Marketing Analysis
Matthew Keegan
May 18, 2022

How the world's first virtual influencer with Down syndrome was created

To drive home the idea that the metaverse is for everyone, Forsman & Bodenfors launches Kami, a confident young woman who wants to smash barriers in the digital space. Go behind the process of creating her.

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