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Fortnite’s Metaverse Evolution: Epic Games CEO Unveils Vision Amidst Company Layoffs

by Jovaughn BrownMetaverse, News October 12, 2023October 12, 2023No Comments

Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Epic Games, the studio behind the wildly popular Fortnite video game, took center stage at the 2023 Game Developer Conference to share his vision for the metaverse, despite recent layoffs at the company. Fortnite, a game that transcended its status as a mere video game, now stands as a modern-day …

The Metaverse: Where AI, Blockchain, and Mixed Reality Hardware Converge

by Jovaughn BrownBlockchain, Metaverse August 28, 2023August 28, 2023No Comments

In a universe not too far from our own, imagine stepping into a digital dimension where reality and imagination seamlessly merge. Here, your cherished digital art holds the same gravitas as a real-world Picasso, and virtual assistants evolve beyond mere code, genuinely grasping and adapting to your distinct desires. This is the Metaverse, a mesmerizing …

Airdrops are the best feature of Web3

by Jovaughn BrownBlockchain, Cryptocurrencies, Metaverse February 15, 2022One Comment

The last couple of years in the blockchain space has seen several high profile airdrops from some of the hottest blockchain projects out there. Airdrops are proving to be one of the most exciting features of web3 and are increasing in frequency. This article will provide an overview of what airdrops are and how they …

Hic et Nunc is a lesson on Web 3.0 technology

by Jovaughn BrownBlockchain, Education, Metaverse, News November 23, 2021May 11, 2023No Comments

One of the most popular NFT marketplaces on the Tezos blockchain, Hic et Nunc (HEN), randomly disappeared from the Internet recently. Its disappearance sparked some confusion and worry over what happens to everyone’s assets who used the marketplace. And for that reason, the discontinuation of HEN provides a great learning opportunity on how Web 3.0 …

What is the Metaverse?

by Jovaughn BrownEducation, Metaverse October 23, 2021May 22, 20234 Comments

In Neal Stephenson’s 1992 book Snow Crash, he imagines a world where society largely exists within a virtual realm which he christens “the Metaverse”. People access the Metaverse through virtual reality (VR) headsets, and once in, they enter a completely digital urban world that behaves much like the “real” world in terms of how people use …

Afrocrypto: Present and Future

by Jovaughn BrownBlockchain, Cryptocurrencies, Metaverse October 12, 2021November 29, 2021No Comments

Welcome to Afrocrypto and thank you for taking the time to read this introductory post. In this post I’ll explain what Afrocrypto is and what I hope to accomplish with it.

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and Their Use Cases

by Jovaughn BrownBlockchain, Education, Metaverse March 21, 2021May 11, 20233 Comments

In 2017, Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies first started dominating the mainstream news as each of these assets reached incredible highs. Now, a new trend to come out of the crypto space is creating the same degree of media attention. Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs for short, are turning people into millionaires overnight. But what exactly are NFTs, …