{"id":1059885,"date":"2022-05-05T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=1059885"},"modified":"2022-05-05T02:31:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T07:31:49","slug":"from-url-to-irl-dan-freebairn-brings-the-virtual-aglet-one-sneaker-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/from-url-to-irl-dan-freebairn-brings-the-virtual-aglet-one-sneaker-to-life\/","title":{"rendered":"From URL to IRL: Dan Freebairn Brings the Virtual Aglet One Sneaker to Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As Web3 continues to takeover, the internet and life as we know it are changing right in front of eyes. Now more than ever before, tech meets at the intersection of art and experience in a way that hasn’t existed until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a next-generation experience platform, onlife Inc<\/strong>. knew that they had to design a game that balanced life both online and offline. With intentions to create an augmented, digitally-enhanced version of reality, onlife Inc. developed Aglet<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>— a first of its kind gaming app that encourages people to wear their sneakers, explore their cities, and grow their virtual sneaker shelf to become the ultimate Sneaker Don.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Aglet app converts your real-life steps into in-game currency that allows you to obtain virtual sneakers. Since the app launched, users could wear anything from beaters to holy grails, but now, for the first time ever, users will be able to purchase a real-life pair of the\u00a0Aglet One<\/strong>\u00a0sneakers, which is launching alongside a matching\u00a0NFT<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lead illustrator at Aglet is Dan Freebairn, <\/strong>who spearheaded the development of the Aglet One sneaker. Dan is a longtime professional within the sneaker industry that has worked with Puma, Reebok, and Saucony. Most notably, Dan worked for adidas where he grew his portfolio by creating artwork for a multitude of products. As far as passion projects go, Dan is also the creator of KickPosters<\/a>, a series of sneaker illustrations and limited edition posters. With the looming presence of Web3 on the horizon, Dan decided to transform his art into NFTs by creating 777 unique sneaker illustrations — all of which sold out in only 13 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Dan and the development of the Aglet One as we talk to him about how he got started, understanding NFTs, and what’s up next for Aglet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n