hilton says that the metaverse will be the ‘future of partying’: https://t.co/m0Mjhr995T
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) January 26, 2022
by @KF_Wright via @cointelegraph #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #NFT #VR
At 'Genius Immersive Experience' in Berlin, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and The Last Supper will be brought to life: https://t.co/v7qXFCjuVZ
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) January 26, 2022
by @Astro_Radifah via @ABPNews#ImmersiveExperience #ImmersiveArt #ArtBerlin #Metaverse
A roundup of all the companies building the metaverse (and what they do):https://t.co/834UXSUto2
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) January 26, 2022
via @RTouchPoints @NewzooHQ #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #Gaming
We might be living in a simulation. How much should that worry us? https://t.co/TrmpitCXVt
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) January 27, 2022
by @fmanjoo via @nytimes #VirtualReality #VR #VirtualWorlds #Metaverse #Philospophy
Move over K-pop, the K-metaverse is coming – South Korea has earmarked $7.5 billion for metaverse and AI projects: https://t.co/diG9XcN4S0
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) January 27, 2022
by @tech_apac via @theregister #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ML
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