Metaverse
Animoca Brands partners Hooked Protocol to enrich Web3 edutainment ecosystem, drive mass adoption
Hong Kong-based gaming company Animoca Brands has partnered Hooked Protocol (Hooked), an immersive edutainment network focusing on Web3 mass adoption, to innovate edutainment practices and trends, enrich Web3 industry ecosystem diversities, and boost mass adoption of Web3 infrastructure among billions of Web2 internet users.
Animoca Brands joins $10M Web3 Global Educators Fund by Open Campus Protocol
Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based gaming firm, has on Monday announced that it has committed to contribute to the Global Educators Fund, a $10 million grant fund set up by Open Campus Protocol (Open Campus) to supplement standard education curricula through the use of Web3 technologies and communities.
Animoca Brands partners with ALTAVA Group to license its BAYC NFTs for ALTAVA’s BAGC project
Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands has announced a licensing partnership with ALTAVA Group, a Singapore-based luxury fashion brand that brings culture-defining brands into the metaverse, to make use of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in Animoca Brands’ portfolio.
Changi Airport expands into the metaverse with launch of ChangiVerse on Roblox
Changi Airport Group (CAG) unveils ChangiVerse, an innovative online experience, marking the airport’s global debut in the metaverse.
Indonesia launches metaverse collaboration initiative to boost metaverse industry
Indonesia has made a significant move towards becoming a major player in the global metaverse industry with the launch of its Indonesia Metaverse Collaboration Initiative on 1 March 2023, in conjunction with the Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona.
Neopets raise $4M from Web3 leaders to bring 90s classic to the metaverse
Neopets Metaverse has on Thursday announced the successful closing of its latest investment round, where it raised $4 million in funding. This round saw participation from industry leaders in the gaming and blockchain sectors, including Polygon Ventures, Blizzard Avalanche Ecosystem Fund, Hashkey Capital, IDG Capital, and gaming giant, NetDragon Websoft.
The Sandbox rolls out Lunar New Year Event to celebrate in the metaverse across China
The Sandbox, a decentralized gaming virtual world and subsidiary of Animoca Brands, has on Monday launched the Lunar New Year Event to celebrate a creative and cultural moment in the metaverse as it is entering the year of the Rabbit, symbol of longevity, peace, and prosperity in Chinese culture.
Marketing strategies for getting into the Metaverse
There is a shift in business mindset and adaptation toward using virtual reality for purposes other than gaming, such as creating, exploring, identifying, expressing, collaborating, and socializing.
Tencent Cloud partners Nexon to launch metaverse platform
Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of China-based technology company Tencent, has on Monday announced its collaboration with Nexon Co., Ltd., a global video game publisher, in powering up the launch of its metaverse platform NEXONTOWN.
Animoca Brands and TinyTap to disrupt education with auction of second set of Publisher NFTs
Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, and its subsidiary TinyTap, the platform for user-generated educational games, announced Tuesday that the second series of teacher-authored Publisher non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will be auctioned on OpenSea starting at 19:00 (EST) on 15 December.
