MetaPress

We’re excited to share a new feature in MetaPress: Points of Interest. This addition allows world builders to set up key locations within their immersive websites, making it easier for visitors to navigate and explore selected content.

With Points of Interest, you can guide your audience directly to the most important parts of your 3D experience, enhancing both usability and engagement.

Add IntelliWeave AI into the mix and it takes the experience another level. If you would like more info on this please make contact with us.

METAverse

𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗯?

The term “metaverse” often brings to mind images of game-like or surreal experiences. From our discussions with potential clients, this is one of the most common perceptions. However, 3D immersive experiences do not need to look or feel like a game.

At MetaPress, we aim to provide immersive 3D websites that reflect a company’s brand positioning similarly to a traditional website. Our goal is to create an engaging and realistic representation of your brand in the 3D environment.

We’ve created a short video to demonstrate how shifting the focus from cartoony avatars to content in a 3D immersive site can change the visitor’s perception. By adding some AI to the mix, we further eliminate the need for a “gamer” background to navigate and appreciate these immersive experiences.

We have updated our website to better reflect what MetaPress offers. https://metapress.dev

I would love to hear any feedback you may have.

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝘂𝗻
One of our developers decided to play around with ’s awesome wiggle bone library for three.js and integrated it into our avatar system. The result? Some super cool cape physics that turned our default Avatar into a Superhero! 🦸‍♂️✨ Plus, keep an eye out for Bloony making a cameo at the end of the video. Here is the link to the wiggle bone library https://t.co/BngC8VQTIU and here is the link to the MetaPress plugin code https://github.com/MetaPressDev/metapress-plugin-wiggle

We’re excited to share one of our own use cases for MetaPress. Our team has been using MetaPress for all our stand-up meetings and it’s a lot more fun than the standard video or voice call! Since we also use Slack, we thought, why not combine the two? So, we developed a MetaPress Slack Bot to make it easy for others to do the same.

Check out this short video to see how it works!

Currently, MetaPress Stand-up! doesn’t offer customisation options. However, if there’s enough interest, we’ll definitely work on adding those features and apply to have it listed in the Slack App Directory. In the meantime, if you want a customised experience, you can point the bot to a website with MetaPress installed.

The best part? It’s entirely free to use. You can install and uninstall it with ease. Simply pass the link below to your Slack administrator and get started. We’d love to hear your feedback, so please let us know what you think!



https://metapress.dev/install/slack

The Africa Tech Week metaverse is now live, featuring the exhibition and conference areas! Dive into our MetaPress exhibit by watching this short video on how to access it from the event’s homepage. Note the green button on the home page.

👣 Once inside, turn left at the entrance to explore. Can’t wait to connect with you there! MetaPress and AI demos to be seen.

Africa Tech Week

Unlocking New Avenues for Indie Artists: Discover Beat Bunker World

Exciting news for indie musicians and fans alike! We're thrilled to introduce Beat Bunker World in MetaPress, a virtual space designed specifically for indie artists to connect with fans and debut new music.

Experience the exclusive pre-release of "Drag Me Along" by An Awkward Social only in Beat Bunker World. Officially launching on all platforms on April 29, 2024, this track is the first single from the artist's anticipated upcoming EP.

A critic describes the song as a journey through "high energy and introspective reflection," capturing "the complexities of human emotion" in a way that "resonates on both an emotional and visceral level."

Join us in Beat Bunker World to get an early taste of what's to come and explore how this virtual platform can amplify your next music release. For indie artists looking to break the mould and engage with audiences in a novel way, Beat Bunker World offers an unparalleled opportunity.

Pop in to experience it. https://anawkwardsocial.com

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀

Elevate your expo experience from physical to digital with The Expo Template. This innovative tool allows your audience to immerse themselves in your expo stand, exploring products and services from anywhere in the world. It seamlessly integrates into your website, offering an interactive and engaging virtual experience for visitors and clients who can't attend in person.
Ideal for showcasing products, exhibitions, and more, The Expo Template extends your reach and enhances engagement, ensuring no one misses out on what you have to offer.

Need something more customized? Get in touch to learn how we can tailor The Expo Template to fit your unique needs, creating a memorable virtual expo that perfectly aligns with your brand.

Let's connect and bring your event to the digital forefront.

metapress.dev

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿: 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘀

Meet the newest innovative addition to MetaPress: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿. This tool is designed to tackle the challenge of engaging visitor experiences in virtual worlds. It allows for the activation of animations, audio, and pop-ups through proximity or click interactions, without needing to code. This opens up a world of possibilities for anyone looking to enhance their digital environments, making them more interactive and inviting.

Our latest video showcases practical examples of what the Action Scripter can do, from bringing a baby rhino model to life as you click it to activating a solar system model with a click. These experiences, combined with custom plugins, demonstrate the versatility and potential for creativity. (Don't forget to turn on the audio when watching this video)

We extend our thanks to the creators on Sketchfab.com whose models feature in our demonstrations: kenchoo (Baby Rhino), reddification (Magical gyroscope), Tycho Magnetic Anomaly (Cosmic Cell), Smoggybeard (Solar System Model (Orrery)), Alexei Ostapenko (Fox), Duznot (You are now entering...), AtskaHeart (Grandma's TV), KIFIR (Old Gramophone), JeppeHove-Nyborg (DAE - RustAirborn), and Kevin Van Zanten.

With the MetaPress Action Scripter, enhancing your virtual worlds for a more interactive and immersive visitor experience is now within reach. Be sure to contact us if you need assistance with your virtual world.