DECENTRALAND has fast become one of the world’s most popular metaverses with 600,000 monthly users.
Visitors enter the virtual space through a web browser, choose an avatar and can then tour a replica of Sotheby’s London art gallery, attend a virtual Paris Hilton concert, or visit a JPMorgan Chase & Co. lounge.
But what else can you do in Decentraland?
Attend events
Those who attend an event in Decentraland can expect live music and a free wearable NFTs for their avatar.
Recent events include a MetaMask party celebrating 10 million active users on the platform, a Super Bowl LVI event held at Miller Lite’s dive bar and Decentraland’s second birthday party.
Although the free wearable NFTs are worth nothing initially, the items are usually limited to around 6,000, so can end up rising in value a few months after the event. You can then sell them on OpenSea’s NFT marketplace.
You can find out about events in Decentraland by following companies who have hosted them in the past.
You can also check notice boards in the Genesis plaza when you first log into Decentraland which will include a list of all upcoming events with dates, times, and locations.
Visit an Art Gallery
Users can find a number of galleries in Decentraland, including ones from Async Art and SuperRare – both established NFT art platforms.
Auction house Sotheby’s also has a gallery in Decentraland.
The world’s oldest auction house occupies a prime location in Decentraland’s Voltaire Art District and the building is a replica of their iconic New Bond Street Gallery in London.
There are also several player-made galleries which feature NFT artists and collections such as Bored Ape Yacht Club.
You can find new exhibitions in and around other major galleries such as the Crypto Valley Art Gallery and the SuperRare museum.
Art galleries can also yield rewards for players, for example, those who visited the Rarible gallery and claimed a POAP (a digital badge that is awarded to someone as proof that they’ve completed an action or attended an event) on October 14 were eligible for a RARI token airdrop in December.
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Earn wearable NFTs
One of the biggest draws of Web3 and play-to-earn gaming is the ability to own in-game items which players can buy and sell.
One way to earn wearables in Decentraland is by playing crazy golf.
At GolfCraft, players can start earning gold coins in the game’s training mode.
When you’ve mastered the basics, you can enter competitions against other players.
These cost 20 gold coins.
The players who finish the course in the least number of shots wins “fashion tickets” which can be redeemed for wearables in the GolfCraft shop.
The GolfCraft Twitter account will keep you up-to-date with events and competitions.
Users can also earn wearables from WonderMine, a meteor mining game, where users click on the meteors that periodically fall from the sky to collect ores and gems.
These resources can then be used to create pickaxes for mining or turned into wearable tokens needed to craft clothes.
ICE Poker and Tominoya Casino
Tominoya Casino is one of a number of casinos operating in Decentraland.
Players can generate FREE tokens by entering the casino, which can be used to play roulette, blackjack, or slot machines.
After collecting 5000 FREE tokens, players can buy into daily poker tournaments for the chance to win cash prizes.
Players can also gamble real money in Decentraland’s casinos.
The casinos accept a number of cryptocurrencies, including MANA and ETH.
Players can also earn money playing ICE Poker.
All you need is an ICE Poker wearable, which allows you to compete at the ICE Poker tables.
Players can earn ICE tokens which have a real-life monetary value.
The cheapest wearables currently sell for about 2 ETH – around $5,600.
Players can rent one from another player and the winnings are split between the owner and the player. This is done through smart contract.
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