Do We Need a Dedicated Category for Paid UGC Events?

[xtremearcader]

Hey Sandfam,

With the launch of Sandchain Creator ecosystem (.sand domain launch**) in Q1 2026 (link)** , creators in The Sandbox will soon have access to tools that enable them to build, monetize, and sustain their own ecosystems — not just create one-off experiences.

However, even today we see that many UGC and live creator events have low participation, mainly because players are often unaware of them unless they’re already part of a specific creator’s community (Discord, X, etc.). For most users, there’s currently no easy way to discover UGC events inside the platform.

As Sandchain tools go live and creator-led ecosystems grow, discoverability will become even more critical.

Proposal:
Add a separate event category for Paid UGC / Creator Events within the Events section, where users can easily browse community-hosted experiences.

This could:

• Improve event visibility and participation

• Help creators justify investing time and rewards into events

• Increase overall player interaction and retention

• Better align with Sandchain’s long-term creator economy vision

Would love to hear thoughts from the community on whether we already have something in place or are planning something for future versions. If not, this would be a simple addition to the website without huge costs but will be effective in driving faster engagements for players & creators.

[Lanzer]

In my opinion, the current budget and SIPs categories could cover sandchain as well since it’s part of the ecosystem.

[xtremearcader]

Thanks for the response, Lanzer—really appreciate it.

I’m confident the Sandchain team will roll out strong creator tools via the ecosystem and Creator Hub. In the short term, though, there’s a simple opportunity to improve discoverability through the Events / Experiences section on The Sandbox website.

While publishing an experience on LAND, adding a few clear fields—such as “Is this an event?” and “Does it offer rewards?”—could go a long way (open to other better ideas as well).

This would make it much easier for new users to directly discover UGC events, instead of manually browsing through multiple LAND parcels and experiences.

I am sure this would have been discussed earlier also. If this has not been addressed in the earlier SIPs we can take this forward to create a new SIP

[xtremearcader]

Hey @theKuntaMC,

can we confirm if any work is going on for providing a separate category in The Sandbox Events section for paid UGC Events, if not can we move this to SIP idea or let me know I can create a fresh SIP idea for this there.

I think this is a low hanging fruit which can drastically improve the Creator economy