Polygon-powered Wilder World releases metaverse gameplay
Polygon Weekly Overview - December 27, 2024
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Agglayer Spotlight
🟪What happened: Wilder World, a metaverse game built on Polygon, released its gameplay trailer, titled ‘Welcome to the Metaverse.’ The 18-minute video showcases a photorealistic open-world design and in-game action sequences.
🟪Why does it matter: Wilder World highlights the capabilities of Polygon’s blockchain technology by building immersive gaming experiences that allow for users to have digital asset ownership. The open-world game is described by its creators as a blockchain-powered experience that feels like a combination of Grand Theft Auto, Sims, and Cyberpunk, with real money. Wiami, the map for Wilder World, is 13.5 times the size of GTA 5 and allows players to experience 3D-rendered action, adventure, and racing gameplay, as seen in the trailer.
This decentralized economy brings real digital ownership to the visually stunning and expansive game, creating monetary incentives with an open market experience that’s governed by the players. The game utilizes the WILD token, enabling players to buy, sell, and trade in-game assets like vehicles and real estate through NFTs.
The demand for the metaverse remains strong, as Wilder World has become one of the most wishlisted games on Epic Games, alongside popular titles like Assassin’s Creed Shadows and Spider-Man 2. By integrating Polygon’s blockchain infrastructure and leveraging the future capabilities of the AggLayer, Wilder World aims to transform web3 and the gaming industry as one of the first AggChains.
🟪The big picture: Wilder World represents new blockchain innovations across gaming and metaverse sectors. The blending of 3D rendering, artificial intelligence, and NFTs allows players to enjoy a more immersive and real-world experience within the game. As metaverse-based games continue to see interest, Wilder World’s decentralized economy and asset ownership could help redefine the experience and value creation in open-world games.
With Polygon’s scalable infrastructure and the upcoming capabilities of the Agglayer, Wilder World hopes to create a vast metaverse and more player centric experiences. In the future, the Agglayer can facilitate cross-chain communication and unify liquidity across ecosystems, ensuring high performance in the expansive gaming environment of the metaverse. Polygon and the Agglayer are set to host a new era of gaming, where the metaverse and decentralized economies transform how players interact with and experience gaming through entire virtual worlds.
Want to dive deeper? Listen to an X Space with Polygon Labs Co-Founder Sandeep Nailwal and the Wilder World team.
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