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Affyn

Affyn is a Singapore-based company with a vision to bring people together by creating memorable and fascinating shared experiences in the virtual world and the real world. The company is building a blockchain-powered free-to-play, play-and-earn metaverse mobile game “NEXUS World” with integrated geolocation and augmented reality where users can play from the comfort of their own homes, meet up with friends, and go on geolocation-based quests and campaigns.

Affyn is pioneering the gaming industry with a sustainable play-and-earn economy where rewards earned in the virtual world can also be utilized in the real world.

History The company was founded in the fourth quarter of 2020 by Lucaz Lee, the Chief Executive Office of Affyn. The company has raised over US$20 million through several fundraising rounds. Their last funding was raised on 13 January 2022 from an Initial Coin Offering round.

The “Generation Zero Buddies” NFT collection was the first set of NFTs launched by Affyn on 6 July 2022. This 400 “Gen Zero Buddies” collection was priced at 2,995 FYN a piece and quickly sold out in 100 seconds. It also ranked Number 1 on OpenSea’s list of Top Polygon NFTs on 6 August 2022. The Angelic Pigasus #1 from the "Generation Zero Buddies" NFT collection was sold at 10 ETH (USD$16,943.20) on 1 August 2022. The "Gen Zero Buddies" will be integrated into the NEXUS World.

Following a successful inaugural “Generation Zero Buddies” NFT collection launch that reached more than 30x the original value in August 2022, the Singapore-based metaverse and play-and-earn gaming startup unveiled NEXUS World Land sale details at the ALPHA event in September 2022.

Affyn has announced that the first step towards acquiring Land in the NEXUS World is to purchase Flags in the Flag Sale Phase 1, which began on 8th October 2022. Overview Affyn has gained massive public attention for its unique vision and direction, which is to go mainstream, reach the masses, and achieve widespread adoption based on these four pillars: Play-and-earn that is free to play A play-and-earn metaverse allows players to start playing and earning without any initial fee.

Sustainable game economy

Affyn announced that the company had found a way to maintain a sustainable and growing game economy and ensure the rewards remain attractive to existing and new players in the long run.

Mobile geolocation-based

According to their website, mobile geolocation-based gaming is on the rise, and Affyn will become the pioneer of the mobile play-to-earn category in the blockchain space.

Real-world token utility

Users who earn FYN do not have to convert it into fiat currency to use in the real world. Affyn also stated that the company would provide special privileges and benefits when they pay in FYN.

Technology

Affyn has selected Polygon as the blockchain network to scale the development of NEXUS World and support the company's play-and-earn vision. The native currency of Affyn is $FYN, a token on the Polygon network.

According to Affyn, their users will benefit from the low gas fees, high TPS (Transactions Per Second), EVM compatibility (Ethereum Virtual Machine), and a conducive ecosystem and environment. Affyn also stated that Polygon provides a simpler, seamless framework for building interconnected networks, which perfectly aligns with their goals.

According to their published whitepaper, Polygon combines the best parts of Ethereum and sovereign blockchains into a full-fledged multi-chain system. Polygon also addresses issues such as high gas fees and poor speeds without compromising security, making it more appealing to Affyn's developers and smoothening the gaming experience for users.

Affyn’s ecosystem

As stated in the company's published whitepaper, Affyn's integrated ecosystem is designed to encourage real-world usage, resulting in a closed-loop and developing economy that will increase the value of FYN tokens.

Here are the design principles established by Affyn to develop the integrated ecosystem:

The first design principle is simplicity. The main benefits of using blockchain in Affyn's ecosystem are transparency and traceability. It provides Affyn the ability to make sure that FYN transactions are properly authenticated and can be matched up. They have highlighted in the whitepaper that they plan to optimize the user experience of using the FYN token, so it’s easy to use in Affyn's integrated ecosystem.

The next point is sustainability. Affyn's integrated ecosystem will be built with a long-term strategic view to ensure the business model's sustainability. They also stated that all new business models would undergo a business development process at Affyn by qualified individuals before implementation. This is important to ensure that the business model remains viable for the long term.

The third design principle is scalability. Affyn has noted that developing an integrated ecosystem will be a massive undertaking. Scalability has been an important part of software design from day one since NEXUS World will be accessible worldwide based on the geolocation position of individuals. NEXUS World NEXUS World is a hybrid mobile metaverse with a digital layer that is mapped to the real world where users can explore, play, and participate in activities based on their geolocation. The development of NEXUS World began in 2021 with design and technical specifications, including storyboard development, design, and architecture documentation.

On 13 July 2022, Affyn unveiled NEXUS World Land details [Part 1]. According to Affyn, Land in NEXUS World is a digital representation of real estate in the virtual world that is mapped according to the real world. A hexagon represents the smallest unit of Land. There are approximately 33.9 billion hexagons in the entire NEXUS World. The hexagons are categorized as Common (81.7%), Rare (15%), Epic (3%), and Mythical (0.3%). About 9.8 billion hexagons are non-water (Land) — representing approximately 29% of the total number of hexagons.

On 30 September 2022, in conjunction with their ALPHA event, Affyn revealed NEXUS World Land sales details. According to their website, the Land sales will be conducted in phases, and more details will be rolled out in the following months. The company also announced that the total number of Freehold Land available for sale is 100,000, which is approximately 0.001%, the average size of each hexagon is approximately 15,047.5m², and the average length of each side of hexagonal Land is approximately 65.9m. 50% of the Freehold Land will be available for the pre-game launch, with the remaining half for the post-game launch.

The company also revealed the benefits of owning NEXUS World Land to the public. Just like with real-world real estate, what makes NEXUS World plots of Land valuable is how Landowners choose to develop the Land. Some of the benefits highlighted during the ALPHA event are that Landowners can earn rewards from player traffic, benefit from unique features to spawn rare Buddies and attract crowds and amplify earnings by growing a prosperous Hometown.

Furthermore, the company published an official NEXUS World documentation and help resource that contains specific details about the blockchain-powered free-to-play, play-and-earn metaverse mobile game.

According to the company, the first step towards acquiring Land in the NEXUS World is to purchase Flags. These Flags are used to select and claim Land during the City Launches. With that said, the Flag Sale Phase 1 was launched on October 8, 2022. Users can visit Affyn’s Marketplace to purchase the Flags at the price of 1995 FYN.

Based on the announced timeline, the Flag Sale Phase 2 will be launched in December 2022 at the price of 2995 FYN. Affyn also announced that they are conducting the Land sales by unveiling city by city in waves of City Launches from December 2022 onwards. During a City Launch, users will be able to take their Flags and plant them to select and claim plots of Land as their own.

Future developments

In the future, Affyn will release these enhanced features NEXUS World:

NFT marketplace: Users can create, list, buy and sell NFT character skins, wearables, collectibles, and structures. Creators and artists can earn royalties from all sales of the NFT assets.

Augmented reality activities: NEXUS World campaigns and activities will use augmented reality devices.

NEXUS World shop: Users may purchase items from the NEXUS World shop to enhance their advantages, such as increasing item drop rates, earning ability for FYN, or loyalty points.

User-created games and activities: Users can craft, create and monetize their genre of games, events, and activities in NEXUS World.

NEXUS World virtual events: Creators can customize and monetize virtual events in NEXUS World.

External links

Affyn website: https://www.affyn.com/

Affyn marketplace: https://marketplace.affyn.com/

Affyn whitepaper: https://affyn.docsend.com/view/u2rx9ie7j9buvqe6

Affyn pitch deck: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Za_s9zOoHZJuQwf8Gzm9mjLkh0t0VLMk/view

CoinMarketCap: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/affyn/

CoinGecko: https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/affyn

CertiK audit reports: https://www.certik.com/projects/affyn

NEXUS World official trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngiQtTE4lkY&ab_channel=AffynOfficial

NEXUS World Gameplay trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7alGB3Re7zA&ab_channel=AffynOfficial

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