Software:Worldwide Webb

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Worldwide Webb
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Concept Art for the Worldwide Webb Game
Developer(s)Thomas Webb (artist)
Initial releaseNovember 29th, 2021
Websitehttps://webb.game

Worldwide Webb is an interoperable, dystopian, pixel art browser-based MMORPG[1] that gives utility to popular NFT projects[2]. As well as native NFTs used for land and in-game items, Worldwide Webb allows users to also bring over 1 million NFTs from popular NFT projects into the game as avatars[3]. Worldwide Webb is built on the Ethereum blockchain. It was opened to the public in November 2021[4].

Background

Worldwide Webb was created by British contemporary artist and video game designer Thomas Webb[5]. On his aspirations for the game, he is quoted in an interview with FAD Magazine as saying "My goal is to create a fully-functional virtual Metaverse based around NFT's in which everything is unique, everything is tradeable, and the marketplace is truly open"[6]. Unlike virtual worlds such as Decentraland, which favour 3D spaces that are designed to be compatible with interaction via virtual reality headsets[7], Worldwide Webb is built using 2D graphics. CNET's Daniel Van Boom noted that this makes the game favourable for multi-platform use, as it "mean[s] it can be played smoothly on most computers and phones"[8].

When it first launched in November 2021, Worldwide Webb's Genesis Land Mint sold properties in the game for between 0.069ETH and 1ETH, with a total of 9,490 properties available[9]. The Genesis Land Mint was reported by DappRadar to have sold out "within hours", and within 24 hours it had generated more than $8.3 million in trading volume[10]. The Genesis Plot NFTs give owners access to private apartments and buildings inside of Worldwide Webb, where they can customise their homes, display their favourite NFTs, show art they may have available for sale, and invite friends to visit.

Reception

Worldwide Webb has been described by decrypt.co journalist Andrew Hayward as "decidedly different in approach" to most metaverse projects, which typically have seek to build an "immersive 3D world". Instead, Worldwide Webb uses a "throwback 2D pixel aesthetic", that is "designed like a massively multiplayer online version of a Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis game environment"[11]. While the game uses it's native NFT's for land and in-game items, it is also interoperable with a growing slate of culturally significant NFT projects that can be used in the game as avatars and to unlock access to special areas and events. Popular NFT projects to have been integrated into Worldwide Webb include Crypto Punks, Cool Cats, and CrypToadz[12], as well as Sprites[13][14] and Andy Milonakis' Goat Soup[15]. DappRadar's Hristina Yordanova reported in December 2021 that Worldwide Webb is "among the most diverse virtual worlds out there when it comes to interoperability capabilities", stating that the game is "genuinely making the first steps towards tackling long-standing interoperability challenges"[16].

Penthouse #9029, Worldwide Webb

According to Venture Capital fund Andreesen Horowitz, as of May 2022 secondary sales of land in Worldwide Webb have totalled $42 million[17]. In late February 2022, land sales on secondary markets totalled over $3.6 million in a single week. During this week, two Worldwide Webb penthouses sold for six-figure sums, making them the 14th and 15th most expensive NFT properties sold over the period. Penthouse #9051 sold for 50ETH ($139,848 at the time of the transaction) and Penthouse #9056 sold for 48ETH ($131,830 at the time of the transaction)[18]. Notable landholders include the creator Pak[19], who has sold the world's most valuable NFT according to the list of most expensive non-fungible tokens, and musician Mike Shinoda[20][21].

Forbes' Jesse Damiani described the game as "uniting Net art, narrative, and a real time multiplayer experience into a first-of-its-kind virtual world"[22].

See also

References

  1. ↑ Webb, Thomas (2022-03-25). "Worldwide Webb" (in en-US). https://webb.game/. 
  2. ↑ "Rising metaverse game pairs ethereum nfts with retro 16-bit look" (in en-US). https://decrypt.co/93466/rising-metaverse-game-pairs-ethereum-nfts-with-retro-16-bit-look. 
  3. ↑ Webb, Thomas (2022-03-25). "Worldwide Webb" (in en-US). https://webb.game/. 
  4. ↑ srcSet="/blog/static/38f0e3c02a62a97f33991606cdec5f61/bc3e2/dappradar.com-fiti.webp 15w, Posted by<picture>
    <img data-gatsby-image-ssr="" title="Boris Rebo" data-main-image="" style="opacity:0" (2021-12-14). "New Dapps Report: Worldwide Webb" (in en). https://dappradar.com/blog/new-dapps-report-worldwide-webb.         

    5. 

  5. ↑ "Moon Shot" (in en). https://www.tedxberlin.de/en/events/show/salon-moon-shot-2018. 

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  6. ↑ "WEBB talks about the intersection of video games & art, the digital identity + the potential of creating new worlds online." (in en-GB). 2021-03-29. https://fadmagazine.com/2021/03/29/webb-talks-about-the-intersection-of-video-games-art-the-digital-identity-the-potential-of-creating-new-worlds-online/. 

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  7. ↑ "Metaverse – together alone?". 2022-06-01. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2022/06/01/metaverse-together-alone/. 

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  8. ↑ Boom, Daniel Van. "People Are Dropping Millions for Land in the Metaverse. Here's Why" (in en). https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/people-are-paying-millions-for-land-in-the-metaverse-heres-why/. 

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  9. ↑ "Notion – The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.". https://www.notion.so/. 

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  10. ↑ srcSet="/blog/static/d5f49534bc014d55db5bac31429f2156/4558e/dappradar.com-img-5047-1-scaled.webp 15w, Posted by<picture>
    <img data-gatsby-image-ssr="" title="Hristina Yordanova" data-main-image="" style="opacity:0" (2021-11-30). "WorldWideWeb3 Sells Out All Land NFTs on Launch Day" (in en). https://dappradar.com/blog/worldwideweb3-sells-out-all-land-nfts-on-launch-day.         

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  11. ↑ Hayward, Decrypt / Andrew (2022-02-21). "Rising Metaverse Game Pairs Ethereum NFTs With Retro 16-Bit Look" (in en-US). https://decrypt.co/93466/rising-metaverse-game-pairs-ethereum-nfts-with-retro-16-bit-look. 

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  12. ↑ Hayward, Decrypt / Andrew (2022-02-21). "Rising Metaverse Game Pairs Ethereum NFTs With Retro 16-Bit Look" (in en-US). https://decrypt.co/93466/rising-metaverse-game-pairs-ethereum-nfts-with-retro-16-bit-look. 

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  13. ↑ "Sprites with Might: NFT Newcomer Spritely Wants to Make the Metaverse Inclusive and is Using Adorable NFTs to do it" (in en). https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/sprites-with-might-nft-newcomer-spritely-wants-to-make-the-metaverse-inclusive-and-is-using-adorable-nfts-to-do-it-1031228564. 

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  14. ↑ "Sprites with Might: NFT Newcomer Spritely Wants to Make the Metaverse Inclusive and is Using Adorable NFTs to do it" (in en). 2022-02-24. https://apnews.com/press-release/pr-newswire/philanthropy-0d8d572c205a9a36c44e4939d5523536. 

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  15. ↑ "https://twitter.com/andymilonakis/status/1468266077436059650" (in en). https://twitter.com/andymilonakis/status/1468266077436059650. 

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  16. ↑ srcSet="/blog/static/d5f49534bc014d55db5bac31429f2156/4558e/dappradar.com-img-5047-1-scaled.webp 15w, Posted by<picture>
    <img data-gatsby-image-ssr="" title="Hristina Yordanova" data-main-image="" style="opacity:0" (2021-12-09). "WorldWideWeb3 Shoots for True Interoperability" (in en). https://dappradar.com/blog/worldwideweb3-shoots-for-true-interoperability.         

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  17. ↑ a16z, Andreesen Horowitz (12/05/2022). "State of Crypto 2022". https://a16zcrypto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/state-of-crypto-2022_a16z-crypto.pdf. 

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  18. ↑ "Webbland Metaverse Sales Jump 126% as 2 Penthouses Sell for Six-Figures – Metaverse Bitcoin News". https://news.bitcoin.com/webbland-metaverse-sales-jump-126-as-2-penthouses-sell-for-six-figures/. 

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  19. ↑ OpenSea. "Small Apartment 0 - Worldwide Webb Land" (in en). https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0xa1d4657e0e6507d5a94d06da93e94dc7c8c44b51/0. 

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  20. ↑ "https://twitter.com/mikeshinoda/status/1479926430280536064" (in en). https://twitter.com/mikeshinoda/status/1479926430280536064. 

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  21. ↑ OpenSea. "Small Apartment 1706 - Worldwide Webb Land" (in en). https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0xa1d4657e0e6507d5a94d06da93e94dc7c8c44b51/1706. 

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  22. ↑ Damiani, Jesse. "‘Exercise In Hopeless Nostalgia,’ Thomas Webb’s Virtual Exhibition At König Galerie, Is A Hopeful Vision For Art’s Future" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/jessedamiani/2020/09/08/exercise-in-hopeless-nostalgia-thomas-webbs-exhibition-at-knig-galerie-is-a-hopeful-vision-for-arts-future/. 

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