Weekly Newsletter - Dec 19

Ending the year with Holiday Spirit

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Decentraland Foundation
December 19, 2024

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News

🎉 Catch the Alpha: Community All Hands Recording

Yesterday was the final Community All Hands for 2024! It’s been a busy year, but the team is just getting started. Watch the presentation to get all of the alpha!

✨ Alvaro shared exciting previews of new features like the updated Camera and new ways to discover content in world

🛠 Nico E gave sneak peeks into the latest new features for builders so they have more control and can bring more creativity to their scenes

💪Kim spoke about the change in brand positioning and the latest findings from the recent Marketing tests.

🌟 Yemel Jardi unveiled Decentraland’s 2025 Vision.

Watch the recap to catch the full presentation and get hyped for what’s coming in 2025!

Gifts a plenty! 🎁

Everyone seems to be counting down the days until the holiday season and new festive builds are popping up in world. 👀

Be sure to keep your eyes peeled on social and jump into Genesis City starting December 23rd for a few gifts to get you in the holiday spirit. ✨ 

And don’t forget to check the events calendar regularly to stay in the loop on all the in-world holiday happenings from the community! 🎉

Events

Virtual Destinations | December 19 1AM UTC

Join us for Virtual Destinations on X, also streamed live into Decentraland! Every Wednesday at 8 PM EST, we create a space where the meta-curious and seasoned metaverse explorers come together for lively and insightful discussions about all things metaverse. Whether you’re just starting your journey or are a builder and creator, this is the place to be.

Meet Santa at the COVE! | December 21 1am UTC

Come chat with Santa! He’ll be hanging with us in DCL. Come join us and have some nog at the campfire with some feel good music and a nice dusting of snowflakes. He may even be in the spirit to drop some gifts!

Exodus Christmas 2024 | Dec 14 - Jan 5

Join us from December 14th to January 5th for the Christmas event in Exodus! Celebrate the season with exciting activities, exclusive rewards, and community fun.

Christmas Party at the Unity Café | Dec 22 at 10PM UTC

Musician Rogue Calaxy and DJ Rosa Alekseev are throwing a 2 hour Christmas party on Dec 22 at the Unity Cafe in the Decentraland Conference Center.

Christmas at the Cantina w/ DJ Abilitea | December 22 10pm UTC

Come party at the Cantina as we celebrate Christmas on the beach! Join DJ Abilitea as we serve up some tea by the sea!

Decentraland is home to a constant stream of community-organized events and new developments are frequent. In addition to staying up to date with this newsletter, you can also browse through the Decentraland Event Page and check in with the Blog to find out what's going on right now and in the future.

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