Digital Entertainment City Namba: XR, AI, and DePINs Converge in Osaka
Osaka’s Digital Entertainment City Namba is a new extended reality (XR) project leveraging AI guides throughout the city, powered by the Mawari decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN). This initiative highlights the growing trend of DePINs, initially focused on graphics rendering, expanding into AI processing.
Key Points:
- XR and AI Synergies: The project demonstrates the potential of combining XR and AI to transform sectors like retail, entertainment, and tourism. Both technologies benefit from similar hardware infrastructure.
- Mawari DePIN: Digital Entertainment City Namba utilizes Mawari’s decentralized GPU network to provide the computational power needed for both XR graphics and AI processing. This helps reduce latency and minimize bandwidth requirements.
- AI-Powered Guides: The project features virtual AI guides capable of assisting tourists and providing customer service in multiple languages, creating more intuitive and human-like interactions.
- DePINs for AI: The shift of GPU DePINs like Render Network and Mawari towards AI processing reflects the increasing demand for AI computation and the dual functionality of GPUs.
- Japanese Regulatory Landscape: DePIN tokens like RNDR and MWR are classified as utility tokens in Japan and are generally not subject to securities laws. While some regulations related to premiums and incentives could potentially apply, the independent nature of GPU network operators makes this unlikely.