The Sandbox joins with Wunderman Thompson to develop new experiences in the metaverse

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  • To create brand experiences for the metaverse, the Sandbox community and Wunderman Thompson, a WPP company, have partnered.
  • To improve The Sandbox’s capacity to assist businesses in optimizing their relevance within Web3 culture, Wunderman Thompson will collaborate closely with it.
  • Wunderman Thompson will be at the forefront of a new era of Web3-based digital engagement as a result of this revolutionary transition.

The Sandbox community has partnered with Wunderman Thompson, a WPP company, to develop brand experiences for the metaverse. Thanks to the new partnership, clients of Wunderman Thompson will be able to include their communities in captivating decentralized entertainment events.

Wunderman Thompson will work closely with The Sandbox to enhance its ability to support companies in maximizing their relevance within Web3 culture by producing fascinating interactive experiences and activating their followers and consumers. As a result of this innovative shift, Wunderman Thompson will be at the forefront of a new era of Web3-based digital engagement.

According to Justin Peyton, Chief Transformation & Strategy Officer of Wunderman Thompson APAC, the Sandbox is the top open metaverse, which also celebrates its Web3 community and brands and intellectual properties. 

To expand their Web3 offering and assist some of the most ambitious businesses in the world as they take their initial steps into the metaverse, he continued, they are thrilled to join with this metaverse pioneer.

As part of the agreement, thousands of Wunderman Thompson technologists and creatives will receive new training on how to use GameMaker and VoxEdit tools to generate digital assets and experiences in The Sandbox as well as how to design and build specific brand experiences in The Sandbox. There will be three distinct tracks available in this new metaverse curriculum for CEOs, creative practitioners, media specialists, and strategists.

Through immersive interactive experiences, the relationship will enable Wunderman Thompson to strengthen the brands and communities of its clientele. through the use of gamification mechanisms, which are typically not offered with traditional social media, brands can increase engagement with their fans and followers.
As soon as Animoca Brands purchased the naming rights to the same-named 2D sandbox game in 2018, they set out to create one of the most ambitious ventures in the still-emerging blockchain gaming industry. The Web3-enhanced edition of The Sandbox was released in November 2021, giving blockchain gamers a brand-new universe to explore, construct, and create.