Analysis of MATR1X: A new entertainment format that combines gaming, AI, and e-sports elements

Author: Climber, Golden Finance

Recently, Web3 cultural and entertainment platform MATR1X has become the focus of the market. OKX Jumpstart first launched Matr1x (MAX) on July 29, and then Bitget also announced that it would launch the project token in the Innovation Zone. Not long ago, MATR1X just announced that it had received investment from Makers Fund, one of the three major game funds in the United States, and its total financing amount also reached 20 million US dollars.

In this round of encryption cycle, Gamfi's performance can be said to be mediocre. However, with the explosive growth of the number of small games on the Telegram platform and the popularity of individual games, the community's discussion around games is still heated. As a digital entertainment platform, MATR1X's business scope covers games, e-sports, IP, trading markets, digital assets, liquidity provision, etc. This article will also dismantle MATR1X from multiple dimensions in order to explore more project value.

MATR1X Project Introduction

MATR1X is an innovative cultural and entertainment platform that combines games, artificial intelligence, e-sports and blockchain infrastructure. The project aims to change the global game and digital content industry through blockchain and AI technology. At the same time, the project is also committed to returning the ownership of assets such as game props created by users in the game to users, and sharing the created income with the community.

Currently, the platform products are mainly divided into two parts: games and pledges.

The MATR1X platform casts game prop assets and token assets on Polygon. Currently, the MATR1X platform has mainly launched two games - "MATR1X FIRE" and "MATR1X BATTLE", which are first-person shooting (FPS) gameplay and battle royale gameplay respectively. In addition, there are "Castile" and "Evermoon".

In terms of game performance, MATR1X is built on the basis of the entity component system (ECS), which can support the network communication needs of multiplayer competitive games. At the same time, the team also used the new Universal Rendering Pipeline (URP) feature of the Unity engine to improve the smoothness of the game screen.

The MATR1X platform is also preparing a number of Web3-based game products, and has explored and developed intelligent e-sports, AI behavior design, AI-generated content (AIGC), and dynamic content generation.

In terms of staking services, the MATR1X universe launched the MATR1X Temple function, which is an intelligent center for staking, contracts, transactions, and distribution. Through this function, various resources and opportunities are brought together, allowing users to receive rewards and access resources in the MATR1X universe.

In short, MATR1X is committed to creating a diversified ecosystem that integrates platforms, content, infrastructure, and communities. Specifically:

Platform: Build the largest digital entertainment distribution platform for web3, including games, e-sports, IP, trading markets, digital assets, and liquidity provision.

Content: Create top entertainment content based on decentralization and AI technology and cultivate high-quality content.

Infrastructure: Provides a range of infrastructure, including gamified blockchain (L1+L2)/cross-chain, wallets, ID, exchange, etc.

Community: DAO governance, content co-creation, revenue sharing.

Token Economics:

On July 10, MATR1X officially announced the token economics of its platform governance token MAX. The total supply of MAX is 1 billion, and 94 million MAX will be airdropped to holders of MATR1X platform NFTs, such as YATC and MATR1X KUKU NFT holders.

The complete token distribution plan is as follows:

NFT airdrop: 9.4% (94,000,000 pieces), airdropped to MATR1X platform NFT (such as YATC and KUKU);
Platform contribution: 27.6% (276,000,000 pieces), used to support the innovation and development of the MATR1X platform;
Ecosystem: 16% (160,000,000 pieces), to establish initial liquidity and promote the expansion of the ecosystem;
Early Bird Event: 5.5% (55,000,000 pieces), rewarding early supporters, such as early testing and Apollo Project;
Community: 10% (100,000,000 pieces), to encourage community members to participate in construction;
Investors and Team: 30% (300,000,000 pieces) ), for early investors and founding teams;
Advisors: 1.5% (15,000,000), rewarding advisors who provide strategic support for the platform.

MAX will support a wide range of applications and services in the MATR1X ecosystem, and its main uses are:

Community governance: Participate in the governance of the MATR1X community and jointly determine the future development of the platform.

Ecosystem value capture:$MAX holders can obtain allocations to the MATR1X platform treasury, participate in the MATR1X Launchpool, and obtain airdrops from other projects, etc.

Exclusive privileges:Publish games on the MATR1X platform, compete for club seats, etc.

Pledge and rewards:Pledge $MAX to become a MATR1X ecological node and receive rewards, and participate in the governance decision-making of the MATR1X blockchain.

Financing

According to the currently disclosed data, the total financing amount of MATR1X exceeds 20 million US dollars. The $10 million seed round and A-1 round of financing were completed in September 2022, and the $10 million A-2 round of financing was completed in November 2023.

In addition, MATR1X has also received strategic investments from a number of well-known investment institutions, specifically:

In December 2023, the A2+ round of financing was completed, the amount was not disclosed, but the only investor was OKX Ventures;

In February this year, it received strategic investment from Animoca Brands, the amount of financing was not disclosed;

In July this year, it received investment from Makers Fund, one of the three largest game funds in the United States.

Roadmap

MATR1X's planning for the project began as early as the end of 2021, and has been planned until 2026.

In Q3 of this year, MATR1X plans to launch the M1-CHAIN ​​test network, release e-sports products: GEDA, and create an ecological compliance fund. In Q4, MATR1X plans to launch the MATR1X BATTLE Pre-alpha test version and the M1-CHAIN ​​mainnet, while launching MATR1X market products and announcing the launch of MATR1X FIRE Professional E-sports League & Watch to Earn.

In 2025, in Q1, MATR1X plans to launch platform client products and announce M1-CHAIN ​​ecosystem products: WALLET, BRIDGE, and DEX. In the second half of the year, MATR1X plans to launch the MATR1X BATTLE beta version and launch MATR1X branded mini-games.

In 2026 and beyond, MATR1X plans to release 1-2 new large games and 5-10 smaller medium-sized games each year.

Summary

From the perspective of MATR1X's layout, the project party has a grand pursuit of the Web3 concept. It has also gained recognition from capital and gradually launched more playable and competitive games, which is undoubtedly a major benefit for countless game enthusiasts. The Asian E-sports Carnival Night event it held previously also indirectly confirmed the platform's operational and promotion capabilities.

However, the game itself has an inherent short lifespan, and MATR1X was founded not long ago, so the project still needs to be tested by time and the market.