Metaverse
Resources that focus on metaverses and virtual worlds. We listed here the different examples, articles or reports to feed your reflections on the topic.
| Resource | Summary | Link |
|---|---|---|
Arium | A platform to create virtual exhibitions | |
Cryptovoxels | Based on Ethereum, a virtual world of galleries and collections | |
Decentraland | A virtual world owned by its users based on Ethereum | |
“Dis/Location” by DiMoDA / Gazelli Art House | Virtual exhibition compromising of three artworks focusing on the theme of Dis/Location | |
Facebook’s Centralized Metaverse a Threat to the Decentralized Ecosystem? by Nikolai Kuznetsov, Cointelegraph, (November 2021) | An article on how the centralised nature of Meta is a threat to decentralisation. | |
FEELINGS Exhibition in the metaverse by Synthesis Gallery | ||
Lessons From 19 Years in the Metaverse by Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic (March 2022) | An interview with Wagner James Au, a journalist that has written extensively about virtual worlds such as Second Life, they discuss the lessons that could be learnt from virtual worlds | |
Mona | A metaverse example to collect, exhibit and display NFTs | |
Museum of Crypto Art - ROOMs | Paper explaining MOCA’s approach to metaverse architecture | |
New Art City | A virtual gallery and exhibition toolkit for digital art. Shows are real-time multiplayer - participants can attend virtual openings together, chat and see each other while exploring the exhibitions. | |
New Art City Festival 2022 | A celebration of the work that has pushed the boundaries of the toolkit provided by the platform | |
NFT Worlds | A metaverse example to explore, play and create your own metaverse | |
On Cyber | Metaverse example to display NFTs | |
Royal Shakespeare Company to Stage Live Play in Virtual Midsummer’s Nights Dream Forest by Jennifer Hahn, Dezeen, (March 2021) | Article on the RCA’s virtual showing of Midsummer’s Nights Dream in a metaverse/VR | |
Somnium Space | Metaverse compatible with Ethereum and Solana | |
The auction house Sotheby’s own metaverse | ||
Spatial | A metaverse for exhibitions and events | |
The Promise of Art in the Metaverse by Doron Fagelson, Dataart, (January 2022) | An article that presents two types of metaverses, Sotheby’s and Meta’s. | |
The Sandbox | The Sandbox is a community-driven platform where creators can monetize voxel ASSETS and gaming experiences on the blockchain. A metaverse/game/virtual reality. | |
To the Metaverse and Beyond by Habib William Kherbek (February 2022) | A critical perspective on metaverses and ownership | |
What is the Metaverse and Why Does it Matter to the Art World? XR Panel, Art Newspaper (January 2022) | Article with Carole Chainon, Eron Rauch, Robert O’Leary, and Tina Vaz, discussing metaverses and examples of how these spaces are being used for arts | |
Wilder World | A metaverse example and marketplace | |
Will Museums & Cultural Institutions Find a Place in the Metaverse? Cuseum (March 2022) | An article outlining what metaverse are, and how might they work for traditional museums. | |
‘You Literally Got Me Into KAWS Fam’: What Game-Playing Teens Think About the Artist’s New Project on Fortnite Vivienne Chow (January 2022) | Article on younger audiences experiencing the KAWs exhibition through Fortnite | |
ULYSSES IN THE METAVERSE - Curator Stina Gustafsson and artist aurèce vettier explore Cryptovoxels in search of a more tangible future, RIGHT CLICK SAVE (Feb 2021) | Curator Stina Gustafsson and artist aurèce vettier explore Cryptovoxels in search of a more tangible future. | |
I actually had fun at Fatboy Slim’s metaverse rave. - Tech Crunch (April 2023) | Rebecca Bellan talks about her experience at the Fatboy Slim’s metaverse rave. | |
Can Web3 Transform UGC Preservation? - Jing Culture & Crypto (February 2023) | As metaverse platforms seek to attract more users around the world, one question that is yet to attain sufficient attention is how they can preserve the online content created by users who are unfortunately deceased or opted to permanently quit online platforms. | |
Decentraland’s Metaverse Fashion Week Set To Fuse Tradition with Innovation - Jing Culture & Cripto (March 2023) | On February 27, Decentraland, the world’s largest user-owned and operated virtual social world, announced the schedule and lineup for the sophomore edition of Metaverse Fashion Week (MVFW), taking place March 28-31. | |
Alipay Targets Chinese Art Lovers With Virtual Tour of Da Vinci Masterpieces - Jing Culture & Crypto (June 2023) | Digital to Asia, an Italian digital marketing agency specializing in the Chinese market, and
Way Experience, an Italian firm offering AR and VR experiences for the cultural and tourism sectors, have jointly launched an innovative virtual tour of Leonardo da Vinci’s art. | |
Is Your Institution Ready For The Metaverse? Is It Ready For You? - WAC Weekly (May 2023) | A conversation with Martijn Van Schaik, CEO of Metaseum, about how they’re helping museums incorporate virtual spaces into their digital strategy and what they need to be successful. | |
The First NFT Biennial: Reimagining Art Events In Person And The Metaverse - WAC Weekly (January 2023) | A talk with curator Julie Walsh and artist Rahim Unlu who talked about what they learned running the NFT Biennial in 10 cities and virtual spaces in the Spatial platform. | |
Designing a museum as a social space in the surreal architecture of the metaverse - WAC Weekly (June 2022) | Discussion on building exhibition spaces in the metaverse, and what changes when we move the museum or community space from the physical to the digital world. | |
The Art World in Virtuals Worlds (WAC Weekly — Feb. 2nd 2022) | How physical collections are being displayed in virtual worlds, and what’s the place of Web3 in it? | |
Decentral Art Pavilion launches World’s biggest NFT Art Biennale exhibition in the Metaverse | This launch officially takes place during ArtBasel 🌴 Miami, the metaverse is a hyper realistic 3D world where artists, art lovers, and collectors can gather to explore NFT artworks, special releases by virtual galleries and participate in auctions and sales. Spect Pop-up events and experts talks at the in-world auditorium. | |
Avartara | AVATARA, a documentary about Onlive Traveler and its inhabitants (made in 2003) by 536 Productions of Vancouver, BC, Canada. Onlive Traveler was released in 1996. | |
W3rlds by Arhead | Multi-chain Metaverse platform provider. | |
Life 2.0 | This feature-length documentary follows a group of people whose lives are dramatically transformed by a virtual world -- reshaping relationships, identities, and ultimately the very notion of reality. | |
NFTs and Cultural Institutions: A Guide to the Crypto Space for Museums and the Arts by Jing Culture & Commerce (2021) | A free guide and report on the NFT ecosystem in arts and museums including looking at a case study, metaverse and how museums are using cryptocurrencies. | |
Scavengar AR | company offering a subscription AR studio app and customized AR experiences for art |