I am still monitoring the various blockchain-based virtual world projects via their discussion forums on Telegram. In particular, there’s been a lot of chatter lately about the Mark Space project, which I still regard with a high degree of wariness. They may have made some cosmetic improvements to the spaces you can build, but I still don’t think they’re terribly appealing compared to what you can do in Sansar, High Fidelity, etc. Here, see for yourself:
However, a member of the Mark Space team posted the following table to their Telegram channel, comparing their product with other blockchain-based virtual worlds, which I did find of interest:
While I am already familiar with Decentraland, I’ve never or barely heard of some of these other projects before:
- district0x
- Metaverse (now there’s a poorly-chosen name!)
- Cappasity
- Spectiv
- Prosense
- Matryx
You know what that means, don’t you? It’s time for me to go do some investigating and exploring again! I’ll report back on what I find, and just how accurate this chart is.
I leave you with this vague and mystifying promotional video for Mark Space, which makes me wonder what exactly the company is spending their money on—an actual virtual world, or slick advertising to bring in more investors? This sort of thing raises all kinds of red flags for me.
Or, if you really want to see something trippy that pretty much has absolutely nothing to do with the actual product, check out this promotional video for !
The level of insanity in this market is breathtaking.
