SodaWorld, a metaverse music platform born from Africa will offer regular live performances in Somnium Space. Imagine a live event with music, original songwriting, vibey DJs and heartfelt poetry, right in the heart of downtown Johannesburg. The crowd immerses into a beautiful atmosphere with unique and original African vibes. At the same time, in a…
Metaverse art is one of the main things driving metaverse adoption, as it provides something to do with ease inside its confines. Meaning there is still not a lot of business logic for the metaverse, except for the arts. For users, the main thing to do is watch art. Whether that is in the form of a concert or an art exhibit, experiencing art is one of the main use cases for the metaverse. This is partly because the people developing and providing the assets to populate the metaverse are artists themselves. So, it stands to reason that the first uses for the metaverse are art-related.
The Metaverse, and in particular VR platforms like Somnium Space, can play a huge role in providing environments for students where they can step outside their comfort zone, create new human connections, gain new skills and attitudes and become effective, self-confident professionals and responsible citizens in our superdiverse and globalized society. Asking alumni what they…
Museums and art galleries have made metaverse incursions. Why does it make sense? Museums and the metaverse’s futures seem to be interlocked. Museums have had to adapt to all iterations of the Internet, and have done fairly well. From just providing content, to having a presence on social media to interact with users and potential…
The first ever NFT issued by Czech National Theater is being auctioned exclusively via OpenSea until Monday, October 24th. Swan Lake, a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76, is one of the most popular ballets of all time, and it’s a majestic sight, seeing the first soloist of the Czech National…
Art and creativity could become new domains for AI and computing. The metaverse is already being rolled out and all it needs is a mass adoption by the population. It still has a long road ahead when you think of the things that are going to be done in the metaverse. The economy, the work…
Is physical reality more “real” than the metaverse? Let’s look at the philosophical dilemma. When one thinks of the metaverse, you could be forgiven for having vertigo at the prospect of diving into a virtual world, that you are going to experience with your senses in a completely immersive way. Reality, and the world, can…
On September 7th, 2022, the first ever live mixed reality fashion show was held in Prague and Somnium Space. A big screen behind a small stage and catwalk, a small audience on either side. If you hadn’t given it a closer look, you’d perhaps think this was some private, run of the mill fashion show…
Somnium Space and Czech Presidential Candidate Karel Janeček made history today, September 7, 2022, with a live press conference in Virtual Reality. Janeček, equipped with a VR headset and a revolutionary haptic feedback suit from Teslasuit, was on a stage in physical reality, and simultaneously on a VR stage in his VR world in Somnium…
Starting September 7th, a mixed reality (physical/VR) fashion show will be held in Prague and Somnium Space Metaverse. Get ready for the biggest event of the year: Mixed Reality Fashion Week happening in Prague and in Somnium Space. After last year’s amazing VR Avatars Fashion Show, fashion will once again take center stage, this time…
