Neil Nand · neilnand.eth

Director of Creative Technology, @Ogilvy Shanghai

[Vogue Singapore @voguesingapore]

Welcome to Vogue’s New World—a 360° immersive dreamscape where the future of fashion meets the frontier of technology—created in partnership with @spatialxr and @Polycount_io.

To enter our #metaverse, click into the link below:
https://t.co/ITH90BO7t2

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@NBA to use #VR to train refs

https://t.co/kYltwpFw8S
https://t.co/GwqP7Vg4nI

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I popped into a couple of popular shopping centres in
Shanghai #China (📍 People's Square), and noticed
these #NFT toy vending machines in all of them. Solely
physical toys are being phased out, in favour of
#physical + #virtual NFT toys.

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#AR studio @NianticEng (famous for Pokemon Go), announcing their @nba #metaverse

https://t.co/I7iguCqsWf

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@Nike launch a teaser holding page on https://t.co/mfKmZmI7Ta, using a .nike top-level-domain (TLD), only stating that they're "building a safe and secure platform for you to discover, collect, and create virtual products". Sounds similar to OpenSea. #metaverse #virtual

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China's biggest shopping platform, TMall has launched a new zone dedicated to digital collectibles (#NFT). The first round of drops debuted more than 50 virtual collections from a total of 40 brands, including Burberry, PUMA and Versace.

https://t.co/9l4yIhixJQ

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@Soulmachines creates a digital twin of Basketballer Carmelo Anthony. #metahuman

https://t.co/dFsL4H1iEi

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@mcdonalds's cyberpunk aesthetic pop-up store in Chengdu, attracting #youth & social media buzz.

https://t.co/slK0fOcZsn

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Eminem & Snoop Dogg release music video featuring characters from Bored Ape Yacht Club #NFTs

https://t.co/XcHAteycnt

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23 June 2022 — David Ogilvy’s 111th birthday, to commemorate the milestone, @Ogilvy released ‘Ogilvy Fountain’ digital collectible NFTs co-launched on both Tencent & Poly-Ethereum. (🤔 I’m pretty certain this is a world first as a joint China-West blockchain launch)

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Teaser of @NianticLabs's upcoming #ar Pet game, Peridot.

https://t.co/CsI5gLU2I9

https://t.co/GJVOsdJRIW

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#metahuman Kyra, India’s first virtual influencer, has over 100,000 followers since January 2022.

https://t.co/efxix4Hks8

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@givenchy launches Givenchy Beauty House inside @roblox #metaverse. The experience is filled with dance floors, item searches and a castle inspired by the home of Hubert de Givenchy.

https://t.co/TwTUSqPViD
https://t.co/H4s8XPMEDf

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@mediacomglobal brings @Adidas Ozworld to #Fortnite #metaverse

https://t.co/QckBllkKiV

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@davidguetta shares preview of the David Guetta Experience, as a #Music #Metaverse Adventure, where players join David on a mission to save the future of music—in every possible universe. https://t.co/ztd6y3Jr2v

https://t.co/6HOo45TlCH

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Ukrainians using #3D mapping to preserve hundreds of cultural artifacts in a digital archive — Backup Ukraine project

https://t.co/RrIP90SA8z

[Baidu Inc. @Baidu_Inc]

🚘JIDU unveiled its first concept production car #ROBO-01 today 😎 Integrating the leading intelligent driving capability powered by Baidu and a cutting-edge futuristic design, ROBO-01 is set to lead the way to an intelligent car era driven by AI. More at https://t.co/AYnUFZY0eh

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https://t.co/0rS4kOpGpR @UnrealEngine's MetaHuman project looks absolutely unreal. No Pun intended.

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BMW launch unique virtual car showroom to experience latest all-electric BMW iX1. #automotive #metaverse

https://t.co/rvmM5crS8g

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Whilst @Apple's WWDC did not showcase #AR at the main event, the developer API show new 'RoomPlan' tools, which not only maps the physical space, but also recreates it as shown in the bottom middle.

[Adam Presson @heyadam]

Very impressive how quickly it builds a 3D map of my house. 👏 @Apple