Why NFT’s?
NFT Opensea collection here.Spatial.io virtual exhibition here. My very first sci-fi inspired digital artwork exhibition was recently published as a collection of NFT's on the Opensea platform, using Polygon crypto. As I share it with the public, the question of 'why NFT's' deserves a thoughtful response. I had the same question before I started,
New spatial ergonomics
Using the free-floating human body as the starting point for spacecraft ergonomics is the most stark example of human-centric design, where the environment challenges our traditional thinking. I love this because it applies to the metaverse, to VR/AR and to HCI. Gravity, distance and augmentation should be considered in the design of SD/UX
Defining wealth on a metaverse of abundance
What if instead of building wealth upon scarcity, we built it upon abundance? If we do, what will the new markers of wealth be? Currently wealth is defined by the control of limited resources. A few end up controlling the resources and creating scarcity because it benefits them - at the detriment of others. But let's
Metaverse, here we come.
The metaverse is a Web3.0, spatial (and often 3D) game-engine-driven collection of virtual environments with expanded currency that reminds me very much of the early days of the Internet. It's experimental, mostly empty and buggy, but with a lot of very devoted people behind it. But what is the value that a Metaverse space