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Mar

15

2022

The First Metaverse Mansion Is About To Be Built

Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT In the first offering of its kind, a luxury mansion in the UK is up for sale in two places. The real-world and the metaverse! The developer, Stately Homes, is planning to build the 11bedroom, $40 million home, dubbed Hampton Hall, on land located in a gated estate in Surrey. Two Different Owners? At the same time, the home’s digital twin will also be created and it’s possible there could be two different owners. Whoever purchases the real-world home will get first dibs on the NFT. What?! Bulletproof windows? The home, both real-world and virtual, will…

Mar

14

2022

By Ellen Britt

Are Webinars About To Go The Way Of The Dinosaur? The Metaverse Asteroid Is Coming!

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT Zoom fatigue anyone? Got the video conferencing blues? You are not alone. In a recent research article published in the journal Technology, Mind and Behavior, Dr. Jeremy Bailenson of the Stanford Virtual Human Interaction Lab, found four reasons you are likely to be suffering from Zoom fatigue: The Four Horsemen One - All that close-up eye contact is super intense. Two - Constantly seeing yourself in real-time on the screen is exhausting. Three - You are stuck in front of your computer so your mobility is greatly limited. Four - Your cognitive load (how much brainpower…

Mar

13

2022

By Ellen Britt

Your Digital Twin – Your Representation In The Metaverse

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT Do you remember the 2009 hit movie Avatar? One of the reasons it was so popular was that the moviemakers created an immersive world. There were no virtual reality headsets, just the cinematographers’ and graphics crew’s skill at using new technology to bring an alien world alive. Your Avatar Is Your Digital Twin The movie foreshadowed what is happening with technology today with the creation of the metaverse. Today, your avatar is defined as a figure that represents you, in video games, in internet forums, and now also in metaverse platforms, your avatar is your digital…

Mar

12

2022

By Ellen Britt

Furniture, Art, And Digital Homes – Design Comes To The Metaverse

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFTVirtual plots of land are not the only thing that’s a hot seller in the metaverse these days. There is a brisk exchange of money involving digital houses, furniture, and art, all existing only in the digital realm.Some people just don’t get the appeal as, after all, you can’t actually occupy a digital house or sit on that virtual sofa.Don't Miss Out!But things are developing very fast in this space, and those who are standing around scratching their heads are apt to miss out on one of the biggest real estate opportunities of a lifetime. This has…

Mar

11

2022

By Ellen Britt

CPA Firm Prager Metis Becomes The First Accounting Firm With Headquarters In The Metaverse

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT CPA Firm Prager Metis Becomes The First Accounting Firm With Headquarters In The Metaverse Top 40 international accounting firm Prager Metis just opened the doors to its new headquarters in the metaverse, becoming the first CPA firm to do so. HQ Design By House of Tang and Metaverse Architect, Tangpoko (Tracy Tang) According to company news published on their website, the new headquarters is a modern three-story structure consisting of an open floor plan, with the first floor serving both as an entertainment area as well as gallery space for client NFTs. The second floor is…

Mar

10

2022

By Ellen Britt

Virtual or Real World Real Estate – 5 Differences To Keep In Mind

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT Although there are obvious differences between owning real-world and virtual real estate, such as not being able to actually inhabit your virtual house in the metaverse with your physical body, there are other differences you need to keep in mind. One - Particular Uses Ok so you can’t actually live in the metaverse (at least not yet!) but you can use it for socializing, shopping, attending virtual events, or even opening up a business there. On the other hand, real estate of some sort in the real world, whether you own it or rent it, is…

Mar

09

2022

By Ellen Britt

Banking In The Metaverse? It’s Coming Sooner Than You Think

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT Recently we reported on investment banking giant JP Morgan Chase, which has opened a lounge in the Decentraland metaverse, signaling an oncoming sea change in the banking industry. First Mover's Advantage The company was the first banking institution to make this move, but others are sure to follow now that JP Morgan has blazed a trail. You can’t open up a checking or savings account just yet, but you can buy virtual real estate with NFTs and also make other purchases with cryptocurrency. Step Into The Lounge Their virtual space is known as the Onyx Lounge.…

Mar

08

2022

By Ellen Britt

The Great Shakeup – How Monetization Of The Metaverse Is Shaking Up The Real Estate Industry

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT There are clear signs that virtual commercial real estate residing in the metaverse is going to have a huge role for the foreseeable future. We’ve already reported that Swivel, the Austin Texas-based firm, by all reports making the pivot from designing real-world corporate offices to bringing their talents to virtual commercial real estate clients. And we got you up to speed on what JP Morgan Chase is doing with their opening of a swanky new office in the metaverse’s Metajuku mall. First To Market Plus we told you about the real estate firm Propy, who just…

Mar

07

2022

By Ellen Britt

A Brief History Of The Metaverse

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT There is an advantage in knowing your history. Remember the old saying, “Those that don’t remember history are doomed to repeat it.” If you are going to play in the metaverse, it’s helpful to know something about its past. We’ll get you up to speed in this two-minute read! Contrary to what you might think, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, now Meta, did not invent the word “metaverse”. That honor goes to science fiction author Neal Stephenson, who coined the term in his 1994 novel, Snow Crash. In the book, Hiro Protagonist, the main character, travels through…

Mar

06

2022

By Ellen Britt

Commercial Real Estate Is Swiveling To The Metaverse

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFTThere has been a lot going on in the world of virtual real estate lately, from celebrities like Snoop Dogg snapping up pricey parcels to real-world real estate firm Propy being the first to sell an NFT associated house in Tampa, Florida. But what’s happening on the virtual commercial side of things?We recently reported on investment banking giant JP Morgan Chase establishing an office in the metaverse’s Metajuku Mall but now an Austin Texas-based firm, Swivel, is reportedly making the pivot from designing real-world corporate offices to bringing their talents to commercial real estate clients. Commercial Real Estate…

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