Written by Marc Demar As someone who has called Somnium Space home since the early days, I’m always on the lookout for experiences that capture what makes this platform special: breathtaking scale, genuine immersion, and that spark of creator-driven magic. Orbitfall, a new minigame by Shodah, delivers all of that and more. It’s a compact…
Written by Marc Demar Step through the heavy wooden door and you are instantly transported into the private sanctum of a long-forgotten scholar of the arcane arts. “Alchemist Home,” is one of those rare experiences that feels less like a virtual space and more like a living, breathing workshop lifted straight from the pages of…
Written by Marc Demar The number of worlds in Somnium Space is growing at a rapid pace. We’d love to visit and write about every single one, but the sheer volume makes it an increasingly daunting task. If you truly want to understand them, the best approach is to dive into Somnium Space yourself and…
Written by Marc Demar I’ll be honest. I immersed into Highlands expecting another pretty VR nature walk. What I got was the kind of place that makes you forget you’re even wearing a headset. The second I spawned, I was standing knee-deep in the most gorgeous turquoise river I’ve seen in any Somnium world. The…
The newly launched Furry Chillout HD in Somnium Space stands out as a heartfelt dedication to one of the platform’s fastest-growing groups: furries. Created as a dedicated hangout space, this experience is explicitly inspired by and serves as an homage to Lt. Shadow’s iconic work (think cozy, atmospheric furry hideouts that have long been fan…
At Somnium Times, we’re endlessly passionate about venturing into the vast array of user-created worlds that make Somnium Space so extraordinary. Today, we plunged headfirst into a blazing inferno: Lava World, uploaded by TinFoilHat. This creation stands as a great example of the power of minimalist design paired with profound atmospheric immersion. It’s a super-striking…
Written by Marc Demar Artific, the name behind many innovations and immersive worlds, has deployed a wonderful new experience in Somnium Space: Desert Outpost. This immersive environment transports visitors to a remote military base smack in the middle of an endless desert, evoking the stark isolation and rugged resilience of a forward operating post. Drawing…
There’s a new World in Somnium Space. Well there are many new worlds. But one we have been looking forward to is the next one in Somnium’s “Inspired Series” (the first one being the amazing Dino Park World). This new world is Vault 13. It obviously draws inspiration from the iconic Fallout games and shows,…
Nestled among the many amazing worlds of Somnium Space lies one of the most atmospheric and meticulously crafted parcels you’ll stumble across: Thad Magic Mirrors World. From the moment you jump in, the place wraps you in a hauntingly beautiful crimson twilight that feels equal parts romantic and melancholic, like stepping into a painting where…
Love nature? Love VR? Then visit the Unity Terrain Demo World in Somnium Space. It’s quite a breathtaking showcase of what can be achieved in immersive natural environments. Created using Unity’s powerful Terrain feature by Denevraut, this experience transforms simple digital tools into a vivid, expansive world that captures the essence of untamed wilderness. It’s…
It’s been that time again where your reporter goes wandering around the wonderful VR world of Somnium Space looking for interesting architecture, build designs and structures that stand out. My first choice is a very simple but exquisitely clean build just north of Somnium Waypoint. The build has a perfect balance of interior lighting for…
There are times in our lives when we sit back and take stock. Of our careers, lives, a particular situation. That’s rather common right? I had one of those moments recently. What was new was that it happened during one of my explorations in VR in Somnium Space. I was on Mount Proximat, the highest…
I have strolled all over the Somnium Space map and seen many fantastic builds. People are so amazingly creative. But Somnium is much more than buildings. While I roamed Somnium, I was also really amazed at how authentic the indigenous life looks. I have been to many VR worlds and usually found really low poly…
I have to say, in my wanderings around the world of Somnium Space, I have been very impressed with the quality of builds on people’s plots of land. The clever use of lighting, the neon blocks, the textures that are used and more. Let’s do a brief review some of some of the magnificent builds…
On February 23rd, 2020, an informal, private tour was given by this reporter to CashChris, an investor in Bitcoin, Ethereum and more. We agreed on a time to meet and after greeting each other on the central Plaza, we headed over to my Space House on the edge of town. “This is where our guide…