Decentraland Announces Major Community Contest

Decentraland's Metaverse Fashion Week (April 9-12) announces three distinctive runway experiences: - **Cyberdog**: London's iconic brand brings 90s rave culture and cyberpunk aesthetics with neon, UV-reactive designs - **Free The Youth**: Ghana-based brand showcases African youth culture and street style, emphasizing creative expression - **The Banners We Wear**: A competition featuring designs focused on identity and resilience, with 3 winners to be announced live The event will feature AI styling, AR try-ons, and phygital experiences. More details at [MVFW](https://mvfw.org)

The Decentraland Music Festival (Nov 20-23) is offering exclusive collectible wearables for attendees including: - Full outfit set: helmet, jacket, gloves, pants, and shoes - Available during the 4-day festival - Free entry event featuring 27 international artists - 10+ exclusive wearables and emotes total The festival lineup includes notable EDM artists like NGHTMRE, San Holo, Mat Zo, and WHIPPEDCREAM performing exclusive sets. **How to Participate:** - Download Decentraland for free access - Visit the @cooprecsmusic booth to claim wearables - Attend virtual performances across 4 days

Decentraland, the Ethereum-based metaverse platform, is set to launch significant improvements on October 22. The update includes: - Enhanced graphics for a more immersive experience - New quest system to engage users - Badge achievements to reward participation These upgrades aim to boost user engagement and visual appeal. The changes will be implemented through a new desktop client, promising better performance. Decrypt Media got an exclusive preview of the upcoming features, highlighting Decentraland's commitment to evolving its virtual world experience. **Stay tuned** for the official release to explore these exciting new developments in the Decentraland metaverse.

Chrono T (@Aeon_Smash) shares their creative journey: - Started with flip book animations at age 10 - Discovered Blender in 2011, fully immersed by 2015 - Found Decentraland in 2021, initially felt behind - Learned to build in Decentraland through tutorials Inspiration: - Desire to create and experience new things - Process of learning and overcoming challenges Why Decentraland: - Empowers community building - Platform for diverse artists - Challenging but inspiring ecosystem Chrono T emphasizes perseverance and the unique opportunity Decentraland provides for creators.

The Decentraland Music Festival has revealed the winners of its Emote and Parkour Open Call. Seven community-created elements will be featured at the event from November 20-23: - **Space Travel-R Emote**: Combines drums, break dancing, and space particles - **EDM Shape Cutting Emote**: Incorporates space animations with EDM dance moves - **Touch in the Night Emote**: Swing dance-inspired with VFX lights and alien spaceships - **EDM Dance Emote**: Features neon light shows and techno music effects - **Cosmic Ruins Parkour Experience**: Explore a crashed spacecraft - **Space Elevation**: Vertical parkour in a Space Elevator The festival promises a cosmic EDM journey across the galaxy. More details available on the Decentraland events page.