Everdome: A Metaverse Platform for Custom Virtual Spaces

Everdome is an innovative company at the forefront of game development, Web3, and the metaverse. Their flagship product empowers users to create and customize virtual environments for events, presentations, and social interactions. Everdome’s mission is to build a thriving metaverse platform that honors commitments to their community while adapting to evolving market demands. They partnered with us for our expertise in software development, proven ability to deliver under tight deadlines, and capacity to tackle the technical complexity of their ambitious vision.

Challenges

Everdome faced several significant hurdles before and during our collaboration that tested their resilience and required innovative thinking. These included:

• Unreliable previous partners: Earlier development teams struggled to meet project requirements, leaving Everdome in need of a dependable collaborator.
• Technical complexity: The project demanded expertise in game development, blockchain technology, and metaverse features, each presenting unique difficulties.
• Strategic pivot: Transitioning from a Mars-based virtual world to a more instanced model while managing community expectations added layers of complexity.
• Blockchain integration: Embedding Web3 features, like user wallet-based authentication, into a desktop launcher proved technically challenging.
• Cross-platform compatibility: Delivering consistent performance across devices while maintaining high visual quality was critical to their success.
• Communication barriers: Aligning diverse teams—such as 3D artists and engineers—with different workflows and terminologies posed ongoing challenges.
• Global service quality: With a community spanning every continent, ensuring high-quality, reliable service worldwide was essential to keep users satisfied with the application’s performance.

Character creation screen

Solutions

To address these challenges, our team implemented a series of strategic solutions tailored to Everdome’s needs and timeline. These included:

• Dedicated product manager: Assigned to align our efforts with Everdome’s vision, ensuring clear direction and adaptability.
• Rebuilt launcher with Electron: Developed an MVP plan to build a working cross-platform launcher solution from scratch in just six weeks, minimizing uncertainty by focusing on predictable, time-efficient implementations to meet Everdome’s event deadline.
• Web3 integration: Utilized Electron’s Chromium engine to seamlessly incorporate blockchain features like wallet authentication.

Crypto wallet connection feature

• Regular communication: Established consistent syncs and detailed documentation to maintain transparency and trust.
• Direct engagement with 3D team: Worked closely with their game development processes to enhance integration and efficiency.
• Scope management: Prioritized essential features and leveraged familiar technologies to deliver on time without sacrificing quality.
• Unified vision through contracts: Developed a communication system using Swagger for API contracts and Slack channels to ensure alignment between our team and Everdome, preventing miscommunication and maintaining a shared vision.
• Cost optimization: Reduced expenses by scaling servers based on user demand and decommissioning unnecessary services, ensuring efficient resource use.
• User-selected server locations: Added functionality allowing users to create servers in their preferred global locations via a web form in the virtual space creator, optimizing connection quality for a better client experience.

Summary screen of Everdome’s space creator

Outcomes

Our collaboration yielded several positive outcomes that underscored the success of our partnership and set the stage for future innovation.

For Everdome

Our work delivered key benefits that directly supported Everdome’s goals and enhanced their position in the metaverse space:

• Timely delivery of the launcher: We met a critical six-week deadline, ensuring Everdome could proceed with their plans without disruption.
• Increased visibility through a high-profile event: We enabled a virtual event featuring renowned British footballers, significantly boosting Everdome’s brand recognition and user engagement.
• A stable platform for innovation: We provided a reliable foundation that allows Everdome to continue developing their platform and engaging their community effectively.
• Recognition of reliability and quality: Everdome praised our team for consistent reliability, high-quality output, and clear communication, reflecting their satisfaction with our work.
• Support for early investors: To honor their pre-pivot community, Everdome now offers bonuses to users who invested before the shift from a metaverse to an instanced model when purchasing virtual spaces, fostering continued loyalty and satisfaction.

These outcomes demonstrate the value we brought to Everdome, aligning with their objectives and reinforcing their trust in our partnership.

Character controls screen

For Pragmatic Coders

The project also yielded important advantages for our team, enhancing our capabilities and setting the stage for future success:

• Strengthened partnership with Everdome: This successful collaboration deepened our relationship, opening opportunities for continued work together.
• Expanded expertise in specialized fields: We gained valuable experience navigating game development workflows and metaverse projects, broadening our technical and creative skills.
• Established best practices: The collaboration allowed us to develop efficient approaches for future projects in the gaming and metaverse sectors.

These internal gains strengthen our ability to deliver exceptional results in similar ventures moving forward.

Conclusion

Our partnership with Everdome showcases the power of collaboration in tackling complex challenges. By combining our technical skills with their visionary goals, we delivered solutions that advanced their metaverse mission. This case study highlights the value of adaptability, communication, and expertise in driving success. As the metaverse continues to evolve, we look forward to further opportunities to innovate with Everdome, creating immersive experiences that captivate users worldwide.