Bangalore’s Metaverse Shows How the Parallel Universe Might Look!

Bangalore's Metaverse "Luru" – an immersive virtual city rendition of the city of Bengaluru

In a global first, the launch of Bangalore's Metaverse is set to give a push to the tech city as well as India as global leaders in the 25th Bangalore Tech Summit (BTS) 2022 which is to be held in the city from November 16-18, 2022. At the silver jubilee of the Tech Summit, the largest of its kind event in Asia, Bangalore's Metaverse " Luru metaverse " – an immersive virtual city rendition of Bengaluru – on the streets, hubs, and hotspots that make the city unique. The aim is to unify the digital presence of Bengaluru in a modern avatar: the metaverse.

The Metaverse launch covers a section of Bangalore's vibrant Church Street with virtual stores, concert halls, public art and spaces, and even an auto-rickshaw to navigate various parts of the city. The aim of the launch is to unify the digital presence of Bengaluru in a modern avatar.In addition, the core objective is that any Luru-users can create their own spaces with simple no-code tools on www.Luru.city to build their own metaverse for free. The immersive experience of Luru will be accessible directly from the browser on mobile phones, desktops, and headsets.Hombale Films (the production house behind Kantara & KGF), Manish Malhotra, Third Wave Coffee, Souled Store, and the Embassy Group have signed up as launch partners for Luru.

"In addition to touring the Hombale office, we are also launching virtual experiences based on the worlds of Kantara and KGF, our blockbuster projects in Luru. Watch out for an amazing welcome to Luru from Rishabh Shetty as well," says ChaluveGowda, Director of Hombale Film Studios.

"As India's tech capital and its most global city, Luru opens the door for Bengaluru's entry into Metaverse, I am hopeful this will help people, residents and non-residents get a flavour of the city's energy," said Prashanth Prakash, Founding Partner at Accel, and Chairperson at UnboxingBLR.

"Luru Metaverse is a vibrant reflection of the city of Bangalore, and the plurality of experiences this wondrous city has to offer. Luru is bringing next-generation experiences and discovery to our increasingly online lives," says UtsavMathur, Founder, and CEO, GMetri, the Metaverse platform that is powering Luru.