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: Loveland Living Planet / Red Raion via Blooloop
How businesses can make the most of the metaverse – evidence from Second Life, an earlier virtual world, suggests that immersion can stimulate leadership skills:https://t.co/FWKwHEXKIh
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) November 18, 2021
by @andrewtghill via @financialpost #Metaverse #VR #VirtualReality
AI is learning to talk back. How that's changing the customer and employee experience:https://t.co/KzL5AlJBnN
— Josiah Hobson (@NYiconoclast) November 15, 2021
by @joemckendrick via @ZDNet #ConversationalAI #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
Deepfakes, cryptocurrency and mobile wallets could become potential cyber threats in 2022. The sophistication and scale of cyberattacks will continue to break records:https://t.co/XTfqWwEIse
— Josiah Hobson (@NYiconoclast) November 16, 2021
via @ThePrintIndia #Deepfake #ML
EaseVRx, a VR system to treat chronic pain, has been authorized by the FDA as a prescription treatment for chronic back pain:https://t.co/LoWxGZFeXR
— Josiah Hobson (@NYiconoclast) November 17, 2021
by @NicoleWetsman via @verge #VR #VirtualReality #ChronicPain #CognitiveBehaviorTherapy
The spider-like EECO structure at Loveland Living Planet aquarium, repurposed from a huge traveling music stage, will feature an ambitious new virtual reality experience: https://t.co/NJ93VbvgjM
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) November 17, 2021
by @whittmarketer via @Blooloop #ArtInstallation #VR #VirtualReality
Someone used deepfake techniques to replace the T-Rex in Jurassic Park with a cat and it's pretty awesome:https://t.co/ZRc52xikfM
— Josiah Hobson (@NYiconoclast) November 17, 2021
via @CreativeBloq #DeepFake #GAN #AI
A wildly popular traveling public art show by KAWS (aka artist Brian Donnelly) is back on track in Singapore after a legal challenge by the Ryan Foundation temporarily halted the display:https://t.co/YkSu12SYfv
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) November 17, 2021
by @KinsellaEK via @artnet #ArtExhibit #StreetArt #Singapore
Magic Leap has partnered with Geopogo on an Augmented Reality solution for architecture and design: https://t.co/s5fnLtVQLl
— NYC Spinifex (@SpinifexNYC) November 17, 2021
via @Auganix #AR #AugmentedReality #3Ddesign #Architecture
8 pros and cons to VR fitness technology:https://t.co/bDDNJNSIXQ
— Josiah Hobson (@NYiconoclast) November 15, 2021
by @ElectraNanou via @MUO_official #VR #VirtualReality #Fitness
How Spotify and Amazon are using A.I. to learn your preferences—and even read your mood:https://t.co/1q7IkVcMBL
— Josiah Hobson (@NYiconoclast) November 12, 2021
by @dcatchpole via @FortuneMagazine #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
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