The metaverse platform for thrilling Gen Z “Phygital” encounters is launched by Globe Virtual Hangouts

Globe Virtual Hangouts is always changing and reinventing itself to provide Gen Zs and other internet users with engaging, creative, inventive, and passionate experiences.Expect the first in the Philippines to debut its metaverse platform in the second half of the year, featuring “phygital” experiences hosted by Globe Prepaid.

Globe Virtual Hangouts’ metaverse, which uses technology to connect the real and virtual worlds, offers distinctive interactive experiences for users to partake in. Inside the portal, users may build their own avatars, communicate, and make video chats with other Gen Zs. Everyone who enters this new platform will also receive unique rewards, including a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Phone, and surprise celebrity guests.

The event will also have a 360 gallery featuring “Timplada: The Art of Ilonggo Cuisine,” 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.

“We 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,” said Eric Tanbauco, Globe’s Vice President for Mobile Prepaid Business.

The Globe Virtual Hangouts started in 2020 so Gen Zs can hang out with each other, showcase their passions and see all the happenings that Globe Prepaid has in store.

Early this year, it established the Passion Portal, whereby Gen Z members may use Globe Prepaid’s Virtual Hangouts Masterclasses to develop their passion into a career. There were several pillars that catered to the various interests of Gen Z, including:

• GoJAM — An onstage talent search which brought together promising young Pinoy artists in a digital music camp to hone their talent and arm them with the know-how to succeed in the music industry.
• GoWATCH – For movie enthusiasts and those who want to be the next Antonette Jadaone or Cathy Garcia-Molina. There was a GoWATCH Film Lab in partnership with ANIMA for those who wanted to learn or sharpen their filmmaking, story writing, and production design skills. Film Lab sessions were led by award-winning filmmakers such as Jadoone, Erik Matti, JP Habac, and Jade Castro.
• GoHUSTLE – A six-stage GoHUSTLE Boss Up Bootcamp where participants learned from topics about creating stories, branding, marketing, finance, and having an entrepreneurial mindset.
• GoESPORTS – Aspiring esports streamers and casters who wanted to level up their skills underwent training on the basics of content creation, self-presentation, pre-and post-game analysis, and more.
• GoKOREAN – For K-wave fans who have a passion for fashion, Globe Prepaid Virtual Hangouts teamed up with the top fashion and design school in the country to introduce a full-blown fashion and styling curriculum offered nowhere else.

The 5G network at Globe is the best for using Virtual Hangouts. Visit www.globevirtualhangouts.ph to take part in the launch of Globe Virtual Hangouts of The Future.