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Launch Trailer & Press Release (May 18th 2021)
PRESS RELEASE
Here you can download our press release, an HD version of the launch trailer, from inside the gallery. We will drop this trailer as an NFT and the higher bidder will be the very first to enter Altered Gallery. They will have VIP treatment and digital perks for life. Attend the official Clubhouse NFT drop of this trailer during the live event on Thursday, May 20th and check the NFT posted in OpenSea here when available. Thank you!
E N G L I S H V E R S I O N
THE FIRST VIRTUAL MULTIPLATFORM ART GALLERY LAUNCHES TO SUPPORT NFT TALENT
Visitors will live an immersive art experience through VR platforms, PCs, and even web browsers.
Some of the dozens of artists featured in Altered Gallery and their work are world-famous DJ Steve Aoki, rapper ITSOKTOCRY (USA), Yagatoshi (Mumbai), Joss Monzoni (Toronto), Fira (Colombia), Dani Muñoz (Costa Rica), and Mauricio Madelat (México).
Acclaimed painter Eduardo Arranz-Bravo (Barcelona, 1941) will have a VR replica of his studio inside the gallery which is expected to launch its first stage on May 31st.
San Francisco, CA. May 18th, 2021.- Altered Ventures, the Silicon Valley investment fund focused on independent games, esports & VR/AR, announced the launch of its virtual art gallery, “Altered Gallery”, featuring the work of dozens of artists digital talent, crypto-creators, and plastic painters and sculptors from Latin America, Asia, Europe, and North America. The exponents will show their work for the very first time in a Virtual Reality (VR) space which will be also available through other platforms like PCs and even web browsers.
The first phase of Altered Gallery will be launched on May 31st and it will have more than 30 artists from different countries. The total amount of artists for the whole project is now in the dozens. Visitors will be able to experience the gallery using several immersive VR platforms like Oculus®, HTC Vive® y PC-VR but they will be also capable to live the virtual world using non-immersive platforms like a simple web browser and Windows®.
Altered Gallery will include exclusive chambers of artistic collectives and NFTs from renowned artists like musician Steve Aoki, who recently sold one of their digital works for more than $800,000 USD. Other digital artists like Victoria del Castillo, BitPixi, BrainPasta and CryptoSophy (USA), Yagatoshi (Mumbai), Joss Monzoni (Toronto), Fira, the first crypto-artist from Colombia, Denver rapper Itsoktocry, painter and visual artist Mauricio Madelat (Mexico), the creative team from Platzi.com, among many others.
“We've been investing in video games, esports, and VR/AR since 2016 and almost two years exploring the convergence between Blockchain and the interactive entertainment sectors. The NFT phenomenon is only the beginning of the future for that convergence”, said Mario Valle Reyes, the Mexican founder & managing partner of Altered Ventures and Hotlum Powell Capital.
“Altered Gallery” is the first result of those explorations, according to Valle Reyes and at the same time is a supporting platform for emerging artists from digital to plastic to crypto from all over the World.
The official launch trailer was featured for the first time yesterday night, during a live session in Twitter Spaces from the Latin American crypto community “Cryptocositas”. According to the trailer, Altered Gallery is going to be the place where the users will also find gaming experiences, exclusive live streams and events, music concerts, auctions, and much more.
Altered Gallery was developed by Non-Fungible Team®, a distributed company producer of VR & Blockchain solutions in which Altered Ventures invested in February 2021.
People interested in art and technology enthusiasts will be able to access the gallery in its first stage from May 31st using a web browser directed to: alteredgallery.art and/or installing the app for Windows® in its PC desktop version or PC-VR. The Oculus® is currently in its submission and authorization process.
Press contact: info@nfteam.game : www.nfteam.game / / @alteredventures
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About Altered Ventures: Investment fund based in Silicon Valley and founded in 2016 by the Mexican Mario Valle Reyes. The fund focuses on portfolio management in public and private markets investing in three strategic sectors from the gaming industry: independent games, esports & VR/AR projects in pre-seed stage.
Website: venturecapital.game
S P A N I S H V E R S I O N
LANZAN LA PRIMERA GALERÍA VIRTUAL
DE ARTE NFT MULTIPLATAFORMA
Los visitantes podrán vivir una experiencia inmersiva de arte a través de plataformas de realidad virtual, computadoras personales y navegadores web.
Algunos artistas como el DJ Steve Aoki, el rapero ITSOKTOCRY (USA), Yagatoshi (Mumbai), Joss Monzoni (Toronto), Fira (Colombia), Dani Muñoz (Costa Rica) y Mauricio Madelat (México) forman parte del contenido de Altered Gallery.
El aclamado pintor Eduardo Arranz-Bravo (Barcelona, 1941) tendrá una réplica de su estudio dentro de la galería por lanzarse el 31 de Mayo en alteredgallery.art
San Francisco, CA. 18 de Mayo de 2021.- Altered Ventures, el fondo de inversión en videojuegos independientes, esports y VR/AR, anunció el lanzamiento de su galería de arte virtual “Altered Gallery”, con una exposición de artistas digitales, crypto-artistas y artistas plásticos tradicionales de América Latina, Asia, Europa y Norteamérica. Los exponentes mostrarán su obra por primera vez en un espacio de realidad virtual (VR) que también estará disponible vía computadoras y navegadores web.
La primera fase de Altered Gallery será lanzada el 31 de Mayo y tendrá a más de 30 artistas de distintos países. Los visitantes podrán vivir la experiencia a través de plataformas VR inmersivas como Oculus®, HTC Vive® y PC-VR y no inmersivas como navegadores web y Windows®.
La Galería incluirá cuartos exclusivos de colectivos artísticos y artistas reconocidos como los NFTs (Tokens del músico Steve Aoki, quien recientemente vendió una de sus obras digitales por más de $800,000 USD. Otros artistas digitales como Victoria del Castillo, BitPixi, BrainPasta y CryptoSophy (USA), Yagatoshi (Mumbai), Joss Monzoni (Toronto), Fira, la primera artista crypto de Colombia, el rapero de Denver Itsoktocry, el pintor plástico y audiovisual Mauricio Madelat (México) y el equipo creativo de la plataforma Platzi, entre otros.
“Llevamos más de cuatro años invirtiendo en videojuegos, esports y VR/AR y casi dos explorando la convergencia entre Blockchain y estos sectores de entretenimiento. Los NFTs son solo el principio del futuro en esa convergencia”, comentó Mario Valle Reyes, el mexicano fundador y socio director de Altered Ventures y de Hotlum Powell Capital.
“Altered Gallery” es resultado de una de esas primeras exploraciones, de acuerdo a Valle Reyes siendo al mismo tiempo una plataforma de apoyo a artistas emergentes digitales y plásticos en todo el Mundo.
De acuerdo al trailer oficial de lanzamiento, que fue presentado anoche durante una sesión de Twitter Spaces de la comunidad crypto latinoamericana llamada “Cryptocositas”, Altered Gallery será un lugar donde habrá también experiencias de gaming, conciertos musicales en vivo, streams exclusivos, subastas y más.
La galería virtual de arte, Altered Gallery, fue desarrollada por Non Fungible Team®, empresa de desarrollo VR y Blockchain en la que Altered Ventures invirtió en febrero de 2021.
Los interesados en el arte y entusiastas de la tecnología podrán acceder a partir del 31 de mayo a través de su navegador web a través de: alteredgallery.art y/o instalarla en Windows® tanto para Desktop como para PC-VR nativo. La versión en Oculus® se encuentra en proceso de finalización y autorización.
Contacto para prensa: info@nfteam.game : www.nfteam.game / / @alteredventures
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Sobre Altered Ventures: Fondo de inversión basado en Silicon Valley y fundado en 2016 por el Mexicano Mario Valle Reyes. El fondo se enfoca en la administración de portafolios de inversión en mercados públicos y privados y en invertir en proyectos independientes de videojuegos, esports y VR/AR que se encuentran en etapa pre-semilla.
Website: venturecapital.game