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This site is a collection of information, links and comments about topics I want to share. These topics appear more or less in the order they occur to me rather than following any rational schema, so if you are looking for something in particular, try using the search window above. Welcome!

Crypto Currency, Non-Fungible Tokens and Virtual Worlds

These may initially appear to be unrelated, but they are inextricably bound together in blockchain-stored VWs.

Crypto Currencies

definition to be added later

What are NFTs?

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are unique, immutable virtual assets, such as Decentraland LAND or CryptoKitties or baseball cards. They are used as collectibles, and have sparked surprisingly robust and well-funded markets considering that they are largely imaginary items with no intrinsic value.

Info about Blockchain-based Virtual Worlds

• NFT Estate Homepage
  • About Non-Fungible Tokens, used in blockchain-based VWs.
• Comparison of Decentraland and Cryptovoxels as of September 2019
• Somnium Space
  • an open, social & persistent VR platform built on blockchain. Buy land, build, or import NFTs.
  • Compatible with Oculus Quest & Go
  • 2D app is mainly for exploration. Use VR HMD for true immersion.
  • Assets (i.e., land, NFTs) traded on OpenSea marketplace

Virtual Reality

VR mostly applies to activities and environments accessed via HMDs (Head-Mounted Displays), such as Oculus Rift, Quest & Go, and others.

my MootUp office

MootUp is a site where one can host or visit web-based virtual worlds, rooms or scenarios. Free accounts can have up to 15 virtual locations.

Documentation

Augmented Reality

AR is a technology that blends the real world with the virtual world, showing virtual objects in a real world environment, usually by means of special camera-equipped HMDs.

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