This new season will feature 2 main tracks: Positive Entertainment and Web3
PARIS – May, 19th, 2022 – Today, Ubisoft announced the lineup of startups selected for the seventh season of its Entrepreneurs Lab. Led by Ubisoft’s Strategic Innovation Lab, whose mission is to anticipate the future and help Ubisoft prepare for it, the program supports innovative startups creating products and services that have the potential to transform the entertainment industry.
For its seventh season, the Ubisoft Entrepreneurs Lab will support innovative startups and explore with them through two main tracks. The first one will be dedicated to the positive outcomes of digital experiences. This Positive Entertainment track, which is featured in the program for the second consecutive year, is in line with Ubisoft’s commitment to create games with a positive influence and will focus, this season, on self-expression and environmental awareness. The second track will be dedicated to the exploration of Web3 and the understanding of decentralized technologies’ potential for the future of entertainment.
Ubisoft is proud to unveil its selection for season 7, Ender Ocean, Mila Learn, My Lovely Planet, Oxya, Pose AI, Rapsodie, Starchain Gazer, Tales from the Wild, Versum, Yellow Teapot, Yumon. These startups will be sponsored by Marie-Sophie de Waubert, SVP Studios Operations.
Clemence Rousselet, who joined Ubisoft in early 2022 as Director of Ubisoft Entrepreneurs Lab, gives an insight on the tracks chosen for this new season: “The Entrepreneurs Lab is a great way for Ubisoft and startups to work together towards building the future of entertainment through mutually beneficial collaboration. Ubisoft is committed to enrich players’ lives with meaningful experiences and following the success of the previous season, we’re happy to continue supporting startups that are exploring how to create positive impact through entertainment. Web3 and decentralized technology also have the potential to be a major evolution in the digital world, opening up new opportunities and value propositions for players and creators alike and this season, we will continue to explore this technology’s potential for the future of gaming with talented startups. We’re excited to welcome these startups to this new season and to start working with them.”
Ender Ocean
Ender Ocean is the first online video game dedicated to cleaning up the oceans. In this PC video game, players pilot robots remotely (thanks to a Remotely Operated underwater Vehicle) to eliminate underwater pollution. Sessions are streamed live on Twitch and players can vote for the best videos.
Mila-Learn
Mila-Learn is a medical device for neurodevelopmental disorders such as dyslexia. Designed around musical, rhythmic and gestural activities, Mila-Learn is a complementary tool to rehabilitation sessions by health professionals, destined to be used at home for 20 minutes per day.
My Lovely Planet
Created by the founder of Lilo, My Lovely Planet is the first Ecoverse and Play to Save game. The main concept is that everything you do in the game has a positive impact in the real world. If you plant a tree in the game, My Lovely Planet plants a tree in the real world by donating part of the revenue generated by the Ecoverse to NGO partners taking action against real-life problems.
Oxya Origin
Oxya is creating Collaborate-to-Earn MetaGames with the purpose to empower players & creators through in-game ownership & governance. The community-owned virtual world is an inclusive metaverse composed of three planets with distinct ecosystems that champion community building, gaming, trading, and culture. Oxyan community members can look forward to a Hack’N Slash mini-game and other releases in the build-up to the launch of Lands in The OXYAVERSE’s open world.
Pose AI
PoseAI's patented motion intelligence platform enables effortless, real-time motion capture for the end user. Its proprietary technology runs efficiently on mobile phones and other devices and can transform interactive experiences in gaming, fitness, production and countless other businesses.
Rapsodie
Rapsodie is the first Fantasy Label game. Players become virtual label managers, and signs real-life artists to win. Challenge friends and sign new artists to get on top of the label game in this management simulator. Rapsodie is building a play2earn game using NFTs to become the first decentralized scouting platform where music fans support their favorite artists while playing.
Starchain Gazer
Starchain Gazer is a web3 gaming studio led by strategic industry veterans on blockchain, game design, science, and financial engineering. They aim to create powerful games acting as social hubs for casual, mid-core, and crypto gamers focusing on gameplay while leveraging on blockchain and crypto to provide gamification, monetization, and true ownership. In its first game, players will be able to explore a Uchronic Multiverse with RTS and 4X MMO features that bring out the best of Web3 gaming possibilities.
Tales from the Wild
Tales From the Wild is a web3 IP studio crafting memorable worlds and stories that the audience can discover and dive into through an infinity of transmedia experiences (gaming, reading, watching, listening). The studio leverages blockchain and NFTs to provide true ownership and next-gen experiences and utilities to the fans of their franchise.
Versum
Versum is an NFT platform and metaverse on the Tezos blockchain aiming to redefine the art experience within the digital arts space.
Yellow Teapot
Yellow Teapot is a is a unique web and mobile game based around collecting officially licensed cars. It includes a card game with a playing and trading experience, digital collectibles and real-life rewards.
Yumon
Combining blockchain, gaming and the creator economy, Yumon is developing a new monetization enabler for creators through a fantasy league in which they are the heroes. Yumon improves monetization, retention and user acquisition potentials for the channels of tomorrow’s digital artisans.