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The Virtual Worlds Museum just launched a Kickstarter to expand what's already the most comprehensive — and now award-winning — online resource for information on virtual worlds (in my somewhat biased opinion) into a full-fledged immersive experience and live community hub:

Visitors can interact with immersive, browser-accessible exhibits and experience WebXR and interoperable worlds from their devices on Arrival. Space. Paid tours will provide in-depth insights into milestones, from early web experiments to immersive environments.

You’ll also join MetaTr@versal portal crawls, where avatars explore interconnected worlds through portals. These unique events redefine what it means to travel across digital realms.

Much more here. The top supporter tier, for $9999, is actually quite a bargain for companies and brands to consider:

Collaborate with the Virtual Worlds Museum™ team to create a customizable 3D world in Arrival. Space featuring your product or service. Work closely with our expert 3D artists and receive pro-level consulting throughout the process.

I've been involved in projects like this in multiple virtual worlds, and the cost is usually more like $20,000-50,000.

Here's some examples of branded experiences in Arrival.Space, via VWM founder Julian Reyes:

"The Gaussian Splat global community is growing exponentially. Users are leaning into tech like Scaniverse to create elaborate 3D scans and showcase them in Arrival Space." (See above.)

Public voting for the #SplatOfTheYear at #ThePolys is open https://t.co/B81XzIRy5c to be presented by @hughhoufilm on February 23 at the cermony hosted by @juliesmithso @arrival_space_ @LKGGlass @3lbXr @CesiumJS @engage_xr pic.twitter.com/PErLGNbhcQ

— The Polys – Immersive Awards (@webxrawards) January 21, 2025

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"Another example: Ben Erwin and his team are hosting the #SplatOfTheYear at The Polys Award." (Video of that above.) Also, our team could create an extensive gallery for a brand or timeline of their products, using images, video, 3D assets, or animations." That could include a product launch, a 3D social space for brands to host events.

More here on the Kickstarter, and more on the latest news from VRM here.

Disclosure: VRM was a previously sponsoring partner of New World Notes last year.