8 Ball Sages by Ed Fornieles

One of the best-performing NFT art programs of the past year is back after a 3-month hiatus as Verse gears up for its next SOLOS release, 8 Ball Sages by British artist Ed Fornieles. 

Fornieles is mainly known as the creative mind behind the Fini project, NFTs with built-in coin trackers in the form of cute tamagotchi-like animals which received quite a bit of attention in mid-2022. 

He’s keeping that interactive mascot feel in 8 Ball Sages, but instead of a cute pixel dog telling you $DOGE is down 12% via a sad roll on the floor, you’ll have mysterious fortune-telling hands holding Magic 8 Balls giving you life advice that’s influenced by the weather. 

Yes, these AI-powered characters’ narratives are shaped by live data feeds of the weather, shaping the tone of their advice. Perhaps as helpful as your favorite Mercury in retrograde astrology influencer. 

We’re going to see more and more AI experimentation like this as progress in that space continues, and as a Fini fan, I’m curious to see what Fornieles has cooked up.