New NFT minting, no-coding Game Maker software upgrade, and other feature optimizations to support Web3 creators.
November 3, 2023 - The Sandbox held its first Global Creators Day event and announced its plans for 2024 during the event, including empowering creators to present 2,000 user-generated experiences on the map, Build an ecosystem of more than 200 creative studios, including 200 experiences in production, 130,000 creators and 24,000 LAND holders. 30% of The Sandbox’s 5 million users are in Asia, so co-founders Arthur Madrid and Sebastien Borget chose Hong Kong as the location for the company’s first Global Creators Day event.
In Hong Kong, Chief Content Officer Nicola Sebastiani (formerly of the Apple App Store and PlayStation) and Director of Creator Ecosystem Mathieu Cervety (formerly of Google and YouTube) joined the co-founders to announce three major initiatives to increase the platform ecosystem Creator empowerment in , with a focus on user-generated content (UGC):
Opening The Sandbox: Starting November 3, 2023, LAND owners can publish their completed experiences on The Sandbox map, eliminating the initial application process to publish experiences and enabling instant publishing! This update will fully open the Metaverse to UGC. This is a key improvement to accelerate user-generated content and unlock the creative potential of game makers on the platform.
Game Maker New Version (0.9): The Sandbox’s free, no-coding Game Maker updates by the end of 2023 will introduce new game mechanics, templates, and social interactions to make content creation easier and provide players with more and more engaging function.
Game Maker Fund provides $100 million in SAND funding: Since 2021, the Game Maker Fund has provided $10 million in support to more than 200 projects (such as Chicago Noir, Astro Archaeologist, Rare Abyss Hunter, etc.). Starting in 2024, new $100 million SAND fund will empower more creators. Its DAO-based selection system rewards not only creation and content, but also the engagement they generate on the platform. "We take experiences very seriously. We cherish the worlds you build, the stories you weave and the adventures you design," said Nicola Sebastiani, chief content officer at The Sandbox. /span>
On Global Creators Day, The Sandbox management team once again reiterated the platform’s vision to provide users and communities with a new form of entertainment that is more engaging, engaging and rewarding. This work is already well underway, with eight new cultural communities launching on the map in 2023, including Voxel Madness, Mega City 3, Infinite Pulse, Kverse, Lion City and other projects. Currently, The Sandbox platform has sold more than 125,000 LANDs, accounting for 75% of its map area, and has 24,000 LAND owners. During 2023, The Sandbox ecosystem launched 19 avatar collections, as well as more than 50 collections integrated from other popular NFT projects.
Arthur Madrid, CEO and Co-Founder of ."For the past two years, we have been focused on building Game Maker and VoxEdit products for creators. The Web3 industry will also Putting creators first, enabling a new approach to operations, sources, incentives and royalties structures. Whether you make music, games, art, fashion, architecture or anything else, The Sandbox is an easy-to-learn creative platform that Empowering creators to take advantage of new content operations, ownership and revenue systemsThe Sandbox said: "
Sebastien Borget, chief operating officer and co-founder of The Sandbox, said: “Creators have always been the core focus of The Sandbox, and the first Global Creation Day held in Hong Kong is An opportunity to bring together our ecosystem as we officially launch UGC self-publishing capabilities to all participants. We will celebrate creativity in all its forms on the Metaverse, through our roadmap of product updates and from those already launching on The Sandbox Inspire creators with insights from leading speakers from our experienced studios and partners. We'll help creators engage and grow with our team and each other as their creations define avatars and entertainment , music, fashion, sports, games, culture and media for the future of social interaction."
Next year, new forms of entertainment will accelerate with the reveal of nine new regions, including the movie-themed Cinerama LAND, launching on November 9, 2023, and a lineup of more than 50 character avatars from creators.
To accelerate the shift to new forms of entertainment, The Sandbox is inviting top IPs and celebrities to create the best experiences and earn a spot on coveted IP LANDS. The first participating IP will be Avenged Sevenfold. The Sandbox plans to host more than 30 competitions throughout the year, rewarding the best experiences created around specific themes. The dynamic synergy between user-generated content and brands makes The Sandbox a unique platform where "games and culture meet."
This event marks the beginning of a new era driven by UGC and true digital ownership, and The Sandbox will accelerate the push for users to join the decentralized metaverse. The Sandbox has more than 5 million registered wallets, more than 800 global partners, and the game time of a single user has increased by 20% year-on-year. Our vision is to allow one billion users to join a community where everyone can build and play games. Metaverse ecosystem. With a mobile version launching in 2024, The Sandbox will drive mass adoption of the open metaverse.
The Sandbox is both a virtual real estate and an amusement park. It fully embodies the concept of the "metaverse", a continuous shared digital space where the world and heroes collide to create magical sparks. More than 400 partners have joined The Sandbox, including Warner Music Group, Ubisoft, The Rabbids, Cut the Rope, Gucci Vault, The Walking Dead, Invincible, Snoop Dogg, Adidas, Deadmau5, Steve Aoki, SM Entertainment, Blue Elf, Care Bears and Atari, among others.