Category: Platform Improvement / Creator Economy
1. What Is Being Proposed
This proposal requests the introduction of a dedicated “Paid UGC Events” category within The Sandbox website’s Events / Experiences discovery system.
The category will explicitly surface creator-led, community-run events that:
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Are hosted on LANDs by creators or studios
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Offer rewards, paid participation, or incentivized gameplay
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Are not first-party Sandbox seasonal events
The goal is to ensure UGC events are clearly identifiable, searchable, and discoverable for both new and existing players.
This is a discovery-layer improvement, not a tooling request.
2. Why This Is Needed
2.1 Current Problem: Low Discoverability of UGC Events
At present:
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UGC events are buried inside individual LAND experiences
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Discovery depends heavily on Discord, X, or creator-specific communities
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New users visiting The Sandbox website cannot easily find live creator events
As a result:
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UGC events see lower participation
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Creators struggle to justify investing time, rewards, and promotion
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Players miss out on engaging, community-driven content
2.2 Sandchain Makes This Urgent
With the upcoming Sandchain initiative, creators will be empowered to:
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Build tokenized ecosystems
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Run reward-based gameplay loops
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Sustain their own creator economies
However, tools alone are not sufficient.
Without official website-level discoverability, creator-run economies risk remaining invisible outside their immediate communities.
Sandchain enables creators to build ecosystems —
The Sandbox website must help users find them.
A dedicated Paid UGC Events category directly supports the success of Sandchain by:
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Driving traffic to creator economies
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Encouraging repeat participation
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Making UGC monetization viable at scale
3. Why Website-Level Support Is Critical
Community-run discovery (Discord, X, Medium) is:
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Fragmented
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Difficult for new users
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Not scalable for mass adoption
By supporting Paid UGC Events directly on The Sandbox website, the platform:
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Signals official recognition of creator-run economies
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Lowers friction for player participation
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Increases trust and legitimacy for paid or rewarded events
This aligns with:
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Creator sustainability goals
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Long-term player retention
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DAO objectives around decentralization and participation-driven growth
4. Scope of the Request (Non-Technical)
This proposal requests:
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A separate category or filter labeled clearly as:
- Paid UGC Events / Creator Events / Rewarded UGC Events
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Visibility within:
- The Sandbox website Events or Experiences section
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Clear distinction between:
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Platform-run events
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Creator-hosted, reward-driven events
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No changes to creator tools are requested in this proposal.
5. Cost & Resourcing
Cost: TBD
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Expected to be mostly internal platform work
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No additional DAO funding may be required beyond prioritization
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Any future costs can be evaluated after scoping
6. Expected Outcomes
For Players
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Easier access to active, rewarding community events
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Clear paths to earn and participate
For Creators
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Increased visibility and participation
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Better ROI on event creation
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Stronger creator-led economies enabled by Sandchain
For The Sandbox Ecosystem
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Higher engagement and retention
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Better utilization of creator LANDs
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Strong alignment between Sandchain and platform discovery
7. Closing Statement
Sandchain represents a major step toward a creator-owned economy in The Sandbox.
To fully realize its impact, creators must be supported not only with tools — but with discoverability.
A dedicated Paid UGC Events category on The Sandbox website is a low-risk, high-impact improvement that strengthens creators, benefits players, and advances the ecosystem as a whole.