It’s that time again! Your favorite Web3 crew serves up the latest and greatest metaverse virtual world happenings every Thursday, and this week is no different - we try to keep it punctual. ⌚
This meetup was jam-packed with free music, upcoming drops, an obstacle course, and an apartment tour! Suffice to say, we’ve been busy. 🏃
So, let’s dig in and see what 2024 has been serving up so far! 👇
About The WIP Meetup: Welcome to the longest-running, community-first metaverse hub, delivering the metaverse’s greatest hits every Thursday at 7 pm UTC. 🕖
The freedom to create and express yourself in a judgment-free space is part of what makes the WIP so great. 😄
Veteran artist and WIP friend Eclectic Method is no stranger to self-expression - they recently released a banging track that they’ve made completely free! It’s the kind of jam that’s easy to listen to and, personally, the exact kind of music I have playing when writing these articles - I have it on in the background now. 🎵
Terrence McKenna was right - by supporting one another, collaborating, and finding out tribes, we begin to create our own culture. If you’re gonna jam out, it’s best to do it while supporting the people you love. ✌️
It turns out that decentralized is the future of finance and music! 🚀
The disappearance of genuine dialogue from our modern world has led to a crisis of meaning for many people. Guy Debord predicted this macro-cultural shift way back in 1967 in his work “The Society.” 📚
It’s this trend that inspired Gabe’s recent Anti-Stoic Spectacle, or ASS, collection. The collection is a weekly one-of-one that drops each Thursday, with the focus of poking fun at some of the topical things happening in the crypto space. Whether it be a tongue-in-cheek assertion that “crypto art is dead” or an ETF kerfuffle, Gabe is bottling the high-velocity dialogue of our modern society with each respective work. 🧴
Winning bidders also receive a Calendly link to hook up with Gabe and discuss art, inspiration, and the creative process. Gabe’s previously connected with collectors in this way to produce unique one-of-ones, and this engagement further sweetens the deal. 🍬
Skilled artist and creator Metageist spoils the WIP community with his inspired and engaging content, and this week was no different. The recent market action has everyone feeling chipper, and Metageist helped us ride the green candles into the sky! 💚☁️
The course was filled with moving boxes and platforms that were deceptively designed to appear easy… I, for one, think Rizzle covered them with avocado oil while we weren’t looking. 🥑🛢️
One galaxy-brain solution would be to use artificial intelligence and smart contracts to build a robot to do the course for you... but where's the fun in that? Online communities and crypto events are about people and fun.
Eventually, the three winners emerged, exhausted from their precarious ascent. Just like blockchain technology, they made it against all odds. ⛰️
You’ve probably seen a VIPE asset in the wild without even knowing it. This amazing team is responsible for the most popular avatars in VR Chat and the metaverse, and they’re constantly cranking out amazing content that shapes the virtual worlds we know and love. 🚀
This time, they’ve cooked up custom apartments in HyperFy that users can trick out, relax in, and invite over their friends for house parties! It’s like my university days all over again, and it feels so right. 🕶️🥤
The apartments range from something you’d see in a downtown American or European city to custom real estate that looks like something straight out of neon-fantasy Japan. The customization and attention to detail are evident in every square foot. 🎨
Vipe currently has a 100Avatars collection going on, where you’ll have the chance to scoop up some exclusive Web3 skins that we know you’ll love. 👀
The WIP fills up with amazing artists, collectors, enthusiasts, and all-around fantastic human beings every week. We consider ourselves incredibly fortunate to be a part of such an amazing community. ❣️
With the market shaping up and murmurs of a new… dare we say it?... bull market in the works, 2024 looks financially spicy. 🐂
But even without the price action, the year has been phenomenal so far. Amazing art in the form of music, digital artwork, virtual worlds, and beyond has so far defined the year. 💥
And January isn’t even halfway over. We can’t wait to see how things progress from here - and we’d love to have you join us in this adventure!
Join us next Thursday, 7 pm UTC on Discord, and make sure to follow us on X for announcements and exclusives! 🎁