Neal Stephenson, who coined the term “Metaverse” in his 1992 book “Snow Crash,” has launched blockchain projects that are advancing his vision, although interest in the Metaverse has been low and some have even claimed it already dead”.
According to data from Google Trends, search interest in Metaverse has declined in 2023 compared with the peaks in 2021 and 2022.Declining interest in metaverses has also led some to declare Metaverse hype is dead.
While interest waned and some declared it dead, some kept their heads down and kept building. Lamina1, the Metaverse blockchain project founded by Stephenson, said in a statement that it will hold a month-long event in October called “Open Metaverse Discovery Month.” The company will host workshops and offer joint missions and bounties to provide builders and creators with the knowledge to explore Metaverse experiences.
It starts in a few hours— #Unite/#unrealengine SDK + Open Metaverse Discovery Month AMA @OpenMetaDAO.
Join us to discuss worldbuilding and what’s next for the toolkit and our partnerships.
For more information, see: pic.twitter.com/ktaCQgkVEi
— LAMINA1 (@Lamina1official) September 29, 2023
“This month we are co-hosting two interactive workshops for Unity and Unreal Engine developers to start learning more about the toolkit, as well as two creator competitions for participants to showcase on our LAMINA1 Hub platform Their art and experience.” said the Lamina1 team.
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Lamina1 CEO Rebecca Barkin remains optimistic about Metaverse, despite assumptions about its demise. Barkin told Cointelegraph in a statement that despite the crypto winter and what many have called the “death of the virtual world,” they have been able to attract nearly 50,000 developers to their community since the project launched.
Barkin is optimistic that their founder’s vision for Metaverse will survive as long as someone is willing to invest the time and money. The executive told Cointelegraph:
“As long as people continue to invest time and money in digital experiences, games and virtual world-building, buying and selling digital items, and experimenting with new computing and creative technologies, virtual universes will continue to come to life.”
According to Barkin, Stephenson’s vision for Metaverse goes beyond just building virtual worlds. The CEO of Lamina1 said this was to challenge “corporate greed and control”. She added that with today’s technology, it is now possible to “give creators in entertainment, gaming, business, fashion and more more autonomy to build, create and distribute these worlds themselves.”
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