A Sneakers Adventure – A Walk Through Time, Culture, and Code. This immersive story by RUNWAY MAGAZINE dedicated to History of Sneakers. Photos / Videos / Music / Concept / 3D Development / Web3 Development and Concept: Eleonora de Gray, Guillaumette Duplaix, Ana Topi / Runway Web3 Studio / Runway Magazine.
You may not remember the first sneaker.
It didn’t sparkle. It didn’t carry a logo.
It was rubber—vulcanised, functional—made to muffle footsteps and spare wooden floors.
The 19th century called it a tennis shoe. Others called it a plimsoll.
No matter. It was never about the name. It was about movement—quiet, deliberate, and new.
Today, we invite you to follow that movement.
Not through text, but through space.
A Sneakers Story is the latest chapter of RUNWAY MAGAZINE’s immersive editorial journey—where journalism is no longer printed or posted, but constructed, walked through, and inhabited. A story told in rooms and rhythms, rather than lines and columns.
This is not nostalgia. It’s architecture.
An exploration of how an object born in industry crossed into rebellion, then ascended into fashion—without ever abandoning the street.
And yes, some pairs may still whisper when you walk.
Others? They’ll take you flying.
THE WORLD BUILT IN LAYERS
The story begins in silence. A dim chamber filled with echoes of 19th-century cobblestones, where shoes were tools, not symbols. From there, each step carries you forward—not just through decades, but through ideologies. The utilitarian becomes cultural. The practical becomes political. The overlooked becomes iconic.
And yet, this is not a linear exhibition. It’s spatial literature. Each room, each layer, reveals how sneakers have morphed from workwear into statements—crossing class, language, and eventually couture.
Through immersive design, you don’t just witness history. You’re placed within it. You walk beside it.
TELEPORTATION AS METAPHOR
Somewhere within this layered city of sneaker history, they begin to appear—scattered, glowing, waiting: the teleportation sneakers.
Slip into a pair, and the entire narrative fractures. Gravity loosens. You’re pulled skyward into a surreal winter sky, where shoes become vessels and storytelling breaks from chronology altogether. You’re not jumping forward in time. You’re stepping sideways—into alternate futures, forgotten pasts, imagined possibilities.
This moment is not spectacle. It’s editorial commentary, rendered through interaction. A reflection on how we escape the ordinary by walking—sometimes flying—into stories not yet written.
THIS IS JOURNALISM. JUST NOT AS YOU KNEW IT.
RUNWAY MAGAZINE has not simply digitized its editorial voice. It has re-engineered it.
In this environment, journalists do not report from the sidelines. They build the arena. They construct knowledge spatially. The immersive magazine is not a feature—it is the feature. A medium where research is rendered three-dimensional, where history has doors, and where audience engagement means literal movement.
We do not ask you to scroll.
We ask you to explore.
A PUBLICATION WITHOUT AN END
There is no final page. No closing paragraph. The experience continues—infinitely variable depending on where you begin, what you touch, and what path you choose to follow. It is a non-linear story of the most linear object: a shoe.
But in this telling, the sneaker is not a product. It is memory. Movement. Mechanism. Myth.
So take a step.
Not into fashion as it’s sold today, but into what it remembers—and what it’s becoming.
Walk through the grit of pavements and the gloss of runways. Trace the imprint of sneakers that outran function, outgrew rebellion, and still refused to stand still.
This isn’t a retrospective. It’s a living story, still in motion.
And it begins wherever you decide to land—on the ground, in the sky, or somewhere in between.
Your sneakers are waiting.
The path will appear as you move.
✦ Tips – How to use Runway Web3 – Runwayland
RUNWAY Web3 experience / Web3 publication is accessible on all computers, it is also adapted for slow internet connection. All connections to the Web3 environment are private. This experience is also adapted for mobile devices, installation of an app is required. It is also accessible with VR Meta Quest Glasses and Apple Vision Pro by adding direct link.
You don’t need to register an account to explore.
Use your mouse to drag the screen in front of you to turn around.
To move around use keyboard keys: “W, A, S, D”. If you have an obstacle – just jump by pressing “SPACEBAR”. You can also choose the location and with your mouse click there.
Use your mouse scroll wheel to get closer to something or take distant view.
Use “Spacebar” on keyboard to jump. Express reactions “C,1,2,3,4”.
Use “F” to drive, to ride, to change the looks.
To have a full experience keep your sound on.
If for some technical reason the Web3 screen is dead or you really stuck just reload the page by pressing “F5”.
LISTEN CAREFULLY BECAUSE THERE ARE STORIES TO EXPERIENCE – KEEP YOUR SOUND ON!
Just few words about your privacy
The several software integrations we use permits us to create Metaverse / Web3 experience, and can offer improved data privacy for readers, as this integration is only available in your browser, these software integrations do not rely on centralized servers or platforms that can collect and monetize your personal information. No IP, no country, or any other personal information is collected. No your email address, or name are required to use Runway Web3. What we collect from you is just “1 View” – that’s all.
The advent of a new Web3 version of the RUNWAY MAGAZINE has transformed experiences by enabling to interact with others in a realistic virtual environment in real time.
You can chat, you can use the microphone or camera to talk with your friends or colleagues, if you decide to experience this together. This experience allows groups of users up to 50 people at once.
Disclaimer
In this Web3 experience we used integrations of Unity, WebGL, Maya – Autodesk, Blender, Ready Player Me, Spatial technologies. The concept, design, development are intellectual property of RUNWAY MAGAZINE / RUNWAY STUDIO WEB3.
Fair Use Disclaimer for “A Sneakers Adventure” Web3 Experience
The “A Sneakers Adventure” Web3 Experience is a new form of media expression intended solely for entertainment and educational purposes. This metaverse experience utilizes images of brands to create the 3D models, allowing users to engage with the content in a novel and immersive way.
No products or services are sold through this experience. The use of concept and / or design of mentioned luxury brands falls under the doctrine of fair use, as it is intended to provide commentary, education, and entertainment for RUNWAY readers without infringing on their rights or those of their affiliated entities.
Key Points of Fair Use:
- Purpose and Character: This experience is non-commercial and created for entertainment and educational purposes only. It transforms the original works to create a new, immersive experience.
- Nature of the Work: The use involves copyrighted designs of the brands that are publicly available and widely recognizable.
- Amount and Substantiality: Only the necessary portions of designs were used to achieve the experience’s educational and entertainment objectives.
- Effect on the Market: This project does not compete with or substitute for the original works. It aims to enhance the fan experience without affecting the market for mentioned luxury brands.
If you have any concerns or believe that any content within this project infringes upon your rights, please contact us, and we will address the matter promptly.
