Designing Genesis City

 

Decentraland’s Terraform Event made history as the largest sale of virtual land ever, creating one of the most valuable non-fungible token collections on Ethereum. A significant part of the Terraform Event included unveiling the layout of Genesis City, Decentraland’s first city. Although we had plans to include a central plaza with roads connecting districts, we hadn’t committed to any specific layouts until the auction opened.

The Role of Roads in Virtual Reality

We originally thought that roads would just be used to move around the city, especially between districts and plazas.

At the same time, we knew that districts would have to be evenly spaced throughout Genesis City to leave room for individual LAND owners. Given the size of Genesis City, this would result in long travel times for users walking between districts. Although we personally love walking in the real world, it doesn’t always make sense to do so in virtual reality.

 

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