Animoca Brands Corporation Ltd subsidiary The Sandbox has teamed up with Star Atlas, a next-generation metaverse with triple-A game design and Unreal Engine 5 graphics built on the Solana blockchain.
The Sandbox is a leading decentralised gaming metaverse which is working to revolutionise gaming interoperability between the Ethereum and Solana blockchains.
Star Atlas VoxEdit contest
The relationship between the two metaverse environments launches with the Star Atlas VoxEdit contest, which opens for submissions on May 2 and runs until May 15.
Contestants are tasked with visiting one of the three main galactic factions in the Star Atlas metaverse – the ONI, Ustur and MUD. Envoys must then create a report on what they find by designing a portrait of one of the faction’s inhabitants using The Sandbox’s free VoxEdit software.
Winners will be voted on by the teams from The Sandbox and Star Atlas with the results announced on June 11. The top four winners will split 50,000 in SAND, The Sandbox’s in-game currency, and a fleet of coveted Star Atlas spaceship NFTs.
Participants join BLOND:ISH
The VoxEdit Contest is also joined by BLOND:ISH, the renowned producer, DJ and sustainability activist, who has an existing presence in both metaverse ecosystems.
Contestants exploring the Star Atlas metaverse are invited to get inspired by the cosmic sounds and create a headpiece for an intergalactic Star Atlas faction member by designing it with VoxEdit.
The entry that can best immerse and entertain a space traveller will be selected by BLOND:ISH and receive Star Atlas spaceships when the contest concludes on June 11.
"We're excited to announce the first of many cross-platform integrations, connecting the ecosystems of Star Atlas and The Sandbox," said Michael Wagner, co-founder and CEO of ATMTA, Inc., the principal development studio of Star Atlas.
"We share ambitious goals with respect to our developments within the broader metaverse, and we see this relationship as a pivotal moment to demonstrate the potential of interoperability of both game environments and blockchain protocols.
“The bridges we build today will serve as infrastructure of the future in seamless exploration of the infinite experiences digital world builders will create in the years to follow."
About Star Atlas
Star Atlas is a next-gen metaverse that looks to take the best of blockchain technology and real-time graphics technology to build a gaming experience built to last millennia.
Since last year, the company has brought many unique NFT products to market, including playable spaceships, that have allowed Star Atlas to generate nearly $200 million in revenue to date.
“We are proud to be partnering with Star Atlas and are excited to develop new projects with the franchise,” said The Sandbox COO Sebastien Borget.
“This contest is the beginning of a new bridge linking metaverses to each other, with the goal to bring more content and cross-platform integration to both of our audiences. We can't wait to see the amazing assets that our communities will create!”
Star Atlas has several major feature releases scheduled for 2022, including a web-based mini-game and a full production release known as the Volant Studio Showroom, which will present cinematic quality video game visuals using Unreal Engine 5’s Nanite technology.
This VoxEdit Contest is just the first of many integrations that both Star Atlas and The Sandbox have planned to increase the interoperability between their metaverse environments and the respective blockchains they’re built on for the betterment of the budding metaverse ecosystem.