The setting is a place where users can create music, chill in virtual venues and get access to exclusive virtual merchandise - and it's debuting today. Spotify has announced that its venture into virtual worlds is coming via a Roblox interactive space called Spotify Island. SUNMI’s merchandise will be on sale today, with items for Stray Kids coming soon.Ī lot of companies have already entered the metaverse in some way, and today another big name is doing so. You don't have to wait until K-Park starts to buy things either. This is surely the first of many of the hangouts as the metaverse as a concept is just getting started. K-Park, a nod to K-Pop, will give users the ability to interact with artists Stray Kids and SUNMI. You can also create your own music and sounds via beat-maker stations that are powered by Soundtrap, the online recording platform Spotify acquired in 2017. Spotify says its first "themed experience" will debut in a few weeks.
It did say that it has already collaborated with some acts to create a collection of items that "truly reflects who they are." The main tasks on Spotify Island are hanging out with artists, completing quests and accessing "exclusive content." The company says it has stuffed the virtual world full of Easter eggs for users to find along the way. The company explains that a portion of sales will go to the artists, though it didn't specify a percentage. Speaking of digital goods, Spotify says the exclusive in-game virtual merchandise will give artists a chance to connect with fans and a way to earn money.
You can collect the heart-shaped "Like" icons for free merch, for example. The setting is a place where users can create music, chill in virtual venues and get access to exclusive virtual merchandise - and it's debuting today. Spotify has given its Roblox island a design that's true to its brand: lots of green with shapes, colors and icons you'll recognize from its apps. These are characters who are easy to love, in a romance so gentle and relatable you could watch with your grandma or your own true love, and everyone would sigh exactly the same.A lot of companies have already entered the metaverse in some way, and today another big name is doing so. Isaac follows to fling his arms around them both, and demands Tao get up too, and make it a true group hug. And likes being with me." When Elle agrees to do something important for Charlie, he leaps up to hug her. When Charlie outlines what his dream man might look like to his quirky sister Tori (Jenny Walser), his list of qualities is delightfully healthy: "Someone I can have a laugh with. It's simply beautiful, whether or not the viewer has been lucky enough to experience those same emotions at the same tender age.īeautiful, too, are the relationships between the characters of this show, teen pals who tease each other gently and support each other stout-heartedly, and are transparent about their feelings. Nick and Charlie share a palpable chemistry, and look and feel like real teens their slowly realistically building friendship-turned-romance is simply lovely, and the hand-drawn graphics that appear on-screen during the most intense moments feel true to the heart: bubbling hearts and flying leaves twirling around the pixilated boys, golden light and sparks that emanate when their hands get close together. This teen romance is as sweet and lovable as a puppy, drenched in wholesome emotions and stocked with good-hearted characters trying, and usually doing, their best.