jamesashton

LAND prices start rising fast as Decentraland launch their marketplace

It may be Virtual Reality. But in the crypto world, nothing could feel more real than the experience of owning your first plot of virtual land. Helping make tha...

Gaping Gill and Englands highest unbroken waterfall

One early August morning, we put on our hiking boots and head out for an adventure! You see, there is a cave in Yorkshire which sits on the slopes of Ingleborou...

New design for cryptogreetings

I've been making designs for http://www.cryptogreetings.com and as I just became a father I thought who better to send a paper wallet loaded with bitcoin than a...

Why doesn't SteemIt allow me to Vote?

Hi, I have been on SteemIt for a little while now. I powered down and now my vote is deemed worthless: From my perspective, removing my ability to vote just dis...

Introducing Steemboard - A new way to interact with the Steem blockchain

Hey all I've been quite excited about a project that I have been working on and I finally feel it's at a stage where I can show you all the initial prototype an...

Crypto Culture - New Telegram Group

Hey folks - we've just started a group called Crypto Culture. The aim is to have something a bit light hearted where we can talk about all our favourite currenc...

Architectural Photography - The Hallgrímskirkja Ceiling and Arches

Hey all, I personally think that this building is one of the most beautiful in the world. This is one of my favourite images of this building. The organ in the ...

Almeria Sunset

I couldn't resist taking this photograph with the small boat under the new moon during another awesome Almeria sunset. The jogger was a moment I didn't predict ...

Building a timelapse slider rail with Arduino - Part 1

Hey guys I thought it might be interesting to show you a project that I have been working on; a timelapse slider. If you havent seen one before, it allows you t...

Trekking The Himalaya - [Original Video]

Hi Steemians, I have finally managed to get together all of the footage that I took in Nepal and put it together in a short video. It's mostly filmed with a GoP...

Trekking to Everest Base Camp - Part 2 - "Sick and struggling"

Hey Steemians So in my last post I finished off with arriving at Gokyo in the rain and Charlene was starting to feel a little bit ill. https://steemit.com/trave...

An ugly side of renewable energy.

Before I continue, I just want to point out I am totally in favour of renewables. I live off grid and have solar and am entertaining the idea of a wind turbine....

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

Guy Fawkes is sold to us as a rebel who tried to bring down the establishment but actually when you look at the history, the government of England at the time w...

Trekking to Everest Base Camp - Part 1

Hey Steemians As you may well know, I recently returned from a 14 day trek in the Himalaya. The itinerary for this comprised of flying in from Kathmandu to Lukl...

VR Land Parcel Editor in Decentraland.

Decentraland have released a land parcel editor. Really awesome to see the Decentraland development team delivering the products the community want. This tool i...

Top 10 VR Districts - Update!

I recently posted this article about the top 10 districts in VR: https://steemit.com/crypto/@jamesashton/the-virtual-reality-land-grab-the-top-10-districts-in-v...

The road to Decentraland

some concept art from the Aetherian project My recent interest in VR and the Decentraland has led me to get on to the chat group and keep abreast with the proje...

Decentraland - Art in VR- Mana now on Bittrex

Last night bittrex listed "MANA" - the cryptocurrency associated with a VR world being built on blockchain called "Decentraland". It will be the in-world curren...

The Virtual Reality Land Grab! The top 10 districts in VR?

VR on the Blockchain I've recently got very excited about a Virtual Reality on the blockchain project called Decentraland. MANA is the crypto currency of Decent...

Biomechanoid, Abstract Ink Drawing

Subconscious Machine This picture was very relaxing and enjoyable draw. I basically just let go and did some pencil and pen work. No planning and very little co...