Flipside 1.1 is all about helping your content stand out!

- by Rachael

We're excited to bring you an update today focused on improving visibility of your content, and quality of life improvements (aka bug fixes). 

Specifically, we merged the Spotlight and Explore tabs into one so there's now one main feed of your content that everyone will see right when they first visit Flipside.

We also improved Messages so that the full message text is visible without having to click to reveal, which is just the first part of many improvements we have planned for Messages.


📝Read Our Release Notes 

Find all of the information from this update here.


🏕️Pull out those marshmallows and get your scary stories ready!

We added a night version of the Campsite set.  What kind of camping shenanigans will you get up to?


Download the newest version now for your Meta Quest 2 and 3, Rift S, and Pico 4 VR headsets!

Quest Store   Pico Store

📚Flipside for Education

It's back-to-school time, and we know that instructors are getting geared up to provide future innovators with the skills they need to succeed. Are you an educator interested in using Flipside in the classroom? Join our educators' mailing list and let us know.


🙌Thanks For Your Feedback

Thanks to everyone who notified us of bugs and shared feature requests! We love the ideas and appreciate when you share your feedback.

CLICK HERE TO FILE A BUG REPORT 🐛

MAKE A FEATURE REQUEST 💡


🔌Connect with community

We’d love to welcome you to the Flipside Studio Community Discord channel where you can connect with other creators, share your #MadeInFlipside creations, submit feature requests, and share bug reports.

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Words Matter: Spatial vs Immersive

- by Lux

By Lux (Flipside's CEO & Co-Founder)

There's an interesting effect in technology where platforms align themselves with certain terminology in order to try to differentiate from one another. But eventually, most companies converge on common words. Web 2.0, web3, cloud computing, edge computing, the list goes on.

In virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), these terms were coined long before the technology was ready for an industry to form around them. Then came the Oculus Rift which was dubbed a VR headset. But it could have just as easily been called a VR visor, or the more technical head-mounted display (HMD) that people sometimes use.

Then Microsoft came along and coined mixed reality (despite the fact that mixed reality meant something already) and branded their VR platform Windows MR. Other companies tried to coin a term that would encompass both AR and VR and came up with XR, as in extended reality.

Now Apple has entered the fray with the Apple Vision Pro (AVP) and is calling it a spatial computing device. They even go so far as to discourage app developers from referring to either AR or VR when describing their AVP apps.

Windows MR has since been abandoned, and many companies continue to use XR, but the influence Apple has on shaping industry perception is massive, so my prediction is that we'll all eventually converge around spatial computing, unless they pivot to something else.

But when talking about VR experiences, the word spatial leaves something to be desired. While yes, it does suggest a blend of both AR and VR, there's another word that I think might be lost in the shuffle: Immersive.

You see, spatial refers to the three-dimensionality of what's displayed, but immersive refers to the sensory experience of the user. One is technology-centric and the other is user-centric. Which is why you don't hear about spatial theatre groups, but you do hear about immersive theatre groups, and when users describe an experience they just had, they don't say how spatial it was, they say they felt immersed in it.

This split makes me think of Simon Sinek's TED talk about how people don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it. The word immersive touches on a why. Spatial just describes a piece of technology. Which is odd for Apple, who are the original company to say ay ahere's to the crazy onesss in their Think Different campaign.

Immersive speaks to one of the values of the experience the user has, and the implied belief that immersion offers something to the user experience that non-immersive content can't offer.

But we usually think of immersion as a VR thing, and not an AR thing. I think there are degrees of immersion, and AR still meets several of them. When you lose yourself in the experience, that's immersion, whether you can see the edges or a peek of the man behind the curtain.

In AR terms, this immersion can range from creating the effect that there are portals you can peer through in your room's physical walls, or the effect of of oskinningss your reality. Imagine an AR skin that makes your world look like Sin City, or The Walking Dead - that would surely be pretty immersive and yet is only augmenting your real world experience.

Projection mapping has become a common technique used by VJs to make stages and walls at festivals and raves feel more immersive, and a similar effect is employed by installations like the Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience. There are even immersive audio experiences like Darkfield Radio that immerse the user without using any visuals at all.

The key to immersion is helping the user get lost in the experience. When you lose yourself in something, you lose your sense of time, you forget about your outside cares, you take things in more fully, and you leave having had an experience that may have awed you or moved you in some way that you felt you were a part of. That's the magic of of ospatial computingutingu, not the technology.

 

Reflections on our first year in the Quest app store

- by Lux

It's been one year since we officially launched on the Meta Quest app store, and what a year it's been!

Our user base has grown to over 50,000 creators who've made over 160,000 spatial recordings. We're sincerely grateful for every one of our users as well as the positive reviews and messages of encouragement you've sent us. Those words and the content you're making and sharing keep our team motivated every day to make Flipside the best we can make it, so thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Here are some of the highlights we've had over the past year:

Flipside software updates

Since launch, we've released 14 software updates, including some major new features including:

  • AI script and dialog generator, powered by ChatGPT
  • AI set generator, powered by Blockade Labs
  • Speech-to-text for easier text input
  • Joystick-based walking
  • Flipside channels and publishing
  • Remixing posts and editing recordings
  • Direct messages and sharing posts
  • Flipside tokens and creator tips

Characters, props, and sets

We've substantially expanded the list of built-in characters, props, and sets to now include hundreds of options.

We launched with a library of 55 characters, 49 sets, and 330 props. We now have 111 characters, 69 sets, and too many props to count.

And of course, you can always create custom characters through our Ready Player Me integration, custom sets with our Blockade Labs integration, or use our Flipside Creator Tools plugin for Unity to import your own custom characters, sets, and props. Sky's the limit!

Launching on Pico VR

We've expanded beyond the Meta app stores to include support for Pico 4 headsets too.

Download Flipside on Pico VR

New direction

We've changed the name of our app from Flipside Studio to simply Flipside, emphasizing that Flipside is now a metaverse social media platform for next-gen creators to be able to share their spatial recordings directly with their fans.

Our vision is to build a metaverse powered by imagination, and to democratize the creation of spatial and immersive content so that anyone with an idea can bring that idea to life and share it with the world.

We believe this is the missing piece of the metaverse, enabling real-time content creation so that you just act things out and they're instantly ready to share.

Read more about this new direction here

Content highlights

As more and more creators publish to Flipside, we want to highlight some of our favourites here for you.

 

Flipside is a social media platform built on pure imagination

- by Lux

By Lux (Flipside's CEO & Co-Founder)

What if you were to combine social media with a virtual TV studio? The results would be a social media platform focused on pure imagination and hyper creativity. Sounds crazy, but it makes total sense in the metaverse.

And that is exactly what Flipside is, the first social media platform built on a foundation of pure imagination. You can think of it as the TikTok of immersive entertainment, or like stepping inside of a content creator’s mind.

Why the need for a new social media platform for the metaverse?

Because the thinking that’s gone into existing metaverses is too limited to the original vision of what a metaverse is, which makes great fodder for science fiction, but isn’t a complete vision of what that could look like. It’s missing real-time content creation at the heart of it all, which is exactly where Flipside comes in.

Spatial computing empowers a level of real-time content creation never seen before. Instead of animating frame by frame, or building interactivity in a game engine, now you just become a character on a virtual set, and your words and movements become the performance. When you press save, the recording is done. That fast.

Next-gen creators

We’re seeing the emergence of what we call next-gen creators. Creators who are XR native and spatial first. Who feel perfectly themselves embodying an avatar and who understand that identity is something that can shift and morph even from moment to moment. Who step through virtual worlds as fluidly as stepping through a door. The inventors and discoverers of what’s possible in this new spatial computing paradigm.

And we know audiences have been dreaming of the idea of being able to jump inside of the content they’re seeing, from Mary Poppins and gang jumping inside of a chalk drawing, or Alice falling down the rabbit hole long before that.

So here’s our tribute to next-gen creators and their fans. We’ll be there watching your creations and celebrating the vision you bring to the birth of a new space for imagination and endless creativity.

Welcome to Flipside.

 

Flipside Studio is dead, long live Flipside! The social media platform for next-gen creators and their fans

- by Lux

Flipside is so much more than a virtual TV studio – it’s the first social media platform built around pure creativity and imagination.

We’ve come a long way from being a virtual TV studio for spatial content creation. Today we’re announcing Flipside Studio is now simply called Flipside.

With creator channels and social sharing features built right in, Flipside is now a full-blown metaverse social media platform where next-gen creators can post their spatial recordings to their channels to share with their fans.

We’ve heard from many Flipside creators, and the message is clear: Creators need a way to reach their fans directly, not just on other social platforms, where they can only show a window into their spatial creations.

Today, we’re saying loud and clear: We hear you, and that’s exactly what Flipside is moving forward.

To be clear, all of the Flipside Studio features like our camera switcher are sticking around. Flipside will always excel at producing 2D content for cross-promotion on other platforms, but our vision is to help creators build a following that can interact directly with their spatial and immersive content.

Introducing Flipside tokens

Tokens are the virtual currency of Flipside. They provide a way to pay for virtual goods or premium features, but more importantly, they provide a way for creators to generate revenue from their Flipside content.

Our mission is to help creators build sustainable channels where they can earn real money from their content. That’s why we’re introducing creator payouts from day 1 in our token system. When you reach the payout threshold, visit the Flipside Creator Portal and click on the Request Payout button. It’s that easy.

Tokens are currently limited to paying for our AI integrations and sending tips to your favourite channels, but we will be expanding the program to include many new ways for creators to earn tokens over time.

Click here to learn more about our Flipside token program


Download the newest version now for your Meta Quest 2 and 3, Rift S, and Pico 4 VR headsets!

Quest Store   Pico Store

📚Flipside for Education

It's back-to-school time, and we know that instructors are getting geared up to provide future innovators with the skills they need to succeed. Are you an educator interested in using Flipside in the classroom? Join our educators' mailing list and let us know.


🙌Thanks For Your Feedback

Thanks to everyone who notified us of bugs and shared feature requests! We love the ideas and appreciate when you share your feedback.

CLICK HERE TO FILE A BUG REPORT 🐛

MAKE A FEATURE REQUEST 💡


🔌Connect with community

We’d love to welcome you to the Flipside Studio Community Discord channel where you can connect with other creators, share your #MadeInFlipside creations, submit feature requests, and share bug reports.

Join the Community
 

Flipside Studio is now on Pico!

- by Rachael

We’re excited to announce that Flipside Studio is now available on the Pico VR app store for Pico 4 users. This is our first platform expansion outside of Meta Quest and Rift, and is part of our plan to reach users everywhere.

Download the newest version now for your Meta Quest 2 and 3, Rift S, and Pico 4 VR headsets!

Quest Store   Pico Store

Looking for a Valentine? Make them a spatial Valentines day post in our new Valentine’s Day set.


📚Flipside for Education

It's back-to-school time, and we know that instructors are getting geared up to provide future innovators with the skills they need to succeed. Are you an educator interested in using Flipside in the classroom? Join our educators' mailing list and let us know.


🙌Thanks For Your Feedback

Thanks to everyone who notified us of bugs and shared feature requests! We love the ideas and appreciate when you share your feedback.

CLICK HERE TO FILE A BUG REPORT 🐛

MAKE A FEATURE REQUEST 💡


🔌Connect with community

We’d love to welcome you to the Flipside Studio Community Discord channel where you can connect with other creators, share your #MadeInFlipside creations, submit feature requests, and share bug reports.

Join the Community
 

New xkcd characters and our contest winner!

- by Rachael

Congratulations to our 2024 Ins and contest winner PCR0119! Microphones are in and clocks are out. You heard it here first.

Thanks to everyone who entered our 2024 Ins and Outs contest. We had such a great time watching everyone’s entries and appreciate seeing such thoughtful and hilarious posts. Hop into Flipside to watch these hilarious spatial posts.

Calling all xkcd lovers!


We are huge fans of Randall Munroe’s xkcd and are so excited to pay tribute to this awesome webcomic. Use some of our favorite xkcd characters and new comic strip set in your next post!

Flipside Studio users can now collaborate, reimagine, and engage with each other’s content like never before!

Download the newest version now for your Meta Quest 2, 3, and Rift S VR headsets!

Quest Store   Pico Store

📚Flipside for Education

It's back-to-school time, and we know that instructors are getting geared up to provide future innovators with the skills they need to succeed. Are you an educator interested in using Flipside in the classroom? Join our educators' mailing list and let us know.


🙌Thanks For Your Feedback

Thanks to everyone who notified us of bugs and shared feature requests! We love the ideas and appreciate when you share your feedback.

CLICK HERE TO FILE A BUG REPORT 🐛

MAKE A FEATURE REQUEST 💡


🔌Connect with community

We’d love to welcome you to the Flipside Studio Community Discord channel where you can connect with other creators, share your #MadeInFlipside creations, submit feature requests, and share bug reports.

Join the Community




 

Share spatial posts with friends!

- by Rachael

Sharing is caring, and now it’s even easier to share posts with friends. Find the easy sharing options in the main menu to share your favorite posts with all your friends in Flipside. 

We’ve seen lots of creations with the new Steamboat Willie character and set available in Flipside! If you see a cool post (especially one with these new assets), share it with your friends!

Easier Reporting

We’ve added the ability to flag inappropriate posts within Flipside. This is part of our commitment to ensuring a safe and responsible creative environment for all users.


📝Read Our Release Notes 

Find all of the information from this update here.


Flipside Studio users can now collaborate, reimagine, and engage with each other’s content like never before!

Download the newest version now for your Meta Quest 2, 3, and Rift S VR headsets!

Quest Store   Pico Store

2024 Ins and Outs Contest Deadline Approaching!

You still have time to share your 2024 resolutions for your chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card and be featured!  Share what’s in and what’s out for 2024 with a published post to your Flipside channel by January 28, 2024 at 11:59 PM CST.

Check out the rules and judging criteria and get creating!

Learn more about this contest


📚Flipside for Education

It's back-to-school time, and we know that instructors are getting geared up to provide future innovators with the skills they need to succeed. Are you an educator interested in using Flipside in the classroom? Join our educators' mailing list and let us know.


🙌Thanks For Your Feedback

Thanks to everyone who notified us of bugs and shared feature requests! We love the ideas and appreciate when you share your feedback.

CLICK HERE TO FILE A BUG REPORT 🐛

MAKE A FEATURE REQUEST 💡


🔌Connect with community

We’d love to welcome you to the Flipside Studio Community Discord channel where you can connect with other creators, share your #MadeInFlipside creations, submit feature requests, and share bug reports.

Join the Community




 

Walking and Steamboat Willie in the latest Flipside Studio update!

- by Rachael

Walking is Here!

Flipside Studio 2023.2.3 adds much-anticipated walking! Now you can walk anywhere on set using the joystick on your controller.

To try it out, press B on your right-hand controller to toggle from teleport to walk, then point the joystick in the direction you want to move!

This update also includes some great features!


Simplified Recordings menu 

We want to make it even easier for you to create! We can’t wait for you to check out the now-simplified recordings menu!

Improvements to content ratings 

We shared this in the last update where creators can now specify a content rating when posting to their channels. We encourage you to use these ratings to guide and supervise the online activities of younger users. This is part of our commitment to ensuring a safe and responsible creative environment for all users.

📝Read Our Release Notes 

Find all of the information from this update here.


It’s Steamboat Willie!

Since Steamboat Willie entered public domain, we’re seeing tons of fun content popping up. Now you can use this character in your Flipside posts! 

Flipside Studio users can now collaborate, reimagine, and engage with each other’s content like never before!

Download the newest version now for your Meta Quest 2, 3, and Rift S VR headsets!

Quest Store   Pico Store

Share Your Resolutions For Your Chance To Win! 

Publish a post to your Flipside Studio channel with your 2024 in and out list and you could win a $100 Amazon gift card! We want to know what’s in and what’s out for the new year by January 28, 2024 at 11:59 PM CST.

Learn more about this contest


📚Flipside for Education

It's back-to-school time, and we know that instructors are getting geared up to provide future innovators with the skills they need to succeed. Are you an educator interested in using Flipside in the classroom? Join our educators' mailing list and let us know.


🙌Thanks For Your Feedback

Thanks to everyone who notified us of bugs and shared feature requests! We love the ideas and appreciate when you share your feedback.

CLICK HERE TO FILE A BUG REPORT 🐛

MAKE A FEATURE REQUEST 💡


🔌Connect with community

We’d love to welcome you to the Flipside Studio Community Discord channel where you can connect with other creators, share your #MadeInFlipside creations, submit feature requests, and share bug reports.

Join the Community




 

Contest Alert! Plus, the newest Flipside Studio update is available!

- by Flipside

Share your New Year's resolutions with us, and you could start the year with a shopping spree! 🎉

Publish a post to your Flipside Studio channel letting us know what’s in and what’s out for your 2024. Posts shared by January 28th, 2024 will have a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card and be featured!

Check out the full contest details here


Our latest update is out! 

Today we’ve released Flipside Studio 2023.2.2. Creators can now specify a content rating when posting to their channels.

A message for parents and guardians - The addition of content ratings within our app is to alert you that some material may not be suitable for users under the age of 13. We encourage you to use these ratings to guide and supervise the online activities of younger users. This is part of our commitment to ensuring a safe and responsible creative environment for all users. As developers of Flipside Studio on the Meta platform, we adhere to the Meta Content Guidelines.

📝Read Our Release Notes

Find all of the information from this update here.


Flipside Studio users can now collaborate, reimagine, and engage with each other’s content like never before!

Download the newest version now for your Meta Quest 2, 3, and Rift S VR headsets!

Quest Store   Pico Store

📚Flipside for Education

It's back-to-school time, and we know that instructors are getting geared up to provide future innovators with the skills they need to succeed. Are you an educator interested in using Flipside in the classroom? Join our educators' mailing list and let us know.


🙌Thanks For Your Feedback

Thanks to everyone who notified us of bugs and shared feature requests! We love the ideas and appreciate when you share your feedback.

CLICK HERE TO FILE A BUG REPORT 🐛

MAKE A FEATURE REQUEST 💡


🔌Connect with community

We’d love to welcome you to the Flipside Studio Community Discord channel where you can connect with other creators, share your #MadeInFlipside creations, submit feature requests, and share bug reports.

Join the Community




 

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