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WeAreDevelopers LIVE • May 25, 2023

Exploring the Potential of Decentraland

Christian Glessner

Ditch traditional 2D interfaces and build the next evolution of the internet. Learn to craft immersive 3D experiences in Decentraland using TypeScript and familiar ECS patterns.

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#1 about 3 min

Introduction to creating virtual world experiences

An overview of guiding enterprise brands into interconnected digital environments.

#2 about 2 min

Defining the metaverse as the next internet

The internet is evolving into an interconnected 3D ecosystem integrating digital and physical realities.

#3 about 3 min

Market potential and current metaverse challenges

Widespread adoption faces hardware constraints and server concurrency restrictions despite a projected multi-trillion market growth.

#4 about 5 min

Foundational technologies powering the metaverse evolution

Web3, blockchain, extended reality, and artificial intelligence converge to shape immersive virtual environments.

#5 about 5 min

How mixed reality triggers human instincts

Virtual spatial presence deeply affects human movement and emotional interaction compared to standard video communications.

#6 about 4 min

Introduction to Decentraland and the MANA token

Decentraland operates as an open world where users perform transactions using native ERC20 blockchain tokens.

#7 about 3 min

Buying and renting virtual land parcels

Real estate location critically impacts valuations and limits structural supply in decentralized environments.

#8 about 4 min

Building and managing virtual brand experiences

Developing a 3D virtual office requires rendering pipelines integrating with a headless content management system.

#9 about 2 min

Creating and monetizing virtual wearables as NFTs

Designers construct and trade non-fungible clothing collections for avatars on the Ethereum blockchain.

#10 about 3 min

Platform governance through Decentralized Autonomous Organizations

A mixture of liquid democracy and plutocracy manages platform upgrades, community grants, and smart contracts.

#11 about 4 min

Developing interactions with the Decentraland SDK

Scripting interactive 3D geometry relies on querying entities, components, and game loops written in TypeScript.

#12 about 6 min

Running a local Decentraland scene in VS Code

A custom React-centric 3D environment is compiled and previewed directly utilizing local editor plugins.

#13 about 18 min

Resolving virtual limits and enterprise platform choices

Scaling immersive gatherings relies on navigating hardware barriers, spatial sharding, and strict enterprise security protocols.

Matching moments

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Designing virtual environments for specific user needs

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Zaid Zaim Zaid Zaim · World Congress 2022

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Transitioning toward immersive spatial computing technologies

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Exploring the capabilities of mixed reality headsets

Bastian Schütz Bastian Schütz · World Congress 2024

3:27 min

Real world use cases for web3 applications

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4:37 min

Startup funding and the evolution of the metaverse

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