Los Angeles, USA, October 22nd, 2024, Chainwire
Decentraland, the first decentralized virtual social world, launched a powerful new desktop client today, signaling a new era for experiencing spatial environments. This beta release enhances performance, delivers a more immersive environment, and introduces new engaging features, setting the stage for future innovations and expanded creator tools.
This milestone marks the shift away from a browser-based experience, replaced by a more stable, Unity-powered desktop client and the new Creator Hub, aligning with Decentraland’s vision for an interconnected metaverse.
“Today marks a new chapter for Decentraland. As virtual worlds take on a larger role in digital life, Decentraland is committed to creating a virtual world where people, not corporations, own their digital lives. Traditional platforms view their users as products while limiting real ownership, but Decentraland flips this script, using decentralization to empower its users,” said Yemel Jardi, Executive Director of the Decentraland Foundation. “As the internet transforms into a more immersive, spatial experience, Decentraland is leading the movement to creating a space that champions social connection, creativity, and autonomy—transcending cultures and backgrounds. This next chapter is about unlocking the true potential of the open metaverse, ensuring that as the digital world grows, it remains user-driven, community-focused, and grounded in open standards.”
Key Features of the New Desktop Client
- Performance Boosts & Smoother Gameplay- The new desktop client brings a highly anticipated performance upgrade. Users will enjoy faster load times, higher frame rates, and smoother multiplayer interactions, even in high-traffic areas.
- Immersive Environments- The new client brings Decentraland’s world to life like never before, introducing dynamic lighting with binary suns and moons, new beaches and ocean views, and procedurally generated environments, including dynamic trees, foliage, water, and sound effects. The landscape now loads up to 80 parcels away, offering users a more expansive and visually rich experience “from horizon to horizon.”
- New Engagement Mechanics- A long incubated component of Decentraland is launching as part of the beta release, Daily Quests and mini-games, with more to be added in the near future….