What is the NIN Metaverse?
NIN.Earth is an extension of our real world and a bridge from today’s Web Internet to the Metaverse — the Next InterNet.
It mirrors Earth on a 1:1 scale, creating a seamless connection between the virtual and physical realms.
This geolocational metaverse allows people to explore, interact, and experience the world in VR/AR/MR as they would in real life.
The Domain Name (URL), which serves as an address in today’s Web Internet, will also have a dedicated Domain Space in the 3D world of the NIN Metaverse.
NIN.Earth builds
- a true Web3 geolocational metaverse on a 1:1 scale virtual Earth for VR, AR, and MR
- a digital asset structure that maps Domain Names (URLs) to Domain Spaces in the NIN Metaverse
- a scalable architecture capable of serving a vast population across this expansive digital world.
NIN.Earth represents
the next evolution of the internet,
a transformation from the planar, discrete Web
to a dynamic, spatial, and seamless Metaverse that is truly Earth-centric.
Why You Need a Domain Space
— Not Just a Domain Name
On today’s internet, having a Domain Name (like example.com) is enough.
It acts as a digital address — a way to identify and access a website.
But the Metaverse is not just a collection of pages. It's a world — immersive, interactive, seamless, and spatial.
Think of your email address: you have one, but people don’t really connect with you through the email itself.
Instead, they recognize and interact with your Facebook or social profile — which was created using that email.
The email is just an identifier; what truly matters is the Space it leads to — the place where your social presence actually lives and breathes.
The same logic applies in the Metaverse.
A Domain Name is only the starting point.
What gives it meaning is the Domain Space — a 3D, persistent, and ownable environment linked to that name.
It's where people visit, interact, experience, and engage.
In the Metaverse era, owning just a Domain Name isn’t enough.
To build a true presence, you need a Domain Space in the NIN Metaverse.
NIN.Earth Roadmap
- Phase I
Spherical map for 1:1 scale Earth.
Publishing Domain Space, the fundamental elements of the NIN Metaverse, as digital assets - the Web3 way.
- Phase II
Back-end architecture for the expansive NIN Metaverse.
- Phase III
True Web3 Geolocational Metaverse for everyone & everything.
- Phase III-1
Under consideration. It will be disclosed once a decision is made.
- Phase IV
Governance structure for community decision-making.
Opening the source code for community-driven development.
Phase I
- The Spherical Earth
1:1 scale virtual Earth for AR should be based on a spherical 3D map with hexagonal tiles.
- Mercator vs Spherical projection
It is impossible to create a 1:1 scale virtual Earth using a Mercator projection.
Why? Check out this TED-Ed :
Why every world map is wrong
- Square vs Hexagon tile
Square tiles obviously cannot cover the spherical shape of the Earth,
but hexagons can.
Hexagons are the Bestagons
- AR on a Mercator projection with square tiles? It’s just nonsense.
The Mercator projection distorts the size of landmasses as latitude increases from the equator to the poles.
Consequently, the scale is not uniform across the map, which also affects the size of 3D objects in augmented reality (AR).
Aligned sqare tiles of the same size on top of that? No way!
- The Assets
- Domain Spaces in the NIN Metaverse are minted on the blockchain as digital assets,
ensuring ownership in a decentralized Web3 manner
without central control.
- Domain Space NFT
- Represents the ownership of Domain Space in the NIN metaverse.
- It is the sole and definitive proof of ownership of a Domain Space.
It must be securely stored.
- Detail information of Domain Space(NFT)
- Go to the Show Details menu on the map page of the nin.earth website and enter the Domain Space ID.
- This will retrieve detailed information about the Domain Space(NFT).
- The Mint, Creator, and Collection NFT addresses provided in the information can be used to verify whether an NFT is a genuine Domain Space NFT or a fake one.
- Renewal of Domain Space NFT
- Domain Space NFT must be renewed every 10 years at no charge,
except for the transaction fee on the blockchain network,
to verify its availability and prevent permanent dead spots in the metaverse caused by its loss.
- The renewal process will be announced several years before reaching the first effective year-end.
- Tiles of Domain Space NFTs that fail to renew will be released for purchase by other users.
- Domain Space for Domain Name
- The Domain Name(URL) for the current web service will continue to be used in the NIN metaverse.
- Users can assign their URL to their Domain Space in the NIN metaverse,
allowing people to visit their land directly, just like accessing their website.
- A Web link related to the owner of a Domain Space can also be assigned to the Domain Space to let others know about the owner.
- Tile rules for Domain Space
- All selected tiles must be connected, with no isolated tiles.
- A maximum of 35 tiles can be selected at one time.
- The tiles of Domain Space generate NIN points, which will be used in the NIN ecosystem later.
- A larger Domain Space generates more NIN points.
- Account, ID/PW
- Does blockchain require an account and ID/PW?
No. Instead, it relies solely on a private key and a public key.
The private key is your secret, granting access to your assets and identity,
while the public key acts as your unique identifier, like an address.
- We believe the Web3 metaverse should follow the same principle.
In the NIN metaverse, users shouldn't need to create accounts, remember PW,
or verify their identity through centralized services.
Instead, your public key, which contains your NFTs, represents you
and serves as both your identity and your access point across the metaverse.
- This approach enables greater user control, privacy, and interoperability,
allowing you to be part of the metaverse
and navigate it seamlessly without sacrificing ownership or security.
That's the essence of Web3: true digital self-sovereignty.
Phase II
- The Architecture
(It will be disclosed in Phase II)
- Vast expanse
How to manage the vast expanse of the metaverse on a 1:1 scale virtual Earth.
- Large population
How to service the vast metaverse for a large population on Earth.
- Countless 3D objects
How to manage the countless 3D objects in the metaverse.
- Web3 Metaverse
The structure to achieve decentralized ownership and governance.
- Not 3D Graphics, but Structure is Key
When a metaverse project claims to be a geolocational metaverse representing a 1:1 scale Earth, they should understand the implications.
As of January 30, 2025, there are approximately 1.2 billion websites globally, with 17% of them active—equivalent to 194,973,562 web servers.
(https://siteefy.com/how-many-websites-are-there)
In a geolocational metaverse that mirrors Earth on a 1:1 scale, each tile is akin to a site in Web2.
The NIN metaverse contains 237,279,209,162 tiles, and other projects likely have similar numbers.
Moreover, the workload difference between a web server and a 3D metaverse server is immense:
- Real-Time Rendering and Interaction
- Metaverse Server: Manages complex 3D environments with real-time rendering, physics simulations, and frequent synchronization, demanding significant computational power.
- Web Server: Handles HTTP requests and serves content, with minimal real-time processing; graphical tasks are client-side.
- State Synchronization
- Metaverse Server: Synchronizes states across multiple users in real time, including avatar positions and shared actions.
- Web Server: Mostly stateless, relying on discrete API requests, which are computationally lighter.
- Network Traffic
- Metaverse Server: Requires high bandwidth and low latency to manage constant updates and interactions.
- Web Server: Handles lower-frequency, request-response traffic, with less stringent latency requirements.
- Persistent Virtual Environments
- Metaverse Server: Maintains a persistent virtual world, requiring ongoing simulations even without active users.
- Web Server: Operates on-demand, serving resources only when requested.
- Complex User Interactions
- Metaverse Server: Handles spatial data, collision detection, and real-time user interactions among multiple users, requiring complex orchestration.
- Web Server: Manages simpler interactions, such as forms and link clicks, which are less computationally demanding.
- Graphics and Physics Processing
- Metaverse Server: Computes graphics, physics, and collisions server-side for consistency, adding significant computational load.
- Web Server: Does not handle 3D rendering or physics, as these are client-side tasks.
- Storage Requirements
- Metaverse Server: Manages large volumes of user-generated content and 3D assets, requiring substantial storage.
- Web Server: Primarily handles text-based content and media, with lower storage needs.
Overall, a metaverse server's workload can be 10-100 times greater in terms of computation, network requirements, and complexity compared to a traditional web server, requiring a robust infrastructure to manage real-time interactions, 3D environments, and many concurrent users.
This huge level of workload should be handled globally on a 1:1 scale digital Earth. Imagine 10-100 times the workload of 193,890,945 web servers.
If a geolocational metaverse project lacks a detailed plan to handle this massive workload, it indicates a lack of understanding of the complexities involved, focusing primarily on graphics rather than the full scope of infrastructure requirements.
Phase III
- Web3 Geolocational Metaverse
(It will be disclosed in Phase III)
- Flexibility
Users will be able to construct their lands as they wish.
- Visibility
Users will see in AR what they build on their lands in the metaverse, at the corresponding location on Earth.
- Serviceability
Users will be able to offer services related to their lands as they have planned.
- Profitability
Users will be able to engage in economic activities on their lands without any fees, taxes, or charges—at least not from the NIN Meraverse.
- Controlability
Users will have ownership and control over their lands without relying on centralized authorities.
- Responsibility
Users will have greater responsibilities as they gain more autonomy in managing and developing their lands.
Phase IV
- Openverse
(It will be disclosed in Phase IV)
- Governance by Community
Decision-making and management processes will be collectively controlled and guided by the members of the community rather than by a centralized authority.
- Open Source
The source code of the NIN Metaverse will be freely available for anyone to review, contribute to, and upgrade, which will be managed by the community.
- NIN Metaverse will be open, community-driven, transparent, and decentralized, where users collectively participate in governance, ownership, and development.
- We encourage users to open Discord servers, write blogs, or create other content to have the opportunity to become key contributors to the community.
Key Information
- NIN.Earth utilizes the Solana blockchain.
Domain Space NFT is minted on the Solana blockchain.
- Total number of tiles
237,279,209,162[ea]
- Average area of a tile
2,149.643[m2]
- Average edge length of a tile
28.663897[m]
- Maximum number of tiles that can be selected at one time
35[ea]
- Creator address of Domain Space NFT :
6qm3yCWBbKGoqdMLGbeZHSBMP6pomtMHxkbK2MbhG7SA
- Collection NFT of Domain Space NFT :
CRrPSJsTeYDqzPvYbMA3FYzh6v1gbbDPkV43tdLNDbcY
NIN.Earth does not collect any personally identifiable information (PII).
NIN.Earth does not use cookies, analytics, or any third-party tracking mechanisms.
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