Weekly Newsletter - February 29

Multi-chain Marketplace support, add particles to your Emotes, DCL 4th Birthday, and more—see what's new in Decentraland!

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Decentraland Foundation
February 29, 2024


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News

Celebrating 4 years in Decentraland!

Last week, Decentraland celebrated its 4th birthday since it’s public launch in 2020! Over the years, the community has flourished, transforming Decentraland into the vibrant world of creativity and innovation it is today. The excitement continues as Decentraland gears up for a major leap forward with work on a new, powerful desktop client. A future brimming with possibilities awaits—here’s to another eventful year together!

Multi-Chain Marketplace support has been expanded

In addition to Polygon and Ethereum, you can now make purchases in the Marketplace with currencies from a large number of other crypto-chains!

New tutorials for Emote creation: Add particles to your Emotes with ease!

Since the release of Emotes 2.0, Emotes can now have sounds and props, but did you know that they can also have particles? Confetti-like particles can be a lot of fun and add that extra visual spark to your Emotes and it turns out they can even speed up the animation process too! Learn how to incorporate them into your Emotes in the new Emote Particle documentation.

RSVP to Decentraland Art Week, March 26-29 | #DCLAW24

Explore art beyond reality at Decentraland Art Week. Discover 4 new, large-scale galleries developed by award-winning teams in response. The galleries will host a diverse array of virtual art, interactive installations, and live performances.

RSVP for MESHfair: The art fair for 3D, metaverse and VR | #DCLAW24

Organized by art collective Vueltta, MESH connects the world’s leading 3D artists with galleries, creative studios and collectors. Curated by leading galleries including Unit London and OFFICE IMPART, MESHfair will showcase 30 new immersive works by international artists.

Events

ABC DCL - Adventures of Decentraland | March 2 at 11pm UTC

ABC Decentraland - Adventures with AwedJob, BillyTeacoin and Ckbubbles. oin us as we explore old places and new around the metaverse of Decentraland. Special guests will be joining us for the journey too!

MONA & AWED JOB’s BIRTHDAY PARTY at DOLLHOUSE | March 3 at 12:01am UTC

Join us Sat Mar 2nd at Dollhouse to celebrate the birthdays of two amazing human beings: AwedJob and MetaMona! Fun! Giveaways! Music by HENNY and GUCCI TOE! Theme: Blue Butterflies!

Beneath the Surface: SzJanko’s Underwater Photography Exhibit | March 5 at 8pm UTC

Besides being an OG and early adopter in Decentraland since the Terraform Age of Decentraland in 2017, SzJanko has passionately built his first Ocean Meta project since then in DCL. His extensive engagement and involvement in blockchain over the years, coupled with his coding skills developed in the last couple of years, showcase his commitment to Decentraland and Blockcahin in general. Notably, Szilard is not only a tech enthusiast but also a professional photographer and videographer, with featured work on Discovery Channel’s, National Geographic, and various other publications. This event aims to spotlight his remarkable photography, capturing inspiring moments in the open ocean with sharks and other fascinating creatures. Join on 5th March with the amazing CJ-Trax.

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