Anyone Can Create Their Own Metaverse For Free!
HIKKY (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Yasushi Funakoshi; hereinafter "HIKKY") has released its Web metaverse development engine, "Vket Cloud," to the general public and will begin offering the service on April 20, 2023.
Until now, a beta version of Vket Cloud has been provided to testers, but from April 20, anyone, both individuals and companies, will be able to use Vket Cloud to create Web metaverses that can be accessed simply by clicking on a URL. In addition, Vket Cloud now also includes a trial linkage function with ChatGPT, an automatic text generation AI, and enables users to set up AI avatars that can communicate using ChatGPT.
Vket Cloud Official Site: https://cloud.vket.comVket
Cloud Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/VketCloud
Vket Cloud Official Site: https://cloud.vket.comVket
Cloud Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/VketCloud
Background of Vket Cloud General Service Launch
Vket Cloud is a metaverse development engine that enables the development of more expressive content in a new form of "web metaverse”.
What could previously only be expressed in 2D can now be done in 3D, increasing the range of expression and immersion, and making it possible to provide near-realistic experiences. Users will be able to enter the space as avatars, talk freely with people next to them, and watch exhibitions and shows together, creating experiences and new encounters that could not be realized with 2D websites.
HIKKY has already provided contents such as "Virtual Akiba World (https://jrakiba.vketcloud.com/VAW/)" using Vket Cloud. Cloud is now available to the general public so that more and more people can create such content.
Just as the Internet has expanded through the construction of various websites, we aim to make the metaverse more accessible to everyone by creating a metaverse space that can be easily accessed with Vket Cloud.
What could previously only be expressed in 2D can now be done in 3D, increasing the range of expression and immersion, and making it possible to provide near-realistic experiences. Users will be able to enter the space as avatars, talk freely with people next to them, and watch exhibitions and shows together, creating experiences and new encounters that could not be realized with 2D websites.
HIKKY has already provided contents such as "Virtual Akiba World (https://jrakiba.vketcloud.com/VAW/)" using Vket Cloud. Cloud is now available to the general public so that more and more people can create such content.
Just as the Internet has expanded through the construction of various websites, we aim to make the metaverse more accessible to everyone by creating a metaverse space that can be easily accessed with Vket Cloud.
What you can do with Vket Cloud general service offerings
・FREE of charge
We offer a free plan that anyone can use for free. After registering an ID from the official website, download the Vket Cloud SDK (a development kit that allows you to create virtual spaces using Vket Cloud from your own PC) and import it into Unity to create your own metaverse. You can create several universes with one ID.
・Commercial use available
Metaverse created using Vket Cloud can be used for commercial purposes related to your (your company's) services, regardless of whether you are an individual or a corporation. For example, you can freely use it to post links on social networking services, place 3D models you created and direct people to external sales sites, or invite people to introduce your services or hold events.*If you want to propose a service using Vket Cloud to a third party other than yourself (your company), please contact us.・Ability to implement scripted content
Vket Cloud is a development engine that can create beautiful spaces with a rendering performance of more than 1 million polygons even though it is on a Web browser, and now it will be possible to create mini-games and other contents using original scripts based on C#. This will enable the implementation of content that will allow users to enjoy the Metaverse more than just setting up exhibits.
We offer a free plan that anyone can use for free. After registering an ID from the official website, download the Vket Cloud SDK (a development kit that allows you to create virtual spaces using Vket Cloud from your own PC) and import it into Unity to create your own metaverse. You can create several universes with one ID.
・Commercial use available
Metaverse created using Vket Cloud can be used for commercial purposes related to your (your company's) services, regardless of whether you are an individual or a corporation. For example, you can freely use it to post links on social networking services, place 3D models you created and direct people to external sales sites, or invite people to introduce your services or hold events.*If you want to propose a service using Vket Cloud to a third party other than yourself (your company), please contact us.・Ability to implement scripted content
Vket Cloud is a development engine that can create beautiful spaces with a rendering performance of more than 1 million polygons even though it is on a Web browser, and now it will be possible to create mini-games and other contents using original scripts based on C#. This will enable the implementation of content that will allow users to enjoy the Metaverse more than just setting up exhibits.
・Ability to implement scripted content
Vket Cloud is a development engine that can create beautiful spaces with a rendering performance of more than 1 million polygons even though it is on a Web browser, and now it will be possible to create mini-games and other contents using original scripts based on C#. This will enable the implementation of content that will allow users to enjoy the Metaverse more than just setting up exhibits.
Vket Cloud is a development engine that can create beautiful spaces with a rendering performance of more than 1 million polygons even though it is on a Web browser, and now it will be possible to create mini-games and other contents using original scripts based on C#. This will enable the implementation of content that will allow users to enjoy the Metaverse more than just setting up exhibits.
・You can have your own website dedicated to your work
When you create a world on Vket Cloud, you can create a website that lists the worlds you have created. Just like blogs and homepages in the past, a website listing the worlds you have created can be used to advertise your portfolio and activities, and you can spread the information around by simply sharing the URL.
When you create a world on Vket Cloud, you can create a website that lists the worlds you have created. Just like blogs and homepages in the past, a website listing the worlds you have created can be used to advertise your portfolio and activities, and you can spread the information around by simply sharing the URL.
・Production World is posted in My Vket
Worlds created with Vket Cloud will also be listed in "My Vket," a metaverse service operated by HIKKY, and with a lead from My Vket, My Vket users may visit the world you have created on a whim.
Worlds created with Vket Cloud will also be listed in "My Vket," a metaverse service operated by HIKKY, and with a lead from My Vket, My Vket users may visit the world you have created on a whim.
・Various contents can be created with ChatGPT
Vket Cloud has introduced on a trial basis an integration function with ChatGPT, an automatic text generation AI, which allows users to place AI avatars for text chatting via ChatGPT. In the future, users will be able to set up their own prompts to have voice conversations with AI avatars that move freely within the space, thereby expanding various possibilities of linking AI and the metaverse.
Vket Cloud has introduced on a trial basis an integration function with ChatGPT, an automatic text generation AI, which allows users to place AI avatars for text chatting via ChatGPT. In the future, users will be able to set up their own prompts to have voice conversations with AI avatars that move freely within the space, thereby expanding various possibilities of linking AI and the metaverse.
Future plans for development
Vket Cloud will continue to implement new features such as the use of unique URLs, integration with external APIs, and payment within the metaverse so that it can be used in more diverse cases. Some of these features will be offered as paid plans.
Please use the form below to contact us regarding metaverse production and the use of Vket Cloud.
https://www.hikky.co.jp/contact?type=service&category=company
HIKKY will continue to add more features and possibilities to Vket Cloud and contribute to the development of the metaverse. We look forward to your continued support.
Vket Cloud Book Release Commemorative YouTube Live
[Date & Time] Thursday, April 20, 2023 8:00 p.m JST
[Appearance]
Mikae Sawae (COO/CQO, HIKKY)
Ichida (HIKKY)
Ringo Kujo (Guest)
[Live URL] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogJkHQYeNBw
https://www.hikky.co.jp/contact?type=service&category=company
HIKKY will continue to add more features and possibilities to Vket Cloud and contribute to the development of the metaverse. We look forward to your continued support.
Vket Cloud Book Release Commemorative YouTube Live
[Date & Time] Thursday, April 20, 2023 8:00 p.m JST
[Appearance]
Mikae Sawae (COO/CQO, HIKKY)
Ichida (HIKKY)
Ringo Kujo (Guest)
[Live URL] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogJkHQYeNBw
Daily study sessions in the official discord
Study sessions where detailed explanations are given on how to install the Vket Cloud SDK and how to create worlds will be held daily in the official discord from Friday 21 April to Friday 28 April.
For more information, please join the official discord below.
Official Vket Cloud discord: https://discord.gg/cwvybpskmE
Study sessions where detailed explanations are given on how to install the Vket Cloud SDK and how to create worlds will be held daily in the official discord from Friday 21 April to Friday 28 April.
For more information, please join the official discord below.
Official Vket Cloud discord: https://discord.gg/cwvybpskmE
About VR firm HIKKY
-Create a world where the value of creativity is widely recognized-HIKKY Co., Ltd. is a VR firm that creates an open metaverse where anyone can create and access freely. With notable creators who lead the industry as our members, HIKKY provides VR services such as highly unique Metaverse solutions including Vket Cloud, plan and operate Metaverse events, and provide consulting services that support business entry into the VR/AR field. HIKKY aims to develop the living, economic, and cultural spheres of the virtual world and create a society where all creative people can live more freely and abundantly.
The world’s largest VR event, Virtual Market, hosted by HIKKY has acquired a Guinness World Record™ in 2021. In addition, HIKKY won first place in the marketing category of the “AIXR International VR AWARDS” and the highest award in Japan’s “XR CREATIVE AWARD 2020.”
CEO: Yasushi Funakoshi
Headquarters: 4F, Mitomi Building, 1-20-22 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013, Japan
Established: May 1, 2018
URL：https://www.hikky.co.jp/
For media enquiries regarding this news, please contact us.
HIKKY Public relations: Matsuzawa, Ikura, Hioki, ChyadoSensei
E-mail address: pr@vrhikky.com
For interviews: https://www.hikky.co.jp/contact?type=media&category=company
-Create a world where the value of creativity is widely recognized-HIKKY Co., Ltd. is a VR firm that creates an open metaverse where anyone can create and access freely. With notable creators who lead the industry as our members, HIKKY provides VR services such as highly unique Metaverse solutions including Vket Cloud, plan and operate Metaverse events, and provide consulting services that support business entry into the VR/AR field. HIKKY aims to develop the living, economic, and cultural spheres of the virtual world and create a society where all creative people can live more freely and abundantly.
The world’s largest VR event, Virtual Market, hosted by HIKKY has acquired a Guinness World Record™ in 2021. In addition, HIKKY won first place in the marketing category of the “AIXR International VR AWARDS” and the highest award in Japan’s “XR CREATIVE AWARD 2020.”
CEO: Yasushi Funakoshi
Headquarters: 4F, Mitomi Building, 1-20-22 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013, Japan
Established: May 1, 2018
URL：https://www.hikky.co.jp/
For media enquiries regarding this news, please contact us.
HIKKY Public relations: Matsuzawa, Ikura, Hioki, ChyadoSensei
E-mail address: pr@vrhikky.com
For interviews: https://www.hikky.co.jp/contact?type=media&category=company
