DC: Interesting. https://t.co/k3LvqL6u0g
— Daniel Christian (he/him/his) (@dchristian5) January 24, 2022
On 01/19/2022,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, art, business, change, changing business models, copyright/ownership/NFTs, creativity, ideas, immersion, innovation, marketing/social marketing, Metaverse,
by Daniel Christian
? The #NFT market has exploded over the past year.
? Sales soared past $24.9 billion in 2021, according to market tracker @DappRadar.
?? But more artists are sounding the alarm over thieves stealing their digital work.
?? How big is the industry’s fraud problem? ? pic.twitter.com/3CvrgqndpZ
— Thomson Reuters Foundation News (@TRF_Stories) January 18, 2022
5 brands already boldly embracing the metaverse — from thedrum.com by Dani Gibson
As part of The Drum’s Metaverse Deep Dive, we round up some of the best examples of brands causing a stir within the virtual online world by creating out of this world experiences.
Marketing in the metaverse — from thedrum.com
On 01/07/2022,
in 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, biology, health, Mixed Reality (MR), platforms, tools, vendors, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
3D4Medical: Project Esper — from vimeo.com by 3D4Medical
3D4Medical: Project Esper from 3D4Medical on Vimeo.
On 12/06/2021,
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by Daniel Christian
Teaching in the ‘Metaverse’? Roblox Looks to Make It a Reality — from edweek.org by Benjamin Herold
With millions in new grants to STEM organizations like Project Lead the Way, the gaming platform is moving into K-12 education.
Excerpts:
Hoping to expand its presence in K-12 schools, gaming company Roblox announced this month a new $10 million fund to support the creation of online learning experiences that take advantage of its platform’s unique way of letting users play, explore, and socialize in an endlessly evolving virtual world.
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Roblox aims to play a major role in the emerging metaverse. Expanding into classroom education is a key vehicle for making that happen, Kantar told investors at a November conference. The company’s stated goal is to reach 100 million students worldwide by the end of the decade.
Making such inroads with K-12 schools, however, is no sure bet.
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On 12/02/2021,
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by Daniel Christian
The VRJAM metaverse platform is coming to transform the world of live entertainment
VRJAM, the UK’s leading creator of live music experiences in virtual reality, today teased the launch of the VRJAM platform, a revolutionary new metaverse events platform and NFT creation solution.
To bring the VRJAM metaverse platform to life, VRJAM has partnered with market leading NFT software developer Enjin.io to launch a rich virtual reality world that offers a host of new solutions for artists to render and monetize their music and live shows in amazing new ways using NFT’s, blockchain and immersive technology.
The VRJAM platform promises to open up completely new ways for both fans and artist to experience live music events and represents the next step in the evolution of live music.
Ownership of this virtual world will be shared by a guild of globally recognised artists and record labels who will cooperate to create value and define new possibilities for music inside the metaverse.
VRJAM’s metaverse platform offers solutions for true live performance using technology that is years ahead of other similar platforms. It provides unsurpassed user experience and offers fans, artists and labels an array of unique features:
At the heart of the VRJAM metaverse platform is a blockchain based trading and finance system, VRJAM Coin. This revolutionary new cryptocurrency will create ways for both artists and fans to earn money inside the metaverse and promises to create entirely new business models for artists, venues and labels at a time when their traditional ways of making money have been turned upside down by the Covid 19 pandemic.
The VRJAM cryptocurrency is backed by investment from 5 of the world’s leading blockchain specialist investment and venture capital firms, demonstrating the exciting potential of VRJAM’s tech.
The VRJAM platform is scheduled to go live in early 2022, follow on social media to stay up to date.
From DSC:
Hmmmmm….might this type of thing spill over into the worlds of teaching and learning? More direct-to-consumer (learner) types of offerings? Will this open up the doors for new methods of earning a living or for those interested in building a teaching & learning-based brand?
Alternatively, will this impact what actors, actresses, and comedians will be able to do?
Addendum on 12/2/21:
- Got Teacher Burnout? Launch A Microschool — from forbes.com by Kerry McDonald
On 11/09/2021,
in 24x7x365 access, 3D, career development, collaboration, creativity, design, emerging technologies, engineering, game-changing environment, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, internet, platforms, research, simulations, tools, vendors, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, web-based collaboration, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
NVIDIA OMNIVERSE: Creating and Connecting Virtual Worlds
A NEW ERA OF 3D DESIGN COLLABORATION AND SIMULATION
NVIDIA Omniverse™ is an easily extensible, open platform built for virtual collaboration and real-time physically accurate simulation. Creators, designers, researchers, and engineers can connect major design tools, assets, and projects to collaborate and iterate in a shared virtual space. Developers and software providers can also easily build and sell Extensions, Apps, Connectors, and Microservices on Omniverse’s modular platform to expand its functionality.
Also see:
- Nvidia Stock Leaps After Unveiling Metaverse Software Platform At Annual Tech Conference — from thestreet.com by Martin Baccardax
Nvidia unveiled its ‘Metaverse’ software platform late Monday as it looks to leverage its powerful AI chips into the multi trillion dollar development of the new virtual world. - Nvidia seeks to lead gold rush into the metaverse with new AI tools — from marketwatch.com by Wallace Witkowski
- Nvidia Stock Soars as GTC Conference Gets Under Way. The Metaverse Is Growing. — from barrons.com by Jack Denton
- As Facebook Changes Name to Meta, Company Wants to Pull Education Into Its ‘Metaverse’ — from edsurge.com by Jeffrey R. Young
On 10/26/2021,
in 3D, animation, architecture, art, communications, content development, aggregation, repositories, creativity, design, digital learning, drama/theater, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, Europe, experimentation, graphics, innovation, Microsoft, multimedia, tools, user experience (UX), vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Mental Canvas will unleash some serious creativity!
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Mental Canvas: App for drawing in 3D — from microsoft.com in Germany; Google translated the excerpt below:
When I first saw Mental Canvas in action, I was instantly impressed. Drawings are created in 3D in the app. You can even fly through your own sketches and comics. Mental Canvas offers teachers completely new possibilities to design blackboard pictures, to illustrate content and to try out creative things. The tutorials and examples immediately make you want to draw in three dimensions. Mental Canvas is currently available as a free download. In this blog article you will get to know the app.
On 10/26/2021,
in 3D, communications, content development, aggregation, repositories, creativity, design, digital learning, graphics,
by Daniel Christian
Top Graphic Design Trends 2022: Raising the Game — from graphicmama.com by Lyudmil Enchev
Excerpt:
The coming 2022 is just around the corner and it’s already breaking all the rules for graphic design. Everything is permitted and it’s going to be glorious. If we can summarize the Graphic Design Trends 2022 in one sentence, it’s time to raise the game because the floodgates are open, bringing a mix of the unmixable, nostalgia, movement, and open-mindedness.
On 10/12/2021,
in 3D, attention, content development, aggregation, repositories, education, educational games / serious games, engagement / engaging students, engineering, ideas, instructional design, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, STEAM-related, student-related, teachers,
by Daniel Christian
Make learning engaging in any environment – from issuu.com [Tech & Learning Oct 2021 issue] by Erik Ofgang
Excerpt:
On 10/12/2021,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, art, Augmented Reality (AR), Blockchain, business, career development, creativity, design, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, future, law schools, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, multimedia, music, new business models, user experience (UX), user interface design, vendors, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, vision/possibilities, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
The Metaverse is Taking Over the Physical World — from interestingengineering.com by Rupendra Brahambhatt; with thanks to Dan Lejerskar for this resource
The virtual world is expanding with real world avatars and digital economy.
Excerpt:
The advent of AR, blockchain, and VR devices in the last few years has sparked the development of the metaverse. Moreover, the unprecedented growth of highly advanced technologies in the gaming industry, which offer immersive gameplay experiences, not only provides us a glimpse of how the metaverse would look like but also indicates that we are closer than ever to experience a virtual world of our own.
What is the metaverse?
Source: Kelvin Han/Unsplash
A metaverse is a group of persistent, shared 3D virtual environments where you (in the form of your digital avatar) can visit places, shop for products, subscribe to services, work with your colleagues, play games, and even customize the scenes around you to meet your personal tastes and requirements, and the digital assets you own. So essentially, a metaverse is a virtual world or worlds, that would allow you to go inside the digital world — to be in rather than on the digital space.
From DSC:
Again I wonder….on the legal side of things…how will this impact what lawyers, judges, legislators, general counsels, and more need to know? Along these lines see:
- What Skills Do Lawyers Need to Excel in a New Era of Business? — from jdsupra.com
To do this well, legal department heads and the lawyers and professionals in the department will have to learn, and practice, some new skills: embracing technology, project management, change management, and adaptability.
…
The first, and likely most obvious, skill an attorney needs in a rapidly evolving business environment is a firm grasp on existing and emerging technology. There are two important categories of technology to consider—the first is legal technology and the second is broader technology trends.