While the interest in metaverse seems to slow down, a pioneer in the space is still hard at work, advocating the open metaverse, a decentralized and interoperable multiverse.

In an interview with Cointelegraph Brazil, Sebastien Borget, the founder of the open-world blockchain game The Sandbox, shared some of his thoughts and expertise when it comes to Web3 and the state of the metaverse.

According to Borget, the metaverse is a gateway to new experiences limited only by what users can think of. He explained that:

The Sandbox founder also mentions that the metaverse has already started to influence the way people “socialize, form economic relationships, and gather in communities.” He believes that within a decade, there will be more developments in the space.

Borget believes that the role of platforms must be to ensure that the process of creation is fun and rewarding and that listening to what users want should be the priority. “We’ve brought this ecosystem into being, but experiences and assets that players make and share are what drives it,” says Borget.

Apart from these, the governance of the metaverse must be transferred over to the users according to Borget. This will be done through a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) launch with voting mechanisms.

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The Sandbox is offering a decentralized metaverse. Borget explains that this means that its users are not locked within its platform. "It’s important to us that the content you own or create in The Sandbox can be transferred to other open metaverses, and vice versa," he said. Borget also stresses that decentralization is the way forward, rather than being stuck in a Web2 “microverse,” where content