Kevin is joined by Godmin, creator of Heaven Computer, to discuss the bridge she's created between the worlds of Web1 and Web3, and what we can expect from her upcoming project, God Observer.
LINKS
- Connect with Godmin: Heaven Computer | Twitter | OpenSea | Discord
- Flamingo DAO – What You Should Know About Decentralized Autonomous Organizations With Priyanka Desai And Aaron Wright | Modern Finance
- The Geocities Archive Is Bringing the Early Internet to Life | Vice
- 10 Super Cool Things about the Internet That Only '90s Kids Can Relate To | Postoast
- The Weird, Sketchy History of Internet Cafes | Gizmodo
- Tours and Travels Guide | Rio De Janeiro
- What is Web3? The Decentralized Internet of the Future Explained | Free Code Camp
- Collect and Breed Furrever Friends | CryptoKitties
- Solidity Programming Language
- Autoglyphs | Larva Labs
- Rinkeby | Anyblock Analytics
- CryptoPunks – The NFTs That Started It All. Their Origin Story and Future Plans | Modern Finance
- What Is a Rug Pull In Crypto? (And 6 Ways to Spot One) | Cointelegraph
- Windows 95 in 2020 | Dan Wood
- Vaporwave | Aesthetics Wiki
- JavaScript | Pluralsight
- What is Post-Internet Glitch Art? by Matthew R. Finch | Medium
- Everything You Need to Know About Using FBX Files | Marxent
- STL File Format: Everything You Need to Know | All3DP
- Chromospheres | Spectra Art
NOTES
- Who is Godmin? [00:59]
- How Kevin was introduced to Godmin's work. [01:27]
- Growing up in Rio de Janeiro, Godmin's road to NFT artistry was built on a solid geek foundation of building websites from HTML in cybercafes as a teenager and a hodgepodge of science, art, and technology courses at university. [02:07]
- When did Godmin's diverse field of interests solidify into a viable career path? [09:25]
- What was the first Web3 project that popped up on Godmin's radar as something worth further exploration? [10:51]
- How Godmin began dabbling in Solidity and testing Ethereum contracts without deep pockets, and when she felt comfortable enough to deploy Heaven Computer as her first official project. [12:00]
- How exploring Web3 projects gave Godmin the same kind of thrill she experienced in the Web1 days. [14:55]
- How aesthetics for the glitchy Heaven Computer and its Vaporwave-inspired NFTs came together. [16:54]
- How does Godmin code her NFTs? [19:13]
- How Godmin was encouraged to introduce her work to the NFT world, risk (and budget) be damned, and the public's initial positive reaction in spite of her marketing inexperience. [24:20]
- What seems to draw Godmin's collectors to her art? [29:52]
- Godmin's next NFT collection: God Observer. [31:48]
- In Godmin's opinion, what's the minimum requirement for someone who self-identifies as a "crypto artist?" [33:15]
- When can we expect to see God Observer launch, and how many pieces will be available? [35:33]
- As an artist, where does Godmin hope to find herself in the coming months and years? [36:37]
- Other NFT artists Godmin finds compelling. [38:29]
- Godmin's airdrop plans for owners of her work. [39:48]
- How Godmin prefers to get word about her work out to the world. [41:26]
- Thoughts on collectors who buy art because they enjoy it versus collectors hoping to flip it for a quick buck. [42:52]
- Parting thoughts. [49:36]