Here's some questions you didn't think you'd ask yourself this week : Would you be up for a microchip in your brain and can Sam Altman of OpenAi scan your eyeballs so that you can prove who you really are? There's also new Meta Quest 3 rumours, NVIDIA showcasing the future of AI in games, robots making humans sad in the name of art and Doctor Who in the Sandbox. Just another normal week in the metaverse then!

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Sam Altman (OpenAI) Wants to Scan Your Eyeballs, Microchips in the Brain, Meta Quest 3 and more!

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You may have seen the headlines back in 2021 about a guy who put all of his money into Dogecoin and became a millionaire...but then...well I'll let Chris tell you the story. 


THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE is a documentary film that has had brilliant reviews across the board (no.3 on Apple TV) and premiered at Tribeca 2023. 


In this conversation we talk about the film, which follows the personal stories of this generation's approach to money in the age of the internet. 
We also talk about the bigger themes going on at the moment - the cost of living, why the younger generations feel almost forced to take more risk, fear and greed, fomo and where we go next. 


This was an awesome chat, so thank you Chris for coming on. I can wholeheartedly recommend this film whether you're in this world or not, it is a brilliant (and at times harrowing) watch. 


Check out THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE at https://www.tinfafilm.com/ - it's available in lots of great places including Apple TV and Amazon Prime too


And make sure you give Chris Temple a follow on X too


Luke - ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/luke_franks⁠⁠
Robin - ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/IamSuperMassive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


As always nothing on this show is financial or investment advice


Thanks for listening. If you'd like to suggest a guest, sponsor the show or talk about consulting services - you can reach out to me on Twitter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/luke_franks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or LinkedIn : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-franks-b8b509118/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



The Story of the Dogecoin Millionaire + Money in the Internet Age - Conversation with Chris Temple - Director of the hit documentary - THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE

Luke and Robin lay out their predictions and trends for 2024, which no doubt will be a wild year. We cover Immersive Technology, AI, Cryptocurrency, Web3, Gaming and more. 


Do you agree and what did we miss? Say hello over on X : 


Luke - ⁠https://twitter.com/luke_franks⁠
Robin - ⁠https://twitter.com/IamSuperMassive⁠⁠⁠⁠


Thank you for your support on the show this year, much appreciated and Happy Holidays!


As always nothing on this show is financial or investment advice


Thanks for listening. If you'd like to suggest a guest, sponsor the show or talk about consulting services - you can reach out to me on Twitter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/luke_franks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or LinkedIn : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-franks-b8b509118/⁠⁠⁠⁠


And Robin on Twitter here : ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/IamSuperMassive⁠⁠


Links :


Channel 1 AI News : https://www.channel1.ai/

24 Predictions and Trends for 2024 - Across Immersive Technology, AI, Cryptocurrency, Web3, Gaming & More Happy Holidays!

Roblox recently hit 70 million Daily Active Users and the top experiences on the platform have had over 30 billion visits. This week we cover the business side of the hottest metaverse platform of all. 


Stephen Dypiangco runs Metaverse Marcom - an advisory and consultancy firm that specialises in Roblox. He helps clients understand how to develop, build, scale and monetise in the Roblox ecosystem.


In this episode we cover :
- What really is Roblox? 
- Visits and engagement time
- How Roblox has grown and misconceptions
- The different categories and types of experience
- Advertising, monetisation, marketing on Roblox and more
- The Robux economy and creator/developer/platform splits
- Avatar self expression and UGC fashion
- Hello Kitty Case Study


Links :


Stephen Dypiangco 
Twitter : https://x.com/Dypiangco?s=20
LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephendypiangco/
Metaverse Marcom
Twitter : https://twitter.com/metaversemarcom
LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/metaverse-marcom/
Website & Newsletter : https://www.metaversemarcom.io/
Case Study : https://www.metaversemarcom.io/product-page/my-hello-kitty-cafe-game-teardown-case-study


As always nothing on this show is financial or investment advice


Thanks for listening. If you'd like to suggest a guest, sponsor the show or talk about consulting services - you can reach out to me on Twitter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/luke_franks⁠⁠⁠⁠ or LinkedIn : ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-franks-b8b509118/⁠⁠⁠


And Robin on Twitter here : ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/IamSuperMassive⁠



A Business Guide to Roblox - Monetisation, Marketing and More with Stephen Dypiangco of Metaverse Marcom

William Quigley is the co-founder of Tether aka the first fiat-backed stablecoin and most traded cryptocurrency to date and the co-founder of WAX - one of the most used blockchains in the world with over 10 million active users and 20 million transactions per day. 


Before that he was the first institutional investor in Paypal, a very early supporter of Ethereum, worked for Disney and was CEO of the world’s largest marketplace for video game virtual items.


His career and ability to consistently predict and execute on the next major trends is really incredible and this episode is full of some really brilliant insights. 


We talk about his career, how he spots these trends and what the future looks like for blockchain gaming amongst other things. It was an absolute pleasure recording this a few weeks back, so thank you William for coming on the show!


As always nothing on this show is financial or investment advice


Thanks for listening. If you'd like to suggest a guest, sponsor the show or talk about consulting services - you can reach out to me on Twitter at ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/luke_franks⁠⁠⁠ or LinkedIn : ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-franks-b8b509118/⁠⁠


And Robin on Twitter here : ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/IamSuperMassive⁠


William Quigley Links :


LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamedwardquigley/
Twitter : https://twitter.com/williamequigley
WAX Blockchain : https://www.wax.io/
Tether Stablecoin : https://tether.to/en/

How to Consistently Spot Future Trends and Opportunities with Co-founder of Tether & WAX Blockchain - William Quigley

Have we discovered Artificial General Intelligence and is that why OpenAI had a freak out? 


Despite the CZ and Binance news, Bitcoin is up over 130% - what might be coming next?


Roblox hits 70 MILLION Daily Active Users and LEGO is coming to Fortnite, plenty to get stuck into this week.


As always, nothing in this episode is financial advice. 


Thanks for listening. If you'd like to suggest a guest, sponsor the show or talk about consulting services - you can reach out to me on Twitter at ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/luke_franks⁠⁠ or LinkedIn : ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-franks-b8b509118/⁠


And Robin on Twitter here : ⁠https://twitter.com/IamSuperMassive⁠


Story Links


Pika mindblowing AI video : https://twitter.com/anukaakash/status/1724771069972869229?s=20


Runway Gen 2 is here : https://twitter.com/_VBCJ/status/1727723310295781697?s=20


Possible LEGO x Fortnite Collaboration coming : https://twitter.com/HYPEX/status/1725551358281965727?s=20





Sam Altman (OpenAI) Wants to Scan Your Eyeballs, Microchips in the Brain, Meta Quest 3 and more!

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