- Yuga Labs premiered its Otherside metaverse over the weekend
- 4,300 Otherdeed NFT holders got to spend some time exploring the Bored Ape metaverse
- The response was overwhelmingly positive
Fans of Yuga Lab’s Bored Ape franchise got their first look at the Otherside, the metaverse that will be home to the various incarnations of the franchise, this weekend, and the response was summed up in one word – wow. 4,300 Otherdeed NFT holders, named ‘Voyagers’ for the trip, were allowed a sneak preview of ‘the swamp’ over the weekend as Yuga Labs tested the software and gave the lucky few an insight, and it’s fair to say that those who made the trip to the Otherside were impressed with what they saw.
Otherside Demo Wows Voyagers
Saturday’s First Trip Tech Demo, which is the first of a number Yuga Labs will run, is a way of getting fans excited about what is to come when the game launches fully, but also affords them crucial user feedback. Co-founder Wylie Aronow posted a tweet thead the day before the preview summarising what the company hoped to achieve:
Excited for tomorrow.
The First Trip Tech Demo is the first of many demo events we’ll share with the community as we co-develop the Otherside platform together. 🧵
— GordonGoner.eth (@GordonGoner) July 15, 2022
The reaction was overwhelmingly positive, with many immediately falling for the design and breadth of the Otherside:
This is wildly impressive @OthersideMeta @theOtherGuild #Otherdeed pic.twitter.com/7FnpYILVrF
— Modest (@Modest_Dreams) July 16, 2022
Did anyone try zooming in and out while in the @OthersideMeta?
The quality is absolutely insane, especially for a browser based game. pic.twitter.com/knpKRCykf6
— hotlneblng.eth🍌 (@hotlneblng_) July 16, 2022
THANK YOU to everyone who came out to experience the First Trip.
Diving down the portal into the Otherside with thousands of you was incredible. We’re so stoked to co-develop the metaverse with you. https://t.co/CQWZowt51U
— Garga.eth (@CryptoGarga) July 16, 2022
There is no slated release date for the full Otherside metaverse, but there will be various phases which Voyagers will test to inform developers of any changes/fixes that need to be implemented along the way.
When it does launch however, it has the potential to be the first metaverse project that can genuinely compete with existing video games.
