Party.Space CEO says that his vision for the metaverse is a network of smaller microverses.
Yurii Filipchuk, CEO of the virtual party platform Party.Space, shared his vision of the metaverse, saying that the focus should be on niche microverse experiences instead.
According to Filipchuk, instead of focusing on building one massive metaverse land to sell off that they can sell chunks of later, Web3 creators should redirect their efforts towards “exploring the best way to interact online.”
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His vision builds from the ground up — online communities create their own microverses, which then connect into the single shared network of a metaverse.
The Party.Space virtual platform was launched in 2020 as a platform. Its idea was to gamify video chats and meetings. The company currently hosts 3D virtual spaces for parties and corporate celebrations, offering built-in games and activities.
In November 2021, Party.Space launched the Doge Temple. This virtual space, developed by Filipchuk, was created for the fans of the Doge meme.
The Doge Temple was the virtual location for the Golden Kitty Awards afterparty. Filipchuk’s microverse project was among the nominees in the Product Demo video category, finishing as the semi-finalist.
Speaking to a news outlet, Filipchuk discussed the role COVID-19 played in the development of microverses. While apps like Zoom or Slack had a massive impact on our professional and personal lives, there was an interest in developing something more interactive.
Filipchuk believes that virtual events aren’t just convenient, but also can be more fun “than just speaking over Zoom.” For him, the microverse is an exploration of a brand new way to communicate.
We want to build Microverse experiences and want people to be able to travel between them to pick the Microverse that fits their vibe best.
In November 2021, the Doge Temple Medium page posted an opinion piece on metaverse vs. microverse. The author describes an online community as “a decentralized group of people gathered around a particular idea or interest.” Communities come together in their own small spaces, which would create a microverse.
It is virtually impossible to create a one-size-fits-all online land in terms of both visuals and functionality. The more realistic option would be to create a series of Microverses around existing communities and then use blockchain to connect them
A system of networks made up of smaller-scale microverses can come together and form a larger network that will then become a metaverse, the Doge Temple blog post states.
