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The Calling

Season 4 Episode 5
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Hip-Hop and the Metaverse

What are Digital Twins and How Do They Keep Hip-Hop Fresh?

Season 1 Episode 4

As Hip-Hop reached its 50th anniversary, the question of preserving its culture and artifacts is coming to a head. While hip-hop's cultural artifacts can be found everywhere from private collections, to museums, to the merchandise stand — new technologies like photogrammetry and LiDAR are establishing a means of historic preservation in a digital space through 3D twins of the real world.