Samson Schirmer

Which Companies Will Lead the Way in Virtual Reality and GamingThu Oct 13 2022 | 5 MinutesInvesting in the metaverse“Metaverse” has been the buzzword of 2022. The term has come to prominence with a plethora of definitions that touch 3D graphics, virtual reality (V.R.), augmented reality (A.R.), and virtual worlds. At its core, the metaverse is the emerging successor to the mobile internet. It is poised as a persistent, interactive and interoperable real-time platform comprised of interconnect...

https://www.nftworlds.com/ContextThe gaming creator market experienced explosive growth throughout 2021 and appears to be continuing strong into 2022. One of the dominant players in this market is The Sandbox who in the last year, experienced over 1000% appreciation in its native token price, and over 700% in land prices. New to the sector is NFT Worlds. Founded in Oct 2021, its gained attention with a parabolic rise in transaction volume.The Sandbox & NFT Worlds are similar in that they are ...

In the metaverse, virtual land is for sale. But who's buying?Tue Oct 04 2022 | 6 MinutesKey takeawaysDecentraland and The Sandbox are two of the most popular virtual worlds to buy land, having maintained strong ownership and trading volume growth.Virtual world preference depends on buyer persona, although The Sandbox ranks as the overall favorite.There is a dip in the number of new buyers entering the virtual land market for the first time.The average hold time for land owners varies bet...

Virtual real estate, an asset class affected by crypto markets and overall metaverse adoption, has seen a rapid decline in trading volume this quarter as investors brace for a global recession.Fri Oct 07 2022 | 8 MinutesKey takeaways:Virtual real estate market cap is at its lowest point in 2022: $1.5B.Virtual real estate accounts for approximately 14% of all NFT trading volume.Otherside trading volume accounts for 75% of the virtual real estate market.Somnium Space is the only world whose lan...

Demand for VRE remained strong in Q1 2022, with over $200M in transaction volumeThu Apr 07 2022 | 8 minKey insightsLast quarter, Q4 2021, sales volume of virtual real estate among the four established virtual worlds (Decentraland, The Sandbox, Cryptovoxels, and Somnium Space) surged, catalyzed by Facebook’s rebrand to Meta.Sales volume has cooled off this quarter, Q1 2022, although average price per land parcel remains stable.Emerging virtual worlds are continuing to grow and diversify the vi...

Despite the decline in land prices, the virtual real estate category has continued to grow in Q2 in terms of sales volume, posting yet another record quarter.Tue Jul 12 2022 | 9 MinutesKey insightsVirtual real estate tripled in market cap this quarter thanks to the primary sales of new virtual worlds such as Otherside, Illuvium, and Arcade Land.On a USD basis, land prices decreased around 80% this quarter.On an ETH basis, virtual real estate has maintained a positive YTD return.Virtual land h...

Delve into the Avalanche ecosystem, where technology, developer resources, and gaming partnerships converge to support web3 gaming.Fri Mar 17 2023 | 6 MinutesKey takeawaysAvalanche empowers developers to build dApps, launch private/public blockchains, and scale transactions securely, providing the infrastructure for a robust gaming ecosystem.Subnets, application-specific blockchains with autonomy, offer their own logic, rules, fees, and security, enabling developers to customize chains to the...

Despite the macro-economic downturn, the virtual real estate market in the metaverse experienced significant growth, maturity, and evolution in 2022. Tue Jan 10 2023 | 10 MinutesKey takeaways:Virtual real estate NFT sales exceeded $1.4B in 2022, compared to $0.5B in 2021: a 180% YoY increase.Otherside land accounted for 75% of virtual real estate sales in 2022.A parcel of virtual land in Otherside sold for a record-breaking 333 ETH.VRE (virtual real estate) was one of the best performing NFT ...

Get up to speed on the metaverse and its incumbent virtual worlds in this explainer.Tue Oct 04 2022 | 6 MinutesKey takeawaysThe metaverse is the next generation of the Internet, offering a more immersive way of engaging with content and performing daily tasks.It will be both open and closed. Open being the decentralized projects, where ownership and governance are key. The closed metaverse consists of centralized, curated projects like Roblox, Fortnite, and Horizon Worlds.Activities in the me...