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He got his police dog out of the car and let the kids pet him, even though he’s a highly trained combat doggo. But THE DAD? I love your guys’ stuff.” (As contractually required I assured him our content is made by a team of talented creators and I’m basically a boring business guy at this point.) He said “We see celebrities a lot but I don’t normally stop. But this was as if I scripted a scene that attempted to convince them I am cool.Īn impressive Secret Service Officer got out of the car and shook my hand. Partly because nobody’s kids think their parents are cool but mostly because I am 100% absolutely positively NOT COOL. Let me pause and say that my kids do not think I’m cool. DC was eerily empty Saturday morning but walking along the north side of the White House a Secret Service SUV suddenly stopped and rolled down its window.

One of the first things we did was walk by the White House. Dads love to beat the rush and dads love early flights because the airport is less crowded. We left our house at 3am, because dads love arriving super early for flights. So while we were sightseeing, I constantly compared it with what it must have been like when my dad took me there in 1993. Coincidentally my son is now 10 (and my daughter is 12).

The last time I was in DC was 30 years ago. My family just got back from a trip to Washington DC for the White House Easter Egg Roll. Now that I’m a dad I realize he took ambivalence as a challenge, that he would be able to convince us of how fascinating it all really was. It’s not that he didn’t care that we didn’t like it. He was unphased by our groans and complaints, in fact he may have been fueled by them, as dads often are. When I was a kid, my dad LOOOVED taking us to the Wright Patterson Air Force Museum. In one of nature’s cruelest twists, kids are, historically, not huge fans. And I’m doubly sure preteens will lose their mind for it.ĭads love history, monuments, and museums. I’m sure some young popstars will be thrilled to design in-game swag to share with fans. Considering the game’s been around since 2006, many artists will have grown up on Roblox themselves. Collectables and achievements are nothing new in video games – or, as we’ve seen with NFTs in the last year, real life for that matter. The artists are also as involved with the creative process as they’d like to be. But while it’s Dad Law to roll your eyes and act like your wallet is welded shut in these scenarios, Spotify made clear that in-game merch proceeds go directly to the artist. As someone who spent money on multiple skins for the various Avengers in a game I don’t even like, I have no commentary on this. In-game, Spotify will host mini-quests, virtual meet-and-greets, and other interactive experiences with artists, including, obviously, selling MERCH! Yes, what kid hasn’t begged for some extra virtual dollars to spend on a virtual t-shirt for their virtual person. That’s all pretty familiar territory to online gamers, but the hook is how Spotify will use this space to host unique moments between artists and fans. The tokens you collect can be exchanged for in-game content, such as emotes and cosmetic changes to your avatar. The basic gameplay of Spotify Island is to parkour your way around a digital island paradise, collecting heart-shaped tokens, finding hidden easter eggs, and interacting with other players at beat-making stations. The game allows players to engage with user-generated content, mainly in the form of mini-games players can create and share.

Look, Spotify, you know me, you know how many times a week I listen to Bruce Springsteen’s Darkness on the Edge of Town what kind of coffee did you expect me to order?Īnyway, the Roblox thing.

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When I arrived, there was a full coffee bar in the lobby, complete with a barista who was very unimpressed by my order of regular black coffee. Sidenote: I have to say, the Spotify office is pretty rad.