After months of proof of concept testing, a top company official has announced that Disney Star, the India division of the American media giant Walt Disney Company, will soon launch its metaverse platform Starverse.
The debut season of Starverse will overlap with the 2023 edition of the IPL (Indian Premier League). Since second-screen engagement while watching live sports is so high, the metaverse platform will allow Disney Star to improve its digital offering for those viewers who are also sports fans.
A Metaverse for Sports Fans:
“Our metaverse, dubbed “Starverse,” is an interactive 3D environment tailored to sports fans. The sports genre lends itself naturally to being shared across multiple channels and mediums with other fans, “Sanjog Gupta, Disney Sports Head, recently told ET. Moreover, he said, Starverse’s proof of concept was introduced at last year’s Asia Cup and ICC T20 World Cup.
Furthermore, he also mentioned that this marks the first time many people can access the Starverse. After extensive feature testing and gaining insight into user behavior in a 3D ecosystem, the Disney Star team has planned to release the final version.
Entertainment-Inspired Metaverse Platforms in India:
The metaverse hailed as the next big thing in technology is an open-source, decentralized, and interoperable platform. It enables real-time user interaction in a virtual environment that is always on. And with the Starverse rolling out among the common population of India, passionate sports fan and enthusiasts can now take their love for sports to the next level.
However, as the metaverse world evolves and more countries adopt it, this isn’t the only space for Indians and people on a larger scale to portray their interests. Thanks to wowTalkies, a similar engagement platform designed for movies and digital media fans to connect, engage, and explore multiple rewards in the movie-mania-inspired metaverse, fans of different media entertainment content can connect with a community that shares the same interests as them on the metaverse.
Summing Up:
As the web3 and metaverse world continues to advance and expand globally, NFTs and metaverse are now finding new identities in the entertainment space. So whether you’re a sports fan or a movie maniac, the fun is only getting started!
