If you thought Sansar was destined for obscurity after Linden Lab sold its virtual world platform to an obscure company called Wookey, think again:
Aiming to recreate that festival experience in VR, the team will be replicating real-life attractions from Shangri-La, including the Gas Tower, Freedom and SHITV stages. Performers will include Carl Cox, Fatboy Slim, Jamie Jones (Gas Tower) and Coldcut, A.Skillz, Krafty Kutz, Henge and Alabama 3 (Freedom). There will also be a new stage called Nomad featuring drum-and-bass labels like Hospitality, Critical Records and Born on Road.
“Now more than ever, fans are looking beyond traditional live shows to connect with the artists they love. They’re online, they’re savvy about streaming, they’re eager to experience music unconstrained by where they live, and there’s a clear demand for events that transcend old boundaries,” says Sheri Bryant, President of Sansar in a statement. “
Here's the site for the free to attend festival, though you do need to request a ticket for entrance. And if the name Sheri Bryant sounds familiar, it's because she was formerly General Manager at Linden Lab on the Sansar team.
For that matter, every person of the 16 listed as working for Wookey on LinkedIn are from Linden Lab. (Including Richard Nelson, a great guy who was with Linden Lab since 2001!) This does much to confirm speculation that Wookey is not a tech company per see, but a way for Linden Lab to move much of its Sansar team to a new company/executive management.
You could even say Wookey was Linden Lab's... weapon of choice.
Take it away, Walken!
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