While there's still doubt people will live their day-to-day lives fully virtual in the metaverse, marketing firm Blokhaus is giving skeptics a chance to take a closer look at the technology. The marketing agency hosted an exhibit called Block/Space from South by Southwest where Cheddar News senior reporter Michelle Castillo and senior field producer Chris Catalina spoke with Mark Soars, Blokhaus CMO and founder, and had their virtual avatars minted. Castillo also checked out augmented reality kicks at the Flex booth and NFT comics at Interpop, all on the Tezos blockchain ecosystem.

Share:
More In Business
Apple unveils software redesign while reeling from AI missteps
After stumbling out of the starting gate in Big Tech’s pivotal race to capitalize on artificial intelligence, Apple tried to regain its footing Monday during a developers conference that focused mostly on incremental advances and cosmetic changes in its technology.
DA: Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing said he ‘had it coming’
Six weeks before UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down outside a Manhattan hotel last December, Luigi Mangione mused about rebelling against “the deadly, greed fueled health insurance cartel” and expressed that killing the executive “conveys a greedy bastard that had it coming."
Load More