Spotlight on: Echobubbles
Please introduce yourself! Who are we speaking to?
We are Alex Winterbotham and Carl Guyenette, co-founders of Echobubbles.
So, in a few sentences what does Echobubbles do?
We are a metaverse agency - we build and host ecologically-minded events and worlds in the cloud.
Where does Echobubbles get its environmentally conscious values?
The UK events industry emits 1.2bn kg of CO2e every year, which is a shocking statistic.
When Covid struck, and much of our physical events work shut down, we realised how virtual events can offer not just an amazing way to bring together splintered communities, but also a fabulous way to save carbon emissions.
What enticed you to create online worlds? (Would you recommend any for people to experience?!)
There are so many out there now, it can be kind of overwhelming! For a starter, check out Sansar and Decentraland - and even Fortnite if you haven’t already (online game). But the best online worlds tend to be bespoke (like Sundance or Venice Biennale), curated for and by people with a specific audience in mind - e.g. fashionistas or partygoers. Oh, by the way, if you want to try a demo of Echobubbles, give us a shout!
Tell us about a key moment that affected your career so far and how this has led to being at Echobubbles?
We met working on an amazing project which was the Best of British Immersive catalogue - Immersive Arcade - www.immersivearcade.uk - and then we enjoyed working together that we decided to found Echobubbles. We were also really interested in running online parties and events to connect people, so that was a key bit of common ground for us to get the company going.
What are the biggest challenges and opportunities within the online event/world industry right now?
The lack of established business models and practices means that in the world of the metaverse, everyone is making it up as they go along.
How can people support Echobubbles?
Come and take part in an Echobubbles event - we work with musicians, designers, performers and many more! Echobubbles is as much about the rich community on our platform as it is about anything else. We’re also hiring at present if you are up for getting stuck in!
