Virtuals Protocol teams up with Animoca Brands to invest in AI gaming

Virtuals Protocol, a decentralized platform for autonomous agents, is partnering with blockchain and metaverse gaming giant Animoca Brands to advance the AI ​​agents and gaming space.

The virtual protocol (VIRTUAL) and Animoca Brands will also work with Agentstarter, an on-chain AI agent accelerator on Base, according to a announcement.

The partnership aims to fund the next wave of agent-driven games as the two ecosystems of AI agents and games continue to converge.

Regarding the collaboration and its mission, the partners declared:

“We are here to fund new experiences, not just technology. Our goal is to enable dynamic gaming worlds of the future to deliver realistic excitement and engagement to hundreds of millions of players around the world. »

The crypto market has recently seen a surge in agent development, with several projects achieving significant early success.

Virtuals Protocol has gained attention through projects such as GAME, aixbt and VaderAI. Now, the company aims to leverage its collaboration with Animoca Brands and Agentstarter to support new AI gaming projects through capital injection, technical expertise and incubation.

The investment will focus on developers who seek the thrill of autonomous agents for their projects.

Such projects will have bold ideas that extend beyond the confines of traditional gaming, with a potential focus on Sentient AI non-player characters, AI players, and AI avatars. AI players are agents capable of competing with real human players, while AI avatars are capable of replicating the player to act as their digital twin.

In the Web3 gaming ecosystem, Animoca Brands has an extensive presence, with investments in over 540 projects and partners. The company’s Web3-related investments include The Sandbox, ApeCoin, Immutable, Axie Infinity, and Decentraland.