1: Castles in the Sky with Claire Seidler

14-06-2022 • 39 mins

Why are investors spending millions to buy land in a virtual world? What opportunities does the metaverse hold for creators and artists? How do communities engage with each other within the metaverse? There’s been increasing buzz about the metaverse in the last two years. From Facebook’s rebranding to Meta to Dolce & Gabbana’s first NFT sale, which included a $1.3M crown, news of the metaverse is everywhere. At the same time, with these lofty conversations and acronyms thrown around, it’s still an intimidating topic for the everyday person.

We’re excited to welcome Claire Seidler, COO and co-founder of Stageverse, to help demystify the making of a metaverse. Stageverse helps creators, communities, and brands build beautiful 3D spaces in their social metaverse platform.

In this episode, Claire and I talk about how Stageverse got started, why there’s no one way to define the metaverse, how Stageverse takes social media to the next level, creating safety and security in the metaverse, doing social good in the metaverse, why land is so valuable in a virtual landscape, what sets apart the worlds that are winners and losers, the relationship between the creator economy and claiming space in the metaverse, Stageverse’s upcoming land sale, and more.

Highlights

Claire’s digital marketing background and her path to tech entrepreneur

The many interpretations of the metaverse

Early days as a virtual venue platform

Stageverse’s evolution into an expanded digital platform

How users engage with each other and the platform in Stageverse

The future of unlocking creativity on the platform

The exciting ways artists and creators can engage on Stageverse

How Stageverse takes social media to the next level

Being intentional about doing social good in the metaverse

Creating traffic in metaverse spaces

Bringing Web2 best practices to Web3

Why land is so valuable in a virtual landscape

What Stageverse is doing to create an inclusive ecosystem

The impact of the metaverse on mental health

Key terms used in the show

PFP: Profile picture; typically images that can be bought as part of an NFT series and used on social media profiles.

UGC: User-generated content; content posted by users on online platforms.

Whale: Traders who can move the market with a single trade. Often organizations or funds with large quantities of crypto, making them extremely influential in the space.

Definition sources:

gmw3.com

wikipedia.org

cointelegraph.com

Connect with Claire Seidler & Stageverse

Claire Seidler on Twitter https://twitter.com/claireliora

Stageverse:

Twitter https://twitter.com/thestageverse

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stageverse/

Medium https://medium.com/stageverse

Discord http://discord.gg/stageverse

Website https://stageverse.com/