# Hyperfy Discord - 2026-03-05

## Overall Discussion Highlights

### Project Direction & Ownership
- **Ash** shared that they rebuilt an open-source system to make "worlds truly ownable" but discovered users find self-hosting too difficult
- This led to the creation of the ".hyp format," described as a "programmable portable digital collectible"
- Tension exists between making worlds technically "ownable" versus making them accessible to non-technical users

### Team Contributions & Recognition
- **Significant conflict** emerged between Ash and Saori regarding credit for contributions
- Saori claims to have two people working on engine improvements for two months without recognition
- Specific disagreements centered around "primitives" and "lobby" development
- Ash defended having acknowledged Saori's work in the past

### Technical Infrastructure
- Discussion about engine improvements including IK/VR IK, blended animations, and moving to WebGPU
- Avatars are currently down due to Arweave transitioning to Hyperbeam
- Debate about balancing technical requirements with user-friendliness

### Security Issues
- Reports of scammers impersonating Ash in the Discord server
- Users receiving notifications from channels they cannot see (likely from scammers)

## Key Questions & Answers

**Q: What are three experiences new users should check out?** (asked by SinfulMeatStick.eth)  
**A:** Roustan directed to channel #1420766572720689214 for a collection of worlds

**Q: What is the biggest problem with the project right now?** (implied by SinfulMeatStick.eth)  
**A:** Users don't want to self-host or find it too difficult, despite rebuilding open source to make worlds truly ownable (answered by Ash)

**Q: What happened with the avatars?**  
**A:** They are down because Arweave is transitioning to Hyperbeam (answered by Roustan)

## Community Help & Collaboration

1. **Scam Warning**
   - **Helper:** Agent12
   - **Helpee:** beadbeard
   - **Context:** beadbeard received notification from someone tagging them but couldn't see the channel
   - **Resolution:** Agent12 explained it was a scammer impersonating Ash

2. **Experience Recommendations**
   - **Helper:** Roustan
   - **Helpee:** SinfulMeatStick.eth
   - **Context:** Looking for recommended experiences
   - **Resolution:** Directed to a specific channel with a collection of worlds

3. **Scam Alert**
   - **Helper:** BBeats
   - **Context:** Warning about potential scam in the showcase channel
   - **Resolution:** Alerted other users to avoid interacting with suspicious content

## Action Items

### Technical
- **Improve Discord security** to prevent impersonation scams (Mentioned by: Ash)
- **Engine improvements needed** - IK/VR IK, blended animations, moving to WebGPU (Mentioned by: Saori)
- **Fix avatars** that are down due to Arweave transitioning to Hyperbeam (Mentioned by: Roustan)

### Feature
- **Make world ownership more accessible** - Create solution for non-technical users to own worlds without requiring self-hosting (Mentioned by: Ash)
- **Develop infrastructure for easier world creation** - Build infrastructure that doesn't require technical knowledge (Mentioned by: Saori)

### Community
- **Improve communication around contributions** to avoid conflicts about recognition (Implied by conversation between Ash and Saori)
- **Enhance user education** about self-hosting options and alternatives (Implied by Ash's comments)