Sébastien Borget: "The metaverse is a new medium of expression"

Sébastien Borget continues to be an influential figure in the evolution of the metaverse and blockchain technologies applied to gaming. His vision of a decentralized virtual world, where creators have full control and ownership over their creations, is shaping the future of digital entertainment.

Sébastien Borget is the co-founder of the Artverse art gallery that we visited in Paris, and on this occasion, we were able to interview him.

Borget is also the co-founder and COO of The Sandbox, a decentralized virtual gaming platform. Thanks to his work, NFTs (non-fungible tokens) have been integrated into the gaming industry, allowing players to create, own, and monetize their gaming experiences using SAND, the platform’s main token.

Borget's career began with a solid academic background: he obtained a degree in Computer Engineering from Télécom SudParis in 2007 and a Master's in Network and Telecommunications Systems from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2006.

Before founding The Sandbox, he co-founded Pixowl Inc. in 2011, where he managed an international team and oversaw the production and marketing of popular titles like Doodle Grub and The Sandbox, which reached over 40 million players.

In addition to his role in The Sandbox, Borget has been the president of the Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA) since 2020, a non-profit organization that promotes the adoption of blockchain technologies in the gaming sector. Under his leadership, the BGA has grown to include over 500 key industry members.

The Sandbox was included in the TIME100 list of the most influential companies of 2022 by Time magazine.

Artverse: Sébastien Borget tells us about his vision for the future

Sébastien Borget continues to be an influential figure in the evolution of the metaverse and blockchain technologies applied to gaming. His vision of a decentralized virtual world, where creators have full control and ownership over their creations, is shaping the future of digital entertainment.

With The Sandbox, Borget not only offers a platform for gaming, but also an ecosystem where innovation and creativity are at the center, opening new opportunities for developers, artists, and players around the world.

Here is the full interview with Sebastien Borget in the Artverse spaces: