Thank you very much. I’m glad you enjoyed it. It’s not "gatekept" as you can see, you can use it directly in your browser right here on itch.io. I use NFTs solely as a means of distributing and registering my work; for this specific project, I also used the blockchain to experiment with a contract for managing metadata and versioning. I’m aware that NFTs carry a stigma due to the scams and scandals surrounding popular collectibles, but they can still serve as a tool to fund one’s own art, though I do agree that, unfortunately, the movement as a whole has veered toward pure speculation. This piece was released on a platform that goes against the models of mainstream NFT marketplaces; it’s called TEIA. It’s managed by the community itself and takes a stance completely at odds with what most people associate with NFTs, but that’s a long story. If you’d like to learn more, look into the history of "Hicetnunc", an open-source platform created by a Brazilian social scientist named Rafael Lima.It's more like a punk rock movemet of digital arts, the underground stuff in what people call NFT. I’m also open to chatting more about it if you’d like.
Appologies for my grating tone, just a bit frustrated that its hard to get more local access to this, as I prefer to run things like this outside of my browser. In my personal opinion it just feels wierd making a really unique creative tool into an nft with an artificial scarcity (At least from what I've seen). I'm all for funding artists and hell I wouldn't even mind buying this with real money, but yes I am indeed affected by the stigma surrounding NFTs. I have looked into TEIA from your art but it is hard to lean me away from the damage and controversy NFT's have caused.