The Sandbox

November 29, 2021

Let's talk about The Sandbox.

Nonfungible tokens (NFT) and blockchain games have quickly become popular trends in the cryptocurrency industry. By presenting cryptocurrency through an innovative, fun, and engaging platform, The Sandbox brings blockchain to the masses. It's an exciting time of growth and innovation in the industry, with the SAND token reaching new all-time highs and The Sandbox games becoming more popular than ever.

What is the Sandbox?

Through the Sandbox, players can design their own worlds in what is a virtual reality game. The Sandbox has been available on iOS and Android mobile devices since 2012 and was also included in Apple. Animoca Brands developed The Sandbox platformer with Voxel-style graphics similar to other popular games like Roblox or Minecraft. However, the blockchain-based protocol allows users to build their virtual worlds and economies, taking The Sandbox to a new level.

Players of The Sandbox now have complete freedom to monetize their digital world through nonfungible tokens (NFT) and blockchain. What allows this funtions to coexist is the Ethereum blockchain, an immutable public ledger that shows accurate records of all transactions. The Sandbox platform has been implemented on Ethereum to have the security and strength of the second-largest blockchain. As a result, the Sandbox creates the opportunity for players to create games collectively and independently, worldwide, without central control. This could be a possible new way to earn passive income with decentralized finance (DeFi). Below we have published a quick tutorial for you to learn how to play the game:

HOW TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT IN THE SANDBOX

Access the website The Sandbox Game - User-Generated Crypto & Blockchain Games
Click on the option “Register”, which appears in the main page
In case you can’t find that option, click on the button “Sign In”, on the right corner
Once you click the button, three options will display, these are:
- Register with your wallet and your email
- Register with your social networks (either facebook, twitter, or Google Account)
- Register with your wallet alone (applies only for users with metamask)
Afterwards, the system will ask log you into your wallet or social media -depending on the option you clicked-
Then, the system will ask you to fill your profile information (username, password, email, description)
Set up your avatar

HOW TO USE YOUR AVATAR IN THE SANDBOX GAME?

You can orbit with ALT + Left click
You can rotate with ALT + right click
You can zoom in by scrolling
With left click you can place blocs
With right click you can remove blocs
To play the game, press the TAB key, or click on the “Play” button at the top
You can move your avatar with the W,A,S & D keys
You can jump with the Space key
You can interact with other players or object with the E key
You can return to the editor by pressing TAB
When you finish editing, press the Save button.

HOW TO PURCHASE LAND IN THE SANDBOX?

Login your Metamask account -or the wallet you have connected to your sandbox account-
Login your Sandbox account. When you are login in make sure to click on the option -connect your wallet-
Click on the button “Sign”
Afterwards you will be in your account
A menu will display as a bar in the left side of your screen
Click on the button “Land” -a green circle with a location icon on it-
Then a map with all the already purchased portions of land, and with all the available portions of land will display.
Click on the portion of land you would like to purchase (you can purchase more than one)
The specifications about the portion of land you clicked in will appear in the right side of the screen
In the bottom part of that menu, there will be a button that says “Buy LAND”
Click on the button “Buy LAND”
Your wallet will automatically open, displaying the amount you are about to spend
Click on the button “confirm”

HOW TO EDIT YOUR LAND?

Login your Sandbox account
Look for the menu displayed at the left side of the screen, and click on the button “Play” -the button is purple and has an icon of a joystick-
Once the home screen logins, you can either choose to create a completely new world, or to start from a predetermined template.
To create a land based on a predetermined template, click on any of the template options listed below the option “Templates”
After clicking upon the templated you want to use, you just have to name it and start editing it
In case you want to create a completely new map, click on the button “Create New”, at the top of the left corner
Immediately after, a grid will be displayed, in which you can select the size of the land portion you want to edit
Then click on the button “Edit”
In the game editor, you can control the camara by panning with middle click
You can orbit with ALT + Left click
You can rotate with ALT + right click
You can zoom in by scrolling
With left click you can place blocs
With right click you can remove blocs
To play the game, press the TAB key, or click on the “Play” button at the top
You can move your avatar with the W,A,S & D keys
You can jump with the Space key
You can interact with other players or object with the E key
You can return to the editor by pressing TAB
When you finish editing, press the Save button.

HOW TO USE THE MARKET PLACE IN THE SANDOX GAME?

First, login your account
Once you have login, click on the button “Market”, on the left side of the screen (it’s an orange button, with the icon of a house)
Search the items you want to purchase
Click on the option “buy”
Click on the button “confirm” once your wallet opens

Final Thoughts

Sandobox's platform will allow you to have a fun gaming experience while combining the benefits of blockchain technology, decentralized finance, and NFT creation into a single digital ecosystem. Currently, the protocol serves English and Korean-speaking audiences but plans to expand its reach in the coming years.

The game is quite intuitive and easy to learn how to use; it seems that for anyone who has known how to use Decentraland, Sandbox will be extremely simple, and even for any enthusiast who has no idea how to use the game, it works much like any other online game.

Undoubtedly, it is a financial opportunity for those who want to take advantage of the boom in virtual reality games to make a financial gain, as with any new project based on a blockchain economy, investing little at the beginning and constantly checking the fluctuations of the game's local currency and the public interest in the game.

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