{"id":10723,"date":"2023-08-18T16:57:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T16:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/18\/how-oncybers-world-builder-is-open-sourcing-community-creativity\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T16:57:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T16:57:46","slug":"how-oncybers-world-builder-is-open-sourcing-community-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/18\/how-oncybers-world-builder-is-open-sourcing-community-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"How OnCyber\u2019s World Builder is Open Sourcing Community Creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">OnCyber, the Web3-based multiverse for creators, best known for its virtual environments that enable an elevated experience of digital assets, has recently released a significant update that aims to harness the collective creativity of the broader Web3 community.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-concept-to-cultural-phenomenon\">Concept to cultural phenomenon<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">To understand the new tool, WORLD BUILDER, we spoke with the platform\u2019s founder and CEO Rayan, to provide perspective on the gravity of OnCyber\u2019s continued adoption and success, which took us back to its origins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnCyber was started in early 2021, with the premise of being the easiest place to showcase NFTS through immersive experiences,\u201d he explained, adding \u201cWhile other metaverse platforms allowed people to create within their ecosystem, none had a user experience that truly allowed all newcomers to participate,\u201d as these platforms required either capital or complex design skills.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOnCyber was started in early 2021, with the premise of being the easiest place to showcase NFTS through immersive experiences,\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite>Rayan<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Rayan further explained that \u201cFrom its inception, OnCyber quickly grew into a cultural phenomenon in Web3, being used to showcase some of the most impressive artworks and collections in CryptoArt, amounting to around $1.5b of assets value [via purchases] displayed by their owners or creators in OnCyber worlds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The CEO, CryptoPunk, and art collector shared that the platform quickly became a place to socialize, as they introduced a chat feature alongside user-controlled avatars. Since the launch of these features, OnCyber has been the go-to platform for a variety of significant immersive experiences, including Takashi Murakami\u2019s Gagosian exhibition \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/oncyber.io\/anarrowthroughhistory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An Arrow through History<\/a>,\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/nftnow.com\/collectibles\/icymi-mondays-feb-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RTFKT\u2019s Space Pods<\/a>, the Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day <a href=\"https:\/\/oncyber.io\/macysthanksgivingdayparade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parade<\/a>, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Another aspect that is great about these spaces, is that even after the physical counterparts have been disassembled and essentially lost to time \u2013 OnCyber\u2019s virtual worlds live on, available to visit and relive memories at will.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, with the release of its new WORLD BUILDER tool, the platform is now putting the entire Web3 community in a position where their creativity is truly the limit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Introducing<\/p>\n<p>WORLD BUILDER \ud83e\udef3\ud83c\udf0e<\/p>\n<p>A revolutionary way to Build a World<br \/>from scratch, for free,<br \/>directly in your browser <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qt64PtxOCs\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Qt64PtxOCs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u1d0f\u0274\u1d04\u028f\u0299\u1d07\u0280 (@oncyber) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oncyber\/status\/1688950763643449352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Building with the community<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cOpen-source\u201d is often a buzzword touted in the Web3 community and sometime\u2019s it\u2019s sincere, other times maybe not. However, in this particular case, whether intentional or not, OnCyber, by offering its new tool completely for free, has tapped into the collective creativity of the Web3 community \u2013 which by open-source principles should rapidly accelerate the adoption and growth of virtual spaces.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the new tool, Rayan shared that \u201cEver since the start of OnCyber, the mission has been to offer the easiest tools to build immersive experiences in the browser,\u201d he explained that in version one, this was provided through architects creating static templates that people could use \u201cas is.\u201d However, this came at the expense of flexibility and also saw many of the spaces limited by either mint quantity or paywalls.<\/p>\n<p>Rayan added that \u201cWith world building, our community is now empowered to do so much more and can express themselves with worlds of all shapes and dimensions in the most UX-friendly manner.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Y\u2019all are talented<br \/>brilliant<br \/>incredible<br \/>amazing<br \/>show stopping<br \/>spectacular<\/p>\n<p>Share the worlds you\u2019ve built \ud83c\udf0e\ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VtJyeXolrV\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/VtJyeXolrV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u1d0f\u0274\u1d04\u028f\u0299\u1d07\u0280 (@oncyber) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oncyber\/status\/1690078286884536322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Since its launch, just a little over a week ago at the time of writing, OnCyber\u2019s WORLD BUILDER has seen lots of creators step forward and use the tool as well as UX designers and architects step up to develop packs of additional assets that these creators can use to build their dream worlds.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you need a virtual space for a personal gallery, an official exhibition, a place to gather for a keynote, or just to watch a YouTube video with friends while defying gravity, OnCyber is the place for you.<\/p>\n<p>Should you decide to give the new tool a spin, do let us know what you think about it and tag us in your creations on Twitter, we\u2019d love to see them! Happy world-building.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nftnow.com\/features\/how-oncybers-world-builder-is-open-sourcing-community-creativity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OnCyber, the Web3-based multiverse for creators, best known for its virtual environments that enable an elevated experience of digital assets, has recently released a significant update that aims to harness the collective creativity of the broader Web3 community. Concept to cultural phenomenon To understand the new tool, WORLD BUILDER, we spoke with the platform\u2019s founder [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nftnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/OnCyber-World-Builder-Feature-001.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10723"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}