Heyo Hackers, welcome to the Round 1 results announcement of writing contest. Hosted by HackerNoon in partnership with , this contest is an opportunity to share your knowledge and opinions on metaverse gaming and the blockchain gaming industry as a whole. #EnterTheMetaverse The Sandbox By simply submitting an article to HackerNoon with the #EnterTheMetaverse tag, you’ll be entered to win from the monthly prize pool of 6000 SAND Tokens, from September 1st to November 30th. You can write about anything surrounding the metaverse and metaverse development, your favorite blockchain games, gaming metaverses, NFTs, play-to-earn platforms, and more! Share your stories today! #enterthemetaverse #EnterTheMetaverse Writing Contest September 2022 Nominations We picked all the stories tagged with the #gaming-metaverse tag on HackerNoon, published in September, 2022. Then we chose the top stories using weightage respectively to: 60:30:10. Number of hours read The number of people reached The freshness of the content Nominations and Winners! by . Why Gamers Are Against NFTs (And Cryptocurrencies): A No-Nonsense Explainer to Web3 Gaming @0xdelken by . Debunking the Interoperability Myth Powered by NFTs @denisaganea by . Crypto's Vaporware Problem @0xdelken by . The Future of NFTs and Metaverse According to Punk 6529 @moderneremite by . How Russian Games Propagated the War @strateh76 by . How to Make Your Blockchain Game Fun-to-Play in 2022 @luadwritesweb3 by . Lamina1: The Foundation of the Open Metaverse @ajverrico by . NFTs Finally Infiltrated AAA Gaming @jennyzheng by . Dynamic NFTs - What They Are and Their Prominent Features @vincentstephen by . Metaverse and Biometrics' Synergy - Vol 1 @sshshln In the FIRST place, we have by . Debunking the Interoperability Myth Powered by NFTs @denisaganea “Honest reporting not widely talked about” - HackerNoon Editor Congratulations , on getting the first prize of 2000 SAND Tokens! @denisaganea In the SECOND place, we have by . Why Gamers Are Against NFTs (And Cryptocurrencies): A No-Nonsense Explainer to Web3 Gaming @0xdelken "Why Gamers Are Against NFTs" accurately shows some struggling live use cases, while acknowledging the blockchain's potential to help with ingame items, ingame currency, and ingame governance. Here a few of my favorite quotes: - HackerNoon Editor Great Story , congrats on taking second place and winning 1500 SAND Tokens! @0xdelken In the THIRD place, we have by . Lamina1: The Foundation of the Open Metaverse @ajverrico “Interesting takes and sows the seeds for Metaverse-As-A-Service. Definitely a good read for those looking to take the plunge.” - HackerNoon Editor Congratulations on taking the third place ; you have won 1200 SAND Tokens! @ajverrico The FOURTH place goes to by . How Russian Games Propagated the War @strateh76 "How Russian Games Propogated The Way" is a super interesting historical deep dive into the Russian games industry and how the video game media can affect a population's attitude toward real-world political issues - HackerNoon Editor Great job , you have won 800 SAND Tokens! @strateh76 Last but not least, in FIFTH place, we have by . How to Make Your Blockchain Game Fun-to-Play in 2022 @luadwritesweb3 Congrats on winning 500 SAND Tokens! @luadwritesweb3 Let’s wrap up the announcement! We will contact the winners shortly. Keep an eye on to see the current and upcoming writing contests! contests.hackernoon.com