The metaverse is continuously evolving with new innovations being released almost everyday. With all the updates and news about the metaverse, it can be challenging to keep up with the latest trends and announcements. To help you stay updated, we have created a list of some new trends/updates of the metaverse to look out for!
Celebrities are entering the metaverse
Luxury fashion brand Gucci has collaborated with Miley Cyrus to create her own avatar on their metaverse platform (crypto.news). Miley Cyrus is the first celebrity to join Gucci’s metaverse platform. The Gang has created an immersive experience where Gucci customers can virtually build up their collection of Gucci products by purchasing different clothing items and accessories (crypto.news).
Is the love of your life waiting for you in the metaverse?
The metaverse and virtual reality is being used to help long distance couples stay connected with one another, enhance couples date nights and help people overcome their insecurities. With virtual reality, couples can be together, without really being together. Creating avatars that are replicates of themselves can help people feel like they are living experiences emotionally, without being there physically. Additionally, individuals who have a hard time interacting with people face-to-face, can use their avatar to communicate with others and experience emotional connections that they may be prevented from having in the physical world. (weraveyou).
YouTube is planning to incorporate NFTs into their platform
YouTube is planning to give users the opportunity to purchase creators’ content as NFT’s, which will help improve creators monetization from the platform (independent.co). This will help creators strengthen their connection with their community as their subscribers can exclusively own their content.
Stay tuned to find out more about what’s new in the metaverse!
References:
https://crypto.news/miley-cyrus-becomes-guccis-first-celebrity-avatar-on-metaverse-platform-roblox/
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/youtube-nft-fan-own-videos-b2012134.html
