What it was like to have Quontic Bank’s metaverse pool party all to myself
New York-based Quontic Bank proudly proclaims on its website that you can “Join Quontic In The Metaverse ,” and calls its foray into virtual worlds “the first of its kind.” Unfortunately, during my visits to this Decentraland-based bank diorama, I was the only person there — unless you count the teller or poolside DJ. Screenshot of Decentraland avatar clipping into ATM Accessing the poolside DJ requires you to first activate the ATM, something I found more difficult than anticipated due to failures in object collision detection. Being the only person at a Metaverse bank’s pool party with a DJ playing music was something I had never experienced before, and something I doubt I will experience again any time soon. Screenshot of Quontic Bank’s lonely metaverse pool party . Speaking to the teller allows you to have a short conversation about some of the products that Quontic offers, including a checking account that offers rewards in bit...