Spotlight: John Orion Young on Spreading Joy with VR Crypto Art

Published on November 22nd, 2019

Spotlight: John Orion Young on Spreading Joy with VR Crypto Art

John Orion Young (JOY) uses virtual reality (VR) as a tool for creating unique art pieces that are often sold and exchanged on the Ethereum blockchain. Young's site has been consistently popular with his collectibles generating a lot of activity on the blockchain. In this interview, he touches upon some fascinating aspects of the physicality of creating in the VR medium, digital art ownership and its indexicality.