The Sandbox launches alpha season 3 with 90 metaverse experiences
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The Sandbox is launching Alpha Season 3 for its would-be open metaverse which connects various Lego-like virtual worlds.
The blockchain-based virtual universe has more than 90 different experiences with 100 hours of gameplay available for its new season, said Sebastien Borget, chief operating officer at The Sandbox, in an interview with GamesBeat.
Borget said The Sandbox now has four million users who have used its wallets, up from two million in March when the company unveiled Alpha Season 2. He also noted the virtual real estate land ownership continues to grow, and the experiences show that owners such as brands are making use of the land. About 22,000 people have paid good money for land in the virtual space.
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban recently blasted virtual real estate investments, but Borget said the company continues to show strong momentum as it makes its way toward a decentralized open metaverse with a bunch of virtual worlds. The question remains whether mainstream users are going adopt this Lego-like view of the metaverse in a big way, as The Sandbox is betting.
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“More than 75% of our land owners are actually building,” Borget said.
While The Sandbox is still under development, the alpha launches show how owners and players are developing their properties as if they were all making rides in a theme park. The 10-week seasons are a way that The Sandbox can show players what to expect
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