By Allison Watkinson TLL Reporter WildBrain CPLG and MetaPals have signed a global licensing partnership to create digital Teletubbies AI companions for the franchise's 27th anniversary. MetaPals is an artificial intelligence and NFT company that primarily creates AI-driven companions through a blockchain-integrated browser extension. Metapals is financially supported by … [Read more...] about Wildbrain CPLG and MetaPals Announce Digital Teletubbies AI Companions
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Innerworld Using Metaverse Tech to Improve Veterans Mental Health
By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief The mental health platform Innerworld has announced a new collaboration with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), aimed at improving veterans’ overall well-being. Innerworld is a mental health and wellness company that uses advanced technology to offer 24/7, always on access to mental health tools and resources. The company was … [Read more...] about Innerworld Using Metaverse Tech to Improve Veterans Mental Health
Analysis: How Disney’s Deal With Epic Games Will Transform the Metaverse
By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief The Walt Disney Company and Epic Games have entered into an historic deal that will transform and accelerate the development of the metaverse. As part of a deal that will undoubtedly have competitors shaking in their boots, Disney has also invested $1.5 billion to acquire a sizeable equity stake in Epic Games. Much of the attention being … [Read more...] about Analysis: How Disney’s Deal With Epic Games Will Transform the Metaverse
Aquifer Motion Uses AI to Allow Characters to Engage With Fans
By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief Advanced artificial intelligence programs from companies like Aquifer Motion are allowing fictional characters to engage directly with their fans, ushering in a new type of licensing. TLL first covered Aquifer Motion in October last year when the company signed a deal with licensor Cloudco Entertainment to create personalized messages for … [Read more...] about Aquifer Motion Uses AI to Allow Characters to Engage With Fans
Warner Bros. Is Recreating the Ready Player One Metaverse, In The Metaverse
Fiction Becomes Reality, as Warner Licenses Readyverse Studios to Create a Real Version of the Metaverse as Depicted in the Novel and Film Ready Player One By Allison Watkinson TLL Reporter Futureverse has launched a new web3 initiative called Readyverse Studios to bring Ernest Cline's Ready Player One sci-fi franchise to the metaverse. Readyverse Studios was created by … [Read more...] about Warner Bros. Is Recreating the Ready Player One Metaverse, In The Metaverse
Metaverse Licensing: Futureverse Platform Closes on $54 Million Funding Round
By Allison Watkinson TLL Reporter The AI and metaverse startup company Futureverse has announced the close of its Series A funding round with $54 million dollars raised in total. The Series A funding round was led by the growth equity fund 10T Holdings and included participation from the Ripple blockchain network. "The metaverse has the potential to transform the way … [Read more...] about Metaverse Licensing: Futureverse Platform Closes on $54 Million Funding Round
Rube Goldberg Institute Launches First ‘Unreal’ Rube Goldberg Machine Contest
By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief Rube Goldberg machines are entering the metaverse, thanks to a collaboration between Epic Games, Brand Central and the Rube Goldberg Institute. Rube Goldberg (1883-1970) was a Pulitzer-Prize-winning cartoonist best known for his comical chain reaction invention cartoons. For 60-plus years his work was published daily in hundreds of … [Read more...] about Rube Goldberg Institute Launches First ‘Unreal’ Rube Goldberg Machine Contest
Licensing Law: Fashion Giant Lacoste Files Five Metaverse Trademarks
By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief The popular fashion brand Lacoste is joining the industry's dive into the metaverse, filing five new trademarks for digital goods. The filings were made for its new Champs-Elysees line of apparel, jewelry, and luggage, which was launched back in July 2022 as a brand intended to be compatible with cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens, or … [Read more...] about Licensing Law: Fashion Giant Lacoste Files Five Metaverse Trademarks
LEGO Hires New Staff To Lead Its $1 Billion Metaverse Venture
By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief LEGO, the world's leading toy brand, has hired three new staff members to help lead its $1 billion foray into the metaverse. According to the LEGO-obsessed publications Jay's Brick Blog and Brick Fanatics LEGO has posted job openings for three new positions in its new GAME division, which is an acronym for Game, Activations & … [Read more...] about LEGO Hires New Staff To Lead Its $1 Billion Metaverse Venture
Gorillaz Concert Demos the Power of Augmented Reality
By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief The virtual band Gorillaz is performed a 'live' concert in London and New York in December, using augmented reality. The concert promoted the band's eighth studio album, Cracker Island, and saw the band members appearing via mobile AR apps as gigantic virtual avatars as tall as the surrounding skyscrapers. The Grammy award-winning … [Read more...] about Gorillaz Concert Demos the Power of Augmented Reality