M&E, Web3 and the Metaverse

Is an integrated, reactive virtual world the future of media and entertainment? Here are some resources to better understand how the metaverse will affect how we work, play and learn.

Intelligent Content

Matthew Ball: Metaverse Expectations vs. Reality

Preeminent metaverse expert Matthew Ball urges users and developers to act now to ensure the metaverse isn’t controlled by tech giants.

Adrian Pennington

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Metaverse Interoperability: Utopian Dream, Privacy Nightmare

Adrian Pennington

Connect

The Metaverse Doesn’t Need to Be Built (Because Guess What? It Already Exists)

Adrian Pennington

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The Metaverse Will Make $5 Trillion By 2030. That Sounds Awesome and… Wait, What Are We Talking About?

Adrian Pennington

What Is the Metaverse — and How Does It Work?

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This Is the Metaverse. You Are Here.

Identifying the best examples of Web3 and the metaverse in practice today

Adrian Pennington

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The Metaverse Has to Get It Together Before It Gets Going

The hazy dimensions of the metaverse allow orgs to lay claim to the space while threatening to dilute the foundations of a nascent Web3.

Adrian Pennington

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Distributed Intelligence: How 6G Would Work for (and in) the Metaverse

Distributed intelligence will supercharge the immersive real-time nature of our online experiences, delivering the vision of the metaverse.

Adrian Pennington

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Roblox Is Redrawing Its Map of the Metaverse

Craig Donato discusses Roblox and how the platform wasn’t meant to really be a game, but actually a step towards the metaverse.

Adrian Pennington

A Framework for the Metaverse from Hardware to Hollywood and Everything in Between

140-CHARACTER EXCERPT: Matthew Ball’s “The Metaverse Primer” outlines the state of knowledge about the Metaverse around topics like hardware, content and behavior.

Adrian Pennington

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August 25, 2021

Why the Metaverse Needs to Be Open | Source: IEEE Spectrum

Epic Games’ Marc Petit discusses the need for open standards for 3D formats in order to deliver on the promise of the Metaverse.

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Get Ready to Move at the Speed of the Metaverse

The metaverse will advance quickly and companies must act now or find themselves operating in worlds designed by, and for, someone else.

Adrian Pennington

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November 28, 2021

Avatar to Web3: An A-Z Compendium of the Metaverse

The advent of the metaverse creator economy has generated a flood of new jargon — learn what it means and how it’s all interconnected.

Adrian Pennington

Making Money in the Metaverse

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A Model for Making Money in the Metaverse: How It Works at Decentraland

Run by the non-profit Decentraland Foundation, digital platform Decentraland provides insights into the burgeoning metaverse economy.

Adrian Pennington

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The Metaverse Economy Is on Course to Hit $140 Billion by 2025

The metaverse design software segment could expand by about 40-45% a year, driven by license and subscription sales for software companies.

Adrian Pennington

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By 2031, the Metaverse is Projected to Add $3 Trillion to the Global GDP

Tracking growth in the mobile industry, economic analysts estimate the potential economic impact of the metaverse over the next decade.

Adrian Pennington

Creating Content for the Metaverse

Seeking to create a new form of immersive global filmmaking, director Joe Hunting filmed his documentary feature inside the metaverse. Jenny and DustBunny in “We Met in Virtual Reality.” Cr: Sundance Institute

“We Met in Virtual Reality:” A Very Different Kind of VR Filmmaking

Seeking to create a new form of immersive global filmmaking, filmmaker Joe Hunting shot his documentary feature inside Social VR.

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A spin on the classic “Beauty and the Beast,” Director Mamoru Hosoda’s animated feature “Belle” follows a lonely teen who becomes a global singing star with her alter ego in the online world of “U.” Cr: Toho Co., Ltd.

“Belle:” Making a Movie For and With the Metaverse

Mamoru Hosoda’s animated feature follows a lonely teen who becomes a global singing star with her alter ego in the online world of “U.”

Adrian Pennington

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August 24, 2021

Ariana Grande’s Fortnite Concert Opens Up the Metaverse

Epic Games’ latest major in-game multi-day live music event on Fortnite could be its biggest yet.

Adrian Pennington

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What Will Work for the Metaverse… at Work

Elements of the 3D internet will be co-opted into the workplace to become as ubiquitous as email, but what does this mean for privacy?

Adrian Pennington

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An Open Metaverse Is About More Than Just Interoperability — It’s About Accessibility

Gaming might be the gateway to the metaverse, but could game features also improve diversity and accessibility in the workplace?

Adrian Pennington

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Communication Within the Metaverse Will Be Everything

Meta is developing an AI universal speech translator to streamline the interactions of users inside the digital universe.

Adrian Pennington