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First Impressions of The Sandbox Virtual Metaverse

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We take our avatars for a spin in The Sandbox for macOS for the first time as we see it gain traction. It is a native app to mac and the PC made with Unity, and a game-focused Metaverse. Johnny puts it in the top three most popular and supported Metaverse, and calls it part virtual real-estate and part amusement park. The Walking Dead, Snoop Dogg, and Atari are a few big names and brands that are all-in, choosing this Metaverse as their digital outposts.

We have a few assumptions going into the virtual world. Will it be similar to an RPG, open world game, both or none? Will we be able to find each other easily (compared to our struggle in Horizon Worlds)?

One plus is that it runs smoothly on both our Intel and M1 MacBook Pros. The not-so-good news? Watch to find out:

Elisha Terada

Elisha Terada

Technical Innovation Director

Over the last ten years, Elisha has worked closely with clients to pinpoint business growth opportunities using the latest tech innovations. He’s managed and engineered as a core contributor on more than ten SaaS products leveraging web, mobile, and machine learning technologies.

Elisha holds a Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship from the University of Washington, is a Certified ScrumMaster, and has spoken at industry events including AIGA HIVE Seattle.

An innovator at heart, he is constantly exploring emerging technology.