Metaverse

The mass adoption of new technologies that underpin everyday use cases is still a convoluted process – despite incredible advancements that helped speed up communication. With reinventing or revolutionising the Web, as with any…

Outside of work, one of my hobbies is cycling. There is a saying in cycling that there are two types of cyclists - those that have just had an accident, and those that are just about to have one. Anyone who has watched cycling at any level…

Can you tell us a little bit about your life and the key moments that brought you to where you are today? I was born in Kenya and grew up in England where my school years, at an English public school noted for grooming top rugby players,…

Interest in the 'metaverse' rises and falls by the month, but could the medium offer a valuable opportunity to luxury goods brands?

Although Millennials and Gen Z have had their differences, they have one major thing in common for the luxury industry – they are both making up more and more of luxury brands’ customer bases. Millennials are expected to make up to 50% of…

When it comes to running a business, many CEOs, entrepreneurs, and business owners may think they are too busy to learn new skills. They usually have enough to juggle managing team members, cash flow, business growth, strategy, etc. But for…

You can think of Web3 as a technological evolution to something more efficient and sophisticated. While Web1 was a ‘reading only’ phase, limited to simple, static websites with little interaction for the user, Web2 became much more…

To some, it may seem that metaverse is a new buzzword. Organisations from all sectors have rushed to announce new virtual offerings, from Prada’s virtual winter sports line to Disney’s announcing that the metaverse is 'top of mind'. …

Dear Evan Hansen, the Tony, Grammy, Olivier-Award winning Broadway musical, is partnering with leading digital fashion brand Blueberry Entertainment to launch an innovative metaverse fundraising event this month.  Commencing on May 13,…

However, as many already know by now, the term Metaverse was coined by Neal Stephenson in his 1992 science fiction novel entitled Snowcrash, where humans interacted with each other as avatars. In his book, the Metaverse is referred to as a…

Jawad Ashraf, CEO Terra Virtua, explains why NFTs are vital to the metaverse.  At Terra Virtua, we use virtual reality (VR) to immerse our users in personalised virtual 3D showrooms, art galleries, and “Fan Caves”, where they can collect…