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THE FUTURE IS VIRTUAL
Real World Brands Participate In Revolutionary Virtual
Community
NEXT ISLAND
First Virtual Brand Integration with Caroline's Comedy Club
New
York, NY - Architects
of the virtual world, Next Island and Entropia Universe,
have partnered with Carolines Comedy Club marking the first
real world-virtual world brand integration on NEXT ISLAND (https://nextisland.com/) the
first virtual world with a real cash economy. David
Post, Founder and Chairman, David Simmonds, Vice Chairman of
Entropia Universe and NEXT ISLAND, Katlean de Monchy, Launch
Expert and CNN Regular, along with Caroline Hirsch,
founder/owner of Carolines Comedy Club, hosted an exclusive sneak
peek of the virtual world, at the real world Carolines
in New York City. An audience of brand representatives,
investors and innovators were on hand to witness the vast
potential NEXT ISLAND offers brands in every category.
NEXT ISLAND is a Guinness World Record Holder
for most money for a virtual property. Video gaming, a
leading activity, globally engages 2.5 billion, NEXT ISLAND
and Entropia Universe accounts generate 1 billion
micro-transactions a month. Tapping into the need for
entertainment within this exceptional virtual community,
Caroline’s Comedy Club sees the opportunity to be part of
the virtual world as “endless,” says Caroline’s owner and
founder, Caroline Hirsch. “Now people all around the world
can see Caroline’s in front of their faces on their very own
screens. People love comedy. You could say it’s an
equalizer, a unifier. It’s a common thread that we are all
able to relate to. And now through NEXT ISLAND’s virtual
reality, Carolines Comedy Club is open to the entire
universe.”
Following a clever stand-up routine by Vince
August, the warm-up comedian for Comedy Central’s “The Daily
Show with Trevor Noah,” David Simmonds, Vice Chairman,
spoke to the future of NEXT ISLAND where brands capitalizing
on the addictive nature of gaming will enter this virtual
world to create dynamic new relationships with end users.
Investor and economist Hal Vogel, an early NEXT ISLAND
investor and stock analyst, addressed his rationale for
supporting this unique virtual world: “I like the idea of
monetizing objects. And I like the idea of new worlds. I saw
the potential for this business to grow exponentially over
time. My attitude was that NEXT ISLAND could be taken over
eventually by a much larger company at a very high
valuation.” David Post, Next Island Chairman believes that
“the merging of real and virtual worlds into media and
programming will make NEXT ISLAND the future of
entertainment. Watch for a new comedy show that is both real
and virtual with Carolines as a partner.
In the world of NEXT ISLAND, virtual design
is evolving to integrate real world products: Avatars will
wear branded fashion and cosmetics. Skins too will reflect
favorite brands. Says Susan Traub, founder and owner of
Royal Animals, “As a brand owner, I have always tried to
stay ahead of the curve. I like the opportunities NEXT
ISLAND offers. I’ve been looking at this category for some
time but I am rewarded to see it so excellently realized
here. This integrated marketing idea with a virtual reality
component is part of the present; it has arrived. Definitely
a concept I would like to prioritize in our marketing moving
forward.”
NEXT ISLAND ..has become a live leading-edge
virtual environment. Shaun Klein, Chief Operating Officer
explained the evolution of innovation within NEXT ISLAND:
The next generation of avatars will be increasingly
life-like as a more dimensional presence is created with
greater naturalism, Klein also addressed the platform’s
capacity to reach millions without barriers, to stay
globally connected and leverage 400 Million annual GDP.
Virtual activities on NEXT ISLAND spur
manufacturing with a demand for everything from automobiles
to art, with art world brands like Mark Kostabi selling well
with $1,000 price tags. Virtual real estate is developed as
well with a $1,000,000 land sale program on the schedule for
later in 2019. Augmented and mixed reality makes the
experience more real, and augmented real estate becomes
highly sought after. NEXT ISLAND brings the future home -
and the future is VIRTUAL. |