Hololoot – Exploring the AR NFT Metaverse
Augmented Reality (AR) attempts to improve the physical world by using digital components. The idea of enhancing reality with visual tricks is an aspect that has quickly caught the attention of developers. Snapchat, TikTok, and Instagram make use of face filters, which represent a typical example of AR.
Looking at blockchain, all crypto enthusiasts are familiar with the success of the Metaverse and NFT technologies in 2021. Expecting a continuation in the trend for 2022, many teams are exploring new possibilities in the industry.
This review will analyze the key features of Hololoot, one of the projects aiming to achieve success in the sector. We will start by looking at Hololoot’s ecosystem and tokens. Furthermore, we will mention the team’s plans in terms of future developments.
Hololoot’s Ecosystem
Hololoot promises to be the first Augmented Reality (AR) NFT marketplace, generator, and Metaverse.
Hololoot's mission is to use a proprietary AR tech stack to bring the metaverse's 3D assets into reality. The team wants to give creators a technology providing a simple and efficient no-code environment.
Through this platform, users will be able to create AR NFTs quickly and easily. Specifically, here is a list of features that the team anticipates introducing:
Generating NFTs: users will be able to mint, publish, buy, sell, and rent their AR NFTs.
Playing dimension: it will be possible to play with AR NFTs in the app.
Starting from 3D models: Hololoot will let the community use a cloud-based service to create AR NFT assets from 3D models.
Participating in new launches: the portal will enable users to participate in AR NFT launches.
Exploring the Metaverse: the team will let users explore Hololoot’s upcoming AR Metaverse.
Joining the P2E system: developers will release a play-to-earn (P2E) feature with the possibility of obtaining rewards.
In terms of business model, the team expects to collect revenue in four ways:
Rewards models: Play-to-Earn, Engage-to-Earn, and other emergent rewards models attract users, advertisers, and creators to the ecosystem.
Transaction fee: each operation on the marketplace will trigger a 5% fee.
NFT sales: the team expects to collect funds through the sales of AR NFT collections.
MaaS Access fee: finally, users will be able to access the Metaverse as a Service (MaaS) only after paying a fee. MaaS consists in supplying the necessary infrastructure and technology to allow users to create, operate, and maintain their own metaverses.
The following subsections will provide more details about the project, covering interesting information for the reader.
The AR NFT Viewer
The AR NFT viewer probably represents the core of Hololoot's ecosystem. Thanks to this tool, the team promises users can quickly add, see, and change AR objects in the real world. Hololoot's app is light enough to run on almost any modern smartphone or tablet.
The app uses technologies such as ARkit, AR Foundation, and glTF files, which are popular names in this field. It is worth mentioning that depth cameras and LIDAR can make high-precision scans of rooms and objects.
Hololoot AR uses the Light Estimation technology to make environment probes in real-time from rooms in the real world. The system collects temperature and brightness information to correct the final 3D models.
The combination of these technologies has the potential of bringing a seamless AR experience to the user. The team will enhance the journey of the user by connecting the system with the latest-generation AR glasses.
Different AR NFT Types
The project will deal with four categories of AR NFTs:
Classical AR NFTs represent the most common category on the market, and you can start from common 3D models. By uploading them to the portal, users can access the Generator to edit it and mint these NFTs.
Physical objects connection AR NFTs are also a popular trend on the market. This type of AR NFT connects the virtual and the real world. It’s possible to use a QR Code (or similar) to scan an object and start an AR experience.
Gaming AR NFTs represent another common opportunity on the market. The rise of NFT-based blockchain games speaks for itself.
Location-based AR NFTs let people have experiences linked to certain places.
AR NFT Generator
Hololoot enables users to generate AR assets and minting them into NFTs, allowing everyone to customize their experience on the platform.
Hololoot's AR NFT Generator uses modern cloud storage technology and targets B2C and B2B customers. This part of the project features dashboards and functionalities that the team designed for both of these realities.
The Hololoot AR NFT Generator relies on a machine learning mechanism coupled with Azure Cloud and other technologies. While the portal will have a centralized dimension initially, the team wishes to introduce decentralization in the future.
The project’s founders promise that the feature is easy to use, possibly cutting businesses costs.
AR Metaverse
The team sees the launch of a whole AR Metaverse system as a long-term goal. The founders anticipate the AR Metaverse to bring an enhanced possibility for user interaction.
Furthermore, the system will come with a reward mechanism based on the two tokens of the project. Hololoot hopes to reach as many people as possible with this feature, eliminating the current obstacles to mass adoption.
Hololoot’s Metaverse will feature, among other things, AR games, ads, airdrops, and art.
AR NFT Marketplace
Hololoot's AR NFT Marketplace will let users buy and sell AR NFTs. The team promises to be the first project launching an entirely self-service P2P marketplace for these NFTs.
Users will be able to find the NFTs uploaded by the community in the marketplace. Furthermore, Hololoot will release NFT collections or let partners do it on the portal.
Renting NFTs is another important feature that collectors can exploit on Hololoot. To keep NFTs safe, collectors can wrap them and loan them to a different wallet. After a certain amount of time, renters can have NFTs automatically burned and collect the returns.
The NFT rental area, powered by $HOL and $PIXEL, will allow collectors to make money when they don’t use them.
INO Launchpad
Initial NFT offerings (or INOs) are a popular concept in the blockchain world. New AR NFT projects can use this mechanism to build hype on the initiative.
Hololoot will have a tiered ticketing mechanism to give everyone a fair shot to join an INO. The system will evaluate each user's number of native tokens ($PIXEL) when distributing the tickets. In other words, more tokens give higher chances to join the INO.
The Tokens of the Project
Hololoot’s design features two connected (yet functionally different) tokens. The following subsections provide more information on each of them.
$HOL
$HOL is the primary token on Hololoot. It has the following utility:
$HOL is, first of all, the main currency for the Hololoot AR NFT market
The team promises that staking $HOL can lead to a minimum 10% APR, with frequently higher values, as guaranteed by the team.
Traders can stake $HOL to obtain $PIXEL, which is Hololoot's reward token. Users can spend $PIXEL to participate in INOs and NFT drops on Hololoot.
In the future, $HOL will allow users to access premium in-app and cloud services.
$PIXEL
Holopixel ($PIXEL) is the reward token inside Hololoot, and it will be an essential part of the upcoming NFT rental platform. It has an unlimited supply, and, as previously mentioned, users can stake $HOL to obtain it.
In terms of utility, $PIXEL will be helpful in Hololoot's INO launchpad: collectors will need it to get into different tiers and obtain special drops.
The Beta Test
The team has recently launched a beta testing phase of its app. The operation represents a good occasion for users to earn rewards and prizes. There are different ways to obtain 500 $PIXEL, such as:
Finding a bug
Rotating the object
Viewing an object from multiple angles
Furthermore, the team will distribute a 1000 $HOL reward for the funniest video created by a tester and the most creative one. On top of that, of course, the incentive to join the mechanism comes from the idea of testing out new technology and exploring this new Metaverse.
Hololoot’s Roadmap
The project’s founders follow a working roadmap that began back in 2019. Hololoot will see the light this year, and we already have an idea of future developments, as mentioned below.
2019-2020
The project began with collecting a couple of public grants, which allowed the idea to kick off. In this stage, the team designed the main traits of the ecosystem we described above.
2021
The crypto component of the project was the main focus of the team during 2021. The developer’s efforts culminated in the launch of the $HOL token in December.
Q1-Q2 2022
The team listed $HOL on centralized exchanges (CEX), and its current plans include:
AR NFT marketplace launch
Android device support
MVP for location-based AR NFTs
First AR airdrop
Internal INO launchpad
Q3-Q4 2022
This phase will see the release of an early AR Metaverse version, which is probably the main milestone of the second semester.
By December, we should see the introduction of a multi-language system, together with the first version of AR glass compatibility. Furthermore, Hololoot will support cross-chain operations, and the marketplace will feature location-based AR NFTs.
Final Thoughts
Hololoot is a new blockchain project wishing to be the tool everyone can use to deal with NFTs or Metaverses. Its team wrote a detailed description of the product that should be interesting for both users and creators.
As time goes on, more and more projects will use this technology to revolutionize the market.
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