Based on the popular “Baby Shark” song, Baby Shark Universe (BSU) is a blockchain enabled metaverse. It’s a virtual world where users can play games, complete quests, and earn and trade assets. With community centric improvements, BSU aims to establish a stronghold in the DeFi and NFT segments while using the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The BSU teams also occasionally make appearances at events and summits to increase their network and gradually expand into Real-World Assets (RWA).
How BSU Uses Blockchain Technology?
Baby Shark Universe is an IMX blockchain-based metaverse consisting of various elements, including VR, AR, financial platforms, social media, gaming, etc. Everything is connected via the blockchain network, which means the game’s financial and non-financial transactions are executed by smart contracts.
BSU’s expansion to the metaverse seems natural as the game is built to be interactive and immerse players in a fun filled game. In the BSU metaverse, players can create their own world and interact with other players inside a virtual world. With further developments in this domain, the team behind BSU wants to build a safe and transparent place that is based on the principles of decentralization.
Gaming to Win in the BSU
BSU is an on-chain play to earn (P2E) game where players compete to not only win points but also earn tokens and discover assets. It’s a world inspired by the popular Baby Shark song and Pinkfong while adhering to their IP requirements.
There are multiple action adventure casual games to multiplayer quests to complete that will help players earn rewards and socialise. There are two modes;
- Adventure: It’s akin to a natural environment representing jungle, sea, and outer space where players are free to interact with the in-game elements, learn how to navigate the character and acquire new skills. As the player stage increases so will their skill level and their interest in playing the game.
Moving ahead in the game and participating in quests lets players in-game items, which are recorded on the chain and converted into assets. It’s possible to use these items to create a unique world within the game, trade them with other players, and list them on the marketplace as NFTs.
- Open World: Based on the unique metaverse experience, Open World is a different community where players can meet freely and socialize. Players can either create and decorate a world of their own or participate in a corporate collaboration. The open world gives complete creative freedom to use in-game items and assets with the game’s editing tool and implement their vision within the game.
The game is built around sharks and their adventures while the players take on the role of different characters, including humans, cats, etc., and progress in the game.
There are friendly and enemy sharks who either guide the player or attack them at different stages of the game. A wide range of other aquatic characters take part in the attack. Players must use their abilities and skills to fight the in-game characters and the boss at every stage.
BSU Tokenomics and Virtual Economy
Baby Shark tokens are the in game native currency players can use to participate in the game’s economy. With the primary purpose of letting users trade and sell assets, the BSU tokens are also instrumental in facilitating NFT transactions. NFTs are available in the form of land, ingredients, items, content, characters, and world.
Players are allowed to buy land in the BSU and build as they want to create unique experiences for themselves and the community. They can host events on their land, rent it out, and create exclusive areas accessible for a small fee, contributing to the player’s passive income generation.
BSU Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)
Decision making in BSU is run with the decentralized governance model where users participate through their voting rights. AS every decision is made with a consensus, the community feels responsible for maintaining the platform and encouraging innovation and growth.
The guild-based autonomous organization running on the blockchain enables guild owners to create their world. In this world, they can recruit new members, assign them roles, and operate in a unique ecosystem. Add further functionality to the guild; owners can use smart contracts to assign roles, rent content, and outsource work. Smart contracts ensure the guild work and duties stick with the players, and they follow instructions.
BSU Tokenomics
$BSU is the native token on the platform, and it is used for a wide range of purposes. It’s an ERC-20 token with 850,000,000 supply and can be acquired by playing and winning in the game or when users forward the user-generated content. The primary utility of $BSU is to buy virtual services and items and participate in governance decisions.
As for the token distribution, the BSU team has taken special note of the community’s contribution to building a successful project. Around 50% of the tokens are reserved for building the BSU ecosystem.
How to Convert Assets into NFTs?
GameFi is an in built mechanism for converting items players acquire in the game into NFTs. These NFTs are valuable assets that attract a price based on their skill level and rarity. At the same time, users can upgrade their NFTs to increase their impact and price.
Players can also stake BSU tokens for a limited time period and earn additional tokens. As BSU allows staking at different intervals, the second nearest staking event will be held from September 27th to October 26th, 2024.
At present, Android users can access the open beta version of Baby Shark Universe through the Google Play Store. The game is expected to launch on the Apple App Store soon, allowing iOS users to join in the future. This staged rollout helps widen the game’s reach and allows for feedback and improvements before a broader release.
