The bear market has largely impacted the NFT market. For the first time in the history of NFTs, trading-related activities are no longer profitable. Despite a complicated economic context, NFTs continue to surprise, and we observe some strong trends around Metaverses and Utilities over the period, which tends to revitalize the markets.

With speculation in a tailspin, it looks like the industry has once again entered a building phase, away from the spotlight.

A massive 25% drop was observed in terms of USD traded between Q1 and Q2 2022 with a global volume of about US$8 billion in Q2 2022.

A net profit of US$460M is recorded over Q2 2022, a significant decrease compared to Q1 2022 (US$2.3B).

Secondary market remains predominant with almost 80% of the volume of USD traded, in the meantime, primary market has constantly decreased over the period.

A 46% decrease in profit at resell is observed during the period, for a total loss that increased by 23% (US$1.8 billion profit for US$1.4 billion loss).

The market is more centralized than ever: More than 30% of the volume of USD traded over the quarter is distributed between projects that have been launched or acquired by Yuga Labs.

Q2 NFT Market Report 2022

<ol><li>The fundamentals</li><li>A look back at Q2 2022</li><li>Overall performance Q2 2022</li><li>Detailed performance (search volume, performance by segment, market distribution by project etc.)</li><li>Interview of John Karp from the Non Fungible Conference & NFT Factory</li><li>Profits & losses on the market (profit & loss per segment over time, most profitable projects etc.)</li><li>Focus by segment (key metrics about: crypto-art, collectibles, gaming, metaverses, utilities)</li><li>Conclusion</li></ol>

Quarterly NFT Market Report

The incredible enthusiasm for NFTs led to tremendous growth of the NFT industry in 2021. The early days of 2022 mark a new era for NFTs, with many changes to the market.
Are we facing a bubble on the verge of bursting? Are the NFTs markets holding up despite the tense geopolitical situation surrounding the war in Ukraine?
The Q1 Quarterly Report 2022 presents the first detailed figures on the reality of NFTs markets.
This quarter, we had the chance to interview Shaban Shaame, a pioneer of Blockchain Gaming since 2014, who shares his vision and thoughts on the state of the industry.

Collectibles are the predominant segment in the industry, far ahead of Art or even the Metaverses.

The general public seems to be losing interest in NFTs, if the search volume on Google is to be believed.

For the first time, some segments show a negative balance: Gaming shows a total loss of almost $50 million on the segment, which makes it the least profitable segment of the industry from a trading point of view.

The resale profit volume is down 3% while the total loss volume is up nearly 50% compared to the previous quarter.

Q1 Report 2022

With nearly $8 billion traded in the first quarter of 2022, the market cannot really be considered to have collapsed. We are seeing more of a form of stabilization, in line with the last quarter of 2021.
Conversely, the volume of sales fell by nearly 50%, with a very marked slowdown in the volume of buyers and sellers.
The great novelty of this quarter is undoubtedly the evolution of profitability in the markets. Making a profit in NFTs is no longer so easy in 2022...

Every year since 2018, NonFungible.com publishes “Yearly NFT Market Report” which remains to date the most in-depth and comprehensive piece of research about the NFT Industry.

These reports are designed for curious newcomers as well as experienced investors.

Collectibles is probably the segment that is running out of steam in favor of Metaverses and Blockchain Gaming.

With over $5 billion in profit recorded in NFT trading, speculation is an integral part of this market. But this is a more complex activity than it seems...

Markets gradually became saturated with the issuance of millions of new NFTs. How have the markets reacted to this unbridled multiplication of assets?

The market boomed to over $15 billion for nearly 2 million active wallets.

Yearly Report 2021

"NFT" was declared word of the year 2021. This is not surprising given the exponential growth of the industry. Between unprecedented opportunities, excessive speculation and new economic models: where are we?

The 200 pages, 70 metrics and 15 interviews of this report have been designed to give you the most complete and up-to-date overview of the different facets of the NFT industry.



Yearly NFT Market Report

Data doesn’t lie, at NonFungible we analyze it and make the complex simple and freely accessible for everyone.

Our Q3 Report looks into Non-Fungible Token trends on the Ethereum chain. We use our data to provide an in depth analysis of the market backed with charts and analytics.

Q3 of 2021 broke the $billion threshold by a long way, with almost $6 billion traded on the Ethereum blockchain alone. All indicators continue to show an upwards trend, with the number of wallets in use of both buyers and sellers increasing significantly.

Record USD volume for NFT sales

Unsurprisingly, the collectibles segment generated the most USD volume this quarter, undoubtedly stemming from PFP hype but also from the continual increase in the price of CryptoPunks and Bored Ape Yacht Club.

Market Distribution

Q3 Report 2021

The recent growth of the NFT industry has been almost unbelievable. In just a few short months, the $billion-dollar mark has been crossed in traded NFTs, followed by $billion per quarter and only then to be surpassed by $billion per month.

The market we see evolving today is a market that is growing at an exponential rate, with unprecedented liquidity but it is also even more of a speculative and volatile market than ever before.

The current market growth dictates that all investors and NFT stakeholders should pay extra attention as Triple-digit growth goes hand in hand with market instability, unrealistic expectations and potential disappointments.

Data doesn’t lie. At NonFungible we analyze it and make the complex simple and freely accessible for everyone.

The NFT Market has been in full craze mode since the start of the year. We have witnessed multi-million-dollar sales almost every week with new projects announced each day, copycats are being created from copycats.

There are numerous NFT projects, with dozens of new promising ones popping up everyday. Sometimes, because of misleading marketing campaigns or inflated market volumes, it may be complicated to truly identify what is a promising project and what is not.

You have probably read on a lot of related websites that you should “DYOR” or “Do Your Own Research” before purchasing any asset, but where should you start and what is the right criteria? This section is intended to help you drive forward your own due diligence before investing into any NFT project or purchasing an asset.

As the NFT ecosystem is already extremely broad, from Art to Gaming and Metaverses, the due diligence process is necessarily different depending on the particular asset type.

What to check before buying an NFT?

As mentioned earlier, the objective of our work in this report is to help everyone gain autonomy in their analysis of the NFT Markets, with the right tools and the necessary knowledge.

Before going into further detail in this section, we must return to the assumption which is at the origin of our research work: "There is Wash Trading in the NFT Market". In order to validate this hypothesis and to succeed in quantifying Wash Trading, it is first necessary to identify in what form this Wash Trading takes place, how to recognize it and what reasonable doubts lead us to consider this or that transaction is an illegitimate one.

Is there wash trading in NFT markets?

Good Practices guide

We have always done our best to help the NFT industry remain as healthy and transparent as possible. In recent years, we have published several articles* on the risks and abuses within the ecosystem** in an effort to raise awareness among the various stakeholders. This year, we have decided to go even further and publish a comprehensive report which covers the good practices of Due Diligence in Wash Trading.

The purpose behind this report can be divided into five objectives:<ol><li>To make the NFT world a healthier place for everyone.</li><li>Bring further transparency and honesty to the booming NFT Markets.</li><li>Reduce the volume of suspicious transactions.</li><li>Ensure the long-term sustainability of this market.</li><li>Promote individual responsibility, i.e: Do Your Own Research “DYOR”, Due Diligence, community whistleblowing etc...</li></ol>


<p>You have probably already been hearing about it… one year after the first LAND auction, the <a href="https://nonfungible.com/market-tracker/decentraland" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Decentraland </a>team is organizing the second round and announced to auction all of the remaining 9,300 LANDs.</p>



<p>The second LAND auction will start on the 10th of December at 00:00 GMT and will last two weeks.</p>



<p><a href="https://nonfungible.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NonFungible.com</a> will help you throughout the auction, we will provide you with all of the information you need to get ready to purchase the LAND you want on D-Day!<a href="https://twitter.com/nonfungibles" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Follow us on Twitter</a> to take advantage of our analysis, predictions, and statistics every day: before, during and after the auction!</p>



<h2>What is LAND? Why would I buy one?</h2>



<p>For those who still ignore it, here’s a little reminder: “LAND”, represents a 10m x 10m piece of the digital universe on the Ethereum Blockchain. LAND is the main component of Decentraland’s metaverse. If you’ve seen <strong><em>Ready Player One,</em></strong> you can consider that every location in the film is an experience, on these LAND in Decentraland.</p>



<p>Once you have acquired non-fungible LAND tokens, you are the only one to decide what is built on that LAND in the metaverse.</p>



<ul><li>A video-game? An RPG? A racing game?</li><li>E-commerce in Virtual Reality?</li><li>A space for social experiences in the virtual world?</li></ul>



<p>In a nutshell, you can build whatever you want and provide the service you wish to anyone visiting your plot. You decide the rules on your LAND, you actually own it!</p>



<h2>How will this LAND auction work?</h2>



<p>For this second auction, <a href="https://nonfungible.com/market-tracker/decentraland" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Decentraland </a>chose the Dutch Auction system. The principle is simple:</p>



<ul><li>Every parcel is proposed at the same maximum starting price: 200,000 MANA (about $12,000 with MANA @ $0.06)</li><li>Price will gradually go down to 1,000 MANA at a pre-determined rate until the LAND is bought.</li></ul>



<p>The challenge will be to take the risk of waiting for the price of the desired parcel to fall. But, take care not to wait too much because there will be hundreds of anxious buyers…</p>



<p>Prices will evolve as follows:</p>



<p>Day 0 — At the start of the first day, the price will start at 200,000 MANA</p>



<p>Day 1 — Throughout the first day, the price will reduce to 100,000 MANA.</p>



<p>Day 2 — Throughout the second day, the price will reduce to 50,000 MANA.</p>



<p>Day 3–8 — From the third day through the eighth day, the price will drop 5,000 MANA <strong>per day</strong>.</p>



<p>Day 9–15 — From the ninth day through the end of the auction, the price will drop 3,000 MANA <strong>per day</strong> until a final price of 1,000 MANA is reached.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="800" height="358" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-second-auction-price-chart.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-1368" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-second-auction-price-chart.jpeg 800w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-second-auction-price-chart-300x134.jpeg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-second-auction-price-chart-768x344.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption>Source:<a href="https://decentraland.org/blog/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em> blog.decentraland.org</em></a></figcaption></figure></div>



<h2>How to take part in the auction?</h2>



<p>Here is a list of the prerequisites for taking part in the auction and having a chance to acquire some LAND:</p>



<ul><li>Have the<a href="https://metamask.io/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> MetaMask</a> plugin installed and account setup</li><li>Have enough MANA on this account for the LAND and price you would like to buy</li><li>Be connected<a href="https://market.decentraland.org/auction" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> to the auction URL</a> on December 10th!</li></ul>



<h2>Key figures about the second auction</h2>



<p><strong>9,300</strong> <strong>LAND </strong>for sale in the auction</p>



<p><strong>15 DAYS </strong>of auction</p>



<p>Up to <strong>1.86 BILLION MANA</strong> ($124,620,000) could be spent and burned during the auction if all the LAND were bought at the maximum price of 200,000 MANA. [<strong><em>reminder</em></strong><em>: all the MANA spent during the auction will be “burned” and will disappear from the global circulation</em>]</p>



<p>We have calculated an estimate of MANA that could likely be burned during the auction. We have based our estimation on:</p>



<ul><li>LAND market history of these two last months</li><li>The data from the first auction</li><li>Public data shared by the Decentraland team on their website and social media</li></ul>



<p>We estimate that around <strong>250 to 300 million MANA</strong> could likely be burned during this auction.</p>



<p>As a reminder, the circulating supply (excluding Decentraland’s wallet) is composed of 1.27 billion MANA, on a total MANA Supply of 2.64 billion. So, between 1/4 and 1/3 of all the circulating MANA could be burned during the second LAND auction.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1200" height="323" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-transparency.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1369" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-transparency.png 1200w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-transparency-300x81.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-transparency-1024x276.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-transparency-768x207.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><figcaption><em>Source: transparency.decentraland.org</em></figcaption></figure></div>



<h4><strong>The main differences with the first auction</strong></h4>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="800" height="321" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-auction-parcel-distribution.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1370" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-auction-parcel-distribution.png 800w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-auction-parcel-distribution-300x120.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-auction-parcel-distribution-768x308.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></figure></div>



<h2>Get a head start with NonFungible.com</h2>



<p>Do you prefer to be part of the scrum during the auction or do you prefer to approach the sale with all the necessary information, and an accurate analysis of market trends?</p>



<p>In anticipation of this second auction, follow us on<a href="https://twitter.com/nonfungibles" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Twitter</a> and Medium to hear the latest:</p>



<ul><li>Statistics recap of the December 2017 first auction to understand the market reaction and anticipate future trends</li><li>The detailed catalog of all parcels put on sale during this new auction</li><li>Day-by-day auction tracking (distribution of purchased LANDs, details of still available LANDs)</li></ul>



<p><a href="https://market.decentraland.org/auction" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong><em>See you all at the auction</em></strong></a><strong><em>, and on our social media before the D-Day for exclusive analysis! 😉</em></strong></p>


You have probably already heard about it… one year after the first LAND auction, Decentraland team organized the second round and…

Get ready for Decentraland second auction!


<p>You thought that building a 3D virtual world on the Blockchain was complicated? Well, it will be a child’s play soon, thanks to the latest version of <a href="https://nonfungible.com/market-tracker/decentraland" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Decentraland</a>’s Scene Builder which allows you to build on your parcels with a simple drag and drop.</p>



<h2>It sounds cool. But how did it work before?</h2>



<p>Before? It had to have solid notions of A-Frame, or master Blender on the fingertips!</p>



<p>So before making scenes like those presented below, you had to spend a bunch of hours there. Only good 3D designers or developers were able to make such scenes:</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="400" height="225" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1381" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-1.png 400w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-1-300x169.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></figure></div>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="400" height="225" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-2.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1382" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-2.png 400w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-2-300x169.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></figure></div>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="400" height="225" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-3.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1383" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-3.png 400w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-3-300x169.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></figure></div>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="400" height="225" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-4.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1384" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-4.png 400w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-4-300x169.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></figure></div>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="400" height="225" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-5.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1385" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-5.png 400w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-5-300x169.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></figure></div>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="400" height="225" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-6.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1386" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-6.png 400w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-6-300x169.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></figure></div>



<h2>How will the Scene Builder work?</h2>



<p>You will have a whole catalog of objects, furniture tools, and textures that you will be able to select in a menu, once you’ve selected the object, you’ll just have to drag and drop it on your LAND.</p>



<p>As a video will always be worth a thousand words, here is a demo released by the Decentraland development team:</p>



<p>If you want to know more about it, we recommend you to read<a href="https://decentraland.org/blog/platform/builder-sneak-peek" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> this amazing article published by Decentraland team</a> explaining how the new Scene Builder will exactly work.</p>



<h2>Awesome! Can I already use it?</h2>



<p>Yes totally ! To illustrate the ease of use of its new scene editor, Decentraland organizes a contest open to everyone.</p>



<p>The contest is accessible and will start at the beginning of March for a duration of 2 weeks!</p>



<p>In the meantime, prepare your imagination and your cryptocurrency wallet, because amazing gratifications are at stake.</p>



<p>A full package of 900,000 MANA (just over $ 36,000) and 50 LAND to win!</p>



<h2>For the 5 best scenes</h2>



<ul><li>First place: 200 000 MANA ($ 8 000) + 1 LAND</li><li>Second place: 150 000 MANA ($ 6 000) + 1 LAND</li><li>Third place: 100 000 MANA ($ 4 000) + 1 LAND</li><li>Fourth place: 50 000 MANA ($ 2 000) + 1 LAND</li><li>Fifth place: 25 000 MANA ($ 1 000) + 1 LAND</li></ul>



<p>The next 45 scenes will each receive 7,500 MANA ($ 300) and a LAND!</p>



<p>Every single scene submitted that meets the minimum quality standards, as set by the panel of judges, will be rewarded with 100 MANA.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="790" height="744" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-asset-design-contest.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1387" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-asset-design-contest.jpg 790w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-asset-design-contest-300x283.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-asset-design-contest-768x723.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px" /></figure></div>



<p><a href="https://contest.decentraland.org/"></a></p>


You thought that building a 3D virtual world on the Blockchain was complicated? Well, it will be a child's play soon

Build in Decentraland with Drag’n’Drop and win Cryptos and LANDs


<p>Today I received a strange email saying that I was chosen. Chosen for a mission, which, if I accepted it, would take me through <a href="https://nonfungible.com/market-tracker/decentraland" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Decentraland </a>to show me the different scenery and landscapes of this metaverse.</p>



<p>The given instructions allow us to go to special places, so I went for a little tour to observe and do a little photography.</p>



<p>This event is a follow-up to others that have occurred in some areas of the map since the launch of the beta, but the advantage of this mission is that it has no set time.<br>Anyone with access to Decentraland will be able to participate when he or she wishes!</p>



<h2>Walk of fame and Art Galery</h2>



<p>Are you ready?</p>



<p>Start the adventure at <a href="https://play.decentraland.org/?position=78%2C-11" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Shwedagon Pagoda</a> (78,-11) to apprehend the controls of the game. You will notice that if the scene is not charged you will not be able to access it! Take the time to watch the animation of the scenery’s construction until you can continue your walk.</p>



<p>The visit continues to <a href="https://play.decentraland.org/?position=60%2C20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Crypto Valley Boulevard</a> (60,20). You will have noticed that the URL acts as localization, you will be able to teleport directly where you want on the map by modifying it!</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="356" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-1024x356.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1584" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-1024x356.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-300x104.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-768x267.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland.png 1354w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<p>The first part of the mission brings us to a &#8220;Walk of Fame&#8221; of the different actors of the Crypto-space. Feel free to step on the pieces to light your way!</p>



<p>By observing a little around, we will find two galleries of art, one is open and the other under construction. We cannot wait to see the NFT mascot hanging on these walls one day!</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="401" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-2-1024x401.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1585" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-2-1024x401.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-2-300x117.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-2-768x301.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-2.png 1359w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<h3>Mission 1</h3>



<p><em>Look and count the paintings in the Open Art Gallery&#8230; Look well! it&#8217;s your first (x) coordinate.</em></p>



<p><em>Go back to the Boulevard and count the pieces on the Walk of Fame&#8230; This is your second (y) coordinate.</em></p>



<p><strong>You can now teleport to the next point!</strong></p>



<h2>An afternoon at the GAS station</h2>



<p>We arrived in the middle of a kind of activity park for children, without knowing where to go exactly&#8230; but fortunately, the instructions are clear: you have to walk east and look for black towers.</p>



<p>Continuing your route you will come across a station &#8220;ZION&#8221;, with statues of Gecko (more or less) at work!</p>



<p>But by the way, did you notice the clock not far from the towers?</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="389" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-3-1024x389.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1586" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-3-1024x389.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-3-300x114.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-3-768x292.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-3.png 1348w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<h3>Mission 2</h3>



<p><em>Taking into account that we are the afternoon, note the time. What time, out of 24, will it be in 10 minutes?</em></p>



<p><em>Note this number, this is your first (x) coordinate.</em></p>



<p><em>Now, advance to the Gas Station. How many bottles of wine are in the fridge? This is your second (y) coordinate.</em></p>



<p><strong>You can now teleport to the next point!</strong></p>



<h2>The comfort of a house</h2>



<p>And here we are next to a very modern designed house. Although the landscape seems a little empty, let&#8217;s not forget that this world is still under construction! If you are going to take a look around, you will see a festival getting ready but for now, let&#8217;s take a look inside this house. Watch the comfort of this space dedicated to VR &#8230;</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="392" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-4-1-1024x392.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1589" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-4-1-1024x392.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-4-1-300x115.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-4-1-768x294.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-4-1.png 1359w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<h3>Mission 3</h3>



<p><em>Count how many people could sit comfortably on these sofas. This is your first (x) coordinate.</em></p>



<p><em>And how much do you screen in total? This is your second (y) coordinate.</em></p>



<p><strong>All you have to do is go to the last zone by teleporting yourself again.</strong></p>



<h2>The Ascension</h2>



<p>After a while, a samurai statue will give you a clue as to where to go. Continuing your way, go through the door and enjoy a visit to the Plaza.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="385" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-5-1024x385.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1588" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-5-1024x385.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-5-300x113.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-5-768x288.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-5.png 1358w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<h3>Mission 4</h3>



<p><em>To finish this mission, find the tower on the highest mountain between the two statues of Boudha.</em></p>



<p><strong>And here you are, you have succeeded and finished this mission! You can now rest in this little shelter after you find it!</strong></p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="343" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-6-1024x343.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1590" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-6-1024x343.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-6-300x101.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-6-768x257.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/mission-through-decentraland-6.png 1191w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<p>If you do not know where to start, we recommend you take a look at <a href="https://nftplazas.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NFTPlazas</a> to find the rental of mini-games, districts, or places to see and more general information.</p>



<h2>Conclusion</h2>



<p>Several defects related to the Beta status of the game may be annoying (loading time can be long for heavy scenes, bugs when moving, slowdowns may appear at times) but overall, the game is fluid and the animation of the scenes’ appearance makes the wait rather pleasant.</p>



<p>For the moment, there is a lot of empty space but the scenes present are still a pretty little surprise! Some are really creative while others are a bit more random&#8230;</p>



<p>So I found the experience pleasant but, I can’t wait to get more interaction with the other elements of the game.</p>



<p>Patience!</p>


We had the chance to discover the landscapes and experiences offered by the most anticipated metaverse of the year: Decentraland! Are you eager to see the metaverse? We are!

A mission through the Decentraland beta


<p>When the invitation to visit a <a href="https://play.decentraland.org/?position=115%2C-8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">labyrinth designed specifically for the occasion</a> arrived in my mailbox, I first regretted not being able to participate in this session… but fortunately, a few days later, the doors of the labyrinth opened again!</p>



<h2>A tricky maze</h2>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="512" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-maze-1024x512.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1689" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-maze-1024x512.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-maze-300x150.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-maze-768x384.jpg 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-maze-1536x768.jpg 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-maze.jpg 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<p>The appointment was made, the participants were there, we waited for the door to open, ready to get our hidden treats. And at the T-Time, everyone disappeared around me.<br><em>It suited me, nobody was going to be able to copy my path to the victory!</em></p>



<p>Except the door did not open. So I teleported a little further and <a href="https://nonfungible.com/market-tracker/decentraland" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Decentraland </a>gave me a good me the bad news: no more access to the Metaverse!</p>



<p><strong>Tricky!</strong></p>



<h2>An afternoon at the cemetery</h2>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="442" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-halloween-1024x442.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1690" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-halloween-1024x442.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-halloween-300x129.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-halloween-768x331.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-halloween.png 1104w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<p>Fortunately, thanks to the magical powers of a talented exorcist, everything went back to normal the next day! For the big night, everything was ready, the dead were bustling, the <a href="https://play.decentraland.org/?position=66%2C6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">cemetery</a>, usually so calm, was waking up.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="717" height="588" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-halloween-2.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1691" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-halloween-2.png 717w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-halloween-2-300x246.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px" /></figure></div>



<p>The invitation said that if the bravest were not afraid of the dead, they would be rewarded… The rumors spoke of a golden key to open the door to a secret buried treasure.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="827" height="487" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-halloween-3.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1692" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-halloween-3.png 827w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-halloween-3-300x177.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-halloween-3-768x452.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px" /></figure></div>



<p><em>“This time, it&#8217;s a door that I can open!” </em>So I prepared to lift gravestones, dig beside trees, disturb black cats, and open the doors of all the houses!</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="462" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-halloween-4-1024x462.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1693" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-halloween-4-1024x462.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-halloween-4-300x135.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-halloween-4-768x346.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-halloween-4.png 1082w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<p>After many handshakes with the dead, I finally found the key! But which door will open with this? I set out again to find the treasure&#8217;s location, searching for locks everywhere.</p>



<p>What a joy when finally the key turned and I heard the rattling of the door. I went in, turned over all the furniture and decided to go upstairs. After some time, I could see what looked like a hiding place.</p>



<p><strong>Sweet treats!</strong></p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="382" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-halloween-5-1024x382.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1694" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-halloween-5-1024x382.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-halloween-5-300x112.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-halloween-5-768x286.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-halloween-5.png 1307w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<h2>More virtual events to come!</h2>



<p>Not having been able to participate in the first event, we can only welcome the initiative to those who have made a maze for the occasion! We hope that those who participated could appreciate their experience!</p>



<p>Regarding the cemetery, it is rather pleasant to be able to interact with a whole decor! Despite my late visit to the cemetery I still could find hats, pumpkins and epic equipment.</p>



<p>The number of possibilities continues to increase and the experience of Decentraland remains pleasant despite the effects of the beta that are still felt.And you? Did you participate in <a href="https://nonfungible.com/market-tracker/decentraland" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Decentraland </a>events? What did you like?</p>


For Halloween, Decentraland wanted to celebrate the Day of the Dead in a big way. So what happened in the Metaverse these recent days? Did the dead shake the world of the living?

Trick or Treat! Halloween in Decentraland


<p>We were all waiting for it, and it is finally here! The competition organized by Decentraland to build interactive scenes is launched since <strong>December 2nd, 2019, and will last until December 15th, 2019</strong>! Still with the <a href="https://builder.decentraland.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Builder</a>, this time the goal is to create scenes with <strong>interactive elements</strong>.&nbsp;</p>



<p>For each relevant creation, you will be rewarded with 200 MANA. From the judged scenes, 45 winners will be selected to win LANDs and hundreds of thousands of MANA tokens.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="872" height="437" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-contest-prizes.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1756" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-contest-prizes.png 872w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-contest-prizes-300x150.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-contest-prizes-768x385.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 872px) 100vw, 872px" /><figcaption><em>Source: https://contest.decentraland.org/en/</em></figcaption></figure></div>



<h2>New Features!</h2>



<p>There is now a new flash icon in the inventory to tell you which objects are interactive. There are some in each of the themed sections, so you can start implementing interactive objects in your scenes according to your tastes!</p>



<p>In order to get to grips with the basics of this new function, Decentraland has made a tutorial:</p>



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<iframe loading="lazy" title="Decentraland Builder Tutorial: Smart Items" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CQeWBqg3UoQ?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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<p>This video explains the basics of the Builder, and how to:</p>



<ul><li>Enable an action</li><li>Write text on panels</li><li>Activate an action from one object that affects another</li></ul>



<p>You will discover how, when pressing a button, a trunk can be opened and pull a huge rock out of the ground! If you want to create even more advanced scenes, we advise you to watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E5al6GAef8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this other tutorial</a> in order to obtain more advanced interactions.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="391" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-1024x391.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1757" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-1024x391.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-300x115.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-768x293.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder-1536x587.png 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-builder.png 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<h2>No Code, No Problem!</h2>



<p>The tools set up by Decentraland for this new competition are accessible to the widest possible audience. Indeed, no coding knowledge is required to create interactions. You can play with the interactions between the different objects in your scenes without having to worry about technical difficulties.&nbsp;</p>



<p>It should also be noted that a new theme has emerged: the Sci-Fi universe. Martian ground, space station, moon&#8230; it is a whole panel of the spatial imagination that now opens its doors to you! Martian ground, space station, moon&#8230; it is a whole panel of the spatial imagination that now opens its doors to you! If the choice of objects does not suit you, you can customize your scene at a higher level, while adding new ranges of NFTs accessible from your wallet.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="372" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-in-world-1-1024x372.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1758" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-in-world-1-1024x372.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-in-world-1-300x109.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-in-world-1-768x279.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-in-world-1-1536x559.png 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-in-world-1.png 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<h2>This Decentraland contest ends on December 15th</h2>



<p>The progress of the Builder gives us more and more surprises at each competition! Even if the last one was reserved for developers, it was to become more and more accessible to the general public for our greatest pleasure.</p>



<p>It should also be noted that from now on, the limit of objects is counted in number and no longer in polygons used in the scene. This change is really positive because some complex objects reached the limit of the polygons used very quickly.</p>



<p>So we look forward to seeing what the next competition will look like, perhaps in interaction with other scenes?</p>



<p>And what theme did you use for your scene? How did you use the possible interactions?</p>



<p>The contest ends on December 15th, so be responsive if you want to participate!</p>


Have you participated in the interactive scene contest in Decentraland? Here, we review the latest version of Decentraland 3D Builder, and the interactive assets it offers!

Enter the interactive Scene contest in Decentraland!


<p>After many test events, long moments of solitude in the low-poly world, server crashes, stage constructions each more impressive than the previous, the time has finally come, the doors of Decentraland are open!&nbsp;</p>



<p>When the big attraction parks open, it&#8217;s always a rush at the entrance! We preferred to explore this vast world after the treasure hunt (<a href="https://decentraland.org/blog/announcements/treasure-hunt-in-review/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Now over</a>) so you can wander quietly through this vast universe.</p>



<p>Welcome to Decentraland, where you can meet unicorns, go for a hot-air balloon ride or climb to the top of the pyramids… and it’s only the early days of the global Decentraland experience!</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="501" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-1-1024x501.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1844" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-1-1024x501.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-1-300x147.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-1-768x376.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-1.png 1522w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<h2>Start of a Decentraland journey</h2>



<p>The adventure begins with a short tutorial explaining the possibilities offered by the game (moving, jumping, dancing, interacting with the scenes).</p>



<p>Once you have passed the tutorial, a teleporter is waiting to take you to the Genesis Plaza, the center of the Decentraland map. This is where the adventure begins!</p>



<p>A world full of wonders awaits you, but since &#8220;a picture is sometimes worth more than a thousand words&#8221;, let yourself be carried away by this journey to the center of the virtual world!</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1003" height="443" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-2.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1845" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-2.png 1003w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-2-300x133.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-2-768x339.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px" /></figure></div>



<p>The map is huge and fortunately, there are landmarks! These landmarks, for the moment, are the roads that mark the map. They surround the genesis plaza, you won&#8217;t be able to miss them &#8211; there are pretty flower beds and benches to enjoy the scenery to the left and right.</p>



<p>As you will have noticed, as long as you stay in the &#8220;downtown&#8221;, “genesis plaza”, it&#8217;s very animated! You will meet other players, the buildings are large and the areas are well ordered. The loading of the decorations is much faster since the first phases of the game and it&#8217;s still a pleasure to watch!</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="474" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-3-1024x474.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1846" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-3-1024x474.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-3-300x139.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-3-768x356.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-3-1536x711.png 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-3.png 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<p>But let&#8217;s get off the beaten track and go for a walk in the woods. Many, many areas are worth a look for the creative effort made by users, developers, designers, and builders! We can note of the &#8220;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torii">Torii</a>&#8221; in the middle of the different temple areas, don’t hesitate to pass underneath and appreciate the calm of the temples.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="508" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-4-1024x508.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1847" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-4-1024x508.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-4-300x149.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-4-768x381.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-4-1536x761.png 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-4.png 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<p>Before crossing a little further away giant statues made of wood and stone! What could have happened next door to this camp that made its inhabitants decide to erect statues? Did they want to hunt the monster hiding in the river behind that golem? Or maybe these statues will come to life one day and a special event will take place?</p>



<p>While waiting for the answer, let&#8217;s continue our journey! Because there are still many things to see in this multiverse!</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="484" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-5-1024x484.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1848" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-5-1024x484.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-5-300x142.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-5-768x363.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-5-1536x726.png 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-5.png 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<h2>Art and games</h2>



<p>On your way to the unknown, you will have the opportunity to come across structures that are at the very least&#8230; artistic. For example, this multi-tiered reflective pyramid hides a secret at the top. This remnant of a past event is impressive, but don&#8217;t be fooled, the only treasure you will find upstairs will be a breathtaking view of the surroundings.</p>



<p>As you continue walking, another building with a sober title will appear in your path. &#8220;VR.&#8221;&nbsp;</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="474" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-6-1024x474.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1849" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-6-1024x474.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-6-300x139.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-6-768x356.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-6-1536x711.png 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-6.png 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<p>Behind it is stonehenge, this garden with short cut grass hides a building purely dedicated to art exhibitions. Axie Infinity, Josie, Known Origin, Cryptopunks, CryptoKitties… all these projects have exhibited their best work within these walls.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="712" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-7-1024x712.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1850" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-7-1024x712.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-7-300x209.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-7-768x534.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-7.png 1219w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<p>Don&#8217;t hesitate to visit all the galleries, there are even some upstairs!</p>



<p>There is not yet any possibility to buy the works directly from the galleries but it is very pleasant to be able to appreciate the enhancement of the projects or artists in this dedicated space.</p>



<p>Once this visit is over, it&#8217;s time to get back on the road to new horizons! There is still so much to see!</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="757" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-8-1024x757.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1851" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-8-1024x757.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-8-300x222.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-8-768x568.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-8.png 1035w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<p>At the exit of the garden, an interactive surprise awaits you on the right.</p>



<p>This mini-game is very simple: there are tiles on the floor in all colours, each time the walls change colour you have to place yourself on a tile in the corresponding colour.<br><br>The entry fee is 10 MANA and the more participants there are, the bigger the final pot to share.<br>Simple? Maybe not so simple, we&#8217;ll let you try it and see&#8230;</p>



<p>The ability to use MANA&#8217;s to interact with the scenery is a promise that has been kept, but let&#8217;s not stop there if we&#8217;re on the right track, interesting things are only just beginning! This mini-game is a foretaste of the different creations proposed by the owners of the land. As you continue the visit, a palace appears in the middle of sand dunes…</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="476" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-9-1024x476.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1852" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-9-1024x476.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-9-300x139.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-9-768x357.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-9-1536x713.png 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-9.png 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<p>From the first steps on the sand, a window appears telling that the transactions that will take place will go through the Matic Network. The choices are elementary: Ethereum, Matic or PLAY. The first two are already known, the indication concerning the third is very clear: it is free.</p>



<p>So I&#8217;ve been warned, my wallet&#8217;s going to come under pressure sooner or later. Let&#8217;s head without hesitation to the open front door of this palace!</p>



<p>Surprise, it&#8217;s a casino! Many machines decorate the parts and vehicles are put on display with their prices just above.&nbsp;</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="634" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-10-1024x634.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1853" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-10-1024x634.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-10-300x186.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-10-768x475.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-10.png 1089w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<p>Will it ever be possible to drive them to Decentraland? Or are these vehicles just here to find a collector?</p>



<p>After a few games on the machines, drooling in front of these pretty cuts and observing the paintings on the walls, it&#8217;s time to hit the road again!</p>



<p>If you are heading west to discover new scenery, be aware that you may be disappointed. Because apart from trees, a few rocks and flowers you won&#8217;t come across anything for long kilometres!</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="452" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-101-1024x452.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1854" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-101-1024x452.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-101-300x133.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-101-768x339.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-101-1536x679.png 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-101.png 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<h2>End of the journey</h2>



<p>After pushing the boundaries to -69, 190 of vast emptiness (the proposed map is only supposed to be -150 to +150), the only solution available to you is a fabulous feature of Decentraland: teleportation.</p>



<p>To use it, nothing could be simpler! Press &#8220;enter&#8221; and type &#8220;/goto random&#8221; on your keyboard. This will randomly select a destination for you and teleport you to an unknown location!</p>



<p>For our part, it brought us next to a Martian terrain where ships rub shoulders with planets!</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="441" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-12-1024x441.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1855" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-12-1024x441.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-12-300x129.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-12-768x331.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-12-1536x661.png 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-12.png 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<p>It&#8217;s a pity that the space universe only stops at this piece of land because this scenery must have required a lot of work and elaboration by its creator! Ah, if only it were possible to pilot this spacecraft&#8230;</p>



<p>But let&#8217;s put aside the dreams of air travel and go back down to Earth. By continuing the visit of this universe it is interesting to note the outbidding of creativity! After Mars, let&#8217;s take a look at the top of this pyramid that stands in the middle of the sand!</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="461" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-13-1024x461.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1856" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-13-1024x461.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-13-300x135.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-13-768x346.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-13-1536x692.png 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-13.png 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<p>At the top of these stairs is not a treasure, but a nice promotion for a phone that won&#8217;t be named. That said, all you have to do is turn around to admire the view&#8230; and another type of pyramid! The latter is inaccessible at the moment, but perhaps it will be possible to land there thanks to the ships we saw earlier one day?</p>



<p>Or you will have to unravel the mystery of gravity that seems to defy all the laws within!</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="760" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-14-1-1024x760.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1859" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-14-1-1024x760.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-14-1-300x223.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-14-1-768x570.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-14-1.png 1063w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<h2>Decentraland is getting improved everyday</h2>



<p>Since its beginnings, it must be said that <a href="http://nonfungible.com/market-tracker/decentraland" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Decentraland</a> has evolved a lot, and quickly! Scenes are loading way faster, servers crash less often, we really want to go back and continue to visit and interact with those elements of the scenes that can.</p>



<p>There&#8217;s still really few interactive elements in the metaverse, and the lack of precision in the moves can hurt the mini-games experience.</p>



<p>Also, we look forward to the landowners building something up! Because once you get past the Downtown, the LAND is very empty! But given the rapid evolution of the project over the last few months (even if it has caused many <a href="https://medium.com/chainbreakers/a-two-year-long-rollercoaster-e421718454a7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">technical inconveniences for Chainbreakers</a>), we are waiting for further improvements!</p>



<p>Here&#8217;s a little bonus to conclude this article:</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="662" height="561" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-15.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1858" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-15.png 662w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/05/decentraland-gates-open-15-300x254.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" /></figure></div>


We've been waiting for it, now it's a reality! Welcome to the universe that is getting ready to take on Ready Player One, come and visit this new world waiting for you!

The Gates of Decentraland are open!


<p>After the publication of our report on <a href="http://nonfungible.com/reports/2019/en/special-edition-art" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">art market trends in 2018 and 2019 in NFT</a>, we decided to <s>rest</s> take full advantage of the artistic projects presented.</p>



<p>There are many spaces for artists wishing to promote their work in the crypto-sphere. The pioneers in this area are obviously the marketplaces as <a href="https://www.superrare.co/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">SuperRare</a>, <a href="https://knownorigin.io/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Known Origin</a>, or <a href="https://makersplace.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Makersplace</a>, and have been closely followed by non-fungible token creation platforms such as <a href="https://mintbase.io/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mintbase</a> and <a href="https://mintable.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mintable</a>.</p>



<p>All that was missing was a space that could accommodate the public so that they could exhibit their works. And what could be better than virtual reality to host this kind of digital content?</p>



<p>The <a href="http://nonfungible.com/market-tracker/cryptovoxels" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CryptoVoxels</a> multiverse is the most suitable place if you are looking for artists who want to make themselves known, we went there to enjoy the exhibitions there and we were not disappointed!</p>



<p>In parallel, <a href="http://nonfungible.com/market-tracker/decentraland" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Decentraland</a> scheduled 10-day artistic events to showcase the talents of crypto-sphere! Each day a new space was opened to discover the exhibitions of the most famous marketplaces and events were organized every evening.</p>



<p>Put on your VR gear if you have one, or use your desktop browser, and follow the guide!</p>



<h2><strong>Some questions</strong></h2>



<p>Before getting to the heart of the subject of artistic events organized by the two main metaverses, let us ask ourselves for a moment the question: Why?</p>



<ul><li>What should be understood in the organization of art-focused events of such magnitude within the Metaverse? </li><li>What relationship between blockchain art and the Metaverse does this illustrate?</li></ul>



<h2><strong>CryptoVoxels</strong></h2>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1600" height="524" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/tokensmartlounge.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2422" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/tokensmartlounge.png 1600w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/tokensmartlounge-300x98.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/tokensmartlounge-1024x335.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/tokensmartlounge-768x252.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/tokensmartlounge-1536x503.png 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /><figcaption><a href="https://www.cryptovoxels.com/play?coords=E@476E,95N" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TokenSmart Lounge</a></figcaption></figure></div>



<p>Appearing shortly after Decentraland, the world of CryptoVoxels is very similar to Minecraft aesthetically. Everything in this universe is made up of blocks and all the decorations you will find there have been imagined and built by land owners.</p>



<p>Freedom of creation is the greatest strength of CryptoVoxels and its users very quickly understood! Just wander a little on the map to understand the architectural coherence is limited only by the functions of the game.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="997" height="936" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/duckbuild.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2423" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/duckbuild.png 997w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/duckbuild-300x282.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/duckbuild-768x721.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 997px) 100vw, 997px" /></figure></div>



<p>But beyond the artistic surprises of some owners, it is also a space that has been designed to be able to integrate images on all the walls.</p>



<p>This is why many artists quickly took over and invested this universe in order to exhibit their works, but not only! It is also possible to organize conferences or festive spaces because sound was very quickly supported by the platform.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1326" height="741" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/scarletfactory.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2424" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/scarletfactory.png 1326w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/scarletfactory-300x168.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/scarletfactory-1024x572.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/scarletfactory-768x429.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1326px) 100vw, 1326px" /><figcaption><a href="https://www.cryptovoxels.com/play?coords=N@144E,1U,57S" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Scarlet Factory</a></figcaption></figure></div>



<p>From the start, the CryptoVoxels team has worked hand in hand with its community to be able to offer the most suitable experience and tools possible. Many updates are regularly published (for new/custom textures, teleporting, new colours…) to the delight of users.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1364" height="724" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/skatepark.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2425" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/skatepark.png 1364w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/skatepark-300x159.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/skatepark-1024x544.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/skatepark-768x408.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1364px) 100vw, 1364px" /><figcaption><a href="https://www.cryptovoxels.com/play?coords=W@434E,200N" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cryptovoxel Skatepark</a></figcaption></figure></div>



<p>The images you see on the walls are not all NFTs that can be purchased. Until <a href="https://jr-art.net/about" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">JR</a> is convinced of the potential of blockchain, it is still nice to see his works in this universe.</p>



<p>If you are looking for galleries of crypto-artists, you won&#8217;t have to walk very long to come across them!</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1600" height="741" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/moonsbowshood.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2426" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/moonsbowshood.png 1600w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/moonsbowshood-300x139.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/moonsbowshood-1024x474.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/moonsbowshood-768x356.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/moonsbowshood-1536x711.png 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /><figcaption><a href="https://www.cryptovoxels.com/play?coords=SW@92E,264S" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Moonsbow’s Hood</a></figcaption></figure></div>



<p>So do not hesitate to go and discover these different small museums that are really on every corner, you can find nice surprises!</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="908" height="823" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/buythemousepig.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2427" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/buythemousepig.png 908w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/buythemousepig-300x272.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/buythemousepig-768x696.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px" /></figure></div>



<p>In addition, you will be able to buy the work you like directly in CryptoVoxels with some help from OpenSea in just a few clicks!</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1599" height="730" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/joyoceanic.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2428" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/joyoceanic.png 1599w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/joyoceanic-300x137.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/joyoceanic-1024x467.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/joyoceanic-768x351.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/joyoceanic-1536x701.png 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1599px) 100vw, 1599px" /><figcaption><a href="https://www.cryptovoxels.com/play?coords=E@107E,143S" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Joy! Oceanic</a></figcaption></figure></div>



<p>So, we encourage you to discover this universe which continues to evolve day by day, and to put you in good conditions of discovery we advise you to always remember this quote from Picasso during your walks.</p>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-text-align-left"><p><em>&#8220;Every child is an artist, The project is to remain an artist once we grow up.&#8221;</em></p><cite>Pablo Picasso</cite></blockquote>



<h2><strong>Decentraland</strong></h2>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1009" height="700" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/nonfungible-pixelart.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2429" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/nonfungible-pixelart.png 1009w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/nonfungible-pixelart-300x208.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/nonfungible-pixelart-768x533.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1009px) 100vw, 1009px" /></figure></div>



<p>Do we still need to present Decentraland? An early multiverse, it is above all a great land for real estate speculation.</p>



<p>$LAND prices being prohibitively expensive, few people can afford to buy one. But fortunately today, more and more functionality allows the general public to access it without the need for technical skills.</p>



<p>On the occasion of this week dedicated to art, the good news for amateurs is that it is possible today to see galleries of artists known or not in the industry.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1125" height="887" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/conniedigital.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2430" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/conniedigital.png 1125w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/conniedigital-300x237.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/conniedigital-1024x807.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/conniedigital-768x606.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px" /></figure></div>



<p>The “Museum” exhibition space offers short-term rental of small galleries to display your works. This offers excellent visibility to all who wish for a very affordable price.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1600" height="655" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/museumdistrict.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2431" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/museumdistrict.png 1600w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/museumdistrict-300x123.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/museumdistrict-1024x419.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/museumdistrict-768x314.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/museumdistrict-1536x629.png 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /><figcaption><a href="https://play.decentraland.org/?position=16%2C82" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Decentraland Museum District</a></figcaption></figure></div>



<p>In the center of this district is a huge museum which houses various works on several floors and, in some places, an audio recording of the artist.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1600" height="715" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/museumdistrict2.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2432" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/museumdistrict2.png 1600w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/museumdistrict2-300x134.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/museumdistrict2-1024x458.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/museumdistrict2-768x343.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/museumdistrict2-1536x686.png 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /></figure></div>



<p>Each of the works present are NFTs which can be purchased directly inside the Decentraland Metaverse!</p>



<p>If you prefer Pixel Art, there is also a whole gallery dedicated to this art! (<a href="https://nonfungible.com/market-tracker/pixelchain" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">PixelChain</a>)</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1297" height="797" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/pixelchaingallery.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2433" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/pixelchaingallery.png 1297w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/pixelchaingallery-300x184.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/pixelchaingallery-1024x629.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/pixelchaingallery-768x472.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1297px) 100vw, 1297px" /></figure></div>



<p>On the Marketplace side, we have seen that the buildings compete in beauty and architectural ingenuity. It is quite impressive to see these constructions put side by side and to be able to admire what it is now possible to do in Decentraland today.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1495" height="870" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/mintbase-decentraland.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2434" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/mintbase-decentraland.png 1495w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/mintbase-decentraland-300x175.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/mintbase-decentraland-1024x596.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/mintbase-decentraland-768x447.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1495px) 100vw, 1495px" /><figcaption><a href="https://play.decentraland.org/?position=51%2C97&amp;realm=fenrir-amber" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mintbase Museum</a></figcaption></figure></div>



<p>The identity of each of these platforms is marked and it is immediately obvious when we arrive facing the imposing structures they represent.</p>



<p>At the time of writing, not all of the galleries were open yet but, just missing out on them really makes you want to take a look.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1600" height="734" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/makersplace-market.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2435" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/makersplace-market.png 1600w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/makersplace-market-300x138.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/makersplace-market-1024x470.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/makersplace-market-768x352.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/makersplace-market-1536x705.png 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /></figure></div>



<p>To allow you to quickly find yourself on the map, do not hesitate to press the Tab key, it is now extremely easy to teleport wherever you want!</p>



<h2><strong>Artistic NFTs have a bright future in the metaverse</strong></h2>



<p>Now that we know objectively that the first two years of the art sector in NFTs may have been difficult for both artists and marketplaces, today that sector has taken it to a whole new level.</p>



<p>The Metaverse as demonstrated by CryptoVoxels and Decentraland are positioning themselves more than ever as showcases capable of hosting events of all types, and more broadly, as catalysts of social life around NFTs.</p>



<p>The Metaverse has yet to prove itself and highlight the use cases to which they can respond. These types of events thus present the double virtue of bringing visibility to crypto-artists and art marketplaces, but also of staging the potential of the Metaverse.<br><br>This positions them over time as key players in the development of other segments of the NFT ecosystem. The maturation of the sector continues to evolve and this is excellent news!</p>



<p>Perhaps the Coronavirus was a vector of acceleration and improvement, however it was the talent of the teams that allowed such rapid advancement.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1543" height="679" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/pop-bottles.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2436" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/pop-bottles.png 1543w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/pop-bottles-300x132.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/pop-bottles-1024x451.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/pop-bottles-768x338.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/06/pop-bottles-1536x676.png 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1543px) 100vw, 1543px" /></figure></div>



<p>Artistic NFTs still have bright future, thanks to the adaptability and integration of this technology to all teams that make up this ecosystem.</p>



<p>We therefore wish you to encourage the artists who make you feel something when you come across their work to join the Metaverse!</p>


The artistic world is constantly being highlighted in the world of NFTs. This week, many events took place in the Metaverse to celebrate artists!

Art & The Metaverse: The perfect fit?


<p>It has been a few months since we last visited Decentraland, despite all the updates, events and innovations offered by the historic Ethereum metaverse.&nbsp;</p>



<p>The start of the 2020 school year was an <a href="https://nonfungible.com/news/analysis/decentraland-still-king-of-the-metaverse" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">opportunity for us to take a close look</a> at this leaders market performance and also, its competitors, so now it&#8217;s time to rediscover this open world for the holidays!</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="473" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/10-xmas-1024x473.jpg" alt="xmas decentraland lotery" class="wp-image-3138" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/10-xmas-1024x473.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/10-xmas-300x139.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/10-xmas-768x355.jpg 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/10-xmas-1536x710.jpg 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/10-xmas.jpg 1919w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<h2><strong>Events and gifts…but that&#8217;s not all</strong></h2>



<p>Whoever says Christmas, says gifts&#8230;and also events with friends! From <a href="https://events.decentraland.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">December 21 to 23</a>, Santa will be visiting Decentraland to participate in a distribution of gifts for those who manage to save the spirit of Christmas.</p>



<p>Hundreds of participants are expected to take part in this festive three-day quest and there are also plenty of other things to see outside of the central Genesis Plaza.&nbsp;</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="575" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/17-xmas-1024x575.jpg" alt="xmas decentraland lotery" class="wp-image-3143" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/17-xmas-1024x575.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/17-xmas-300x168.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/17-xmas-768x431.jpg 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/17-xmas.jpg 1517w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<p>If you fancy your good luck, make your way to participate in the <a href="https://play.decentraland.org/?position=-25%2C22&amp;realm=fenrir-amber" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Christmas lottery</a>! Organized by DC Metaverse Studios it will be necessary to have some MANA on the MATIC sidechain to have a chance to win on the 25th of December.</p>



<p>If you find yourself confused at the lottery booth, <strong>don&#8217;t panic!</strong> The little robot on the left helps you with this process, you just need to talk to it and the transfer of tokens takes place from one network to another without difficulty. Watch out for gas prices though!</p>



<p>If you felt like playing a game, to the right a festive Santa avatar awaits with a game of skill where you must prevent snowmen from stealing gifts!</p>



<h2><strong>Art and Decentraland, a great love story</strong></h2>



<p>One of Decentraland&#8217;s greatest strengths is that the LAND owners go to great lengths to evolve their plots and create interesting and diverse experiences. But it is also good to see the more institutional players are involved as well, sometimes its hard to determine who is the most creative.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="470" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/02-xmas-1024x470.jpg" alt="xmas decentraland" class="wp-image-3133" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/02-xmas-1024x470.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/02-xmas-300x138.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/02-xmas-768x352.jpg 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/02-xmas-1536x705.jpg 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/02-xmas.jpg 1909w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<p>We&#8217;ll begin this visit with a museum located not far from the metaverses  central plaza and which already hosts some very appealing sculptures and also breath taking architecture!</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="469" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/03-xmas-1024x469.jpg" alt="xmas decentraland" class="wp-image-3134" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/03-xmas-1024x469.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/03-xmas-300x138.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/03-xmas-768x352.jpg 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/03-xmas-1536x704.jpg 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/03-xmas.jpg 1909w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<p>Far from the tone of  more traditional crypto art galleries like Makersplace or SuperRare, this gallery has been tailor-made and offers some very beautiful works to contemplate.&nbsp;</p>



<p>To find golden nuggets in the vast space that is Decentraland, you sometimes need to be lucky and leave room for randomness but never fear! The <em><strong>/goto random</strong></em> command is used precisely for adventurers waiting to be surprised.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/04-xmas-1024x471.jpg" alt="xmas decentraland drumkit" class="wp-image-3135" width="580" height="266" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/04-xmas-1024x471.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/04-xmas-300x138.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/04-xmas-768x354.jpg 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/04-xmas-1536x707.jpg 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/04-xmas.jpg 1914w" sizes="(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px" /></figure></div>



<p>This is the kind of <strong>big surprise</strong> you might find in Decentraland only when you are aimlessly visiting locations on the map. Even if it seems difficult to play this <a href="https://play.decentraland.org/?position=-137%2C-59&amp;realm=fenrir-amber" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">drumkit</a>, it is nevertheless impressive!</p>



<p>As you continue your walk, another surprise awaits you on the way&#8230;</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="476" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/06-xmas-1024x476.jpg" alt="xmas decetraland wisdom wingle" class="wp-image-3136" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/06-xmas-1024x476.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/06-xmas-300x139.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/06-xmas-768x357.jpg 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/06-xmas-1536x713.jpg 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/06-xmas.jpg 1910w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<p>These works are a happy sight, signed by <a href="https://wisdommingle.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wisdom Mingle</a>, a Japanese Artist who has exhibited his work for the greatest pleasure of our eyes and many thanks to him, <strong>it&#8217;s extremely pleasant to stumble upon visuals of this quality when you don&#8217;t expect them!</strong></p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="687" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/11-bis-xmas-1024x687.jpg" alt="xmas decentraland" class="wp-image-3139" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/11-bis-xmas-1024x687.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/11-bis-xmas-300x201.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/11-bis-xmas-768x516.jpg 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/11-bis-xmas.jpg 1290w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<h2><strong>Night Mode</strong></h2>



<p>But already night is falling on Decentraland and the mood has changed!</p>



<p>In this Christmas spirit, who knows if it will be possible to see Santa cross the starry sky guided by his reindeer or if a new form of magic might appear at the corner of a road..</p>



<p>To reassure yourself there is nothing better than to return to the city centre, and along the way a work by Joy gradually takes shape in front of you..</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="493" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/13-xmas-1024x493.jpg" alt="xmas decetraland joyworld" class="wp-image-3140" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/13-xmas-1024x493.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/13-xmas-300x144.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/13-xmas-768x370.jpg 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/13-xmas-1536x739.jpg 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/13-xmas.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<p>While it&#8217;s not so reassuring to see a childhood image and the magic it inspires melting into a malicious character, <strong>the mysterious beauty of this work is nevertheless fascinating</strong>. </p>



<p>Fortunately the hypnotic effect of this giant Mickey Mouse was shattered by a snowflake carried past on a cool breeze. Following the direction of the wind, the snow begins to thicken, until we reach a little gingerbread house.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="582" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/14-xmas-1024x582.jpg" alt="14 xmas decentraland" class="wp-image-3141" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/14-xmas-1024x582.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/14-xmas-300x171.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/14-xmas-768x437.jpg 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/14-xmas.jpg 1454w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<p>Listen carefully, faint music is playing&#8230;to make sure, you approach the house and you notice a huge electric cable that seems to be feeding it.</p>



<p>As you push open the door, the smell of gingerbread fills your nostrils, you soon discover that to access the interior of this fireplace you will need a code. Fortunately, <strong>no code escapes detection and after a quick investigation,</strong> the interior is as you hoped: warm and welcoming!</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="552" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/16-xmas-1024x552.jpg" alt="16 xmas" class="wp-image-3142" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/16-xmas-1024x552.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/16-xmas-300x162.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/16-xmas-768x414.jpg 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/16-xmas.jpg 1332w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<h2><strong>A night and day update</strong></h2>



<p>This walk through Decentraland during the holiday season was very pleasant! In addition, <strong>the ability to juggle between day and night mode dramatically changes the mood of the metaverse</strong>, adding a very nice touch in terms of content personalization.</p>



<p>The Christmas quests had not yet begun during our adventure but we highly recommend you participate for the chance to win NFTs dedicated to the event and who knows, maybe more?</p>



<p>This metaverse never ceases to amaze us and once again, we can&#8217;t wait to see it continue to evolve into ever richer content for users in future!</p>


Here comes the time for fir trees, holly and gifts to share with friends or family! Welcome to Xmas in Decentraland!

Christmas 2020 arrives in Decentraland!


<p>The Sandbox has always called itself an open world with a desire to include other projects in its universe and it’s now possible to use many PFP collections as an avatar in this metaverse, which is soon entering its third Alpha phase.</p>



<h2>Building The Sandbox never stops!</h2>



<p><a href="https://nonfungible.com/market-tracker/thesandbox" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Sandbox metaverse</a> is an open environment where anyone can participate in its construction. User-generated content (UGC) drives creative activity , whether it&#8217;s the monsters, weapons, buildings, or even the quests which players will enjoy.</p>



<p>Thanks to the free <a href="https://www.sandbox.game/en/create/vox-edit/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">VoxEdit tool</a>, it’s possible for anyone, without code, to create their own Sandbox assets and share them with the community. The <a href="https://www.sandbox.game/en/create/game-maker/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Game Maker tool</a> allows you to create a whole scene where the player&#8217;s adventures can take place.</p>



<p>With this focus on its community, The Sandbox has opened the doors of its metaverse even more since the beginning of the year. To participate, simply join the different Alpha Seasons to see and interact with a large part of The Sandbox.</p>



<h2>Importing your avatar to The Sandbox</h2>



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<p>In an increasingly inclusive approach, <a href="https://www.sandbox.game/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Sandbox</a> has begun to integrate other projects into its metaverse. In particular, Profile for Picture (PFP) projects will allow you to use your favorite collection as an avatar in this metaverse!</p>



<p>For example, it will be possible to use any NFT from the World of Women collection in The Sandbox. But this is not the only collection involved; others are planned for the third season of the Alpha Season coming this summer:</p>



<ul><li>The Moonbird</li><li>Bored Ape Yacht Club</li><li>Cool Cats</li><li>And more to be announced soon!</li></ul>



<p>This is a first step towards greater compatibility between NFTs projects, the famous interoperability!</p>



<h2>What’s coming next for LAND owners</h2>



<p>PFP collection owners will be able to find additional utility to their NFTs, but on the side of the LAND owners, other news is coming.</p>



<p>First, the migration of LANDs and assets to Polygon. In order to reduce costs as well as its carbon footprint, The Sandbox decided to switch to the Polygon sidechain to host the various assets of the game. One million SAND, the platform’s utility token, was distributed to owners to encourage them to do this migration.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">As a LAND Owner_<br>_PLAY<br><br>✅ Season 1 &#8211; Exclusive NFT Rewards &#8211; 11/21<br>✅ Season 2 &#8211; Earn more <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24SAND&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$SAND</a> and Raffle Tickets &#8211; 2/22<br>⏳ Season 3 &#8211; Extra Raffle Tickets, Increased Rewards, Special Raffle for LAND Owners only &#8211; 7/22 <a href="https://t.co/A4y0jQg2BA">pic.twitter.com/A4y0jQg2BA</a></p>&mdash; The Sandbox (@TheSandboxGame) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSandboxGame/status/1525170681876566017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2022</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>A new token will be created to encourage creators: the EXPERIENCE token. Recognizing the creativity of the community during the various game jams, this new token will reward the community most invested in The Sandbox.</p>



<p>Another notable evolution: a community of builders certified to curate the best content created. This brings builders closer to The Sandbox&#8217;s goal of opening up decisions about the game to the community.</p>



<h2>Meet The Sandbox community</h2>



<p>Several big names and big brands have settled in The Sandbox: The Walking Dead, Snoop Dogg, Adidas, Deadmau5, and Atari are among over 200 companies who are creating experiences in The Sandbox. Thanks to these partnerships, The Sandbox has managed to push the boundaries of its development even further.</p>



<p>But the most important thing is the community that participates in the construction of this metaverse every day. In addition to organizing various online events, The Sandbox wants to connect its community in the real world. In addition to always being present at major NFT and crypto events, several gatherings are expected to take place around the world.</p>



<p>To learn more about what they are preparing and join the Sandbox family, don&#8217;t hesitate to follow them on their different networks:</p>



<p><a href="https://www.sandbox.game/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Website</a> – <a href="https://twitter.com/thesandboxgame" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a> – <a href="https://discordapp.com/invite/vAe4zvY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Discord</a> &#8211; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSandboxGame/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Youtube</a></p>



<p class="has-vivid-red-color has-text-color">Disclaimer: This is a sponsored article. No content or article should be considered as financial advice. We strongly recommend you to conduct due diligence and always do your own research before investing in a project.        </p>


The Sandbox is becoming an oasis of interoperability, living up to their mission of being "a place where NFTs become alive”.

Interoperability in The Sandbox


<h2><strong>Introduction</strong></h2>



<p>The last time we reported on what was going on in Decentraland was to celebrate the first Metaverse Festival. For several days, hundreds of artists were able to produce exclusive concerts for the metaverse.</p>



<p>Today, the occasion is Metaverse Fashion Week, Decentraland organized another major event: the first metaverse fashion week! Several big names and luxury brands are exhibiting their latest digital creations and to present the future of wearables in the metaverse.</p>



<h2><strong>Global overview of the Decentraland evolution</strong></h2>



<p>Before presenting the first version of a 3.0 fashion show, let&#8217;s take a look back at the latest evolutions of Decentraland. We&#8217;ve been able to appreciate the choice between day and night, but other improvements have appeared. The entire user menu interface has been redesigned and it’s now possible to see the different events, your inventory and your contacts even faster.</p>



<p>But other elements are interesting to see, including the evolution of the buildings.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="472" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/decentraland-beta-random-buildings-1024x472.jpg" alt="decentraland beta random buildings" class="wp-image-19430" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/decentraland-beta-random-buildings-1024x472.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/decentraland-beta-random-buildings-300x138.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/decentraland-beta-random-buildings-768x354.jpg 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/decentraland-beta-random-buildings-1536x708.jpg 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/decentraland-beta-random-buildings.jpg 1895w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<p>Around the Genesis Plaza, the buildings no longer resemble those that can be easily built from the Decentraland Builder. Several professions have developed during 2021, including metaverse architect. The result is very telling, all the buildings of the official projects (such as Kraken, Known Origin, Coca Cola or SuperRare) have all created particular 3D designs.</p>



<h2><strong>The Aquarium: a Decentralized Casino</strong></h2>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="529" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/decentraland-aquarium-1024x529.jpg" alt="decentraland aquarium" class="wp-image-19428" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/decentraland-aquarium-1024x529.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/decentraland-aquarium-300x155.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/decentraland-aquarium-768x396.jpg 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/decentraland-aquarium-1536x793.jpg 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/decentraland-aquarium.jpg 1823w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption> <em>Decentraland &#8211; The Aquarium</em></figcaption></figure></div>



<p>During our visit, one of Decentraland&#8217;s interactive activities are its casinos. One of many casinos in Decentraland is called The Aquarium and offers you the ability to play Roulette or Black Jack while participating with other players.</p>



<p>Here, the currency to play is the FREE, a token that cannot be exchanged. The only way to win is to stay in the casino area in order to receive it for free. Of course, it’s also possible to earn FREE by playing the different games.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="586" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/decentraland-aquarium-black-jack-1024x586.jpg" alt="decentraland aquarium black jack" class="wp-image-19426" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/decentraland-aquarium-black-jack-1024x586.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/decentraland-aquarium-black-jack-300x172.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/decentraland-aquarium-black-jack-768x439.jpg 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/decentraland-aquarium-black-jack-1536x879.jpg 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/decentraland-aquarium-black-jack.jpg 1556w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption><em>Decentraland &#8211; The Aquarium black jack</em></figcaption></figure></div>



<p>Regularly, as with the other casinos several tournaments are held to allow participants to win prizes such as Decentral Games NFTs or sometimes crypto rewards.</p>



<h2><strong>Metaverse Fashion Week</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="505" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/fashion-week-decentraland-03-1024x505.jpg" alt="fashion week decentraland building" class="wp-image-19424" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/fashion-week-decentraland-03-1024x505.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/fashion-week-decentraland-03-300x148.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/fashion-week-decentraland-03-768x379.jpg 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/fashion-week-decentraland-03-1536x758.jpg 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/fashion-week-decentraland-03.jpg 1830w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption><em> Metaverse Fashion Week in Decentraland &#8211; Main Building</em></figcaption></figure>



<p>This event is one of the first of its kind in Decentraland. Combining a conference of well-known personalities of this industry and an exhibition, Metaverse Fashion Week echoes the event that travels to cities around the world every year.</p>



<p>In the different floors of the buildings reserved for the event, it is possible to recognize well-known names such as Kark Lagarfeld who made an NFT drop last year.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="530" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/fashion-week-decentraland-09-1024x530.jpg" alt="fashion week decentraland wearable Karl Lagerfeled" class="wp-image-19422" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/fashion-week-decentraland-09-1024x530.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/fashion-week-decentraland-09-300x155.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/fashion-week-decentraland-09-768x397.jpg 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/fashion-week-decentraland-09-1536x794.jpg 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/fashion-week-decentraland-09.jpg 1638w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption><em>Metaverse Fashion Week in Decentraland &#8211; Karl Lagerfeld</em></figcaption></figure>



<p>But when we go upstairs, other names and works await us. The Vogue Foundation, the artist Ourobouros or Kid Super&#8230; so many exhibited works that make it possible to highlight what announces a future trend in virtual worlds: the personalization of your avatar.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="540" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/fashion-week-decentraland-02-1024x540.jpg" alt="fashion week decentraland wearable" class="wp-image-19420" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/fashion-week-decentraland-02-1024x540.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/fashion-week-decentraland-02-300x158.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/fashion-week-decentraland-02-768x405.jpg 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/fashion-week-decentraland-02-1536x809.jpg 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/03/fashion-week-decentraland-02.jpg 1706w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption><em> Metaverse Fashion Week in Decentraland &#8211; Wearable</em></figcaption></figure></div>



<p>Several unique pieces are on sale to the public for the duration of the event, auguring for the future of a dedicated fashion store in Decentraland?</p>



<h2><strong>Conclusion</strong></h2>



<p>With the impressive evolution of the NFT ecosystem in 2021, the number of experiences and events related to major real-world brands will surely continue to be implemented in the future.</p>



<p>Sotheby&#8217;s already has its own building to organize auctions, all crypto exchanges also have theirs and bought an estate to install an entire shopping center.</p>



<p>This kind of signal suggests that if last year was the year of investments for all these players, the coming years will be the year of project development for new investors and the public!</p>


We regularly visit Decentraland to observe the events and evolution of this metaverse, what are the changes since our last visit?

Decentraland and the Metaverse Fashion Week


<h2>The Sandbox and Snoop Dogg</h2>



<p>When Snoop Dogg announced he was getting into NFTs, he sure didn&#8217;t do it by half! The news around the rapper&#8217;s investments in the ecosystem have been ongoing since last year. From the launch of his collection on <a href="https://crypto.com/nft/drops-event/80b2e021d4cbfbc43789db5377ecf1ed" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Crypto.com</a>, revealing being behind the Twitter account Cozomo de&#8217; Medici or his purchases of CryptoPunks, Meebits and Bored Ape Yacht Club..Snoop Dogg has certainly been active in the space.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="269" height="259" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/02/snoop-dog-the-sandbox.jpg" alt="snoop dog the sandbox" class="wp-image-13617"/><figcaption>Snoop Dogg Land in The Sandbox</figcaption></figure></div>



<p>During the fall of 2021, he took a close interest in The Sandbox. Especially with the purchase of an entire Land Estate displaying his image, the Snoopverse aims to create an entire virtual world under the rapper&#8217;s brand. Several Land sales have already taken place as well as partnerships with other musicians like Steve Aoki.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tha Doggies. On Tha Sandbox. My 1st ever 10,000 avatars droppin 2/22/22. Be ready. ??????????? checc it <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSnoopAvatars?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheSnoopAvatars</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/twotwotwentytwo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#twotwotwentytwo</a> <a href="https://t.co/zbad8YDrKZ">pic.twitter.com/zbad8YDrKZ</a></p>&mdash; Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) <a href="https://twitter.com/SnoopDogg/status/1494053108988596224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2022</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>Today, Snoop Dogg goes even further and will offer a new collection of 10,000 avatars that can be used in The Snoopverse. Let&#8217;s take a closer look at this drop!</p>



<h2>The Doggies: the voxelized Snoop Dogg avatar</h2>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="400" height="303" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/02/snoopverse-avatar.gif" alt="snoopverse avatar" class="wp-image-13738"/><figcaption>The Doggies avatar</figcaption></figure></div>



<p>The Doggies&#8217; NFT collection consists of 10,000 avatars that will have 150 attributes designated by The Sandbox&#8217;s Voxel artists.</p>



<p>The first features are already visible on the <a href="https://www.sandbox.game/en/snoopdogg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">homepage of The Snoopverse</a>: there will be several species of avatar, ranging from human to Golden that will each have their own level of rarity. But there will also be different classes:</p>



<ul><li><strong>Dope Avatars</strong>: These avatars are unique and were designed by The Sandbox artists under the artistic supervision of Snoop Dogg himself.</li><li><strong>Classic Avatars</strong>: The classic avatars will all have a connection to the songs or events in Snoop Dogg&#8217;s life</li><li><strong>Signature Edition</strong>: Collaboration between existing projects and the design of The Sandobx, these avatars will all be one of a kind.</li></ul>



<p>Within the Snoopverse, the player might be required to attend exclusive concerts but this will also be the way for Snoop Dogg to interact with his public. In addition to a possibility of interacting with the legendary rapper, it will also be possible to customize his Doggies with real objects from the life of Snoop Dogg.</p>



<p>Vintage cars, art, clothing&#8230;many collectibles related to the life of Snoop Dogg will be able to be used by players. In addition, The Doggies can be used from the release of the Alpha Season 2 of The Snoopverse but also in other Sandbox games.</p>



<h2>The Snoopverse: Private party and early access pass</h2>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="467" height="498" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/02/snoop-dogg-early-access.png" alt="snoop dogg early access" class="wp-image-13735" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/02/snoop-dogg-early-access.png 467w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/02/snoop-dogg-early-access-281x300.png 281w" sizes="(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px" /><figcaption>Snoopeverse early access pass</figcaption></figure></div>



<p>In addition to the Doggies, there are also other collections that are part of The Snoopverse, sales of $LAND and also two other collections that have their own importance.</p>



<p>First, the<a href="https://www.sandbox.game/en/assets/snoopverse-early-access-pass/dd501112-05a7-4ed2-baa0-3a10f6800df5/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Snoopverse Early Access Pass</a>. This pass is required to be able to access The Snoopverse in preview, but t!&nbsp;It also gives access to:</p>



<ul><li>The Snoopverse development process</li><li>Exclusive drops</li><li>Access to the Doggies Whitelist</li><li>An invitation to the opening of the Cozomo Art Gallery</li><li>And a staking rewards multiplier and $SAND rewards in Snoopverse Play To Earn.</li></ul>



<p>The second is the<a href="https://opensea.io/assets/0xa342f5d851e866e18ff98f351f2c6637f4478db5/55464657044963196816950587289035428064568320970692304673817341489688059316224" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Snoop Private Party Pass</a> and has a more event-driven and community reach out. It will notably allow the owner to:</p>



<ul><li>Participate in Snoop Private Party! This is the first concert in a Metaverse by Snoop Dogg.</li><li>An invitation to the opening of the Cozomo Art Gallery.</li><li>This pass will also <strong>allow you to be on Whitelist for the Doggies</strong> drop</li><li>A future multiplier of staking rewards.</li></ul>



<p>To be able to participate in the Doggies drop and to be sure of getting an NFT, owning one or two passes will allow you to mint. But fortunately, there are also other ways to be whitelisted! </p>



<p>On the<a href="https://twitter.com/TheSnoopAvatars" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Twitter of The Snoopverse</a>, several announcements will be made so its strongly advised to own an NFT beforehand! We also advise you to interact with<a href="https://discord.com/invite/8FQ324MJTv" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> The Sandbox community on Discord</a> to answer any additional questions about the drop.</p>



<p class="has-vivid-red-color has-text-color">Disclaimer: This is a sponsored article. No content or article should be considered as financial advice. We strongly recommend you to conduct due diligence and always do your own research before investing in a project.</p>


Snoop Dogg has arrived in The Sandbox and today offers a collection of 10,000 avatars: The Doggies. Let's see together what this drop has in store!

Mint your Snoop Dogg Avatar in The Sandbox!


<p>Since the early 2000s, our online social interactions have evolved far beyond what was once thought possible. Blog reading and website consultation, the staples of the early internet, have given rise to our ability to comment, share media, listen to music, and watch movies, allowing users to connect and expand their knowledge bases globally.&nbsp;</p>



<p>To connect and centralize all these interactions, social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, established themselves as essential fixtures in a heavily monopolized market. In order to continue to offer free access to their services, they developed a new way to make money off of their users: <strong>gathering our personal information</strong>.</p>



<h2>Social Networks: The Double-Edged Sword</h2>



<p>The use of our data without the informed consent of the user quickly became a source of debate. Is a service truly free if the user&#8217;s data is worth far more than the cost of a subscription could ever be?&nbsp;</p>



<p>The resale of our personal data to third parties for advertising purposes has evolved into algorithms updated to offer content &#8220;more adapted&#8221; to our preferences. The ability to create microtargeted ads designed with the intent to improve service encouraged <strong>increased analyses of our online behavior</strong>.&nbsp;</p>



<p>This increase resulted in several negative consequences:</p>



<ul><li>Targeted content created &#8220;echo chambers&#8221;, encouraging users’ sometimes extreme convictions by providing them with content that rationalizes their beliefs.</li><li>Profiling our online interactions has turned into widespread surveillance where data is shared across platforms to track and monitor everything a user is doing online.</li><li>Greater censorship of content and accounts that may not be considered ‘advertiser friendly’</li><li>Behavioral manipulations to influence elections <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/us/politics/cambridge-analytica-scandal-fallout.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(Cambridge Analytica)</a></li></ul>



<p>On the other hand, this faster exchange of information has also allowed for more checks and balances to appear in our interactions. Virtual actions have started to have more and more consequences in our real lives. Accountability and a lack of complete anonymity have taken away the ability for most to hide behind a username.</p>



<p>Overall, it is clear that the need to regain control over our personal data has become crucial.</p>



<p>Rather than questioning and correcting existing problems, Facebook preferred to work on the Diem project (ex-Libra). A digital currency issued and controlled by Facebook. Then in 2021, Facebook renamed itself to Meta. Announcing the establishment of a large interconnected virtual universe for all its users.</p>



<p>What could go wrong?</p>



<h2>NFT and Decentralized virtual worlds</h2>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="631" height="366" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/01/metaverse-nft.jpg" alt="metaverse nft" class="wp-image-11922" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/01/metaverse-nft.jpg 631w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/01/metaverse-nft-300x174.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px" /></figure></div>



<p>Since 2018, other virtual world projects have been created. Projects using a public blockchain and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). With user-centric policy and horizontal governance through the Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO).</p>



<p>It is important to keep in mind that these projects were created during a bear market. With few users, few means, unenthusiastic investors, and very little interest from the general public.</p>



<p>Driven by the ambition to create new online experiences in a nascent industry, these decentralized metaverses have all shaped their own identity. While some want to reproduce Second Life, others allow you to create your own video game.</p>



<p>Let&#8217;s take a closer look at the peculiarities of the most famous NFT metaverses today!</p>



<h3>Decentraland</h3>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/zhss1Zsa7LyW5D0C4qDvkglM_Tdg1DPjWkrng21UUTR413CI-cG3d0M_lwmRlEJkpHoFidlSLp0jCvEwSwpvufmQ7zzgdm1dHuBckYVf-m9z0MP_u-436TR0XvpIMQ" alt=""/><figcaption>Decentraland logo</figcaption></figure></div>



<p>In 2017,<a href="https://nonfungible.com/news/analysis/short-analysis-of-decentraland-s-uprising-economy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> at the beginning of Decentraland,</a> there was a map cut into 40,000 virtual Lands. The particularity of these Lands is that each of them is an NFT. Although <a href="https://etheria.world/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Etheria</a> has been present in the ecosystem since 2015, Decentraland was the first project on Ethereum of its kind to use the ERC-721 standard.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Decentraland&#8217;s goal is to offer an open and compatible virtual world in virtual reality. Users can freely browse the map and interact with the different elements of the décor. Land owners enjoy great creative freedom thanks to the various tools at their disposal.</p>



<p>We were able to attend several types of events organized in this metaverse:</p>



<ul><li>In 2019,<a href="https://nonfungible.com/news/metaverse/halloween-2019-decentraland" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> an event to celebrate Halloween</a></li><li>In 2020, to<a href="https://nonfungible.com/news/metaverse/this-is-xmas-in-dcl-2020" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> celebrate Christmas in Decentraland</a></li><li>In 2021,<a href="https://nonfungible.com/news/metaverse/first-metaverse-festival-decentraland" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> the first Metaverse Festival,</a>lasting 4 days</li></ul>



<p>Telling<a href="https://nonfungible.com/news/metaverse/discovery-of-decentraland" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> the whole story of Decentraland</a> deserved a full article on the subject. Do not hesitate to read it to understand the journey made by this project!</p>



<h3>The Sandbox</h3>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="200" height="198" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/01/sandbox.png" alt="The Sandbox logo" class="wp-image-11924" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/01/sandbox.png 200w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/01/sandbox-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /><figcaption>The Sandbox logo</figcaption></figure></div>



<p>Launched in 2018, <a href="https://nonfungible.com/market-tracker/thesandbox" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Sandbox</a> aims to create a virtual world entirely dedicated to user-created video games. With a graphic style in Voxels, many tools are offered to users and players to create an infinity of objects, adventures, and universes.</p>



<p>To host the game of your dreams, each LAND is an NFT on which it is possible to build a dedicated universe. And to make it easier to build these universes, several tools are available to <a href="https://nonfungible.com/news/metaverse/gaming-nft-creation-everyone-the-sandbox" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">create objects, characters, and monsters</a>. Users and players are encouraged to develop new worlds, but not only! The Sandbox has forged numerous partnerships with brands and IPs around the world.</p>



<p>The economy in The Sandbox is also paramount. To be able to realize the concept of play to earn (P2E) in its metaverse, The Sandbox has built its universe around the token $SAND.</p>



<p>This token serves as both a governance token and a utility token to exchange NFTs on the various marketplaces.</p>



<h3>CryptoVoxels</h3>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/01/cryptovoxels.png" alt="cryptovoxels logo" class="wp-image-11920"/><figcaption>Cryptovoxels logo</figcaption></figure></div>



<p>Appearing in 2018, <a href="https://nonfungible.com/market-tracker/cryptovoxels" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CryptoVoxels</a> is a metaverse that puts artists at the center of the project. In this universe, each plot of land is an NFT and can accommodate buildings in the Voxel style.</p>



<p>With CryptoVoxels, the idea has always been to give creators a lot of freedom. Museums, exhibitions, festive events or sometimes unique architecture, everyone is free to create the building they want to host various events.</p>



<p>We <a href="https://nonfungible.com/news/metaverse/art-metaverses-perfect-fit" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">went there in 2020</a>&nbsp; to share our feelings on this project that managed to bring together the original community of the most famous crypto artists that continues to grow over the years.</p>



<h2>Metaverses are interconnected virtual worlds.&nbsp;</h2>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="620" height="332" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/01/NFT-interoperability.jpg" alt="NFT interoperability" class="wp-image-11923" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/01/NFT-interoperability.jpg 620w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2022/01/NFT-interoperability-300x161.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /></figure></div>



<p>One word comes up regularly in metaverse projects: interoperability. According to the <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/interoperability" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cambridge dictionary,</a> Interoperability is <em>“the degree to which two products, programs, etc. can be used together, or the quality of being able to be used together”.</em></p>



<p>Today, it is not possible to have the same building in Decentraland and CryptoVoxels at the same time. Similarly, objects created in The Sandbox cannot be used in Decentraland and vice versa.</p>



<p>Yet, thanks to the interoperability offered by the ERC-721 and 1155 standards, it will be only a matter of time before that happens. For the moment, everyone has managed to integrate other projects such as artistic marketplaces (SuperRare, Makersplace, Known Origin&#8230;).</p>



<p>The interconnected galaxy of NFTs is taking shape day by day, but &#8220;the Metaverse&#8221; is still far from being accomplished. In the end, the metaverse is the conglomeration of all of these worlds together.</p>



<p>NFTs bring endless new possibilities to the web industry, and virtual worlds will enable an even more complete online life. But as always its important to keep in mind the historical knowledge of how current social networks have evolved to ensure we do not reproduce the same mistakes in this new global universe!</p>


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<h2>Introduction: presenting DAPPCRAFT 2.0</h2>



<p>“Hi, dear metaverse traveler! You are at the main event in DAPPCRAFT history. Today you will see the evolution of the company and the beginning of a new era in its history &#8221; – this is how the DAPPCRAFT video begins, dedicated to their <a href="https://events.decentraland.org/event/?id=a71d9349-15e0-4db8-b65b-a2f2a4a392bd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">upgrade</a> to a new level – their 2.0.</p>



<p>An event dedicated to the company’s rebranding took place last weekend. For those not yet familiar with the company, please read this text to have an introduction. After reading it, you will gain an understanding of <a href="https://dappcraft.io" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">DAPPCRAFT 2.0</a> , their different lines of business and give you an insight into the company&#8217;s future prospects and business horizons in the metaverse.</p>



<p>DAPPCRAFT is one of the major agencies in the metaverse. They have created many iconic projects for the industry and arrived at the milestone when they decided to upgrade to version 2.0. We already presented different works of Dappcraft in two previous articles (<a href="https://nonfungible.com/blog/what-are-the-meta-universes-wearables" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NFT wearable in the Metaverse</a> and <a href="https://nonfungible.com/blog/here-comes-a-new-trend-construction-on-virtual-land" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">construction in the metaverse</a>).</p>



<p>DappCraft has created clothing collections and worked with big brands like <a href="https://twitter.com/dapp_craft/status/1458029209155211265" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Playboy</a>, <a href="https://events.decentraland.org/event/?id=5947961c-ee0e-4d13-9fed-9432498833f1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NASA</a> and Coca-Cola. Their clients included top crypto companies and NFT brands like Metamask, Kraken and Bored Ape Yacht Club.</p>



<p>Guys made art installations and built incredible buildings, setting the standard of quality for ad campaigns in the metaverse.</p>



<h2>Interview of Demyan Golyshev, co-founder of DAPPCRAFT:</h2>



<p>Demyan Golyshev, co-founder of the company, shared with us the main values and ideals of the company:</p>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p><em>We started working with the metaverse at the very dawn of its formation. Back in 2017, the founders of DAPPCRAFT met and created a community based on confidence in the future of the industry. From the merging of a joint effort, DappCraft 1.0 was born. Our main goal has always been to create a future in which our children will live. We want to shape a better world by being at the heart of the action. We believe that the world of the metaverse will be better and safer than the world in which we live now. </em></p><p><em>There will be no place for dictatorships and anger in it, and all decisions will be made collectively. Dozens of new professions will appear in these digital structures, and everyone will be able to apply their skills and unleash their potential. Almost all of us met at the metaverse, and our business is a bright example of how people of future generations will be able to create companies. We are expanding and growing, opening up new horizons, which is why we decided to create DAPPCRAFT 2.0.&nbsp; It is necessary to open new horizons by approaching your history with awe and respect. That is why we decided to make a rebranding for our company and tell you about the DAPPCRAFT.&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>We are still at the very beginning of the journey. I came into this business primarily because I was interested in having a hand in creating the future of humanity. The Metaverse is a new direction for the socialization of people. The DAPPCRAFT team wants to be part of something new and great. My main income is not related to DAPPCRAFT, I am engaged in investments. I believe that the market will grow a thousand fold in 5 years. I would not recommend doing business in the metaverse to those who do not believe that the future of humanity lies in digitalization.</em></p><cite>Demyan Golyshev &#8211; Co-founder of DappCraft</cite></blockquote>



<p>DAPPCRAFT 2.0 they will become a company that includes several sub-brands:</p>



<ul><li>An agency creating experiences in metaverses that work with top projects and big brands.</li><li>A studio that comes up with new functional solutions and develops cool creative ideas.&nbsp;</li><li>A P2E game that will connect many multiverses simultaneously.&nbsp;</li><li>A guild for P2E games that will unite players and investors from all over the world!</li></ul>



<p>The main idea of the team is to give the metaverses deep and profound meanings. One who help 3D modellers and programmers to complete this task is Yegor Lapshov, creative producer of DAPPCRAFT. He told his history of start and share why creative specialists should start to work in the metaverse as soon as possible.</p>



<h2>Interview of Yegor Lapshov, Creative producer of DAPPCRAFT:</h2>



<p>Yegor Lapshov, creative producer of the agency also shared his vision of the industry:</p>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p><em>I was involved in PR and advertising in various projects, but as soon as I got into DAPPCRAFT, I immediately realized that this is what I would like to do for a very long time.</em></p><p><em>The prospects for the industry amaze me. The metaverses have combined all mediums invented in the history of humanity at once (different types of content &#8211; photos, videos, games.). Modern technology offers incredible opportunities for placing a person inside these mediums. The user and the customer have many more ways of interacting with the content and in the long run spend more time on it than they do in standard social networks.</em></p><p><em>I love creative and advertising tools, which in turn open up a lot of imagination and lower the cost of brand activations. By coming to the metaverse, the company gets the opportunity to be among the first ones to join an incredibly rich and vibrant space. It’s wonderful to be one of those who shape innovative communication and techniques for income generation. In my opinion, the creation of a project in the metaverse is a great step towards getting involved in the creative economy of the future. New opportunities help unlock consciousness that is more and more constrained by the ethical and technical limitations of classical social networks. I am grateful to DAPPCRAFT for letting me come in touch with the shaping of the future today.</em></p><cite>Yegor Lapshov &#8211; Creative Producer of DappCraft</cite></blockquote>



<p>The first investments of the company’s founders amounted to $1.000, which they used to create a collection of clothes and a website. Within 2 days after the start of sales of the collection, they earned $20k. In recent months, the agency has reached an income of more than $50k per month, their profit for the year is over $500k in monetary terms and over $1.5 million in assets.</p>



<p>All the creative and financial work cannot be done without hard skills of talented modellers. The head of the 3D department told what is it to be a 3D specialist in the metaverse today. And what should a modeller know to be hired in DAPPCRAFT.</p>



<h2>Interview of Chris Nikonets, Head of the 3D department of DAPPCRAFT:</h2>



<p>Agency projects are striking in their sophistication and quality. This would have been impossible without the teamwork of the 3D department. The head of the 3D department Chris Nikonets told us about this:</p>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p><em>I started working at DappCraft when the concept of &#8216;the metaverse’ seemed to be something incomprehensible and distant. There was little information on the internet about this. You could call me a self-taught artist. I was searching for a job, and checked off only one qualification in the job description. But as it turned out, I can do much more. It was necessary to believe in myself and I succeeded. The project begins with the CEO announcing that there is an idea or there is a customer with an idea.</em></p><p><em>We start looking for references on the Internet, and everyone offers something of their own (I offer my insights, Egor &#8211; his), then we come to a unified conclusion and begin to work it out. The guys from the 3D department and I make several models and several versions of how we see it, then we upload everything into DCL and watch it. If everyone likes what they see, then we show it to the customer, and if not, we refine it, change something, improve the 3D models. But it all starts with references we find on the Internet (for example, you would write &#8220;a futuristic building&#8221; in Google or on Pinterest, and it all starts with a picture of some futuristic building that guides everyone, and if we all like it we turn this image into a 3D model). </em></p><p><em>We are currently trying to explore other metaverses like Sandbox. We also already have solutions for the game The Somnium space, which is gaining popularity now. Our main goal next year is to do big projects in all the metaverses. In addition, we want to have departments specifically dedicated to each game: one department for Decentraland, another for Somnium.</em></p><p><em>Anyone can get a job in DappCraft given enough desire and talent: it’s plain as day &#8211; there is a test task. If an applicant succeeds, then we consider whether to take them on. We call on them if there is an opportunity, and if they perform well again, if they don’t argue with anyone (a conflict-free person), if they are creative, if they have good ideas and do the job well, then, naturally, that’s the kind of person you can work with.</em></p><cite>Chris Niknets &#8211; Head of the 3D department at DappCraft</cite></blockquote>



<h2>Conclusion</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="865" height="577" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/12/dappcraft.jpg" alt="dappcraft" class="wp-image-11262" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/12/dappcraft.jpg 865w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/12/dappcraft-300x200.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/12/dappcraft-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px" /><figcaption>dappcraft new logo</figcaption></figure>



<p>Roughly speaking, the metaverse is the next step in the production and consumption of content on the Internet. In the days of Web 1.0. the content was created by specially trained people, and users read it. It was read, because the development of the Internet did not allow sharing a large number of photos and videos, and the monitors had a low resolution.</p>



<p>Now, in the era of Web 2.0. each of us is a producer of content, mostly on social media. Thanks to smartphones and mobile Internet, you can make online streams and play games at high speed. But it&#8217;s still 2D content inside a metal device, although many smartphones have the ability to work with AR applications – this is a step towards the spatial Internet. </p>



<p>The metaverse is an Internet without borders: virtual, augmented and &#8220;real&#8221; reality will merge into one space. Don’t hesitate to join the different Dappcraft social media:&nbsp;</p>



<p><a href="https://twitter.com/dapp_craft" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a> &#8211; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dappcraft/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram</a> &#8211; <a href="https://t.co/FZj9Uoms0Y" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Discord</a> &#8211; <a href="https://twitter.com/dapp_craft" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">W</a><a href="https://dapp-craft.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ebsite</a></p>


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<p><a href="https://mcp3d.com/?from=nnfngbl" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MegaCryptoPolis</a> has paid $63 million to gamers over the past 3 years, showing more than 10x growth in 2021. </p>



<p>Since 2018, players have withdrawn over <strong>14,990 ETH</strong> and 100 Million TRX&nbsp; from the game&#8217;s smart contracts. <strong>Game assets</strong> (Districts, Land Plots, Buildings, Citizens, Pets, Cars, Appliances, Packs) are presented as ERC-721. </p>



<p><strong>Districts</strong> and <strong>Land Plots</strong> are managed on the Ethereum and TRON Network, while others assets migrated to <strong>Polygon</strong> (formerly Matic) for almost zero fees and instant transactions. Just to mention the one-only NFT <strong>Storefront</strong> in MegaCryptoPolis was sold for $165,000, and one city District went for $300,000.</p>



<h2><strong>What is MegaCryptoPolis?</strong></h2>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1200" height="675" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/11/MCP-World-bank.jpg" alt="MCP World bank" class="wp-image-9417" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/11/MCP-World-bank.jpg 1200w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/11/MCP-World-bank-300x169.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/11/MCP-World-bank-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/11/MCP-World-bank-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><figcaption>MCP World bank</figcaption></figure></div>



<p>Launched in early 2018, <a href="https://mcp3d.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MegaCryptoPolis</a> pioneered the adoption of NFTs being the <strong>first city-builder</strong> economic strategy game. The project gathered a <strong>huge community</strong> of players on <a href="https://discord.com/invite/AyX5QRw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Discord</a> shaping the game’s economy.</p>



<p>Players can own land plots, houses, offices, and factories. Citizens need jobs, jobs need employees, factories produce resources, and so on. All these digital assets are an integral part of the <strong>MegaCryptoPolis <a href="https://nonfungible.com/blog/mcp3d-celebrating-third-anniversary" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">macro</a> and <a href="https://nonfungible.com/blog/megacryptopolis-evolves-and-goes-defi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">micro</a> economy</strong>.<br><br>The <strong>scarcity</strong> of land and resources (like in the real world) is the foundation of the game’s economy. It is hardcoded that when a player purchases a land plot, all the owners of nearby plots, as well as the owner of a District, receive a share of the price paid, and all nearby plots are getting more expensive. All the funds are <strong>distributed between players</strong>, the developers receive a small percentage of each in-game operation as a part of the sustainable revenue model.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1200" height="691" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/11/MCP-World-custom.jpg" alt="MCP World customisation" class="wp-image-9418" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/11/MCP-World-custom.jpg 1200w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/11/MCP-World-custom-300x173.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/11/MCP-World-custom-1024x590.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/11/MCP-World-custom-768x442.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></figure></div>



<p>Currently, MegaCryptoPolis is only playable in a <strong>web browser</strong>, both on desktop and mobile. In addition, the team is working on a standalone client, a mobile app, interoperability between Tron and Ethereum, and more unique buildings that players can design themselves using building blocks.</p>



<h2><strong>Creating the Metaverse</strong></h2>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="720" height="405" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/11/MCP-World-gallery.jpg" alt="MCP World gallery" class="wp-image-9419" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/11/MCP-World-gallery.jpg 720w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/11/MCP-World-gallery-300x169.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /><figcaption>MCP World gallery</figcaption></figure></div>



<p>For now, the company is on the verge of extending the existing MegaCGryptoPolis model to the metaverse called <a href="https://nonfungible.com/blog/mcp3d-world-metaverse-is-coming" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mega World</a>, with the data-driven economy, where players will be able to create any assets, operate businesses inside their buildings, use and trade NTFs from various projects, visit each other’s properties, interact, and complete missions using their Citizen as an avatar. The game plans to offer every new user a Gen K Citizen (for an Avatar) and a tiny apartment in the Town Hall to craft the first Items and start with the game without even having a blockchain wallet.</p>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p><em>Users are already familiar with most of the game’s features like constructing buildings, producing resources, and trading on the open market. Mega World will transform the gaming map into the global interactive NFT marketplace, where players will be able to display and shop for NFTs as they do groceries in real life</em></p><cite><em>Alex Li, COO at </em><a href="http://spnv.io/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>SUPERNOVAE</em></a><em>, game vendor.</em></cite></blockquote>



<p>More <strong>free-to-play</strong> activities will become available in <strong>Mega World</strong> with no fees or wallets required to play. Free and fast transactions allow creating a free-to-play experience on top of an existing gaming world. Mega World will enable new players to get acquainted with NFT technology and contribute to <strong>mass adoption</strong>.&nbsp;</p>



<p><br>The Mega World Intro is scheduled to go live on November 2. MegaCryptoPolis <a href="https://play.mcp3d.com/store" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Packs Store</a> with unique Generation A Citizens will remain open until November 9 with a whopping 70% discount. Only 15’000 Gen A will ever exist.</p>



<p class="has-vivid-red-color has-text-color">Disclaimer: This is a sponsored article. No content or article should be considered as financial advice. We strongly recommend you to conduct due diligence and always do your own research before investing in a project.</p>


After more than 3 years of existence, MegaCryptoPolis is closer to become a metaverse. Mega World is offering a lot of new features!

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The first Metaverse Festival in Decentraland!


<h2>First of its kind game item studio</h2>



<p>The ability to have a <strong>digital asset</strong> that can interact with multiple elements of the same universe is one of the most attractive promises the <strong>NFT</strong> ecosystem has to offer. Most <strong>metaverse</strong> projects started with a land sale and then built their universe on it.</p>



<p>But recently, another concept has arrived, <strong>building from different objects</strong>. Rather than starting with a land, projects can revolve around different assets that make up the game: <strong>weapons</strong>, <strong>equipment</strong>, <strong>armor</strong>..</p>



<p>A pioneer for bottom-up development is <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://magiccollective.io/" target="_blank">Magic Collective</a>, they intend to be the first game item retailer in the <strong>metaverse</strong> to focus on interoperability. The first drop is their founder-status NFT&nbsp; collection of 10,000 fantasy characters called <strong>GourdLords</strong>.</p>



<p>So how was this project conceived and what is its outlook?</p>



<h2>Presentation of Magic Collective</h2>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="400" height="400" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/10/magic-collective-goordlord-pumpink-bitcoin.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-8975" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/10/magic-collective-goordlord-pumpink-bitcoin.jpg 400w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/10/magic-collective-goordlord-pumpink-bitcoin-300x300.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/10/magic-collective-goordlord-pumpink-bitcoin-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></figure></div>



<p>Magic Collective was first launched in September&nbsp; 2021, made up of 14 team members, with artists coming from <strong>AAA-rated video game studios</strong>. The different key artistic roles such as <strong>Art Director</strong>, <strong>Character Designer</strong>, <strong>Item Illustrator</strong> or <strong>Background artist</strong> all have a dedicated person which is <strong>uniquely professional</strong> when compared to the current NFT ecosystem where teams might be only 2 or 3 persons</p>



<p>If there is such a large team behind all the artistic aspects around the characters or objects, it is because Magic Collective is one of the first to drive&nbsp; the &#8220;<strong>Bottom-up development</strong>&#8221; method.</p>



<p>Basically this method consists of <strong>first creating assets </strong>and then <strong>later reusing them</strong> in further development, and allowing all other developers access the usage of these items. </p>



<p> This saves not only resources but above all <strong>developer time</strong>!&nbsp; To learn more about this concept, do not hesitate to read <a href="https://coincentral.com/bottom-up-development/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this article about bottom-up development</a> which explains this interesting concept in more depth.</p>



<h2>A metaverse awaits</h2>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="407" height="407" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/10/gourdlord-nft-with-back-card-outline.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-8976" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/10/gourdlord-nft-with-back-card-outline.jpg 407w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/10/gourdlord-nft-with-back-card-outline-300x300.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/10/gourdlord-nft-with-back-card-outline-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px" /></figure></div>



<p>For the launch of the Magic Collective project, 10,000 Gourdlords NFTs will are available given token holders access to <strong>community giveaways </strong>and most importantly <strong>all future NFT game</strong> items produced by the Magic Collective brand . The pre-sale starting on <strong>October 18th</strong> will reserve 3,000 NFTs to 1000 buyers while the second will allow the public to mint the NFT directly.</p>



<p>The Gourdlords will be the equivalent of the <strong>founder tokens</strong> of the project and will allow access to different exclusive benefits for their holder. For the moment, <strong>a mint of free items</strong> (+ gas fees of course) has been announced but it is important to know that these objects have a <strong>special importance</strong>.</p>



<p>Indeed, Magic Collective has placed the various objects at the <strong>center of the project</strong>. The long-term goal is to become the leader in <strong>interoperable</strong> <strong>game</strong> item design&nbsp; creating many availability <strong>items</strong>, <strong>artifacts</strong>, <strong>resources</strong> and other elements of video games that will be usable and valuable in a metaverse.</p>



<p>As mentioned earlier, these different elements will be reused again at a later point. The entire metaverse will be built around the <strong>possible interactions</strong> with weapons, torches, magic books&#8230;and more!</p>



<p>Owning a character will therefore be just as important as owning the objects of the game.</p>



<h2>Conclusion</h2>



<p>The point of all Magic Collective is to have the <strong>next-gen inventory metaverse items</strong>. It will be possible to use all these objects in the already existing metaverse but all will have the brand quality of <strong>Magic Collective</strong>.</p>



<p>Just like a kind of <strong>big store</strong> where users can buy and sell their items, Magic Collective does not intend to stop only at their initial creation. Indeed, <strong>brands chosen by their community</strong> will also participate in the creation and the 14 people of the team are only a start.</p>



<p>This opens the door to <strong>many possibilities</strong>, both through the expertise of users and external actors.</p>



<p>By positioning itself as a supplier of equipment and other objects of decentralized avatars, Magic Collective should quickly become a must-have in customization!</p>



<p class="has-vivid-red-color has-text-color">Disclaimer: This is a sponsored article. No content or article should be considered as financial advice. We strongly recommend you to conduct due diligence and always do your own research before investing in a project.</p>


A long-awaited use case for NFTs is around their place in the collective Metaverse. Magic Collective wants to create their own NFTs from a new concept in the ecosystem.

Creating a new metaverse with Magic Collective

Decentraland is one of the pioneers of the metaverse on Ethereum. Here is a summary of its history and evolution!

The History of Decentraland


<h2><strong>Philosophy and Sociology</strong></h2>



<p>Many NFT collectors, <strong>crypto-dreamers</strong> and enthusiasts sooner or later come to the <strong>metaverses</strong> &#8211; huge digital worlds in which you can do whatever your heart desires: <strong>open galleries</strong> and <strong>exhibit paintings</strong>, hold parties and invite guests to them, play in casinos or just walk and chat..</p>



<p>Essentially, we are witnessing the shaping of a new generation of <strong>gamified social networks.</strong> These networks go beyond the two-dimensional picture and begin to generate the real attributes of a <strong>full-fledged digital culture</strong>. </p>



<p>Any culture has a set of visual components and differentiates itself from others, among other things, through <strong>clothing</strong>. People spend a huge amount of time in a fundamentally <strong>different media</strong> environment &#8211; the metaverse. </p>



<p>They have many more ways to express themselves and spend time than regular social media does. Many people develop a need for <strong>self-expression</strong> and they are ready to pay real money for it, having previously converted it into cryptocurrencies.</p>



<h2><strong>Origins and finances.</strong></h2>



<p>The idea of <strong>owning</strong> <strong>wearables</strong> for a character migrated to the metaverse from video games &#8211; people have long spent huge amounts of money to look stylish in a particular game.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="600" height="551" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/08/DCL-wearable-jacket.jpg" alt="DCL wearable jacket" class="wp-image-5861" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/08/DCL-wearable-jacket.jpg 600w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/08/DCL-wearable-jacket-300x276.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></figure></div>



<p>With the popularization of NFT and the appearance of worlds on the blockchain, people got an opportunity not to worry about the seizure of items or the closure of a project and the loss of all items that were stored in a game&#8217;s database, there is now also a possibility to easily resell all this.</p>



<p>An entirely new market is being formed right now, to which brands, resellers and simply those who love to look stylish flock to.</p>



<p>The market from which this industry has sprung is growing from year to year. According to wax.io, 60% of console gamers buy <strong>digital items in games</strong>, while people who play on PCs and smartphones do so less often: 43% and 33%, respectively.</p>



<p>Their annual average spending is $133 for consoles, $96 for PCs, and $37 for smartphones. In 2015, the total sales volume amounted to more than <strong>$12 billion</strong>. </p>



<p>he pandemic has accelerated the growth of these figures, experts of the Juniper research company expect an increase to $50 billion in 2022. The second reason to be confident about <strong>the growth of the industry</strong> is the growth of the crypto economy.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="600" height="514" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/08/DCL-wearable-shoes.jpg" alt="DCL wearable shoes" class="wp-image-5863" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/08/DCL-wearable-shoes.jpg 600w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/08/DCL-wearable-shoes-300x257.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></figure></div>



<p>By the end of July, the capitalization of all cryptocurrencies exceeded $1 trillion, a year ago it was equal to $250 billion. All wearables in the metaverses are sold for cryptocurrency, and many universes operate on the principle of decentralization.</p>



<p>With the increase in size of the economy, the number of people who understand what it all means has increased exponentially. This led to an increase in investment in NFT projects. You need to ask how much investment NFT projects have attracted by July 2021.</p>



<h2><strong>Meta-universes</strong>.</h2>



<p>We will take a look at the four largest existing metaverses at the moment.</p>



<h3><strong>Decentraland </strong></h3>



<p>the project was launched in February 2020. All users find themselves in one <strong>large open world</strong>. You can enter it through a regular browser, and to register you need a crypto wallet.</p>



<p>In it, you can create fairly realistic graphics, especially considering that it works in a browser. Users can buy land, upload their content to the world, and create tokenized NFT clothes (wearables).</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="600" height="600" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/08/DCL-wearable-kraken.jpg" alt="DCL wearable kraken" class="wp-image-5862" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/08/DCL-wearable-kraken.jpg 600w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/08/DCL-wearable-kraken-300x300.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/08/DCL-wearable-kraken-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></figure></div>



<p>When creating wearables, you can set their number from 1 to 100 000. Decentraland has its own cryptocurrency &#8211; MANA, the MANA rate rose to $1.63, and now it equals $0.7.</p>



<h3><strong>Cryptovoxels</strong></h3>



<p>This metaverse was launched in July 2018.</p>



<p>The world consists of islands divided into <strong>plots and apartments.</strong> Accessible from computer browsers and mobile devices. Compared to the other worlds, the graphics are less realistic here, and everything around you consists of voxels (cubes). Due to the simplified graphics, Cryptovoxels is not very demanding on device performance.</p>



<p>Users can buy land plots or apartments in buildings and upload their content (voxel and 2D) there. <strong>Tokenized wearables</strong> are created in the same way. Rarity of wearables ranges from 1 to 1000. When paying, users use Ethereum.</p>



<h3><strong>Somnium Space</strong></h3>



<p>The project was launched in 2017. The concept is similar to other metaverses – it is a large open world. The project is available through a <strong>program for a VR helmet,</strong> but there is also a browser version with a heavily curtailed functionality.</p>



<p>The VR version allows you to make very high-quality graphics, but at the moment the development of the project is limited to the user base of VR-helmets.</p>



<p>People can buy land and post their content there. There is no way to create separate pieces of clothing, users can only buy whole avatars. <strong>Tokenization</strong> is possible 1 to 1. That is, 1 avatar is equal to 1 NFT. The metaverse has a currency called CUBE, its rate reached $5.08, and now it is sold for $2.42.</p>



<h3><strong>The Sandbox</strong> </h3>



<p>A promising project that is yet to be launched.</p>



<p>The world will be accessible from a PC for those who have installed the application. <strong>Voxel graphics </strong>(cubes). Users can buy land and create games on it. There will be two possibilities for character customization: </p>



<ul><li>creating an avatar,</li><li>creating “equipment” (clothes, armor, accessories)</li></ul>



<p>The unreleased game has had its own currency called SAND for a whole year. Initially, it was sold at $0.08, the peak was at $0.93, and now 1 SAND costs $0.62.</p>



<h2><strong>Examples of collaborations.</strong></h2>



<p>Decentraland has remained the main universe for brand collaborations in recent months. At the end of July there was an event timed to coincide with the first manned mission to the moon. The <strong><a href="https://dapp-craft.com/">DappCraft</a></strong> agency and <strong>Banquet lab</strong> carried out a reconstruction of the Apollo 11 landing. After that began the sale of branded clothing, developed with <strong>NASA’s consent.</strong></p>



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<p>The collection included several types of jackets of varying degrees of rarity, as well as parts of a spacesuit &#8211; by purchasing them, you could completely transform your avatar into an astronaut.</p>



<p>Dozens of media outlets around the world wrote about the event.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Apollo 11 in <a href="https://twitter.com/decentraland?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@decentraland</a> Event Recap ?☄️<br><br>Moon Landing Reenactment! ??<br>+<br>A7L Space Suit &amp; AirSpace Wearables With Apollo 11 Mission Patch ? <br><br>Visit The Scene ?<a href="https://t.co/SG1SQvCVXN">https://t.co/SG1SQvCVXN</a><a href="https://twitter.com/banquetlabs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@banquetlabs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/itsnickgraham?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@itsnickgraham</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Metaverse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Metaverse</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Decentraland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Decentraland</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Wearables?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Wearables</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Apollo11?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Apollo11</a> <a href="https://t.co/TGuWCt6qfY">pic.twitter.com/TGuWCt6qfY</a></p>&mdash; DappCraft (@dapp_craft) <a href="https://twitter.com/dapp_craft/status/1419614875073007625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2021</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>Over the past month, several high-profile events from global brands have taken place in this metaverse: on July 30, <strong>Coca-Cola</strong> held a party timed to coincide with the start of loot box sales &#8211; in which the company presented branded jackets.</p>



<p>On July 9, the rights holders to the legacy of the deceased singer Amy Winehouse were selling clothes at a photo exhibition dedicated to her memory. American singer <strong>Alison Wanderland</strong> also released clothes, her shining robes could be received by the fans.</p>



<p>The first collection of NFT-clothes from <strong>Dolce &amp; Gabbana</strong> is also shrouded in mystery &#8211; so far only the date of the start of sales is known &#8211; August 28.</p>



<p>Many events in the metaverse are often complemented by branded wearables giveaways. This helps attract attention and interest an additional audience.</p>



<p>Here is just a short list of famous companies and projects that have created their collectibles in Decentraland: <strong>JAY-Z</strong>, <strong>3LAU</strong>, <strong>Atari</strong>, <strong>Bored Ape Yacht Club, Sotheby&#8217;s, Trust Swap, Binance US, Matic, Rarible, SuperRare, MakersPlace, KnownOrigin, The Fabricant , Republic, Boson Protocol, Hot Wheels, Adidas, Manchester City FC.</strong></p>



<h2><strong>Metaverse own brands.</strong></h2>



<p>The pace of the industry is astounding, and the list of brands heading into the metaverse is <strong>growing day by day</strong>.</p>



<p>However, don’t forget that they all come into a kind of a cultural form that develops according to independent canons.  The clearest example of such canons is <strong>Moon Miner</strong>. This is one of the first third-party apparel collections that was approved by Decentraland.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="564" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/08/DCL-moonminer-1024x564.jpg" alt="DCL moonminer" class="wp-image-5859" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/08/DCL-moonminer-1024x564.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/08/DCL-moonminer-300x165.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/08/DCL-moonminer-768x423.jpg 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/08/DCL-moonminer.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure>



<p>The suit has become a recognizable brand for many users of the metaverse. Moon Miner can easily be called the first successful brand to grow in the metaverse. It has begun to be ported to other worlds and will soon appear in The Sandbox and other worlds.</p>



<p>Just at the start of sales, the suit brought its creators $20 000. Today the USD  volume of the Moon Miner&#8217; sales generated $42,202.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">? The Iconic Moon Miner will soon be available in our <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NFT</a> Marketplace! <br>This awesome character was created by <a href="https://twitter.com/dapp_craft?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dapp_craft</a>, one of the main production studios in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Metaverse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Metaverse</a>, and has been brought to life by the <a href="https://twitter.com/voxel__bunny?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@voxel__bunny</a>! ? <a href="https://t.co/aqaWnW5DKi">pic.twitter.com/aqaWnW5DKi</a></p>&mdash; The Sandbox (@TheSandboxGame) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSandboxGame/status/1417802206053642240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 21, 2021</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Prices in luxury boutiques seem laughable compared to clothing prices in NFT marketplaces. Can’t fathom how one could pay that kind of money for clothes that can only be used on the Internet?

What are the meta-universe’s wearables?


<p>Who hasn&#8217;t dreamt of going to the moon? In our ecosystem, everyone wants to send their favorite crypto there, but sometimes that feels <strong>more like a utopia than reality</strong>.</p>



<p>But rather than wanting to go to the moon, wouldn&#8217;t it be easier to wait for a shuttle that has already been there to return? What if this event could be accessible to anyone by logging into a decentralized universe?</p>



<p>This is what will happen on <a href="https://events.decentraland.org/event/?id=5947961c-ee0e-4d13-9fed-9432498833f1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">July 24 in Decentraland</a>: the <strong>Apollo 11 rocket</strong>, known to have brought the first humans to the moon, will land in the metaverse to our delight!</p>



<h2><strong>From Moon to Decentraland</strong></h2>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1166" height="1120" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/07/DCL-apollo-11-cosmonaut.jpg" alt="DCL apollo 11 cosmonaut" class="wp-image-5746" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/07/DCL-apollo-11-cosmonaut.jpg 1166w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/07/DCL-apollo-11-cosmonaut-300x288.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/07/DCL-apollo-11-cosmonaut-1024x984.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/07/DCL-apollo-11-cosmonaut-768x738.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1166px) 100vw, 1166px" /></figure></div>



<p>The event is sure to make an impression with its originality, and it’s not every day that it&#8217;s possible to witness <strong>the finalization of a space journey in a metaverse.</strong></p>



<p>To achieve this feat, the <a href="https://dapp-craft.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">DappCraft</a> agency teams will be displaying this to all visitors on July 24 at 4 PM UTC, with the reconstruction of the <strong>Apollo 11 moon landing in Decentraland</strong>!</p>



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<p>To celebrate this occasion, a whole collection of wearables will be announced, representing the different patches of the Apollo 11 mission designed in collaboration with award-winning fashion designer <strong>Nicholas Graham &amp; Banquet Metaverse Studio.</strong></p>



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<p>With collectibles representing such an historic moment, this event will mark Decentraland’s history on many levels.</p>



<h2><strong>Historical&#8217;s recontruction in Decentraland</strong></h2>



<p>More and more events are taking place in Decentraland with famous names around the world such as the <strong>Sotheby’s</strong> auction house which now has its own building.</p>



<p>Here&#8217;s some word from the DappCraft&#8217;s CEO :</p>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p>«It is an honor for DappCraft to work on recreating one of the most important events in the history of mankind. We are sure that technologies will soon allow us to experience all the most vivid, emotional events that have happened and are happening in the world. I hope that we will be able to return to the moment of the big bang or, for example, attend the last concert of Michael Jackson. Metaverses expand the boundaries of what is possible, and I am happy to manage a company that implements the most daring ideas!»</p></blockquote>



<p>Could these events herald the reconstruction of other &#8216;historical events’ and bring an educational dimension to Decentraland? No one can say what tomorrow will bring, but while waiting for the future the Apollo 11 event is a good way <strong>to have fun and enjoy a good time</strong> with your fellow crypto-buddies today!</p>


Have you ever wanted to go into space? What if the solution was the other way around: waiting for the return of Apollo 11 in Decentraland?


Living the Apollo 11’s landing in Decentraland!

Computer games have long turned into metaverses which are virtual places where you can build your own worlds. In this article, we will discuss construction on Decentraland’s virtual lands, the companies that participate there, and the teams that are building all this.

Here comes a new trend: construction on virtual land


<p>In the world of NFTs, there are very few projects that have the ambition to become fully decentralized <strong>Metaverses</strong>. Among those attempting to link the real world and virtual worlds, mainly thanks to NFTs, <strong>Etherland</strong> is particularly active in the development of its project and has recently published its mobile application on Android!</p>



<p>We talked about this project a <a href="https://nonfungible.com/blog/enjoying-a-fantasy-real-estate-with-etherland" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">few weeks ago</a>, Etherland is a Fantasy Real Estate on the Ethereum Blockchain, that allows anyone to explore the Earth and <strong>virtually acquire portions of land</strong> which correspond to real world estates on the planet. For the moment this is only the most famous places in the world like <strong>Angkor Wat</strong>, <strong>The Eiffel Tower</strong> and <strong>Big Ben</strong>…but that will change soon.</p>



<p>Thanks to the possibilities offered by augmented reality, <a href="https://etherland.world/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Etherland</a> wants to offer a taste of what a real new virtual world will look like, accessible simply by leaving your home. <strong>To celebrate this occasion, a game is being organized to earn ELANDs and possibly LAND IDs!</strong></p>



<h2><strong>A life-size treasure hunt</strong></h2>



<p>Nothing is better than a full-scale test to get the hang of a freshly published project. As a reminder, <strong>ELANDs are Etherland&#8217;s Fungible Tokens while LAND IDs are Non Fungible Tokens</strong> that represent a piece of land.</p>



<p>These Lands are everything that surrounds you on a daily basis when you leave your home, go for a walk or do your shopping. And to make these familiar places a little more alive,<a href="https://etherland-news.medium.com/catch-land-id-nfts-and-crypto-prizes-using-augmented-reality-dfb5e3b9b752" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> from April 15th until May 15th</a>, <strong>Etherland will organize a giveaway</strong> all over the planet and the only way to get the prizes will be to install the app and exit to hunt for treasures!</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/etherland-mobile.jpg" alt="etherland mobile" class="wp-image-4561" width="432" height="864" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/etherland-mobile.jpg 432w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/etherland-mobile-150x300.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px" /></figure></div>



<p>When the event begins, there will be <strong>10 LAND IDs, $1M ELAND, and 10 vouchers to create your NFT for free</strong>. To get them the first step is very simple: open your Etherland app and activate AR mode.</p>



<p>If you manage to find a box with rewards, here&#8217;s what you could win:</p>



<ul><li>Every AR catched gives a reward of 100, 200, 500 or 1000 ELAND</li><li>Some AR do not give ELANDs but instead hold a precious NFT</li></ul>



<p>In this way your phone will be able to <strong>act as a filter in order to see this new reality</strong> and you will be able to claim the gifts that may be near your house.</p>



<h2><strong>The mobile-app : the project&#8217;s centerpiece</strong></h2>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="2476" height="1174" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/etherland-app.jpg" alt="etherland app" class="wp-image-4556" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/etherland-app.jpg 2476w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/etherland-app-300x142.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/etherland-app-1024x486.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/etherland-app-768x364.jpg 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/etherland-app-1536x728.jpg 1536w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/etherland-app-2048x971.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2476px) 100vw, 2476px" /></figure></div>



<p>The mobile app is the <strong>backbone of Etherland</strong>. The latter provides access to all the project&#8217;s features in one place and is a major key element in making the project accessible to as many people as possible.</p>



<p>Scheduled to also be available on IOS, this application will be <strong>much more than a simple augmented reality application</strong>. In fact, it will have three different functions:</p>



<ul><li>The ability to find and mine NFTs</li><li>The ability to manage them</li><li>To serve as an interface with your wallet</li></ul>



<p>The first functionality is only possible by activating AR mode on the app, this serves to point your camera directly to the desired location to be able to reserve it and therefore mint your NFT. To do this, <strong>you will need a few ELANDs </strong>but to find out simply if a location is available without having to move, you just have to take a look at the <a href="https://etherland.world/listings/landmarks/monuments/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Estatepedia</a>.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1160" height="429" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/etherland-estatepedia.jpg" alt="etherland estatepedia" class="wp-image-4557" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/etherland-estatepedia.jpg 1160w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/etherland-estatepedia-300x111.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/etherland-estatepedia-1024x379.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/etherland-estatepedia-768x284.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px" /></figure></div>



<p>All the visible data when you go to view a LAND ID will be hosted in IPFS, <strong>a complimentary peer to peer file hosting service</strong>, which guarantees better immutability of the information linked to the NFT. It will be possible to locate these NFTs directly thanks to the linked wallet in your account.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/etherland-in-app.jpg" alt="etherland in app" class="wp-image-4558" width="414" height="443" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/etherland-in-app.jpg 648w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/etherland-in-app-281x300.jpg 281w" sizes="(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px" /></figure></div>



<p>The advantage of linking your wallet in this way is that it allows <strong>interoperability between the web and mobile platform</strong>. For example, the acquisition of a LAND ID on <strong>Opensea</strong> will be visible directly in the mobile application.</p>



<p>This of course works the other way around, if you mine an NFT and save data from within the application these changes will be visible on the web marketplace as soon as the NFT is created!</p>



<h2><strong>Conclusion</strong></h2>



<p>Thanks to the many possibilities offered by a mobile application, the virtual world of Etherland has just taken a significant new step: This life-size giveaway will allow users to try out the application while earning rewards, <strong>opening up access to the world of NFTs in a fun way!</strong></p>



<p>Of course, everyone is free to choose the best way to spend their ELANDs, whether creating a new LAND ID or saving them for later. The launch of this first version of the app is just <strong>the start of many features to come.</strong></p>



<p><strong>Etherland</strong>&#8216;s objective is to create a real decentralized Land Registry with the precision of the information contained in each LAND ID as close as possible to reality. In the various hurdles of this challenge, we are only at the first stage and Etherland has many more surprises in store for us to come!</p>



<p class="has-vivid-red-color has-text-color">Disclaimer: This is a sponsored article. No content or article should be considered as financial advice. We strongly recommend you to conduct due diligence and always do your own research before investing in a project.</p>


A major step has been crossed for Etherland! You soon will be able to mint, trade and own NFTs on a mobile application.

Catch real world estate with Etherland mobile


<p><a href="https://www.sandbox.game/en/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Sandbox</a> is one of the pioneers in the NFT ecosystem and has deservedly earned its dominant position in the type of metaverse this project has focused on. Their specialty? <strong>The creation of video games &amp; social experiences by players for players</strong>, leaving almost total freedom for the most creative minds.</p>



<p>The Sandbox license has always emphasized on creative freedom for its users but since entering the blockchain world, it has enabled something that was not possible on its mobile applications: <strong>tokenization of assets</strong> that are owned and can be exchanged peer-to-peer with other players.</p>



<p>In order for assets to be integrated into the LANDs, the decor must be built using no-code <a href="https://www.sandbox.game/en/create/game-maker/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">GameMaker</a> software while the ASSETs (characters, weapons or monsters) can be created using another tool: <a href="https://www.sandbox.game/en/create/vox-edit/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">VoxEdit</a>. Although GameMaker is primarily intended for LAND owners and those who want to build experiences, <strong>VoxEdit is open to everyone</strong> and allows the most talented Voxel artists to build NFTs and to offer their creation to the community.</p>



<p>Yes, you read that correctly! If you are selected by the <strong>Foundation</strong>, it is possible to see your creations listed on the <a href="https://www.sandbox.game/en/shop/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">official Sandbox marketplace</a> Beta and also they will have a chance to be utilised in the various games that will be created throughout the Metaverse ! The current marketplace is in a Beta-phase but ultimately it will be possible for everyone to publish and sell their NFTs for $SAND, the platform&#8217;s utility token.&nbsp;</p>



<h2><strong>What is VoxEdit?</strong></h2>



<p>If you&#8217;ve never heard of Voxels, then it&#8217;s important forus to give you a quick introduction. In a nutshell, it&#8217;s a <strong>3D design style</strong> that allows you to create <strong>cube-shaped creations</strong>. Everything in The Sandbox is based on this graphic style and that&#8217;s what gives it its charm!&nbsp;</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1856" height="1007" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/sandbox-voxedit.png" alt="sandbox voxedit" class="wp-image-4494" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/sandbox-voxedit.png 1856w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/sandbox-voxedit-300x163.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/sandbox-voxedit-1024x556.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/sandbox-voxedit-768x417.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/sandbox-voxedit-1536x833.png 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1856px) 100vw, 1856px" /></figure></div>



<p>Within a few minutes VoxEdits various features can be used to fully see what’s possible with this 3D modeling and NFT creation tool. <strong>Creating, erasing and coloring blocks</strong> are the most basic functions, but which ones will you use most often?</p>



<p>Having a good choice of palette colors is essential when working on graphics, so it’s also a valuable tool that is highly welcome! Regarding the other more advanced functions, they are concerned with the multiple selection of blocks and even complete areas, for example, to move several blocks at once!</p>



<p>Quick tip, to put the camera back to its original location, <strong>use the small target in the toolbar at the top!</strong></p>



<h2><strong>A first phase of launch</strong></h2>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1071" height="706" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/sandbox-marketplace.png" alt="sandbox marketplace" class="wp-image-4492" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/sandbox-marketplace.png 1071w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/sandbox-marketplace-300x198.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/sandbox-marketplace-1024x675.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/sandbox-marketplace-768x506.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1071px) 100vw, 1071px" /></figure></div>



<p>On March 30th 2020, <a href="https://medium.com/sandbox-game/coming-soon-the-sandbox-nft-marketplace-beta-5e073bdd1c35" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">46 artists were selected</a> to upload a total of 107 NFTs&nbsp; to the Marketplace, this selection was made <strong>to celebrate the launch of this new flagship feature</strong>. Their selection was done within a transparent process, a methodology which has always been core to The Sandbox: Some of them have already featured in a stream, others were already in the Game Maker gallery and still others were selected by community vote.</p>



<p>If you want to follow them on different social networks and appreciate their work, here is the list: <a href="https://twitter.com/Aikiman4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Aikiman</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/direwolf_spirit" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Alina S</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/ArtofBlock" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> AOB</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/BeInDreams1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> BeInDreams</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/TheArtOfBenji1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Benjiro</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/CarinaChen_" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Carina Chen</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/csh07123" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Chakkaebi</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/chimpabastian" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Chimpabastian</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/choco_o_n" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Choco</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/Damonvoxelart" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Damon</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/DARKDAG" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Darkdag666</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/DiegoUrrea_26" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> DiegoUrrea26</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/PixelDiegus" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Diegus</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/filiz_vox" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Filiz</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/gatostao" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Gatostao</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/aky351" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Gundam-Z</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/KamiSawZe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> KamiSawZe</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/KiwiAndCoffee" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> KiwiAndCoffee</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/KOSMIKOYOTE1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Kosmikoyote</a>, KradSuperSoldier,<a href="https://twitter.com/FogelLiu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Liu Fogel</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/mmxart" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Meo</a>, Mike0321, MJDV,<a href="https://twitter.com/22phMomo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Momo</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/monan_cho" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Monancho</a>, Morguy,<a href="https://twitter.com/Ftm105" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Mr Gold</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/necrobombicon" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Necrobombicon</a>, Nest,<a href="https://twitter.com/Nexonik" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Nexonik</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/NicolasBlairet" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> NicolasNK</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/Pandapops7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Pandapops</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/pepehiller"> P</a><a href="https://twitter.com/pepehiller" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">e</a><a href="https://twitter.com/pepehiller">pe</a>, Rafa,<a href="https://twitter.com/VoxelRem" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Remigio</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/SandioVoxel" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Sandio</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/facbros" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Shon-T</a>, Sisapi, Superrisk, Thelostb0y,<a href="https://twitter.com/tobiasroevik" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Toby R</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/tobnz39" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Ven</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/VoxelBlaze" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Voxel Blaze</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/voxel__bunny" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Bunny</a>, and<a href="https://twitter.com/WSDigitalArtist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> William</a>.</p>



<p>Being highlighted was the result of the time and investment these creators spent in The Sandbox and therefore <strong>a fair reward</strong> to be among the first on this launch phase! It’s important to know that for this phase, 95% of the income will be in $SAND and<strong> will go directly to the artists</strong> while the remaining 5% will be used to fund the Creator Fund and the Gamer Maker Fund.</p>



<p>These two funds are used to encourage game and asset creators by rewarding them and in particular during the various events organized by The Sandbox, so even if you are not selected by the Foundation <strong>you will still have the opportunity to be rewarded for your creativity!</strong></p>



<h2><strong>More than art</strong></h2>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1200" height="675" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/sandbox-assets.jpg" alt="sandbox assets" class="wp-image-4490" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/sandbox-assets.jpg 1200w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/sandbox-assets-300x169.jpg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/sandbox-assets-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/sandbox-assets-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></figure></div>



<p>This is much more than simply a 3D creation in the Voxel style, <strong>ASSETS also have a usefulness that should not be overlooked</strong>: Each of them is a NFT and they will also serve as a design for the various objects that players can find in the different games they are going to play. Some of them will of course be items to customise, but it will also be possible to find armor, monsters, buildings or characters etc.</p>



<p>To facilitate their identification, it is possible to find these NFT-assets in the marketplace in 4 different categories:</p>



<ul><li><strong>Entity</strong>: groups together monsters, animals or character classes (like ‘healer’ or ‘soldier’)</li><li><strong>Equipment</strong>: it is important in video games to have solid equipment to be able to continue your adventure! In this asset class it will be possible to find armor, swords, pants, gloves or accessories.</li><li><strong>Wearable</strong>: When you&#8217;re not in a game, it&#8217;s important to have an avatar that looks like you! Wearables are cosmetic elements that will allow you to personalize your avatar according to your taste.</li><li><strong>Art</strong>: The sets in the games are an essential element for the player to experience total immersion. But other elements can fall into this category like the soundtrack which will also take the form of NFTs!</li></ul>



<p>With these choices, the elements that constitute a video game are more than provided for, <strong>any creative mind will be able to find its way around here</strong>! ASSETS are one of the most important cornerstones of The Sandbox because they not only reward creators but are also the very heart of the Play of Earn that will be present in the game experiences.</p>



<p>Thanks to the use of the ERC-1155 standard which allows the <strong>distribution of fungible and non-fungible assets</strong>, it will be possible for players to earn ASSETS as well as $SAND if the game creator has put them up in his game!</p>



<p>In addition, the use of this standard allows <strong>interoperability between all games</strong> in the metaverse, making one of gamers&#8217; oldest dreams come true: being able to use their favorite weapon or equipment in several different games!</p>



<h2><strong>Everyone will be able to mint and sell!</strong></h2>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1366" height="768" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/sandbox-marketplace-mint.png" alt="sandbox marketplace mint" class="wp-image-4493" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/sandbox-marketplace-mint.png 1366w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/sandbox-marketplace-mint-300x169.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/sandbox-marketplace-mint-1024x576.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/sandbox-marketplace-mint-768x432.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px" /></figure></div>



<p>As of today, if you are interested in offering your creations on the marketplace, two options are available to you:</p>



<ul><li><strong>Option 1</strong> : you are not yet part of the Creator’s Fund. In this case, you will need to send a request <a href="https://form.jotform.com/210127299444658" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">to be part of it</a>!</li><li><strong>Option 2</strong> : you have been accepted into the Creator’s Fund, congratulations! All you have to do is contact The Sandbox team to find out if you can be whitelisted.</li></ul>



<p>The goal of The Sandbox is to allow <strong>as many people as possible</strong> to come up with their ideas, but as mentioned above, this phase is only the first! It will serve as a test to correct as many technical problems as possible that might arise, so you will have to be patient if your application is still under review.</p>



<p>The more phase 1 takes place, <strong>the more artists will be accepted on the platform</strong>, but this will be done gradually. Ultimately, the goal is to encourage a diversity of ASSETS present on the marketplace with a less strict selection barrier and more categories, so don&#8217;t hesitate to offer original content!</p>



<p>Remember that in this marketplace, the only way to buy and sell NFTs is through the $SAND token! If you want to use another crypto to buy or sell, you will need to go through Opensea or another exchange.</p>



<h2><strong>Send you creation to The Sandbox Creator&#8217;s Fund</strong></h2>



<p>Since arriving in the NFT space, The Sandbox has<strong> never stopped showcasing user-generated content</strong> and has always encouraged the most creative minds to participate in the community.</p>



<p>Many streams have been organized to draw inspiration from well-known artists, <strong>accessible and powerful tools</strong> have been made available free of charge and regularly updated and today a new step has been taken by keeping the promise to those who are still invested since the launch of the project.</p>



<p>Having the opportunity to see your creations alongside the <strong>biggest names in video games</strong> on the planet is a unique opportunity made possible on the one hand thanks to the many partnerships that The Sandbox has forged but above all thanks to the freedom and the interoperability that NFTs offer to everyone!</p>



<p>If you think you have an idea that would fit in a video game, do not hesitate to download VoxEdit to practice and once you are satisfied with the result,<strong> send your creation to the Creator&#8217;s Fund for a chance to be listed on the marketplace!</strong></p>



<h2><strong>Join The Sandbox community</strong></h2>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1152" height="497" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/the-sandbox-contact.png" alt="the sandbox contact" class="wp-image-4495" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/the-sandbox-contact.png 1152w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/the-sandbox-contact-300x129.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/the-sandbox-contact-1024x442.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/04/the-sandbox-contact-768x331.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px" /></figure></div>



<ul><li><strong>Twitter: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/TheSandboxGame" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>https://twitter.com/TheSandboxGame</strong></a></li><li><strong>Facebook: </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheSandboxGame/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>https://www.facebook.com/TheSandboxGame/</strong></a></li><li><strong>Discord: </strong><a href="https://discordapp.com/invite/vAe4zvY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>https://discordapp.com/invite/vAe4zvY</strong></a></li><li><strong>Telegram: </strong><a href="https://t.me/sandboxgame" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>https://t.me/sandboxgame</strong></a></li><li><strong>All channels: </strong><a href="https://linktr.ee/sandbox" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>https://linktr.ee/sandbox</strong></a></li></ul>



<p class="has-vivid-red-color has-text-color">Disclaimer: This is a sponsored article. No content or article should be considered as financial advice. We strongly recommend you to conduct due diligence and always do your own research before investing in a project.</p>


With the opening of its marketplace on March 30 to artists, The Sandbox is taking a new step in its development. It is now possible for the Voxedit content creators to sell what they build! Here is a quick overview of these new possibilities..

Gaming NFT creation for everyone with The Sandbox


<p>When someone is planning to build their house, one of the first things to do is to consult a centralized register where all the information relating to the land can be found. This register is called a cadastre and seeks to resolve two major issues: <strong>how do you know who owns a piece of land and what are its territorial limits?</strong></p>



<p>This invention dates from 1807 and was put in place by Napoleon in order to better manage the land in France. Today many countries use such a system, but <strong>the whole planet certainly does not</strong>! Those who do not use a cadastre continue to use a very popular method: publicly displaying the sale.&nbsp;</p>



<p>This way all the neighbors are aware that a sale has taken place and no one can be deceived. But although this way of communicating a sale is a good example of decentralization, many questions remain unanswered and this is the reason why <a href="https://etherland.world/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Etherland</a> wanted to develop a turnkey solution.</p>



<h2><strong>Sales that are often difficult to verify</strong></h2>



<p>To avoid any misunderstandings that may surround a sale, several elements must appear in the register: size, soil quality, exposure to the sun, humidity level&#8230; but <strong>this is not always enough</strong>!</p>



<p>Faced with data that can be falsified, nowadays the addition of photos or videos must supplement the claims of the owner. Having to add so many supporting documents to the file further <strong>complicates a task</strong> that was already cumbersome.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="512" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/03/etherland-eland.png" alt="" class="wp-image-3733" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/03/etherland-eland.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/03/etherland-eland-300x150.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/03/etherland-eland-768x384.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure>



<p>Because of this data needing to provide more and more, a <a href="https://medium.com/coinmonks/how-blockchain-could-save-the-world-from-food-shortage-11ef76663b59" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">majority of owners</a> decide to do without the cadastre to ensure the sale of their land peer to peer. This therefore leads to a problem of trust in the data transmitted&#8230; a<strong>nd this is where the use of the blockchain comes in</strong>.</p>



<p>In an attempt to solve this problem, the team behind Etherland first started the Fieldcoin project in 2018 around identifying land all over the world in order to provide the most comprehensive registry possible. <strong>By mixing information between the real and the virtual</strong>, the project has had a new identity in order to be able to integrate even more functionality into the project: addition of photos, international coverage, monuments &#8230;&nbsp;</p>



<p>Thanks to the fungible ELAND token and NFT LAND IDs, Etherland aims to <strong>develop a real ecosystem </strong>through the creation of its own metaverse modeled on planet Earth.</p>



<h2><strong>LAND ID &amp; ELAND</strong></h2>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="650" height="355" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/03/etherland-marketplace.jpg" alt="etherland marketplace" class="wp-image-3723" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/03/etherland-marketplace.jpg 650w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/03/etherland-marketplace-300x164.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px" /></figure></div>



<p>To be able to upload and exchange this information in a tamper-proof manner, Etherland will therefore create a marketplace where each LAND ID can contain the following information:</p>



<ul><li>The country</li><li>The type of terrain</li><li>The type of infrastructure</li><li>The city</li><li>The number of editions of the type of infrastructure</li></ul>



<p>Big Ben will therefore have the following identification: GB.L.M.L.1 pour Great Britain / Landmark / Monument / London / 1. The LAND ID being the NFT of the Etherland project, it may contain <strong>important messages or photos </strong>so that buyers can have all the important information relating to the purchase or sale of land just a click away!</p>



<p>The purpose of this identification is to be able to <strong>identify the land</strong> in a register which bears the name <a href="https://etherland-news.medium.com/the-world-estatepedia-e1ac1a801368" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Estatepedia</a> and will be checked precisely by the Etherland team before being minted.</p>



<p>To encourage <strong>eco-responsible behavior</strong>, LAND IDs offer their owner another possibility: an ELAND distribution proportional to the field eco-score.</p>



<p>ELAND is the utility token of the project and has been distributed to former Fieldcoin owners in order <strong>to capitalize on the already existing community.</strong> It is now possible to obtain it directly on the Uniswap platform and its purpose will be to maintain a network secured by its owners.</p>



<h2><strong>A future virtual world marketplace</strong></h2>



<p>Since March 16, <strong>Etherland</strong> has announced its mobile application using <strong>augmented reality</strong> to promote the possibility and ease of having an NFT in its wallet to as many people as possible. A <a href="https://etherland.world/mobile-app-augmented-reality/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">treasure hunt</a> takes place to find LAND IDs which may be hidden near you!</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1156" height="422" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/03/etherland-eiffel-tower.png" alt="etherland eiffel tower" class="wp-image-3721" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/03/etherland-eiffel-tower.png 1156w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/03/etherland-eiffel-tower-300x110.png 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/03/etherland-eiffel-tower-1024x374.png 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/03/etherland-eiffel-tower-768x280.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1156px) 100vw, 1156px" /></figure></div>



<p>If you find one of the <strong>LAND IDs</strong>, it will mean that you are the happy owner of an NFT obtained as a reward for completing a quest. By entering into this logic of <strong>play to earn</strong>, Etherland approaches a virtual world where ultimately the goal is to be able to claim any location on the planet, allowing virtually everyone to possess famous monuments or the quarry of its neighbor.</p>



<p>In addition, by being the owner of the NFT linked to the desired location, you will be able to <strong>upload the photos and videos of your choice</strong> so that the content is then checked by expert teams. This is, for example, what happened with the most famous monuments or locations around the world:</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="650" height="488" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/03/etherland-statue-of-liberty.jpg" alt="etherland statue of liberty" class="wp-image-3724" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/03/etherland-statue-of-liberty.jpg 650w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2021/03/etherland-statue-of-liberty-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px" /></figure></div>



<p>The ability to claim any piece of land is announced for Q2 2021, so that&#8217;s when <strong>the real creation of this multiverse will come</strong>. By offering this possibility to interact with reality through NFTs, Etherland is part of an emerging trend to find concrete use cases on a daily basis.</p>



<h2><strong>Conclusion</strong></h2>



<p><strong>Etherland is an ambitious project</strong> which seeks to respond above all to the problems encountered by rural landowners but now aims to extend to a wider population such as city dwellers and historic monuments in cities.</p>



<p>This kind of use case which aims to bring together the real and virtual world will continue to develop in the coming years and with the experience obtained thanks to the <strong>Fieldcoin</strong> project, the teams behind <strong>Etherland</strong> therefore have some experience of the universe of blockchain and more recently, NFTs.</p>



<p>New features should emerge in the coming months, such as the implementation of a <strong>mobile application</strong> or the update of their marketplace. It is likely the beginning of a new virtual world that is being created as an overlay on our real world and no longer the metaverse that we are used to seeing in markets dedicated to video games and entertainment.</p>



<p><strong>Maybe in the long term this will replace the centralized administrative tools which have in some cases become obsolete. Either way, Etherland is 100% focused on utility!</strong></p>



<p class="has-vivid-red-color has-text-color">Disclaimer: This is a sponsored article. No content or article should be considered as financial advice. We strongly recommend you to conduct due diligence and always do your own research before investing in a project.</p>


Many projects use NFTs to create plots of land, but very few of them use our good old planet for support! This is the case of Etherland which aims to achieve a "Fantasy real estate" using Non-Fungible Tokens.

Enjoying a Fantasy real estate with Etherland


<p>There are many Virtual Worlds surrounding us without our knowing it, <strong>when you’re walking down the street, shopping or even looking out of the window they exist </strong>and are evolving all the time.</p>



<p>Since the arrival of <strong>Virtual Reality </strong>and especially since <strong>Augmented Reality,</strong> these worlds created by humans everywhere can be visible through compatible devices such as mobile phones or suitable headsets.</p>



<p>But something was still missing to perfect these Virtual Worlds: the possibility to make them have some kind of existence in our external reality. </p>



<p><strong>The Blockchain and more specifically, Non-fungible Tokens are with little doubt the most suitable tool to achieve this.</strong></p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1200" height="675" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-ID.jpeg" alt="OVR ID" class="wp-image-3163" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-ID.jpeg 1200w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-ID-300x169.jpeg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-ID-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-ID-768x432.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></figure></div>



<h2><strong>Billions of Possibilities</strong></h2>



<p>Let us introduce you to <a href="https://www.ovr.ai/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">OVR</a>, an application that mixes together Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality thanks to a dedicated application which above all also utilizes NFTs. The project was founded at the end of 2018 and a smartphone application was released a few months later.</p>



<p>Their app has seen many updates over the past few years, starting with the ability to <strong>interact with physical surroundings</strong> through creating a virtual treasure hunt.</p>



<p>In a similar way to <strong>Pokemon GO</strong>, it allows you to discover different events around your physical location. Even with these similarities the big difference is that it does not allow you to capture Pokemons but for example, <strong>does allow you to relive historical scenes</strong> or discover an otherwise hidden work of Art in the area where you are.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="650" height="400" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-mobile-wall.jpg" alt="OVR mobile wall" class="wp-image-3166" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-mobile-wall.jpg 650w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-mobile-wall-300x185.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px" /></figure></div>



<p>The major difference between this and other Metaverses or parallel Universes that you may have heard of, is that in OVR the ‘plots’, units of land you buy, correspond to our own planet Earth. The Earth has been broken down into about <strong>1 Trillion identical sized plots,</strong> each of which can be located via 3 words that define each one and replace complex GPS coordinates.</p>



<p>So the experiences you have or create in OVR will not just be occurring in a distant or hypothetical Universe, <strong>rather they will be anchored in your daily life</strong>, with the addition of Virtual or Augmented Reality content and all hosted on the Ethereum Blockchain.</p>



<p>To properly determine how the world of OVR works, it is possible to <a href="https://assets.ovr.ai/download/whitepaper/whitepaper%203.0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">find in their Whitepaper</a> all the available functions, as well as the issues the project addresses.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1458" height="1600" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-architecture.png" alt="OVR architecture" class="wp-image-3161" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-architecture.png 1458w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-architecture-273x300.png 273w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-architecture-933x1024.png 933w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-architecture-768x843.png 768w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-architecture-1400x1536.png 1400w" sizes="(max-width: 1458px) 100vw, 1458px" /></figure></div>



<p>For example, <strong>imagine yourself pointing your phone at the Eiffel Tower and seeing its construction in time-lapse</strong>. Because it is indeed possible to <a href="https://www.ovr.ai/blog/augmented-reality-is-a-dream-come-true-for-history-buffs/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">relive a scene from the past</a> and be the lord and master over the passage of time. In just two movements you are thrown onto a battlefield in the midst of a war, as you relive a chaotic moment from history.</p>



<p>Since the Coronavirus crisis it has often become complicated to leave your home and go on sight seeing trips, OVR has found an alternative by <a href="https://medium.com/ovrthereality/your-next-tour-after-the-lockdown-ovr-comes-in-handy-b36d32d9860f" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">creating portals in its application.</a> </p>



<p>These portals allow you to teleport directly to the place you want to go, <strong>all without leaving your home!</strong></p>



<h3><strong>OVRLands&nbsp;</strong></h3>



<p>To take your travels to yet another level OVR has paid close attention to Non-Fungible Tokens and has divided the Earth into <strong>1.6 trillion hexagons</strong>. Each of these plots is a Non-Fungible Token, offering the potential for its owner to personalise and customize their individual territories. </p>



<p>From historical events or events created anywhere, <strong>clearly what is possible can only be limited by one&#8217;s imagination!</strong></p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="650" height="400" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-Social.png" alt="OVR Social" class="wp-image-3167" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-Social.png 650w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-Social-300x185.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px" /></figure></div>



<p>The ability to access any corner of our Earth instantly and at any time of day shows one particular use case that can be developed on these Lands. <a href="https://medium.com/ovrthereality/ways-you-can-earn-from-ovrland-2b52eac9de" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Stores whose products are accessible anytime</a>, in particular this would allow them to have virtual products for sale and accessible even when the real world version is closed!</p>



<h3><strong>OVR Creator</strong></h3>



<p>The role of the OVRCreator will be responsible for personalizing the Land lent out by the Land owner, including <strong>3D animation, editing and indeed any other digital creation.</strong> Creators will have all the digital tools at their disposal to be able to shape the various Universes.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="650" height="400" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-treasure.png" alt="OVR treasure" class="wp-image-3168" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-treasure.png 650w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-treasure-300x185.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px" /></figure></div>



<p>Three important technical aspects to the creative side of the game illustrates the importance of this role in the game:</p>



<ul><li>Use of IFPS node&nbsp;</li><li>The sidechain avoids transaction fees</li><li>Three word Land naming system for easy memorization</li></ul>



<p>What these three technical aspects have in common is that they all put the creator&#8217;s interests at the centre of their existence by <strong>freeing them from what can otherwise be a technical constraint for many.</strong></p>



<p>These elements are likely to ensure greater ease of adoption and invisibility of the Blockchain for the end user. In addition, the role of guarantors of the IFPS nodes is assigned to the OVR Stakers and so it only remains for the creators to concentrate on their endeavours!</p>



<p><strong>Finally, you want to make your works available to the rest of the community?&nbsp;</strong></p>



<p>It&#8217;s good to discover that it’s possible to put them on sale!<br>Among other things this will enrich the library of graphic elements available to owners who want to dress their OVRLand with already available content.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="650" height="400" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-marketing.jpg" alt="OVR marketing" class="wp-image-3165" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-marketing.jpg 650w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-marketing-300x185.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px" /></figure></div>



<h3><strong>OVR Advertiser</strong></h3>



<p>Thanks to the <strong>decentralized remuneration system</strong> that is in place, ensuring innovative Augmented Reality experiences are exclusive to OVR is easy!</p>



<p>Another way to monetize content available in OVR is <a href="https://www.ovr.ai/blog/8-ways-marketers-advertisers-can-take-advantage-of-augmented-reality/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">through advertising</a>. Just like in the real world, advertisers will be able to find their place in the world and <strong>promote their brand</strong> to the virtual guests and visitors who arrive on the decentralized hexagons.</p>



<p>The advantage that the blockchain offers is price transparency as well as storing all the available information relating to the product such as its origin and its journey, <strong>all available just one click away.</strong></p>



<p>Augmented or Virtual Reality therefore makes it possible to innovate utilising this new way of reaching the public, as well as with <strong>promotional events</strong> where players can come from all over the world in a few clicks!</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="370" height="370" src="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-gameplay.jpeg" alt="OVR Gameplay" class="wp-image-3162" srcset="http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-gameplay.jpeg 370w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-gameplay-300x300.jpeg 300w, http://100.96.1.66:3001/app/uploads/2020/12/OVR-gameplay-150x150.jpeg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px" /></figure></div>



<h2><strong>Conclusion</strong></h2>



<p><strong>The use cases of Augmented or Virtual Reality are more and more numerous</strong> and OVR tries to answer all the problems that the current players encounter in this ecosystem.</p>



<p>Getting the project to evolve in this manner is a great way to <strong>overcome the difficulty of repeated global lockdowns</strong>. It&#8217;s an entire ecosystem that has been built for over two years, leaving enormous freedom for content creators but also its entire community.</p>



<p>With a DAO being put in place for the community to decide on particular directions the project can take, <strong>a whole system of governance is emerging for this project</strong>.</p>



<p>Just as some people talk about the tokenization of physical assets on the Blockchain as being the future of NFTs, it seems the integration of a Metaverse that enriches our real world will be an interesting future prospect for a Blockchain Metaverse for sure.</p>



<p class="has-vivid-red-color has-text-color">Disclaimer: This is a sponsored article. No content or article should be considered as financial advice. We strongly recommend you to conduct due diligence and always do your own research before investing in a project.</p>


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