{"id":7726,"date":"2021-12-18T00:08:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T15:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=7726"},"modified":"2022-05-12T17:18:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T08:18:35","slug":"20211218-7726","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20211218-7726\/","title":{"rendered":"Unmetaverse is a free VR platform for loners with no friends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written by. Ryuki Ishii based on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20211217-186344\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>&nbsp;(original article&#8217;s publication date: 2021-12-17 18:50 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Japanese indie game developer Mito Memel launched their new social VR platform <em><strong>Unmetaverse<\/strong><\/em> on Steam. The game is free to download but only supports Japanese. It requires HTC Vive, Oculus Rift (Rift S), or Valve Index to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Unmetaverse\u30c8\u30ec\u30fc\u30e9\u30fc \u685c\u65e5\u548cVer.\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r6-pwzJ5bTM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Unmetaverse<\/em> is a VR platform for \u201cpeople who have no friends.\u201d It does away with the voice chat and text chat features that have been essential in previous VR platforms. Gestures are the only means of communication here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It moves away from the industry standards that have been established by <em>VRChat<\/em> and other platforms and provides a loner-friendly experience. Everything is tailored to be experienced alone, so you don\u2019t have to ask others for help. Build houses, cultivate land, develop your village, and just explore the virtual world alone.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211217-186344-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211217-186344-001.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211217-186344-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211217-186344-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211217-186344-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211217-186344-001-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211217-186344-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211217-186344-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211217-186344-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211217-186344-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211217-186344-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The map is 10 km x 10 km in size, and everyone shares the same world, so unlike existing VR platforms that have friends-only private rooms, you don\u2019t have to hesitate before entering a room. \u201cYou don&#8217;t have to be a creator or an influencer in this world. Everyone is equally a pioneer here.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211217-186344-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211217-186344-002.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211217-186344-002-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211217-186344-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211217-186344-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211217-186344-002-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211217-186344-002-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211217-186344-002-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211217-186344-002-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211217-186344-002-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211217-186344-002-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Unmetaverse<\/em> initially launched on <a href=\"https:\/\/booth.pm\/ja\/items\/3357398\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BOOTH<\/a> as an Early Access title. The fully released version on Steam adds a horse racing feature where you can build stables, train your horses, and participate in races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The developer, Mito Memel, is an ex-FromSoftware employee who worked for the company until 2017. Memel worked on designing, implementing, and operating game servers for the <em>Dark Souls<\/em> series. They are currently working in the field of VR research and development. Last year, Memel created and distributed a VRM of the Shift_JIS art Kum\u0101.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30af\u30de\u30fc\u30a2\u30d0\u30bf\u30fc\u3092VRoid Hub\u3067\u516c\u958b\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff01\uff01\uff01\u597d\u304d\u306b\u4f7f\u3063\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\uff01\uff01\uff01<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HBN83JHOpo\">https:\/\/t.co\/HBN83JHOpo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VRoidHub?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VRoidHub<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%97%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30d0\u30fc\u30c1\u30e3\u30eb\u30e2\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u30ad\u30e3\u30d7\u30c1\u30e3\u30fc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BeatSaber?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BeatSaber<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4Gs163aQJJ\">pic.twitter.com\/4Gs163aQJJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mito Memel (@mito_memel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mito_memel\/status\/1240462594588045312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Unmetaverse<\/em> is currently available on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1834340\/Unmetaverse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a> for free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unmetaverse is a free VR platform on Steam for loners with no friends. 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