Looking Glass Labs Ltd (LGL) said chief creative officer Jason Nguyen and studio team members of its leading brand House of Kibaa (HoK) conducted an early-stage demonstration of the Project Origin metaverse (Alpha Demo) for conference attendees of Miami NFT Week from April 1-3, 2022.
Through the use of a virtual reality headset at HoK’s booth, attendees were able to experience the Alpha Demo, which took the form of a digital tour of art galleries featuring selections from Nguyen’s personal NFT collection, said the Vancouver-based digital platform specialising in the design, development and sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
The Alpha Demo was an opportunity for LGL to share the Project Origin experience with interested parties as well as to provide more information on its upcoming sale of Pocket Dimension land parcels within Project Origin scheduled for April 16-17, 2022.
“It was a privilege to address attendees as a speaker during Miami NFT Week and it was also a thrill to show a small sample of our Project Origin metaverse via the Alpha Demo to many people for the first time,” Nguyen said in a statement.
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The Alpha Demo offered attendees the opportunity to explore three separate galleries by toggling through various 3D-ready NFT avatars via a menu system, walking around and experiencing different hyper-realistic environments.
“Beyond being an exciting experience, the key purpose of the Alpha Demo was to show the proof-of-concept for Project Origin’s ability to dynamically load NFTs into three virtual art galleries, over two separate blockchains (Ethereum and Polygon),” LGL said.
HoK is currently developing the Project Origin metaverse ecosystem and digital distribution service. The studio is striving to provide users with a spectacular 3D world in which to create, share, learn, and prosper within, while providing opportunities for people, communities, creators and companies to engage in a hyper-realistic environment.
All of the company’s current NFT collections have been 3D-rigged for Project Origin. By connecting their wallets to Project Origin, users will be able to access advanced features and engage with the NFTs and the communities in new ways such as:
- PLAY - Mini-games and activities will be personalized based on the NFTs they own
- TRADE - Real-time NFT swaps will be able to be carried out, similar to trading cards
- EARN - Earning coins and rewards in the environment will provide more incentive to engage
- ENGAGE - Communities and creators can engage on a new level by hosting live events and providing a new level of communication
The Project Origin metaverse is being designed with a focus on hyper-realism and state-of-the-art utilities. Users, communities and companies will be able to engage in a premium digital space that will be enjoyable and immersive. With 20 planned environments inspired by the real world, Project Origin will function as the ultimate portal to the next generation of metaverse experiences.
Additionally, Project Origin is being designed with HTML5 interoperability so that brands can utilize their existing web experiences and existing design teams can work to quickly provide engaging displays in the world.
“Miami NFT Week was a great opportunity to interact with countless members of the Web3 community as part of Miami Tech Month overall. I believe that we made a strong impression on a lot of industry leaders with our metaverse ecosystem and I look forward to even more people experiencing our hyper-realistic virtual world once the sale of Pocket Dimension land parcels is complete on April 17 and Project Origin becomes functional this year,” noted Nguyen.
HoK designs and curates a next-generation metaverse for 3D assets, which allows functional art and collectibles to exist simultaneously across different NFT blockchain environments. It has successfully released digital assets to include GenZeroes, which sold out in just 37 minutes for total proceeds of C$6.2 million to LGL, in addition to a perpetual 5% royalty stream on secondary market sales.
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