Metaverse interoperability lab started by M3, see notes: https://hackmd.io/@xr/voxels

The Wearables Economy, WIP Meetup, and "Project Voxia"
The WIP Meetup SummaryOpenvoxels has been working on interoperability and archiving in the virtual world of Cryptovoxels (Voxels) since 2018. We see Voxels as an iconic shelling point and mecca for crypto artists and collectors, capturing the early spirit of the crypto art movement. Our project aims to spread Voxels culture across the metaverse by porting the city, taking snapshots, and exporting to VRChat, JanusWeb, Hyperfy, NeosVR, and even Fortnite. Openvoxels serves a dual purpose, one as...

The Wearables Economy, WIP Meetup, and "Project Voxia"
The WIP Meetup SummaryOpenvoxels has been working on interoperability and archiving in the virtual world of Cryptovoxels (Voxels) since 2018. We see Voxels as an iconic shelling point and mecca for crypto artists and collectors, capturing the early spirit of the crypto art movement. Our project aims to spread Voxels culture across the metaverse by porting the city, taking snapshots, and exporting to VRChat, JanusWeb, Hyperfy, NeosVR, and even Fortnite. Openvoxels serves a dual purpose, one as...

The Wearables Economy, WIP Meetup, and "Project Voxia"
Latest Openvoxels news including more details about "Project Voxia", a new web based virtual world being developed by the creator of Hyperfy

The Wearables Economy, WIP Meetup, and "Project Voxia"
Latest Openvoxels news including more details about "Project Voxia", a new web based virtual world being developed by the creator of Hyperfy

Openvoxels Summer 2024
JuneSmooth Voxels 2.3.0 was released, offering full threejs compatibility support and some new markdown features. Smooth Voxels is powerful markdown for voxel project that we used it in the past to convert vox models to glTF for wearables. Have yet to update the smoothvoxels-tools CLI tools to the latest version, good first issue for anyone looking to contribute. https://x.com/openvoxels/status/1797768859237409038Starting to see some voxel creators publish to Mona’s platform which recently la...

Openvoxels Summer 2024
JuneSmooth Voxels 2.3.0 was released, offering full threejs compatibility support and some new markdown features. Smooth Voxels is powerful markdown for voxel project that we used it in the past to convert vox models to glTF for wearables. Have yet to update the smoothvoxels-tools CLI tools to the latest version, good first issue for anyone looking to contribute. https://x.com/openvoxels/status/1797768859237409038Starting to see some voxel creators publish to Mona’s platform which recently la...

Openvoxels Summer 2024
Uploading the most complete snapshot of the world to arweave, wearables art contest results, VRM avatar updates, Voxels Passports, and more.

Openvoxels Summer 2024
Uploading the most complete snapshot of the world to arweave, wearables art contest results, VRM avatar updates, Voxels Passports, and more.

The Wearables Museum
Quick summary of wearables 2.0:Upgraded file formatsglb with encoded xmp metadata in addition to voxUpgraded to decentralized storageFrom voxels.com to arweave for all assetsUpgraded thumbnailsTransparent gifs, ~9x smaller file size + 50% bigger resolutionUpgraded previewsHTML files hosted on arweave with AR+VR previewsUpgraded metadataUpdated the links, added fields like glb + collection info New thumbnails 50% bigger resolution, 5x smaller filesize, transparent background, still GIF format....

The Wearables Museum
Quick summary of wearables 2.0:Upgraded file formatsglb with encoded xmp metadata in addition to voxUpgraded to decentralized storageFrom voxels.com to arweave for all assetsUpgraded thumbnailsTransparent gifs, ~9x smaller file size + 50% bigger resolutionUpgraded previewsHTML files hosted on arweave with AR+VR previewsUpgraded metadataUpdated the links, added fields like glb + collection info New thumbnails 50% bigger resolution, 5x smaller filesize, transparent background, still GIF format....

The Wearables Museum
New formats (glTF and USDZ), new thumbnails, new previews, upgraded metadata and storage hosting to arweave. Durable and interoperable.

The Wearables Museum
New formats (glTF and USDZ), new thumbnails, new previews, upgraded metadata and storage hosting to arweave. Durable and interoperable.

Why Voxels?
"Why do you care so much about cryptovoxels anyways? It's so niche" I was recently asked this, here’s the short versoin:It was the first NFT I bought (sentimental value)First live platform that integrated smart contracts + virtual worlds (launched April 1st, 2018)Land was cheaper and platform was live nearly 2 years before DCLFirst NFT 3D avatar wearables (late 2019 - early 2020)Many legendary cryptoartists / collectors first metaverse experienceIMO it's a perfect lab environment fo...

Why Voxels?
"Why do you care so much about cryptovoxels anyways? It's so niche" I was recently asked this, here’s the short versoin:It was the first NFT I bought (sentimental value)First live platform that integrated smart contracts + virtual worlds (launched April 1st, 2018)Land was cheaper and platform was live nearly 2 years before DCLFirst NFT 3D avatar wearables (late 2019 - early 2020)Many legendary cryptoartists / collectors first metaverse experienceIMO it's a perfect lab environment fo...

Why Voxels?
Answering the question: "Why do you care so much about Cryptovoxels anyways? It's so niche"

Why Voxels?
Answering the question: "Why do you care so much about Cryptovoxels anyways? It's so niche"

Manifest Destiny
tldr; I argue for Voxels (formaly Cryptovoxels) to remain relevant and true to its roots, it must recommit to decentralization. I outline the actions I'm taking as a community member to help steer us back to the original vision, including developing open-source tools for interoperable wearables and preserving user creations on the permaweb. Part 1: https://mirror.xyz/openvoxels.eth/k693J7KFEX3y8cOSereh432yy2nUUjft05X4L0UgANoVoxels is at a crossroads. Born in the wild west of the early me...

Manifest Destiny
tldr; I argue for Voxels (formaly Cryptovoxels) to remain relevant and true to its roots, it must recommit to decentralization. I outline the actions I'm taking as a community member to help steer us back to the original vision, including developing open-source tools for interoperable wearables and preserving user creations on the permaweb. Part 1: https://mirror.xyz/openvoxels.eth/k693J7KFEX3y8cOSereh432yy2nUUjft05X4L0UgANoVoxels is at a crossroads. Born in the wild west of the early me...

Manifest Destiny
In order for Voxels (formaly Cryptovoxels) to remain relevant and true to its roots, it must recommit to decentralization, interoperability, and true ownership

Manifest Destiny
In order for Voxels (formaly Cryptovoxels) to remain relevant and true to its roots, it must recommit to decentralization, interoperability, and true ownership