eden beck - LOVERSE

VR queer experience. made with Blender and Unity3D

Avatar Customization

exhibition visitors having fun

"Loverse" is a MetaVerse prototype app designed for a dystopian social networking for the gay, queer, bi, and trans community. With "Loverse", users can customize their avatar and explore virtual worlds where they can meet, party, flirt, go on a date, hook up, and even pleasure each other remotely.

For centuries, the fear of social consequences has led to the need for anonymous, casual, and one-time meetings in the LGBTQ+ community. With this project, I wanted to explore how the metaverse could fit into this dynamic. How the Avatar can be seen as a mask that allows repressed impulses to flourish. However, this "mask" also raises questions about vulnerability and intimacy in virtual spaces. For my generation, virtual meetings in the metaverse are both exciting and frightening, and I hope that "Loverse" will provide a taste of both.