QuestoWorld lets players follow quests while walking outdoors
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QuestoWorld is a kind of metaverse in the real world that where players complete quests by walking outdoors. And it will soon reward players with non-fungible tokens for walking outdoors and buying virtual real estate. The company bills its Pokémon Go-style game as a kind of a gaming NFT metaverse (the universe of virtual worlds that are all interconnected, like in novels such as Snow Crash and Ready Player One). built on top of the real world and the Ethereum blockchain network.
Unlike other NFT gaming projects, this game gets people to go outside and walk around to find things. It’s similar to geocaching or Pokémon Go. But it differs in that it uses what’s already in the city: statues, buildings, small elements, said CEO Alex Govoreanu, in an interview with GamesBeat.
“It’s an economy we are building,” he said. “I get that people are more convinced that metaverses are virtual only. But for us, a metaverse can also be something built on top of the real world. What for us matters is it’s a community of people digitally connected.”
More than 200,000 players have already been testing the role-playing game (RPG), and they have walked more than 500,000 kilometers while solving challenges in over 140 cities.
The players can play user-generated content (UGC), or games created by locals (writers, tour guides, copywriters, etc) to enable fans to appreciate a place in the real world.
QuestoWorld sees the real world as a playground for your imagination. You can picture a world of games imagined and built by a global community of storytellers, dedicated researchers, and game designers, Govoreanu said.
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