- Free five-week program teaches users to build onchain experiences with AI tools
- No experience required, participants deploy live scenes from day one
- Focus shifts from learning theory to actually creating inside Otherside
ApeChain is taking a very different approach to onboarding builders, and it starts with something simple, just show up. Vibecode Camp is a five-week program running inside Otherside, designed to teach people how to create interactive experiences using AI tools and MML, without requiring any prior background.
No long theory sessions, no gatekeeping, just building from the start, which honestly feels like a response to how slow Web3 education has been in the past.
Learning by Actually Doing
The structure is straightforward. Participants jump straight into creating, setting up their development environment, learning how MML works, and deploying a live scene inside Otherside, often within the first session.
That “first deployment” moment matters more than people think, because it turns someone from a spectator into a builder almost instantly.
Who’s Leading the Camp
The program is led by ApeChain’s Ryan Smith, alongside experienced builders and guest mentors who guide participants through the process week by week.
It’s less like a traditional course and more like a collaborative workshop, where people learn by fixing things as they break, which they will, a lot.
Why MML Changes the Game
MML, or Metaverse Markup Language, is at the center of this push. It allows users to describe what they want, generate a base experience with AI, tweak it, and deploy it directly into the virtual world.
That workflow lowers the barrier enough that even people without game development experience can start building functional environments, which is exactly what platforms like Otherside need right now.
From Idea to Live Experience
We’ve already seen examples of this working. Community members have used the same tools to build small games and interactive spaces in a short amount of time, proving the concept isn’t just theoretical.
Vibecode Camp is essentially scaling that process, giving more people access to the same tools and guidance in a structured way.
A Shift Toward Real Creator Economies
For metaverse platforms, the real challenge has never been infrastructure, it’s getting people to actually build and stay engaged. Programs like this are designed to solve that problem directly.
If more participants move from learning to creating, even in small ways, it starts to build the kind of ecosystem that can sustain itself over time.
What This Means Going Forward
The goal isn’t perfection, it’s participation. By the end of the program, participants aren’t just expected to understand the tools, they’re expected to have created something real.
And if that happens at scale, even imperfectly, it could be the kind of shift that turns virtual worlds from empty spaces into active environments driven by the people inside them.
