On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, I chat to one of the leading voices and brightest minds in the whole metaverse & NFT space; the awesome Cathy Hackl. In this episode we discuss what stage the metaverse is currently at and how you can be part of the future with the awesome Republic Realm Academy, which is open for registration now.
Cathy Hackl is a globally recognised business leader in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and spatial computing, named as one of the top 10 most influential women in tech in 2020 by BigThink, has worked with the likes of Amazon Web Services, Magic Leap & HTC, is a top Forbes contributor, champion of diversity and one of the smartest minds in this whole space.
Cathy's articles were some of the first I read when I was learning about this space too, so it was a great moment to have her on the show, thank you for coming on Cathy.
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This episode is sponsored by the brilliant Republic Realm who are a leader in metaverse innovation, investment, and NFTs. Registration is now open for the Republic Realm Academy (early bird pricing plus an extra 15% off with the code 'metaverseluke') - a good time to check it out at https://www.republicrealm.com/realm-academy
The Republic Realm Academy, a series of online courses about the metaverse and NFTs, which will be taught by educators from some of the most prestigious universities in the world alongside top industry professionals in web 3.0 technologies.
Renowned metaverse expert and this week's guest Cathy Hackl is the dean of Republic Realm Academy. Be sure to follow Cathy at https://www.twitter.com/CathyHackl and visit her website at https://www.cathyhackl.com/
To keep up with their latest updates head to their twitter here : https://www.twitter.com/joinrepublic_RE, Discord : discord.gg/ntSaG8b9sW & Substack : realmroundup.substack.com
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Email : metaversepod@gmail.com
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In this episode we talk about :
- Cathy's story so far including her work with HTC Vive and Ready Player One the movie, her consultancy work, educating clients and more
- The moment we're in right now with the metaverse, Meta's recent announcement and the amazing energy at NFT NYC
- How brands are currently viewing the metaverse, some as more progressive thinkers and some who don't want to miss the boat of web 3.0
- Walking through the reasons of what the metaverse really is and the future vision from Cathy's perspective
- A quickfire section on various industries and how they might be disrupted / what changes are currently happening, including : Fashion, Consumer to Avatar, Culture, Digital Real Estate & Gaming
- A full explanation about the Republic Realm Academy - a great opportunity to gain invaluable education, level up, re-skill, become part of the workforce of the future, learn from some of the best technologists in the world and be part of an amazing alumni network
Welcome to the Metaverse