Geneva, Switzerland, July 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mat3 today announced early details of metaverse VERTIKAL, a 115-level pentagonal skyscraper celebrating digital art, life and culture, soaring 555 feet above Umpire Rock in Central Park, New York York . VERTICAL is set to be the tallest metaverse in the world and coincidentally the tallest building in the world.
VERTIKAL is an exclusive, limited offer, Metaverse with private rooms and community levels for blue chip NFT collectors, NFT and digital artists and metaverse organizations dedicated to digital arts and culture. Monkeys, Punks, Zukis, Birds and other blue chip NFT holders are now joining VERTIKAL to take their collections to a new dimension.
“NFT collections can currently be seen either via small crypto wallets, online marketplaces or complicated to set up 3D rooms with disappointing community elements,” said co-founder JP Dumas. “The growing need for a metaverse with proper experiential potential is supported by collectors’ lack of engagement with their acquisitions. NFTs and digital art need to be shared, curated, bent and enjoyed. We bring the curatorial excitement of the IRL art world to the metaverse.”
VERTIKAL is purpose-built to showcase and curate digital art and NFTs both in private spaces and communal levels that are crucial for community engagement. With over 50% of the space dedicated to the community, residents and visitors will enjoy a multitude of public, multi-functional spaces, including the VERTICAL Dome, Observatory, Party Gardens, Ice Rink and even a beach with an infinity waterfall. These will be home to an immersive program of events, public art commissions, artist residencies, cocktails and galas. Both real and metaverse figures will be placed in the central role of the curatorial process, with an early line-up to be announced before launch.
Having a community first approach is central to VERTIKAL. The project is built as a community of communities with each level run as a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO). Residents at each level will be free to vote on the development of their central plaza with their own art and event programming.
“The current state of the metaverse often means running past empty lots, getting trapped in poorly designed buildings, and walking into rooms with no purpose. It’s annoying and doesn’t do digital art and NFT justice,” said co-founder Louis Paschoud. “The intuitive, The community-first design of VERTIKAL cultivates a sense of belonging and draws inspiration from art masters, legendary architects, renowned urban planners and visionary art centers around the world.”
The selection of New York is a tribute to the city’s thriving art world in the real world as well as its NFT scene. Central Park was specifically chosen for its proximity to Museum Mile, one of the largest concentrations of culture in the Western Hemisphere that houses the Guggenheim, The Met, MoMA and more.
The launch of VERTIKAL is planned for 2022 with the celebration to be marked with opening events, concerts and real events around the world.
Private White List spaces are available during the first round of pre-sales starting in June 2022 with five configurations to choose from, which include Sky Mansions, Tycoon Pads, Penthouses, Lofts and Hives that vary in size, layout, amenities, height, and their view of the Manhattan skyline.
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ABOUT VERTICAL
VERTIKAL is a purpose-built, community-driven, 115-story metaverse celebrating digital art, NFT, life and culture – floating 555 feet above Umpire Rock in Central Park, New York.
For more information, visit vertikal.art or our Medium page medium.com/@vertikal
- VERTICAL is the highest metaverse in the world celebrating digital art, life and culture and its artists. VERTICAL floats 555 feet above Central Park in New York, is 1.6 miles high and offers the best views in the city
- Exclusive metaverse room where blue chip NFT collectors get devices to show off their personal collections
- Comprised of spaces of various sizes that help NFT and digital art artists to curate and display their art in galleries
- Public levels include museums, skating rink, beach with infinity waterfall, forests are central to the many communities in the project and include places to meet, share and exchange about PFP and other NFT projects, life, art and culture
- VERTIKAL provides tools that help artists and collectors create, trade and display NFTs for free and develops a program of digital art exhibits, exhibitions and competitions, as well as a million USD art fund for the purchase of NFTs and digital art
Press inquiries:
JP Dumas
jp (at) vertical.art
Geneva, Switzerland
Unit reservation requests:
Europe, the Middle East and Africa: [email protected]
America: americas (at) vertical.art
Asia Pacific: apac (at) vertical.art
