Where Roblox meets ‘Animal Crossing,’ you'll find the new app Rooms
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Where Roblox meets ‘Animal Crossing,’ you'll find the new app Rooms
Increasingly, consumers (Gen Z’s especially) are seemingly ditching Bumble, Hinge, and Tinder in favor of apps that better cater to their preferences and behaviors. In the last 18 months or so, a new paradigm of dating apps has emerged, many of which draw upon growing behaviors around gaming, live and short-form video (Curtn, Lolly, Snack, Filter... See more
Jay Drain Jr • Consumer Social is Eating the World
Scapin’, for instance, lets anyone create customized virtual spaces to hang out with friends or strangers. In some ways, it’s Roblox for adults. Other startups, like Dreamworld and Manticore Games, are blurring the lines of sandbox games, social networks, and customized virtual spaces.
Rex Woodbury • Back to the Future: Myspace and Gen Z Digital Identity
Roblox is a great example of experimentation with AR/VR, the technological risks are super low when the main objective is to have fun