Extra Learning - Decentraland
Decentraland Tools & Resources
Here is a list of extra tools and informational resources that have been created both independently by the community to help support Decentraland, as well as some relevant online resources.
Land & Currency Tools
NonFungible – Decentraland Land market history
MANA Dashboard – Live currency supply data & burn rate
DCLNodes – Live traffic counters in world
Map View – Decentraland map from a birds eye view
Developer Tools
Sketchfab – 3D Models suitable for Decentraland
Google Poly – 3D Models suitable for Decentraland
Blender – Free 3D Modelling software
Further Reading
Virtual Blockchain Worlds – Basic overview
Decentraland Data in 2018 – Steven Zheng
Large Decentraland Builder Competition Prizes – Coindesk
Full wearables lowdown – by Clark Kent
Further Reading (Underlying Tech)
NFTS – Tokens representing ownership
Ethereum Blockchain – Blockchain used for all VBWs
Smart Contracts – Contracts which govern how things work
Sidechains – Used for in-world transactions (MATIC)
ERC 20 Cryptocurrencies – Used for VBW currencies
ERC 721 NFTs – Used for all land and in-game items
Web3 Wallets – Currency & NFT Storage
Unity Game Engine – Engine which Decentraland is built with
Nodes & Decentralized Hosting
DAO – Used by the community to govern the world