In an interesting turn of events in regards to India’s direction in the crypto world, Gujarat’s Indian Premier League (IPL) team ‘Gujarat Titans’ becomes the first IPL team to introduce a dedicated virtual space in the metaverse marking it by unveiling their team logo.
In Brief:
- The metaverse space called ‘The Titans Dugout’ is hosted on Spatial.io.
- It is going to be a space for the global fans community to interact with the team and engage with the players.
- The logo, simple yet eye-catching, is inspired by a Kite and Lightning Bolt.
The metaverse space called ‘The Titans Dugout’ is built on Spatial.io. It will be a space for engagement with the global fan community throughout the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League.
In many of its firsts, the franchise cricket team Gujarat Titans unveiled the logo virtually in the metaverse with head coach Ashish Nehra, captain Hardik Pandya, and opener Shubman Gill in their 3D new avatars.
“We stop at nothing,” each metaverse player says before the logo(along with Garba beats) is finally launched by the debut team of the 15th edition of IPL.
The logo of the IPL team is inspired by a ‘Kite’– reflecting Gujarat’s rich heritage culture, echoing the spirit of the team to move upward and beyond and achieve the highest goals. Not only that, it is carved as a ‘Bolt of Lightning’ symbolizing the team’s determination to triumph despite adversities.
Gujarat Titans (GT) is one of the two new teams in the IPL alongside Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) debuting in the IPL 2022.
A Twitter account sharing their experience of the logo launch expresses dismay in the data uA Twitter account sharing their experience of the logo launch expresses dismay in the data usage by the metaverse space. The use of the metaverse is rising as a report by Credit Suisse explains data usage to increase by 20 times in the coming 10 years. Although, accessing the metaverse space takes up a lot of internet connectivity, thereby requiring an increase in bandwidth.
