• Aftermath Islands Metaverse provides the latest round of updates, announces exclusive giveaways and programs

The last few years have seen tens of billions of dollars poured into a variety of Metaverse and virtual reality projects and platforms, mostly to little or no success in terms of user onboarding and on-platform activities that have any real utility. Some projects were looked at only as speculative investments, with resource prices in these virtual worlds fetching tens of thousands of dollars per item, only to crater when the hype died down. 

Others suffered a lack of innovative offerings, difficult onboarding processes, bot activity, and limited applications and overlaps that people value in the real world, such as the ability to earn from online activity, share experiences, trade their virtual items, or go exploring and participating in different activities and availing rewarding opportunities.

For Metaverse and virtual reality applications to be successful, developers, designers, and business decision-makers must deliver the right combination of entertainment, immersion, and interactivity with rewards, robust performance, and reliable security, as well as innovation, fun, and excitement that people rightfully expect from bleeding-edge technological offerings such as blockchain- and Metaverse-based applications.

One platform that has bucked the trend is Aftermath Islands, a virtual world of highly realistic theme-based islands, communities, estates and branded islands. Within this virtual world, players can enjoy high-fidelity graphics never before seen at a similar scale in the virtual reality space, as well as rich, no-download, browser-based participation irrespective of the user’s location or device. This helps Aftermath Islands overcome the first hurdle to success in the Metaverse: appealing aesthetics that have visitors coming for more.

The second and third hurdles are game mechanics and immersive experiences. Aftermath Islands’ first free Play-to-Earn title, Lost Kingdom of T’Sara (LKoT), showcases the kinds of experiences, graphics, and in-game mechanics that players can expect to see across the platform. With a rich catalog of experiences and opportunities under development, Aftermath Islands promises to be a never-ending world where people can play, socialize, collaborate, explore, and do much more.

The fourth hurdle to Metaverse success is real-world utility. In LKoT, users can create items, gather resources, and trade their digital assets with others. By earning on-platform tokens for their activities and participation, players around the world can generate real incomes for themselves – all while enjoying a wide variety of experiences across the Aftermath Islands Metaverse.

Finally, there is the issue of fake, duplicate, or bot-controlled accounts that impact gameplay and in-game interactions between players. Aftermath Island uses a proprietary, blockchain-based identity verification module called Meta Park Pass™ from Liquid Avatar that uses Proof of Humanity to verify user accounts and eliminate fraudulent online activity. Meta Park Pass™ ensures that user accounts are valid and that there is only one account per user. It also eliminates fake and spam accounts and bot activity – a major step forward for network-based social and gamified platforms that involve player interactions.

To further enhance the online, in-game experience, Aftermath Islands has developed AI-powered Non-Player Characters (NPCs) as well. These NPCs can hold fully interactive conversations with players and commercial entities within the Metaverse. Through the integration of Open AI ChatGPT3, these NPCs use an advanced deep-learning AI model that uses over 175 billion parameters that enable them to perform a wide range of customizable interactions that can be leveraged in new and innovative ways throughout the Metaverse, particularly by companies and brands that want to establish their presence and interact with and engage with people in the Metaverse.

As a testament to the success of the platform, LKoT recently surpassed the users collecting over 1.2 Billion resources, complete with over 1.5 million Resource Pack NFTs minted for in-Metaverse use by LKoT players. Every one of these accounts and NFTs is fully verified and tied to a unique player. Never before have users been verified and onboarded as quickly to a virtual reality application while guaranteeing user and account security and validity.

To celebrate this milestone, Aftermath Islands has announced that 30,000 Community Island single plots will be given out to players. Each plot has an approximate retail value of USD $35. In tandem with the plot sweepstakes, Aftermath Islands is also launching an Ambassador Program and an Affiliate Program through which players can earn gift cards and in-game credit for bringing new players to the platform.

Where many Metaverse projects have either stalled due to a lack of user interest, real-world utility, engagement, or due to lackluster entertainment and limited awareness, Aftermath Islands has flipped the script. With robust proof of humanity assuring that 1 user has only 1 account, potentially eliminating duplicate and fake accounts including bots, engaging experiences, opportunities for branding, and an upcoming in-platform Marketplace for trading Metaverse assets, complete with LOONS the platform’s currency and other items that create engagement, Aftermath Islands is connecting the real and virtual worlds and helping to make virtually-created value and benefits more easily accessible to people all around the world.

Aftermath Islands’ in-game virtual currency, homes, commercial properties, wearables, and collectibles are just the tip of the iceberg. The ability to fully verify avatars, hold events, brand your offerings, gain followers, and participate in truly immersive, entertaining, and engaging experiences is what sets Aftermath Islands apart from other virtual reality and Metaverse projects. It is bridging the gap between Web2 and Web3, ensures user engagement and comes with exceptional design, interactivity, ease of access, effective user onboarding, entertainment, and real-world utility – all with real, verified users and accounts.