Hiber will use Ready Player Me avatars for its user-created worlds

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Hiber has partnered with avatar company Ready Player Me to bring cross-platform 3D avatars to HiberWorld.

HiberWorld is a user-generated content platform, and players have created 3.5 million worlds. And now they can use their customizable 3D avatars from Ready Player Me in HiberWorld's virtual landscapes.

Hiber, based in Gothenburg, Sweden, said HiberWorld enables users to seamlessly create games and experiences in millions of connected worlds on their desktops and mobile devices.

The latest collaboration with Ready Player Me will allow users to explore new environments in the metaverse under a single identity and create virtual experiences for their avatars. Additionally, they will be able to immerse themselves in the platform's various worlds and games, including 3D hangouts, challenges, interactive science museums, roller coasters, art showcases, and more.

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Ready Player Me provides users with a system to create custom 3D avatars by simply taking a selfie and allows for further enhancement options through accessorizing with virtual clothing. Ready Player Me is about connecting the metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds that are all interconnected, like in novels like Snow Crash and Ready Player One.

Ready Player Me has over 2,500 partnerships with companies such as VRChat, Somnium Space, Spatial, Pixelynx and The Nemesis. The company raised $13 million to continue its global expansion in late 2021. Earlier this year, the avatar platform closed an additional funding round, bringing the total raised to $22.5 million .

“From the minute we sat down with our friends at Ready Player Me, we realized how engaging their custom avatars could be in our HiberWorld. This integration creates a unique and dynamic metaverse experience,” said Michael Yngfors, CEO of Hiber, in a statement.

Ready Player Me CEO Timmu Tõke said in a statement, "We've always appreciated the power of creativity and we love that now, with this integration, users have the ability to create their own personal Ready Player Me avatars and bring them into a world they have created themselves or into a number of other virtual experiences created by HiberWorld users."

Hiber was founded in 2017.

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