Verse
Engine delivered a custody-model of generative art for Verse, an online and in-person exhibition space for digital art.
Project details
Background
Having previously sold NFTs to their collectors, Verse thought to turn next to selling generative art as an additional project for their galleries. Verse used a custody model, through which collectors could pay in USD. They wanted to use Engine Flex to enable machine learning projects—storing machine learning datasets on IPFS and then incorporating them into a generative script.
Custom solution
Engine developed a custody-model solution that led to the selling 150 editions at approximately $300 each and generating approximately $50,000 in secondary trading volume.
- Deployed our first Engine Flex contracts, allowing Verse to work with artist Mark Webster on a machine learning generative project.
- Provided contract tweaks for added customization.
- Engine technology seamlessly integrated into Verse’s existing product to allow for both generative and non-generative minting.
Hypertype by Mark Webster
Emotion is an important part of human experience, but also a difficult concept to quantify. In a world where machines are being harnessed to do just this, Mark’s practice has developed from a curiosity to understand these complex technologies, question their algorithmic biases and explore the breadth of our emotional spectrum as human beings. In his debut solo show, Hypertype collectors can generate outputs from this core research data set.
