Remove Fashion Remove Social Remove Virtualization
article thumbnail

This virtual influencer might be the next League of Legends champion

The Verge

Seraphine is a virtual influencer, though as her growing fan base quickly noticed, there’s something different about her. Her posts are filled with League of Legends easter eggs, and she released an acoustic cover of “Pop/Stars,” the 2018 League anthem from the virtual K-pop group K/DA. Oh, and she also isn’t real.

article thumbnail

Virtual graduation: Tech tools help Univ. of Washington host first-ever remote ceremony

GeekWire

University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce gives a commencement speech at the UW’s first-ever virtual ceremony, with students and families watching via livestream. (UW It gathered nearly 7,000 photos of each graduate and applied graphics tricks to show the students with virtual caps in a Star Wars scrolling-type fashion.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Why avatar-based social gaming app Rec Room doesn’t consider itself a ‘metaverse’ company

GeekWire

Almost two years after officially attaining “unicorn” status , Seattle startup Rec Room continues to expand the audience for its eponymous flagship app Rec Room , with new physical gift cards, a virtual haunted house, a brand crossover with Mattel’s Masters of the Universe , and perhaps most importantly, the possibility of feet.

Social 124
article thumbnail

GeekWire Awards 2020 revealed: Big winners, celebrities and surprises power virtual event

GeekWire

We couldn’t get together in person, but we still found a way to celebrate the best in Pacific Northwest tech on Thursday as the GeekWire Awards went virtual. Students also receive “wraparound” support including career skill development and social services. Winners accepted via Zoom — only two forgot to un-mute! Love this town.

article thumbnail

Shut out of bars by the pandemic, Seattle trivia startup Sporcle finds success with games on Zoom

GeekWire

A Zoom screen grab of Sporcle Virtual Trivia participants. The answer is 2020, and it’s happening right now as the 13-year-old company, based in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, is learning in rapid fashion that an audience it cultivated in bars and restaurants across the country is just as hungry to connect virtually.

article thumbnail

SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Beware Social scammers that call.

Sean Daniel

Beware Social scammers that call pretending to be the Microsoft HelpDesk. On 9/21/2012, I received my first social engineering hacking attack. As a Microsoft employee, Ill tell those of you who arent, that Microsoft will never call you about a virus on your computer in this fashion. Virtualization. Social Media.

Social 80
article thumbnail

What is the metaverse, and do I have to care?

The Verge

Neal Stephenson famously coined the term “metaverse” in his 1992 novel Snow Crash , where it referred to a 3D virtual world inhabited by avatars of real people. The protagonist is a master hacker who gets in katana fights at a virtual nightclub. But wait, now Ready Player One isn’t a metaverse and virtual worlds don’t have to be 3D?

3D 144