Flying Sheep Studios gets $1.2M in German government funding for metaverse game
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Flying Sheep Studios said its Star Life title, a social massively multiplayer online (MMO) game targeted at the metaverse, has raised $1.2 million in funding from the German government.
The game is focused on cooperation, and community-driven experiences that will prioritize socializing, diversity and being the party as well as being part of the metaverse, eventually hosting events and concerts for players.
Star Life, a subsidiary of Australia’s iCandy Interactive, is being developed with web-based HTML5 technology that will make its metaverse highly accessible.
Flying Sheep Studios said it is “excited to bring Star Life to players worldwide and is looking forward to being a part of the growing metaverse.”
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The game’s funding cam from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. Star Life will be a highly accessible metaverse game, playable from any browser on any device. For the development of this groundbreaking project, Flying Sheep has hired additional talent, including four industry veterans.
iCandy Interactive has an international footprint of having other video games studios across Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia) and Flying Sheep Studios is its first major investment made in Europe.
Players can start entering the Star Life metaverse with just one click via a web browser on both desktop and mobile devices. The game also prioritizes diversity, offering players various options for
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