Somnium Space released the alpha version of their SDK for Somnium Worlds, the private world servers accessible through a portal on a land parcel. Holders of Somnium Worlds NFTs can now create and upload programmable and interactive scenes. Somnium Space is a virtual reality blockchain social world with tokenized in-game assets and land plots. The […]
Landowners in the virtual world of Somnium Space can now import custom 3D models into the Somnium Builder SDK and use them to decorate their own land plots. These models, which can be for example OBJ or FBX files, can have custom animations, different shaders and lighting options. The Somnium Builder SDK gives users a […]
Somnium Space has been at the technological forefront on what’s possible in online worlds, and they will soon implement full body tracking in VR. That would mean that everybody with for example an HTC Vive headset, would have all the body movements translated into virtual in-game movements. The avatar will dance as good as the […]
Somnium Space now allows owners of a waterfront parcel to build upon their water property, adding more space to their building plots. Landowners can now build on water, which could result in for example a dock for boats. In the near future Somnium Space will also introduce vehicles, teleportation and transportation updates. Waterfront parcels in […]
A tweet got me interested in land whales in the metaverse, and therefore I decided to do some data research. Play to Earn dove into wallet data from The Sandbox, Somnium Space, Decentraland and Cryptovoxels. Did you know that the average landowner in The Sandbox has 0.02 percent of the current total supply? However, the […]
Anybody can now visit an art gallery or virtual home inside Somnium Space through the web by simply clicking on a link. Somnium Web loads one parcel, limiting the amount of data and processing power required. Through their browser users can voice and video chat with other people inside the same virtual location. Somnium Web […]
Creating full 3D avatars for the virtual world of Somnium Space seems to be a lucrative business. According to the official Twitter account more than thirty avatars have been minted onto the blockchain, and these were good for more than 20 thousand dollars in revenue. So far the minimum price for an avatar is approximately […]
The final week of the Secondary Land Offering for Somnium Space has started on Sunday. Through a Dutch auction, which means prices decrease until someone bids, another three estates and twelve world servers are on sale. The auctions take place on Opensea and will end at the end on Friday. There’s a gigantic estate for […]
Virtual worlds gain popularity amidst the growing interest in non-fungible tokens, but what’s really needed for them to become a success? In this article I take a look at features that virtual worlds need to embrace to become mainstream powerhouses. The ultimate goal is easy access to content and full interoperability across the metaverse. Before […]
With three more weeks of auctions to go, the secondary land offering of Somnium Space already generated more than one million dollars in revenue. Bigger parcels cost the most, wanted locations increase the price as well. So far the virtual world has been selling land parcels for four weeks. During the last week the smallest […]