VRChat NFT Avatars

[@AltVR_YouTube]

Let me be clear: VRChat does not have any integration whatsoever with the Ethereum blockchain. This means that having your avatar as an NFT will not change anything within the confines of VRChat. It can still be copied, cloned, or whatever, and within VRChat there is no way of verifying that you are the owner. In other words, it won't have any consequences, and what I mention in the introduction is rather the potential of this kind of technology, not how it is today.

[@AltVR_YouTube]

Hey all! I would love to hear your perspectives on NFTs in VRChat and related social VR apps below! Here's the NFT I created: bit.ly/3E2aTtw Also: I'm sorry about the audio quality of the tutorial, please let me know if it's truly terrible and I should do a re-upload! Looking forward to see what you're all creating! Have a great day :)

[@Silent_VJ]

I love the idea, it has been talked about for a long time, the only problem is to create a way to keep it safe from avatar rippers. Another idea that has been talked about and not yet created or implemented, how could one encrypt an avatar using only what we have access to today with VRc without using modded clients.

[@AltVR_YouTube]

yeah I agree definitely

[@naderbenmessaoud8551]

Great stuff - how do you build the cognitive function of the avatar? Tried GPT3?

[@AltVR_YouTube]

Dude! I am literally working on that right now lol

[@naderbenmessaoud8551]

Awesome! So basically unity has integration option with OpenAI?

[@AltVR_YouTube]

@@naderbenmessaoud8551 i use this wrapper: github.com/hexthedev/OpenAi-Api-Unity

[@zeelaxmusic]

can you make a tutorial on how to link the the head OBJ to the mixamo body?

[@AltVR_YouTube]

I basically just moved it there and exported the model!

[@infinitemilieu3356]

Very good vid. Subscribed !

[@alwaysyouramanda]

Ahh! So cool! I would like to have proof of ownership of an avatar I might pour (easily) 100 hours into creating and customizing. The offhand chance of making a living making avatars without needing a huge following-? Mind blowing.

[@alwaysyouramanda]

I just made my first fully from scratch avi for a friend ^^ I’m only about 20 hours deep but I plan to keep upgrading it as I know I’m a noob and I really want them to love their finished product. They offered to pay for 10hours ❤️❤️❤️ I just had my first payday Friday ^^ and BEST OF ALL I’ve discovered that I CAN DO IT! If I can, anyone can.

[@AltVR_YouTube]

Hey congratulations :) That's awesome. One can also do it through cheaper blockchains than ETH!

[@adrianagoldenberg4862]

Great video! Your avatar has two right feet :D Super cool workaround though. Can you upload this into any other platforms other than VRChat?

[@AltVR_YouTube]

Hahah yeah, hands too 😂 I haven’t tried yet really but I would guess so!

[@NexLegacyAccount]

Do you have any information on how one would upload an interactive asset NFT for use in virtual worlds? I have an idea for a set of interactive items that would need to be touch activated, so basically a 3D asset with internally coded mechanics. Would it be possible to mint something like that as an NFT?

[@AltVR_YouTube]

For this to actually be useful, VRChat would have to integrate a login through, or linking your account, to Ethereum, and through this, show that the avatar is verified as yours on the blockchain. This is quite a grand project, so exactly how it would be realized technologically is work in itself and I don't have a precise answer. For instance now, if I use this in VRChat and someone else clones my avatar, there is no difference except that I would have the capability to show (outside of VR) that I own it on the blockchain, and it would only truly be useful if this would be solved inside of VRChat itself. To be more direct in your question if it is possible to mint an interactive NFT: right now, through an easy solution on OpenSea, the answer is no, it is not possible (unless glbs can be interactive which I don't think they can)

[@NexLegacyAccount]

@@AltVR_KZbin Thank you for the response. I've seen that it's possible to link an external file download to NFTs on Opensea, which might have something to it. The assets don't necessarily have to be for VRChat. I've also considered Decentraland or any other metaverse space that has a market and semi-realism to it.

[@rshawninc]

How would we add or rig up the avatar to have face and eye tracking as well? Would it be possible to give the avatar 3d internal organs and teeth if you had CT or other digital 3d exams and convert them to be used in the avatar? maybe also detail the avatar to have irl measurements for shoes/ clothes fitting. I feel like these things layered on the avatar would make it something you'd want to use and keep up with and also give value to companies or others that would want to buy that data, and also secure ownership as well

[@AltVR_YouTube]

Yeah, I agree, such an expansion would be great. I'll be honest with you and say that I don't know how to do this yet! But there's a ton of tutorials out there, if you're into the anime style, I'd recommend checking out Phia's tutorials.

[@philiphuang3275]

great video! I have a question for this golden nft. After I buy it from opensea, do I get the 3d customizable model you created? On opensea, what I get is really just an address on chain. How can I get the source file? thanks

[@AltVR_YouTube]

Great question. In short, right now the metadata is not freezed (it is editable), but I will change this. Then the metadata that is written to the blockchain would include a link to the file itself. This is still the case to some extent: for instance, I was able to download it right now by just deconstructing the OpenSea source code to get the hosting URL personally. I do not know whether you mean the general process of gaining access to files that has NFTs or thinking of this one in particular. Of course if you were to buy this one in particular, I would also send you the link to download it, but the metadata should contain this once it's frozen in the minting.

[@EugeneCapon]

Hey! There was a lot of great information here. Unless I misunderstood, I feel like the video is misleading. You showed how to make an Avatar into an NFT and how to put the same avatar onto VRchat. These are two separate things. How do you have the NFT access the avatar in VRchat only upon ownership then have it remove once the avatar is sold?

[@AltVR_YouTube]

Hey! This is a lot of more of a "I wish this was actually available in VRChat" video because it has the potential to solve a lot of things, so you're very right, this has absolutely no true function as VRChat is not integrated to the blockchain.

[@EugeneCapon]

@@AltVR_KZbin You could have made the Avatar unlockable content form the NFT. There is also a Unity 3D/metamask connection you could have used as well which has been out for months now.

[@AltVR_YouTube]

@@EugeneCapon Wait, what? So I could theoretically allow for people to log in through MetaMask in VRChat? Could you please elaborate because this would be very interesting

[@EugeneCapon]

@@AltVR_KZbin Its a meta mask token validation system that currently works as the opening scene on Unity3D projects. Theres an SDK available. You could retool it to be a validation tool for access to certain NFTs... In theory.

[@AltVR_YouTube]

@@EugeneCapon Thanks. I'll try to look into it

[@puggystyle9880]

are you doing that on macbook or pc?

[@AltVR_YouTube]

This was on Windows I think... Why do you ask?

[@pyu_ru]

Great Idea

[@AltVR_YouTube]

thanks for commenting!

[@LandRiders7th]

Maybe I can turn my avatar into an NFT [8.0]

[@nateiversen5113]

It looks like you only minted the static 3d model, not an actual rigged avatar, no?

[@AltVR_YouTube]

Yep :p unfortunately, they only supported glbs which mixamo did not

[@umbretheumbreon5166]

This has to be satire lmfaoooo There's no way that this is serious and not a joke 💀

[@AltVR_YouTube]

Well, I am at least able to realize the futility 😅

[@wavebend1474]

Your uploads have really slowed :(

[@AltVR_YouTube]

Aww I know all to well my friend :( It’s nice to hear that they’re missed at least! I’m in the last months of doing my PhD, a lot of stuff going on, but the plan definitely is to keep it up. New video coming today and have another one ready, both «larger» vids! Thanks for commenting ❤️

[@Motscoud]

Just a reminder to say that I hate this. Hope this gets ripped.

[@AltVR_YouTube]

I hope so too! This is, of course, meaningless until social VR spaces adopt blockchain integrations for verifying avatar ownership.

[@Motscoud]

@@AltVR_KZbin Which won't happen, and is an incredibly wasteful and stupid idea. I'm an avatar creator in NEOS and VRChat, and the idea of having to mint every avatar, have them checked against a blockchain that is incredibly un-environmentally friendly, is just something I can't support. If any major platform ever decided to implement such a poor idea, I will boycott in kind by removing **all** of my public avatars. NFTs are a gimmick.

[@AltVR_YouTube]

@@Motscoud Well, minting can be easy peasy and doesn't have to be done on Ethereum (which will be environmentally friendly soon enough). Minting as well as checking could be seamlessly integrated not constituting any extra levels to go through. Not saying it will happen tomorrow, and it will take a long time before people see the value of NFTs beyond them being a gimmick, but I would be in support for it as an option and think it could be positive for the VR community, especially avatar creators who do it for a living

[@Motscoud]

@@AltVR_KZbin As someone who takes avatar commissions, I'll wait and see. I'm interested in how NEOS will set up item ownership.

[@alwaysyouramanda]

I can see the art world taking an interest in the future. Anyone can print out a Pokémon card but people still pay big money for a minted Charizard. A 100 year old avatar in 2121 might fetch a pretty penny. Collectors, man.