{"id":37467,"date":"2022-09-09T12:02:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T04:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/?p=37467"},"modified":"2022-09-09T12:02:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T04:02:14","slug":"globe-virtual-hangouts-kicks-off-metaverse-platform-for-exciting-gen-z-phygital-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/lifestyle\/globe-virtual-hangouts-kicks-off-metaverse-platform-for-exciting-gen-z-phygital-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Globe Virtual Hangouts kicks off metaverse platform for exciting <\/strong>Gen Z \u201cPhygital\u201d experiences<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Globe Virtual Hangouts continues to evolve and reinvent itself to give Gen Zs and more digital fun, innovative, educational, and passion-filled experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the second half of the year, expect the launch of its metaverse platform, the first in the Philippines, with \u201cphygital\u201d experiences to be hosted by Globe Prepaid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using technology to bridge the physical and digital worlds,  Globe Virtual Hangouts metaverse promises unique interactive activities that visitors can explore. Users can create their avatar and chat and do video calls with their fellow Gen Zs inside the portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surprise celebrity guests and special prizes, among them a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Phone, also await everyone inside this new platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event will also have a 360 gallery featuring \u201cTimplada: The Art of Ilonggo Cuisine,\u201d an exhibition of 10 artworks inspired by Ilonggo food from the Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art (ILOMOCA), the first art institution in the Visayas and Mindanao. The pioneering exhibit on Virtual Hangouts was first showcased in the last quarter of 2021 in collaboration with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are excited to transform Globe Virtual Hangouts into a metaverse to keep the fire going for passion-filled Gen Zs and other prepaid customers. We want to be the bridge that will help them fulfill the things they love through experiences that they enjoy,\u201d said Eric Tanbauco, Globe\u2019s Vice President for Mobile Prepaid Business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Globe Virtual Hangouts started in 2020 so GenZs can hang out with each other, showcase their passions and see all the happenings that Globe Prepaid has in store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early this year, it created the Passion Portal where Gen Z\u2019s got to turn their passion into a profession through Globe Prepaid\u2019s Virtual Hangouts Masterclasses. There were various pillars catering to different passions of Gen Zs, namely:<\/p>\n\n\n\n