On February 24th, 9:00 am CET, the auction on OpenSea of 5 special edition Abyssus Somnium Space CryptoMotors ended with record breaking winning bids. While one of the cars was sold to CashChris, investor in Bitcoin, Ethereum and more, for 5 Ether (at the time of writing the article roughly USD 1300), the remaining 4…
On February 23rd, 9:00 am PST (6 pm CET), Somnium Space member Carlos La Borde started his attempt to spent a record 12h in Virtual Reality inside Somnium Space. Eaxctly 12 hours later, on February 23rd, 9:00 pm PST (February 24th, 6 am CET), he successfully completed his quest, making this the longest uninterrupted immersion…
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…
Somnium Times, the in-world news agency, will soon occupy its brand new headquarters on the northern shores of Somnium. The striking structure with the high elevated roof is being constructed on a medium size parcel. It has clean lines and allows a lot of light to enter the building to symbolize openness and transparency. Primary…
On February 22nd, 9:00 pm CET, the final event of Educators in VR 2020 was held in the auditorium in Somnium Space. It was streamed live on Twitter and YouTube, but more significantly a connection was established between the stage in Somnium and a virtual hangout in AltspaceVR. Artur Sychov, founder and CEO of Somnium…
Somnium Times is looking for volunteer News Reporters and Article Writers. Reporting to: Editor Marc Demar.Contract: No contract. Submission of articles is voluntary. The more the better of course, but a minimum of one article per week would be appreciated. Hours: Self-paced.Eligibility Criteria: The only criterium is that you need to be an active Somnium Space member, love to…
Our sources reported that Palomedes, otherwise known as the SodaPop kid, was involved in an incident at the Bayside Tearoom, south of the town. It’s said that “ole Sodapop” poked his tongue out at the owner of the business when asked to sit at an outside table. The owner, Snakebite, said: “He often comes in…
As part of the public launch that happened on February 20th, Artur Sychov, founder and CEO of Somnium Space, announced (on Discord) three new Community Managers: @palomedes, @snakebiteuk and @chrissbell. Artur Sychov: “@palomedes backed Somnium looong time ago during first SeedingVR campaign, is a great VR ambassador, knows Somnium inside-out and is a very active…
To celebrate the official launch of Somnium Space, the company teamed up with CryptoMotors_io and created a world’s first fully VR ready car on the blockchain. 5 cars have been put on auction on OpenSea and if you’re quick (auction ends Monday, February 24, 2020 8:50 AM CET) and make the right offer you can…
A Cypriotic cat shelter is currently under construction in Somnium Space. It’s an unexpected sight, this house in blue and white against the backdrop of the Somnium mountains. Maria from Norway Maria, a young Norwegian woman and one of the people who initiated the project: “The moment you set foot on Cyprus soil, you will…