You have probably already wanted to become an annuitant and invest in real estate, but the prices are not necessarily within everyone’s reach. Neoland provides an overview of real estate investment with a life-size blockchain game to acquire plots in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and generate passive income. Discover the characteristics of this “Play and Earn” that links Web 3.0 and augmented reality.
Neoland, Monopoly in augmented reality
We’ve all played a game of Monopoly, the iconic game about investing in real estate . We find today this type of investment in Web 3.0 with various metaverses , but they are not necessarily linked to reality.
This is where a game based on the Solana (SOL) blockchain comes in: Neoland . The idea behind this game is to link blockchain and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with physical locations . Players will be able to acquire plots called ” Neoland “, and generate income from them.
To do this, people who own land in the Neoland universe will be able to build buildings there and organize events to increase the activity of their land and therefore their potential passive income.
Figure 1: Image of the Neoland game
Developed by the Lyon-based development studio Revolt Games , the latter managed to raise 2.5 million euros in September 2021. The funds were collected from French investors, including Level-Up, Bpifrance and several business angels such as Thibaud Elzière, Hubert Thieblot, Eduardo Ronzano and Julien Romanetto.
The use of NFTs: the heart of Neoland
First, they allow to authenticate the ownership of a piece of land. Thus, they can be bought or exchanged on various platforms of the Solana ecosystem such as Fractal, Magic Eden or even Solanart .
In addition, they offer governance rights to decide the direction the game will take, as well as the setting up of various events .
A group of 11 Neolands owners will be able to become members of the ” Neoconseil “, an organization whose objective is to choose the various projects proposed by other users. These will then be voted on by the owners whether or not they are made in the game, but also to decide on the next country where Neoland will develop .
Neoland: the new game powered by Neopolis
The mobile game that can be considered a free version of Neoland is Neopolis. This location-based MMORPG lets you acquire real-world buildings and upgrade them.
With more than 1.5 million downloads and 150,000 players connected each month in France and the United Kingdom , Neopolis is the gateway to its Web 3.0 version.
The link that unites the two games is important, since it is the activities of the players of Neopolis that define the income of the owners of plots on Neoland . In sum, the more players that pass through a district, the more the owner of this district will obtain rewards.
It will therefore be important for a Neoland owner to develop virtual events on his land in order to increase his attractiveness and thus bring together as many players as possible to increase his income .
An economy at the service of users
The Revolt Games studio wants to develop the economy of the Neoland universe and set up a fair revenue sharing with the players .
For this, the income generated on Neopolis via microtransactions and ads will be shared according to the location of the players with the owners of the different lands .
The various businesses located on these sites will also be able to participate in the Neoland ecosystem . Indeed, if the latter wish to obtain an advertisement using the game, they can pay so that their building appears there. The owner of the land will therefore receive additional remuneration .
Figure 2: Interactions between Neopolis and Neoland for revenue generation
The secondary market of NFTs linked to Neoland will also occupy an important place, since an owner will have the possibility of increasing the capacities of his land, so that their value increases proportionally. Thus, the players will therefore be able to opt for the purchase of an initially unattractive Neoland, to make a profit on resale after having made adjustments to the latter.
Finally, future location-based video games that will be developed by Revolt Games will also benefit the owners of land on Neoland , since the revenue from these new games will also be shared with them. Something to thank the players who invested early in the project.
To get an overview of the Neoland game, here is its trailer:https://www.youtube.com/embed/L0HpmylgcDU
An upcoming release of NFTs
For spring 2022 , Neoland will create 10,000 “ Landpasses ”. These NFTs will be used to join a waiting list to choose your plot on the map. Thus, the person who has a Landpass whose number is at the top of the list will choose his land among the first.
This first release will get land in France only, but other countries are planned to be added in the future . The price of Landpass is relatively accessible , since it will be 25 dollars in SOL tokens during the presale in April .
For the most impatient, a treasure hunt will take place soon in Neopolis . This event taking place in this free game is the perfect opportunity to hope to have priority access to the sale of Landpass , since temples will be hidden across the game map. Finding these temples allows you to collect ” Community tokens “, which can be exchanged for a Landpass .
This token does not guarantee obtaining a Landpass if the stocks run out too quickly, but it nevertheless offers the possibility of accessing the sale 3 hours before the general public . These temples will also make it possible to highlight collaborations between Neoland and other projects present on the Solana blockchain.
Figure 3: Example of a temple resulting from the collaboration with Fractal on Neopolis
Other additions over time
Apart from adding various countries and events that will be voted on by the community, the developers plan to add their token within Neoland during the 4th quarter of 2022 . This token, which will bear the name of NCOIN (Neoland Coin), will be essential, since it will serve as the basis for the remuneration of landowners. It is also important to mention that this cryptocurrency can be exchanged to obtain SOL tokens .
For the longer term, Neoland should have a mechanic for splitting and merging plots . This will allow owners to increase their assets little by little or to sell part of their property, but also to make rural areas more attractive , while bringing liquidity to more populated cities .
Conclusion on the Neoland blockchain game
Neoland is a “Play and Earn” game that promises to create a universe combining gaming, real estate and blockchain .
The Revolt Games team also wants to greatly develop the social aspect with the opening up to guilds, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) in order to increase the rewards for owners while increasing the attractiveness of the Neopolis game.
To follow the progress of Neoland, do not hesitate to join the French community of their Discord server
