Theta Labs <\/strong>(THETA), claimed that the new 3D NFTs had been designed to be used with Sony\u2019s Spatial Reality Display, a display unit that features a high-speed vision sensor, which follows users\u2019 eye movements to create 3Ds based on eye positions. The device does not make use of goggles or other eye-related accessories.<\/p>\nThe device went on sale in late 2020 and retails for around USD 5,000.<\/p>\n
Theta explained that in an initial \u201cpilot project,\u201d the parties would serve up a scenario whereby NFTs \u201crepresenting any in-world digital item, avatar or collectible can be visualized and displayed in glasses-free 3D mixed reality form.\u201d<\/p>\n
The move, the South Korean company stated, will bring \u201ca new reality and a physical presence to the metaverse.\u201d<\/p>\n
The project will include a \u201cTheta-powered\u201d NFT \u2013 ten copies of a token named \u201cThe Tiki Guy.\u201d The Sony tie-in comes with the fact that these ten tokens will allow owners with United States shipping addresses to redeem a Sony Spatial Reality Display device.<\/p>\n
The NFT\u2019s design is a nod to the Tiki masks that originated in ancient Polynesian and Hawaiian cultures: hand-carved, wooden decorative masks that represented deities and were intended to ward off evil spirits.<\/p>\n
Theta claimed that Sony\u2019s Spatial Reality Display would provide a \u201cwhoa, baby\u201d experience for NFTs, and would \u201cshowcase NFTs and virtual experiences in a whole new way.\u201d<\/p>\n
The mask-themed NFTs will be designed \u201cto showcase the next-generation capability of Sony\u2019s Spatial Reality Display,\u201d Theta added, and will let \u201ccollectors\u201d view their \u201cdigital metaverse assets\u201d in what the company called \u201ca truly 3D accessory-free way.\u201d<\/p>\n
For those without access to 3D display units, the company said that \u201cusers will also be able to purchase 2D versions for viewing on conventional displays.\u201d<\/p>\n
Theta added that the collaboration would allow NFTs \u201crepresenting any in-world digital item, avatar or collectible\u201d to \u201cbe visualized and displayed in glasses-free 3D mixed reality form,\u201d helping to \u201cbring a new reality and a physical presence to the metaverse.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sony, meanwhile, was quoted as stating that the NFT project was \u201cjust the latest way\u201d it could showcase its \u201crapid adoption of metaverse-friendly technology.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sony\u2019s music and entertainment arms have previously been active on the NFT front, with tie-ins ranging from a \u201cBaby Shark\u201d token issuance with the viral video\u2019s South Korean creator Pinkfong<\/strong> to \u201cSpider-Man\u201d-related NFTs. Last month, both Sony and its rival Universal<\/strong> announced they had partnered with Snowcrash<\/strong>, an NFT trading platform affiliated with the veteran rock superstar Bob Dylan.<\/p>\nTheta, meanwhile, teamed up with the smartphone-making team at Samsung<\/strong> back in February this year to launch a range of NFT digital collectibles to mark the launch of two new Samsung smart devices, the Galaxy S22 and the Tab S8. Customers who pre-booked and pre-ordered devices in South Korea were granted access to commemorative NFTs.<\/p>\n____<\/p>\n
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Source: AdobeStock \/ Sundry Photography \u00a0 Non-fungible tokens (NFT) are going 3D \u2013 and Sony wants to be the firm that takes them into a new dimension. In a press release shared with Cryptonews.com, the firm\u2019s partner in its initiative, South Korea\u2019s blockchain network operator Theta Labs (THETA), claimed that the new 3D NFTs had […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nft"],"yoast_head":"\n
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