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With the public launch of Sensorium Galaxy just around the corner, our team continues to digitize the lineup of confirmed artists for PRISM — the world of extraordinary music events. On this occasion, we share with you an exclusive behind the scenes with Black Coffee. Back in December 2020, the award-winning DJ and producer joined our exquisite lineup of top-tier artists. Black Coffee brings to PRISM his distinctive afropolitan house tracks in a series of AAA virtual shows. To get Black Coffee ready for these immersive performances, our team has 3D scanned him from head to toes, capturing every single detail. This process ensures that Black Coffee’s avatar not only looks realistic but also feels that way.

Sensorium is proud to announce that it has been shortlisted for two awards at the 5th International VR Awards, in the Innovative VR Company of the Year and VR Experience of the Year categories. Held by the Academy of International Extended Reality, the Awards are a recognition of outstanding achievements in the VR sphere, providing a unique platform to showcase ground-breaking projects and celebrate the world's biggest innovators in immersive technology.

Award-winning DJ and producer Charlotte de Witte is revealed as the latest addition to the Sensorium Galaxy Metaverse where she is scheduled to headline a series of exclusive performances in PRISM — the world’s most anticipated virtual destination for exclusive music events. As one of Belgium’s most exciting musical talents, de Witte’s meteoric rise has seen her go from performing in the underground techno scene to headlining the world’s most renowned music festivals, with her trademark stripped, hard-hitting beats fast becoming a firm-favourite amongst electronic music fans around the globe. Growing up with Belgium’s rich history of electronic music, de Witte first caught the ears of some of the industry’s biggest festivals in her teens, landing sets at festivals including Dour, I Love Techno, Pukkelpop and Tomorrowland. Since that time, she’s gone on to headline stages around the globe, grace the covers of many influential music magazines and even found time to launch her hugely successful label and party concept KNTXT. Charlotte de Witte: “Whether DJ’ing or producing, I am always searching for new ways to use my creativity and tap into deeper layers of emotion in electronic music. I want people to remember the experience after the lights go down. Working with Sensorium Galaxy is a great opportunity to deliver a completely new kind of show with the same passion I try to bring to all my IRL concerts.” De Witte will perform in the PRISM world - a unique location within Sensorium Galaxy with supernatural properties, where the environment transforms under the influence of sound frequencies. The futuristic concert venue located in the centre of the world is set to host shows on a galactic scale.

Today is a great day for Sensorium enthusiasts. We’re releasing our long-awaited SENSO Whitepaper 2.0 — a document that unveils for the first time important details about Sensorium Galaxy's metaverse and its blockchain-based currency - SENSO. Don’t have time for a long read? Here's a quick preview:
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### IN-PLATFORM CURRENCY The primary function of SENSO is acting as a payment method within the Sensorium Galaxy. But there’s more to it than just paying for things, especially because of the wide opportunities it represents for users. As most of you know, SENSO can be purchased from major digital asset exchanges or straight from Sensorium Galaxy's platform. However, getting SENSO in the open market can provide a dynamic discount for users. Inside the metaverse, one SENSO is worth ~$10 per unit. That rate is applied to those buying SENSO through traditional fiat payments. This mechanism incentivizes the use of the token against fiat purchases, which positively affects the burning rate.

Sensorium is officially joining the Alliance of Blockchain Industry, Z-park (ABI), one of the largest and most influential non-profit blockchain communities in China. Currently, the Alliance has over 220 members, including key Chinese industrial partners, research organisations and technology groups, with the aim of boosting cooperation, development and adoption of blockchain-based infrastructures across China. This membership presents a unique opportunity for Sensorium to engage with regional partners in strategic technological initiatives, as the company continues bolstering its reach in China and the wider Asia-Pacific region. "Being a part of ABI means having a gateway to a vast community of established blockchain experts and researchers, opening up limitless opportunities for cooperation. China is undoubtedly one of the world's most significant centers for blockchain technology and we couldn't pass up the chance of joining this alliance to help bring more evolution and innovation to Sensorium Galaxy", said Alex Blagirev, Deputy CEO of Sensorium. As one of the earliest blockchain alliances in Asia, ABI has led numerous initiatives in the fields of blockchain education and development, leveraging the contribution of notable partners such as Huawei, Tencent, Baidu and China Mobile to help improve growth efforts. Given its extensive presence in the region, ABI is also recognised as a trusted source in industry news and development trends. “More than ever, we're dedicated to taking our virtual reality content and entertainment possibilities to new frontiers. As such, we're thrilled to be a part of a respected community of like-minded partners and we look forward to working together in achieving breakthroughs“, added Blagilev.

In a move to open up new opportunities for its global community, Sensorium Corporation’s SENSO - the in-metaverse token of Sensorium Galaxy - will be officially featured on the MXC Exchange. As of May 29, 2021 at 16:00 (UTC+8) the following pairs will be made available: SENSO/BTC, SENSO/ETH, and SENSO/USDT. With over five million users across 70 countries, MXC ranks among the world’s top digital-asset trading platforms and as such, adding support for SENSO will significantly increase the availability of tokens through a safe, reliable and fast trading exchange. Currently, MXC supports the most significant number of trading pairs and global crypto markets, having over 480 coins on the platform. “Partnering with MXC to include SENSO on its platform is a significant step forward in expanding accessibility to new markets,“ said Alex Blagirev, Deputy CEO at Sensorium Corporation. ## Two Ways To Celebrate It To celebrate this exciting collaboration, we will be launching a deposit and trading competition on MXC. Here are some important details to keep in mind: ### Deposit Competition The deposit competition will start at 18:00 (UTC+8) on May 29 and run until 22:00 (UTC+8) on June 3. During this time, users that deposit more than 200 SENSO on MXC will be eligible to claim a share of a 8,000 SENSO prize pool in proportion to their net deposit amount. For those depositing over 800 SENSO, the prize pool will be 12,000 tokens. ### Trading Competition The trading competition will be open from 18:00 (UTC+8) on May 29 until 22:00 (UTC+8) on June 3. For this contest, users trading SENSO will be ranked based on their trading volume (minimum trading volume of 5,000 SENSO). The Top 50 traders will share a 15,500 prize pool.

VR is not just about gaming anymore. It's entering other facets of day to day life at a breakneck speed. From planning your next trip to purchasing your first house, immersive technology can lend a helping hand in optimizing experiences. And as the world is finally getting real about virtual reality, it's perhaps a good idea to get up to speed with what's going on in the world of immersive technologies and what exactly are they being used for.

Virtual reality has, for the most part, been associated with gaming and education. However, digital technologies, such as VR, are experiencing transformative uses in art and design. VR devices are fast becoming a creativity tool that we can use to create 3D art, from sculpting to painting and animation. Imagine having an idea, picking up your virtual sketchbook and seeing your thoughts come to life, straight from your mind into a 3D canvas. Not only that, but VR technology allows you to think big, we mean really BIG. You can create at whatever scale you want and navigate your virtual environment however you want, like walking around or through your designs. Whether what you're looking for is painting, modeling, sculpting or animating, there's plenty of software for creating art in VR, which makes knowing where to get started quite the challenge. That's why we put this list together. Without further delay, and in no particular order, here are the best VR art-making applications you might consider downloading.

We’ve tried it all. The mediums, the necromancers, the seances and the Ouija boards. There are also the mummies, the cyborgs, the cryonized, the genetically engineered and the biohackers. And yet, no matter how creative humans have tried being, we’re no closer to cheating the grim reaper than we were when we thought that drinking mercury was the key to everlasting life. Mankind has been chasing immortality for millennia. All the bizarre iterations aside, it’s fair to say that something lurking in the depths of our nature wants to desperately transcend biological limitations - and ultimately transcend death itself. More than just biological, immortality seems to be the ultimate human spiritual need. Vanity or not, we are also wired to want to be remembered forever by leaving behind a legacy that can outlive us and be shared with future generations. And while the formula for the ‘Elixir of Life’ is yet to be found, we are now edging closer to a transdimensional plane of existence that partially solves this age-old problem. Maybe the issue all along was less about preventing biological death but finding new ways to extend our current existence. That’s exactly where digital technologies play their part.

Blockchain this, blockchain that. Blockchain everywhere. But where is the guide to understanding blockchain, and more importantly, how can you finally get to know what all those crypto memes really mean? Because, honestly, blockchain sounds just like a hard subject to learn would. But worry not, we've got the solution for you. If you love films, learning new things and you're interested in blockchain (and cryptocurrencies), you might become an expert in no time thanks to the list of movies we've put together. Meet the main Blockchain players, learn the most important concepts and find yourself asking some serious questions while having fun along the way. Whether you're totally unfamiliar with the technology or you're already a crypto enthusiast, there's something new for everyone in these documentaries. So let's jump right into the binge-worthy titles...

Gaming is growing faster than ever before. The gaming industry is currently valued at $173 billion, with very positive indicators showing that it will surpass the $300 billion mark in the next five years. Behind this boom is a recent surge in new players, especially in mobile platforms, which have made gaming a more practical and easily accessible experience for the estimated 2.6 billion gamers worldwide. But for many, being online just for fun is no longer their primary driver. As the saying goes, time is money and players have certainly taken notice that they're making a big investment in virtual experiences with little return. So they’ve started looking for ways to monetize their hobby. However, beyond the world of eSports, there haven't even been many opportunities for casual players to cash in on the effort they put into gaming - until now. The rise of blockchain games has turned the tables on the gaming industry by making players, and not developers, the main financial decision-makers.Play-to-earn (P2E) crypto gaming is a trend that shouldn't be overlooked. But before we get into the details, it's worth understanding how it all works.

NFTs are all the rage. But we already know that. By now, many of us will have already come across at least a couple headlines or social media posts that we’ve probably had to scroll back just to read twice. You know, about those stories of virtual paintings, GIFs, cartoons, tweets and pictures of rocks selling for millions and all. Welcome to 2021 (because one pandemic wasn’t wild enough). But you might still be wondering what exactly makes virtual art worth that kind of mind boggling price tag, especially when, in theory, anything on the internet can be easily copied and shared. That’s because these pieces are actually NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, meaning they’re one-of-kind and can’t be duplicated. NFTs are essentially digital representations of everyday, real-life items, whose authenticity, ownership and transaction records are registered on a blockchain. This technology makes it near impossible for NFT-based digital assets to be copied, edited or hacked. Since all NFTs are: - Unique: there is always only one NFT per digital item - Non-fungible: can’t be traded for other tokens as they don’t have the same value - Scarce: the value of NFTs is tied to how rare they are They enable a new and more efficient way of commercializing digital assets, especially in industries where it’s particularly difficult to establish ownership or determine authenticity, like the luxury fashion segment. NFTs also open brand new revenue streams and have the potential to fuel the rise of innovative digital products. Many industries are already tokenizing assets including sports highlights, music albums, iconic entertainment moments and memorabilia. But as NFTs continue to grip the world, much is being asked about whether they’re just a fad and if they hold any long-term promise.