Gifting has been a strong part of our culture dating back centuries, from the three wise men travelling to bring gifts to celebrate the birth of Jesus, to medieval times, where produce, land and cattle were given as gifts to lords and ladies as a reward for their loyalty and service. Even dating back to our primitive days where sharing food was a sign of friendship or courtship, gifting has always been here, and it's something that's never going to go away any time soon. Now, we've discussed how we handled gifting in the past but let's talk about how we do gifting in the future! in VR!
The interesting thing about the VR space is there are so many different ways to give gifts, some of these include but are certainly not limited to:
VRChat+ ($9.99 per month of $99.99 per year)
Discord Nitro ($9.99 per month of $99.99 per year)
VR software (OVR Toolkit, Standable etc) - ($15-30)
VR Games ($30+)
Custom avatars ($30+)
Custom worlds ($100+)
VR videos such as a collages or personal message videos
Organised VR events as a gift: for birthdays, weddings, special events feat. live DJs!
VRC+ Gift Drops!
There is so much creativity when it comes to gifting in the metaverse, one of the features that VRChat in particular has to offer is VRC+ Gift Drops! this means you can drop multiple VRC+ gifts into an instance for people to receive, if there are more gifts in the instance than people, they shall receive more than one month to make up for the extra amount. I think this is a GREAT way to hype up a lobby or an event and get people in a great mood!
This is also great as it makes giveaways much easier and able to be done on the fly, no need to fill in a form, or apply for a giveaway, the gift drops can be done in the lobby for anyone to have! it's a great way to show appreciation, especially for a special event. Another thing I love to see as a VRChat gift is special birthday events! show some support and appreciation with an entire party hosted just for that person, with some unique artwork, maybe a live DJ or a custom playlist just for them.
I personally had this done for me by my friends, and even some of the Point Taken folks stopped by. It was done as a surprise without me knowing, and my friends dropped a portal to a bar, little did I know there was a whole bunch of people waiting inside to wish me a happy birthday, and play a custom video on the player with everyone telling me why they are glad they met me and saying things they like about me, I was blushing the entire time, but it was a birthday I'll never forget! and I've NEVER had a birthday party like that in real life, that's for sure!
There really is something unique about gifting in VRChat, what would require weeks of months of planning in real life, can be done in a few days in VRChat. Friends who can't afford to make it to gatherings in real life due to flight and accommodation costs can still meet, gift and celebrate within the VR World.
Personally if you ask me? I think that's nothing short of FANTASTIC!
-UniversalUni, (Holian Bar staff) serving me a drink-
Written by Biff Tannen - 23rd December 2024
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