Holders will gain access to the alpha on November 1, 2022, which is designed to provide the highest resolution and most technically realistic metaverse experience possible today.
Looking Glass Labs Ltd. (‘LGL’ or the ‘Company’) (NEO: NFTX) (OTC: LGSLF) (FRA: H1N), a leading Web 3.0 platform specializing in NFT architecture, immersive metaverse environments, gaming for earn tokenization and royalty streams from virtual assets, announces that its flagship studio, House of Kibaa (‘HoK’) has set the launch date for the next step in the phased release (the ‘alpha launch’) of its virtual assets. Pocket Dimension metaverse for November 1, 2022.
The company’s metaverse is being designed to provide the highest resolution and most technically realistic experience possible today.
HoK has been steadily developing its metaverse assets to meet the significant demand expected over the next decade.
As recently reported in the Wall Street Journal, global annual business and consumer spending related to the metaverse could reach $5 trillion by 2030, according to a new report from consulting firm McKinsey and Co. E-commerce in the metaverse will comprise $2.0-2.6 trillion of the total, while virtual advertising efforts will account for another $144-206 billion.
The alpha release will introduce holders to the overall experience of the HoK metaverse, with the specific goals of testing simple features of each Pocket Dimension, exploring the environments, and testing multiplayer capabilities.
HoK has been developing 11 ultra-realistic environments including 10 original Pocket Dimension environments and one Genesis Moon environment, all created using Unreal Engine Five.
The alpha release plans to add more utility to every holder’s Web 3.0 metaverse experience. HoK Genesis members will also have access to their Genesis Moon environment.
The alpha release will give access to early versions of the following features.
- Private headline access
- Multiplayer lobby options
- Text chat capability
- Two player default avatars
- NPC hosts
- In-game minigames
- NFT interactions with image, video and text
- Different architectures e.g. HoK Lava Temple Gallery and Gutter Cat Gang Trap House
After the alpha release, HoK will collect user feedback to continue building additional features, with the goal of releasing fully featured Pocket Dimension to users in 2023 so they can start building their own virtual worlds.
About Pocket Dimension
The Pocket Dimension metaverse is a hyper-realistic digital world being built using the latest version of Unreal Engine to provide users with a superior virtual experience.
Pocket Dimensions features 10 different environments including Archipelago, Countryside, Dale, Dunes, Fjord, Marsh, Savanna, Tundra, Woodland, and Zen, as well as the aforementioned Genesis Moon environment exclusively for Genesis membership holders.
Each environment offers users various forms of utility including but not limited to hosting events with their community, integrating custom builds, and adding digital assets.
Pocket Dimension is a private space representing an area of approximately four acres where owners can visit, invite friends, display NFTs, create setups, collaborate with others, or facilitate experiences through various utilities and uses.
The packs provide their owners with additional exclusive benefits, such as being blockchain agnostic with extensive NFT (Polygon, Ethereum, etc.) compatibility, an extensive avatar system, a unique non-playable character housing system, and more. . Landowners will also have access to the broader set of public services HoK will develop over time.
Dorian Banks, CEO of Looking Glass Labs, said:
“As the metaverse and NFTs continue to experience rapid growth and adoption, it is important for HoK to make Pocket Dimension available to users as soon as possible. Early adopters who purchased Pocket Dimension are eager to start building their virtual spaces and establishing their presence in the metaverse.
“I believe future collaborations with well-known music, sports, and entertainment entities will be a catalyst for both the HoK metaverse and the broader metaverse ecosystem on a global scale.”
About Looking Glass Labs
Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Looking Glass Labs (LGL) is a Web 3.0 platform specializing in NFT architecture, immersive metaverse environments, game-to-win tokenization, and virtual asset royalty streams.
Its leading brand, House of Kibaa (HoK), designs and curates a next-generation metaverse for 3D assets, enabling functional art and collectibles to exist simultaneously in different NFT blockchain environments.
HoK has successfully launched digital assets to include GenZeroes, which sold out in just 37 minutes for total revenue to LGL of $4.5 million, plus a perpetual royalty stream of five percent on secondary market sales. HoK plans to release a hyper-realistic metaverse based on the latest version of the Unreal Engine in 2022.
