It is the 40th anniversary of the motion picture Tron which was the first film to depict the digital world known today as the metaverse. The film’s producer Donald Kushner and his Gumbotron production team have just announced a partnership with Forj and Animoca Brands to produce a new metaverse story world called Cryptosaurs.
The team behind the Cryptosaurs project includes Creative Director John Scheele, who has worked on both Tron and Blade Runner, and Head of Creative Doug Ferguson, former Senior VP of Product Development at The Pokémon Company.
The Cryptosaurs series will begin with a limited edition Cryptosaur NFT ‘egg drop’ coming this Fall 2022. Each 3D egg will offer holders the ability to ‘hatch’ their own unique digital collectible Cryptosaur. Each egg is a mystery box containing a line of code – a ‘gene randomizer’ will then determine a sequence of ‘freeze-or-hatch’ events in early 2023. The holders of the eggs will learn what species of Cryptosaur they have been awarded, and how and where it can be put to use in the metaverse.
Cryptosaur characters are expected to include play-to-earn games, fine art, a feature film, VR and AR immersive museum exhibits, educational media, a graphic novel, and even a pinball machine.
