NBA Top Shot collaborates with Instagram: Six championship player cards can appear right in front of you
Will Yoder, the Sports Partnerships Lead at Instagram, posted that Instagram is partnering with Dapper Labs, the development company behind the blockchain player cards NBA Top Shot, to bring player cards into real-world scenes through AR augmented reality.
We partnered with Dapper Labs and the NBA to bring Top Shot Moments to life via AR on Instagram!
Check out the six new AR effects on @nbatopshot Instagram. ๐ pic.twitter.com/TXnpn7uUO7
โ Will Yoder (@WillYoder) July 11, 2021
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Six NBA Top Shot Player Card AR Filters
Instagram has collaborated with NBA Top Shot to offer six official championship player card filters. Simply visit the official NBA Top Shot Instagram account to access these filters.
Here's a glimpse of how they look in action:
Rumors Circulate About Instagram Developing NFT Applications
In May of this year, creator Sean Williams, who was invited to "Creator Week," believed he was being used by Instagram to establish an NFT platform, fueling the already rampant speculations about Instagram's foray into NFTs.
In June, Alessandro Paluzzi claimed that Instagram is developing a digital collectibles feature that includes auction capabilities, seen by many as a precursor to NFT applications.
#Instagram is working on Collectibles ๐ pic.twitter.com/OQLFaWSAid
โ Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) June 21, 2021