Welcome to the Metaverse

The metaverse encompasses a whole host of technologies, virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality and open world social games, all of which will likely increasingly be powered by AI in some form. But what are the major use cases for the average person and how will they be onboarded into this new future? Our guest to help answer this question is the ace Charles Stanton, Chief Marketing Offi...

In this episode you’ll learn about what metaverse experiences can offer, what is currently working and why.  Sawhorse are one of the top content studios in the world, whose clients include the likes of Netflix, Disney, Samsung, HBO, Youtube, Nike, Amazon, Marvel and Twitch to name a few.  They are now also at the forefront of metaverse entertainment content, most recently producing incredibly succ...

The metaverse and AI space moves at lightening speed so unless you're sat on Twitter for 24 hours a day, you'd be forgiven for not keeping up with all of the latest news. But don't stress yourself, The Welcome to the Metaverse Podcast has got you covered, with 5 of the biggest from the last 10 days. Thank you as always for your support, if you're not already following the show, do...

It's been a few months since we caught up with all things Decentraland, one of the most well known web3 virtual worlds. They recently put out their 2023 manifesto, titled ‘Year of the Creators’, which is a great read for the roadmap, some of major upcoming events and what they are focussed on this year (linked below) We also talk about Metaverse Fashion Week, which is from 28th-31st March and a ve...

How far away are we from having a realistic conversation with an AI driven character that feels like a real human experience? The answer is we’re not, it’s here, it’s called Charisma AI and you can begin playing with it yourself today. But this technology goes much deeper than just to-and-fro conversation, Charisma AI essentially brings digital humans to life and powers amazing character driven ex...

In many ways the metaverse is not new. The gaming industry is the biggest entertainment industry on the planet and has been successfully creating virtual worlds and empowering users to create things for decades.  'Mods' in games (user modifications) have spun off into some of the biggest games in the world (Counterstrike was originally a mod of Half Life) and have helped extend the life of ot...

What do David Guetta, Carl Cox, Steve Aoki and Armin Van Buuren all have in common? Apart from being the biggest DJs in the world, they have all joined AAA metaverse - Sensorium Galaxy . These are some of the highest quality virtual music experiences available that also include AI driven humans who converse and attend gigs with you. In time they will learn, remember your previous conversations and...

Finally the major virtual reality inflection moment is here, solving one of the biggest pain points of getting VR to the masses. On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, we talk about the journey VR has been on and why we're about to take a giant leap towards the Ready Player One style future. The clue comes in the form of 'cloud rendering', which we explain simply on this show.&nb...

Chat GPT has now hit 100 million users in 40 days, the fastest growing technology ever but there are numerous other mindblowing tools that can help you speed up your workflow or achieve things that were previously impossible on your own. These tools will be the foundational layer to help create vast, rich and immersive content in the metaverse. One of those tools is cloning your own voice, which i...

What worlds can you visit immediately, with minimal faff and get a sense of where we are today in the metaverse? This is the question we answer in todays episode. The shift to a more immersive internet is well under way but equally building fully functioning immersive worlds, accessible by everyone is a big task. In this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse Podcast - I choose 5 that you can exp...

One of the most common questions is where is the metaverse and how can I access it? Especially from new users. Ready Player Me are the user friendly go-to platform where I usually send people. You can create a full body 3D avatar in your likeness in seconds and use it to explore over 4000 apps and games immediately. It's super user friendly for newcomers but also integrated into the NFT and blockc...

Web3 has touched every creative industry even in these early experimental stages and the film industry is looking on with interest. Ben Klein isn't waiting and is actively experimenting with this new community owned approach as Founder and CEO of Mugsy Media Corp. In this episode, we discuss the legacy film industry, how a film is usually brought to market and where the value accrues. We then dive...

Calvin Harris, the biggest DJ in the world has officially entered the virtual building by announcing The Calvin Harris Experience in partnership with WAVE, Pico and TikTok Live. We talk about that plus the latest news from the major tech conference CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas and a brand new major Roblox experience too. Thank you as always for your support, if you'd be happy to le...

2022 has been a wild year, it launched the concept of the 'metaverse' firmly into mainstream awareness but where are we now and what are the big trends to watch in 2023? On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, I highlight 5 areas I'm watching closely that I think will be the hottest topics of the next 12 months. I'd love to hear your predictions! Do reach out on Twitter here Happy...

Gemma Sheppard is the first Metaverse Global Fashion Director, whose portfolio includes Tom Ford, Alexander McQueen and Daphne Guinness amongst others. She works very closely with Roblox and Dubit - the UK's leading metaverse studio who have created experiences played by millions daily.  In this conversation we dive into the current world of digital fashion and discuss why it is a trend linin...

The term ' Open Metaverse ' gets thrown around a lot but what does it actually mean? How will we build a metaverse where avatars, assets and environments all are able to communicate and work with each other across multiple worlds? We discuss these questions and many more on this week's Welcome to the Metaverse Podcast with the awesome Neil Trevett . Neil is the Chair of The Metaverse Standards For...

With all the negative news of late around the ongoing FTX saga, I wanted to showcase a really clear, undeniably positive use case of blockchain technology and it just so happened that I came across a platform doing really amazing work, called TinyTap . On this week's episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, we chat to TinyTap CEO - Yogev Shelly . TinyTap are a platform that empowers teache...

Nina Schick is an author, speaker, advisor and expert in deepfakes, synthetic media, cybersecurity and the geopolitics of technology. She has advised global leaders, including Joe Biden and the former Secretary General of NATO amongst many other major companies and government agencies. In this episode we discuss what is about to happen as as we begin to unlock the power of Generative Artificial In...

Nike have always been at the forefront of sport, apparel and the culture that surrounds it. It's no surprise that they are ahead of the game when it comes to digital goods and the metaverse.  They recently dropped their major campaign ahead of the World Cup pointing towards their 'Footballverse'. A coherent Nike universe that spans across the physical, digital and into the metaverse, giving u...

Not everyone has the time to dive into and explore the range of virtual worlds that make up the wider metaverse. The goal on this week's episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, is to do that for you and bring you the latest news, stats and a review of the experience. We did this previously about 9 months ago and the show had great feedback so I thought it was time to revisit with an updat...

VEmpire are an ecosystem who are opening up access and ownership to the future of the metaverse. Their DDAO is the world's largest Decentralised Metaverse Investment Organisation and on this episode we chat to CEO of vEmpire - Dominic Ryder all this vision. As always nothing in this podcast is financial or investment advice in any way and shouldn’t be considered as such, it’s for informational pur...

Imagine being able to expand a human heart to 6 feet tall and climb inside to explore the ventricles or how about learning Paleontology, whilst in an immersive dinosaur world riding a Triceratops. Or even learning about Astronomy whilst on board a space craft, with your teacher and class mates in full virtual reality. Well this is all already possible right now thanks to VictoryXR who’ve built exa...

Dibbs are a home to some of the most iconic physical trading cards on the planet, across sports, Pokémon, comic books and more, enabling fractionalisation - aka they turn cards into many ownable pieces, so anyone can start building up their dream collection. All of this is powered by blockchain using fungible and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast,...

Myth Division are a next generation IP development studio and team of incredible, very experienced storytellers across multiple platforms  : comics, film, tv, animation and video games. On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, we chat to Founder - Ramon Govea , who himself has worked for the likes of the legendary Stan Lee as well as NBA player Baron Davis. He’s also an NFT OG...

You may have seen the major announcement recently from the Dubai government - The ' Dubai Metaverse Strategy ' - a framework to turn Dubai into one of the world's top 10 metaverse economies as well as a global hub for the metaverse community. Recently I travelled to Dubai to attend the ' Dubai Metaverse Assembly ' - an event attended by the biggest players in this space including The Sandbox, Dece...