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Metaverse-as-a-service; virtual reality platform Emperia and its immersive digital experiences for the retail, fashion and art sectors. Some people can’t stand shopping. They would rather be doing almost anything else, and if they must buy a new shirt, they’ll either do it online or walk into a shop, grab the first thing they see that fits, and be done with it. Other people can spen...
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The Metaverse - what is it and why should we care? Dario Betti, CEO of the Mobile Ecosystem Forum, shares insights on just that... Like Thanos, the Metaverse is inevitable. Unlike Thanos, that’s not a bad thing. But it is a thing many new businesses will need to keep an eye on. The Metaverse is a virtual digital world where interconnected platforms replicate and improve real life experien...
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  Hybrid events are here to stay - Kate Healy, founder of Virtually Together shares her thoughts on why they will evolve going forward During the pandemic, virtual events have given everyone a chance to socialise with loved ones during difficult times. It has also helped work events continue in a new dynamic, with many employees favouring the virtual experience over in-person events. But no...
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  Week Gen-C is a week long calendar of events focused on entrepreneurship and careers, aimed at helping young people affected by the covid pandemic in the North West of NI The pandemic has brought many challenges, in particular for young people as they deal with the uncertainties of its impact on their job prospects and career aspirations. Now, two North-West NI based organisations have...
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Jean Gamester from Toastmasters International shares her tips on bringing back some of that old normal and staying fabulously virtually connected With lockdown easing plans being announced, many of us are hopeful that it may not be too long before our lives more closely resemble our pre-pandemic existence. There is still a way to go though, and that means for those of us who have been fortunate...
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  Leading event marketplace, Feast It secures major funding boost to assist with its expansion to full event planning and also further grow its virtual events offering Fab news for Feast It, the UK’s leading event booking marketplace which has raised £1.7m in an impressive funding round led by MAHR Projects, former CEO of the Co-op Richard Pennycook CBE and Tim Score, ex-CFO o...
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The lowdown on the Spanish startup Virtway and how it has used 3D to take the concept of virtual communities to the next level...   We have written previously about startups utilising virtual reality to improve this and that, and to make things more immersive. From virtual events to meetings, virtual reality can bridge the gap between two or more otherwise disconnected people in a way th...
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Comedy at home - the lowdown on NextUp, the startup and video-on-demand platform that is the ultimate digital comedy club It won’t have slipped your notice that the world of culture has changed rather a lot this year. The pandemic has also impacted us in ways we didn't see coming: comedy has evolved… and no face mask is required. New doors have opened for comedians and comedy fans al...
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Startacus launches Vi, a new 6-week digital programme for pre-seed and pre-accelerator level tech startups to get them ready for investment, growth and scale Colm Long, Former VP, Global Operations at Facebook, Naomi Timperley, co-founder of Tech North Advocates, Femi Kalejaiye, Senior Equity Campaign Manager at Crowdcube, Perdie Alder, Co-founder of Spice Startups and Eamonn Carey, MD of Techsta...
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Ignite NI has concluded its first ever virtual accelerator with an online event that gave its 10 early stage tech startups the chance to pitch their business to almost 200 investors. Tech accelerator specialists Ignite also announced that teams who have taken part in the Northern Ireland programmes in the past two years have collectively raised $15.2 million in funding – a large part source...
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