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Metaverse pioneer and movie VFX team unite for blockchain project

DIGIT — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Wētā Workshop is known for its special effects work on movies like The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.

‘AI Tools Will Provide Very Interesting Enhancements for the Metaverse’ — Upland Co-Founder

DIGIT — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 09:04:58 +0000

According to Dirk Lueth, co-founder of the Upland Metaverse, the colonization of the metaverse by tech giants and the building of so-called “walled garden systems” is not sustainable. Lueth argues that instead of “locking users in,” the metaverse should usher in “a future where they are free to move between platforms and can easily take […]

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Neal Stephenson on the metaverse: ‘It’s happening in a different way’

DIGIT — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:09:57 +0000

Author Neal Stephenson said that many Web3 problems come from projects wanting to financialize everything very quickly.

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‘Metaverse’ Term Creator Neal Stephenson Not Bullish About Massive Adoption of Virtual Worlds

DIGIT — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 08:30:11 +0000

Neal Stephenson, ostensibly the first to coin the term “metaverse,” issued his opinion about the future of the adoption of virtual worlds. The sci-fi writer and co-founder of Lamina1, a blockchain metaverse company, believes that building experiences that millions of people consider worth having in virtual worlds is quite difficult, hampering the adoption process of […]

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‘Father’ of the Metaverse Neal Stephenson launching Metaverse blockchain

DIGIT — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 05:28:31 +0000

At LAMINA1, Neal Stephenson will focus on “helping get artists and other value creators paid properly for their work, helping the environment […] and seeing a truly open Metaverse get built” noted co-founder Peter Vessenes.

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