虛擬世界房地產 遊戲地權NFT出售
Gala Games and Opera Announce Multi-Level Partnership to create carbon-neutral NFTs
Both Gala Games and Opera have missions of empowerment. Gala Games is using NFTs to empower players by giving them true ownership of their gaming assets, while Opera empowers its users through a better web-browsing experience as well as easy access to Web3 and blockchain technologies. These missions of empowerment, combined with the focus of both Opera and Gala Games on charitable giving, are bringing the two companies together for a fruitful partnership.
Phase 1 - NFT Auction for Social Impact
In the first phase of this partnership, Gala Games will mint an exclusive series of 8 Ethereum (ERC-20) non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to be auctioned. These NFTs will be jointly branded by both Opera and Gala Games, and will have future utility in Mirandus.
100% of the proceeds from these NFT auctions will be donated to Mercy Corps Ventures , the impact investing arm of the leading global development organization Mercy Corps that invests in and accelerates tech-enabled solutions that strengthen the resilience of people and communities in frontier markets. In that spirit, the partnership in the virtual game community of Mirandus will help raise funds and awareness for contributions to real-world solutions that help people join the global economy and lift themselves out of poverty.
‘With the creation of our carbon-neutral NFTs in Mirandus, we are connecting social impact NFTs, gaming, and real-life charitable giving to illustrate new ways of partnering in the crypto sector for the greater good,’ said Cuautemoc Luis Weber, Opera’s Head of Crypto and VP Business Development.
‘Mercy Corps Ventures is thrilled to explore innovative ways to bring attention and raise funds for accelerating global financial inclusion in frontier markets. By practising philanthropic activities in the virtual world, players can make a big impact in the real world,’ said Alpen Sheth, PhD, Senior Technologist, Blockchain, at Mercy Corps Ventures.
These exclusive NFT auctions are scheduled to begin on July 12th, 2021, and will consist of 8 unique “Grand Sanctuary” NFTs in total. NFTs will be revealed in the days leading up to the auction on the Gala Games blog.
Phase 2 - The Sanctuary
The Grand Sanctuary buildings will play an important role in the gaming experience of all newcomers to the fantasy world of Mirandus, especially those who enter the world with nothing but the clothes worn by their avatar.
The Grand Sanctuary will be a haven for newcomers that will welcome them into this strange new world. There they will find a safe bed and a nourishing meal. They will be given the tools with which they can embark upon their first adventures. They will be taught, outfitted and equipped to immediately get the most out of the game. And as the newly equipped player ventures into the wilds and begins earning, a portion of their earnings will be given back to the Sanctuary, the building that first empowered them. Part of the proceeds generated by the in-game Grand Sanctuaries will also become charitable gifts, generating a sustainable way of donating to charity through gameplay.
“The Grand Sanctuary buildings will be a pillar of support for new players, especially those who cannot start by paying for in-game NFTs,” says Jason Brink, President of Blockchain for Gala Games. “They will also establish a gaming community of encouragement and support, as well as an opportunity for Mirandus players to contribute to charity by playing.”
The goal of this collaboration is to create in Mirandus a culture of dignified and ongoing charitable giving. The Grand Sanctuary will be beneficial to all players of Mirandus while opening the door to a culture of reciprocity and giving, both in the fantasy world as in reality.
More details about the building’s operation will be released as they become available.
About Mercy Corps Ventures
Mercy Corps Ventures (MCV) is the impact investing arm of the leading global development organization, Mercy Corps. MCV invests in and accelerates tech-enabled solutions that strengthen the resilience of people and communities in frontier markets. It’s FinX initiative is reimagining the financial system with the world’s most vulnerable at the center of its design. FinX’s goal is to accelerate global financial inclusion by advancing innovative, responsible distributed ledgers, digital assets, cryptocurrencies, and other digital financial solutions that help people join the global economy and lift themselves out of poverty and create a roadmap for an inclusive financial system. mercycorps.org/ventures
About Opera
Opera is leveraging 25 years at the forefront of web development, building browsers. With hundreds of millions of monthly engaged users across their product range and a team of 1800 engineers, researchers, analysts and marketeers across 10 countries. Opera is headquartered in Oslo Norway and listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange (OPRA).
Today Opera is building its audiences in Europe, Africa and Asia across 4 product categories; computer and laptop browsers, AI driven news platforms and fintech applications.
It is highly experienced in identifying consumer trends, needs and wants and developing products that meet demand quickly, capturing space and early adopters. The Opera browser has been equipped with a native Crypto Wallet and Web3 support since 2018.
For more information please visit https://opera.com
About Gala Games
Launched in 2019 and powered by the world’s largest independent node network, Gala Games has been built to give power to the gaming community. As the first blockchain gaming platform, Gala Games has created an ecosystem where players and creators may be rewarded for their participation.
Founded by Eric Schiermeyer, the co-founder of Zynga, and operated by a global and diverse group of gamers, engineers, art enthusiasts, and geek-culture aficionados with teams in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Korea and the Philippines.
For more information please visit www.Gala.Games
SOURCE Opera Limited
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近期，NFT交易夯，一則貼文、一個動圖皆可用數千萬元價格賣出。NFT是基於區塊鏈技術的加密貨幣，特性是無法相互替換，交易過程中會把交易紀錄、所有者等資料寫入NFT的後設數據，因此能夠做為數位資產的憑證。然而，這些賣出的數位藝術品往往依然可以在網路上看見甚至複製，不禁讓有些人困惑，這樣的交易到底買到了什麼。
不過，NFT交易趨勢中，一個正在崛起的應用顯得「實用」多了：公司和個人買家正在購買「數位房地產」，這些土地只存在於遊戲當中，卻能夠再次租售給其他玩家，賣出賺來的錢可以換成加密貨幣，再換成現實貨幣。
2月，一個專注於遊戲與NFT的投資基金公司Polyient Games花了160萬美元買下「星空城堡」（Citadel of the Stars），是一個尚未釋出線上遊戲Mirandus裡的大型王國。Polyient Games計畫，未來將對為任務而來的玩家收過路費，除此之外，該公司也計畫把星空城堡細分成更小的土地，賣給其他玩家，其他玩家可以再用土地盈利。
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另一遊戲平台《沙盒》（The Sandbox）2月總共賣出價值280萬美元的遊戲土地，讓公司的數位價值達3,700萬美元。在遊戲中，玩家可以購買5種不同尺寸的土地，最小的大約9千平方公尺。接著，玩家可以利用《沙盒》提供的遊戲設計工具，在土地上創造遊戲空間，其他玩家想要踏足你的土地時，可以向他收取參觀費用。
多年來，遊戲玩家一直不吝於在遊戲中花錢，全球共有25億人會玩電動，總共可以花1千億美元購買虛擬商品。區塊鏈遊戲公司Sky Mavis共同創辦人齊林（Jeffrey Zirlin）表示，未來，類似Mirandus和《沙盒》支持NFT的遊戲將讓玩家不只是花錢，而是能夠確實「擁有」遊戲裡的資產並予以變賣。
甚至，一個名為Yield Guild Games的社團正在推動，未來人們可以「玩遊戲賺錢」。Yield Guild Games創辦人迪桑（Gabby Dizon）表示，他們的靈感來自許多遊戲中的「公會」概念，玩家在遊戲中賺到的錢交由組織購置數位房地產，玩家再在這些土地上賺錢，最後依據遊戲「努力」的程度分配錢給玩家。目前，Yield Guild Games已經在區塊鏈遊戲Axie Infinity裡得到價值16萬美元的收入，並分配給數百名玩家。
疫情間，菲律賓失業率最高曾達17%，迪桑指出，許多菲律賓玩家得以藉此玩遊戲賺取生活費。他表示：「每個人都在談論NFT，但是我們展示了你可以真正利用NFT的方法，『玩遊戲賺錢』讓全世界的人們有機會邊做自己喜歡的事情邊賺取真錢。」
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Mirandus發行商Gala Games執行長席爾麥耶（Eric Schiermeyer）也表示，2名菲律賓玩家在遊戲中賺夠錢、正在購買現實中的房子。一些分析師表示，這個NFT應用模式要達到長期可行性，還需要吸引更多大眾加入，不過，席爾麥耶表示，他的確看到一個有趣的機會，「讓全世界的人都能進入遊戲市場得到有意義的收入。」
（參考來源：The Wall Street Journal、VentureBeat）
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