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Mirror World: Decentralized Gaming Matrix

Mirror World is a Web3 mobile infrastructure protocol for forward-looking cryptographic projects. It focuses on cross-platform development to help projects expedite their listing process. Additionally, Mirror World assists game teams in launching full-stack encrypted DApps, thereby breaking down the inherent barriers between traditional developers and encryption.

At the same time, Mirror World itself is a gaming matrix. In Mirror World, the AI-driven virtual lifeforms called Mirrors engage in battles alongside players within the game universe. As the core of the gaming world, Mirrors are fully interoperable across all Play-to-Earn (P2E) games within the Mirror World matrix. This means that any user with a passport can access any game through it.

Within the existing game world design, Mirror World combines the Roguelike gameplay of ARPG Mirrama, the casual PvP arena dueling game Brawl of Mirror, and the strategy and simulation game Beacon. In the future, Mirror World will gradually open up its standard economic framework to allow more content producers to connect to its gaming ecosystem.

The team behind Mirror World consists of diverse members from various backgrounds, including EA, Dropbox, ByteDance, Netease, and other companies worldwide.

According to the project team, Mirror World has already received support from numerous venture capital firms, including Galaxy Interactive, Republic Crypto, Mirana Ventures, OKX BDV, IVC, and Sky9 Ventures.

Mirror World Smart SDK

The Mirror World Smart SDK is a cross-platform developer SDK that provides a simple declarative API interface for building DApps in a multi-chain environment.

Currently, there are still many challenges in building decentralized applications (DApps).

Firstly, for regular users, the process of engaging with Web3 can be overly complex. It requires new users to install various wallet extensions and learn about private key management before interacting with a DApp, followed by potentially complex interactions with the DApp itself.

Similarly, for developers, building Web3 applications is also quite complicated. To create a successful DApp, developers not only need to be proficient in the underlying blockchain development technologies at the protocol level but also possess application-level development skills. This undoubtedly increases the entry barriers to the market.

Therefore, the Mirror World team has taken the initiative to build the Mirror World Smart SDK, which enables developers to easily construct decentralized applications, thereby accelerating the adoption of decentralized technology. For individuals and teams with limited time and resources, this will undoubtedly help improve their core products and achieve rapid iterations.

The Mirror World Smart SDK simplifies the integration of DApp development. It can address the low conversion rates and revenue issues in encrypted games and applications to a certain extent. Specifically, the Mirror World Smart SDK offers the following advantages:

1.       Integrated login and authentication. In contrast to the cumbersome authentication methods such as encryption wallet mnemonics, Mirror World provides users with more convenient and familiar authentication forms.

2.       Mirror World integrates wallet functionality within its mobile application (including an On-ramp solution), enabling seamless integration between Web2 and Web3 for users.

3.       Mirror World incorporates a configurable network and a mobile NFT marketplace (compatible with iOS and Android), providing liquidity tools for its ecosystem.

4.       The design of the Mirror World Smart SDK simplifies the integration of DApp development, making it easier for developers to deploy asset projects and payment APIs.

5.       Multi-chain and multi-platform compatibility. The Mirror World Smart SDK itself is cross-chain, cross-platform, and suitable for mobile devices.

Solutions Provided by Mirror World

1.     Smart Authentication

Smart Authentication aims to achieve free, seamless, and one-click identity authentication, thereby expanding the user base of existing Web3 platforms at a minimal cost. The features of Smart Authentication include:

1)      Free for users.

2)      Integrated login and authentication.

Smart Authentication supports popular social authentication providers such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, Discord, and Apple. Users can undergo hassle-free authentication through various methods.

3)      Multi-chain support.

Smart Authentication supports major blockchains like Solana, Ethereum, Polygon, and Binance Smart Chain (BNB).

4)      Support for self-custodial wallets.

In addition to the built-in wallet, Smart Authentication also supports user authentication through MetaMask and Phantom.

2.     Smart Wallet

Smart Wallet is primarily used for token and NFT sending, receiving, and display. It enables developers to integrate one-click payments and helps address the issue of geographic coverage to some extent.

The characteristics of the Smart Wallet introduced by Mirror World are:

1)      Smart Wallet is a non-custodial MPC wallet.

When users register on Mirror World, an automatically generated non-custodial wallet (MPC-TSS) will be assigned to them. The user's wallet will remain the same across different DApps.

2)      Plug-and-play wallet UI.

Mirror World Smart SDK provides users with a customizable wallet UI.

3)      Smart Wallet supports instant fiat-to-crypto payments in over 200 regions worldwide.

This means that Smart Wallet users can purchase cryptocurrencies from almost anywhere in the world without going through lengthy KYC processes.

3.     Smart Marketplace

Smart Marketplace allows developers to quickly establish a "Shopify for Web3" across multiple platforms, breaking down the barriers posed by existing App Stores and Google Play.

The features of the Smart Marketplace introduced by Mirror World include:

1)      Cross-platform compatibility.

Smart Marketplace supports iOS and Android on mobile devices.

2)      Customizable storefront style.

Smart Marketplace allows developers to customize transaction platform fees, displayed NFTs, and personalized UI.

3)      Powerful metadata filters.

Smart Marketplace supports fast filtering of different types of NFTs based on their metadata.

4.     Smart NFT Creation

Smart NFT Creation enables developers to publish and mint NFTs without the need for coding. Users can easily list NFTs on DApps.

Conclusion

Against the backdrop of a bearish market, Web3 professionals are increasingly inclined to engage in infrastructure development and overall planning for the next bull market, rather than extensive investment activities. As a result, the activities of Web3 developers are exploding at a visible rate.

The current development work is not as unattainable as one might imagine. Although it still requires some personal accumulation, the Web3 infrastructure market is already quite mature, with various tools constantly emerging and evolving rapidly. This may be the best era for developers, and the only obstacles may be information asymmetry and the courage to try. Therefore, those interested in Web3 development may consider giving it a try, as success may come after a spark of inspiration.

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