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cNFTCon 2022

cNFTCon 2022 - Cornucopias Booth
Cornucopias at cNFTCon 2022, Las Vegas Convention Center.

In October 2022 we took 11 team members and 1 Discord moderator from Cornucopias to the annual cNFTCon in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The event had 140 booths showcasing Cardano ecosystem projects and was attended by 3,500+ people across the 2-day weekend.


Charles Hoskinson with Cornucopias team
Charles Hoskinson (CEO of IOG) stopped by for a selfie with the Cornucopias team.

Cornucopias had one of the largest 30x30 ft booths with:

  • 5 sofas, 3 chairs, 6 stools
  • A backstage area with large Cornucopias divider
  • 5 plants + 4 tables
  • 3x 55" TVs + 1x 75" TV

These were used to showcase 2 playable Metaverse demos.

Setting up Cornucopias booth
Setting up the Cornucopias booth the day before the event.

Highlights

  • Solace Demo: 10-minute challenge to find Farmer Joe in Solace-1.
    Day 1: 2 winners - Day 2: 9 winners. Each successful player will receive a special backpack NFT.
  • First Ever Player: 9-year-old Ryan.
  • First to Find Joe: Farid (dApp Central YouTuber).
First Player of Cornucopias Metaverse
Ryan - the first ever Cornucopias Metaverse player.
Farid finding Farmer Joe
Congratulations Farid - first to find Farmer Joe!
Leaderboard - Find Farmer Joe
Leaderboard for Finding Joe.

Racing Demo

A 3-player multiplayer racing demo (first previewed at Consensus 2022) was updated and playable:

  • Rebuilt fully in Unreal Engine 5
  • Upgraded graphics + assets
  • Multiplayer via local network
  • API with auto leaderboard
  • Vehicles: GTi Javelins, Bubblejett Sprinters, +2 new exclusive cars

🏁 Fastest time: 2m 15:84s - Afooter (MBSociety)

Racing Leaderboard
Top 25 Racing Leaderboard - Rob at #24 after racing Charles & Josh.

Big Moment

Charles Hoskinson racing Rob & Josh
Charles Hoskinson racing Cornucopias Co-CEOs Rob & Josh.

Charles Hoskinson (CEO of IOG) raced against Rob & Josh in the new UE5 demo - the highlight of the weekend.
Tim Harrison (VP Community & Ecosystem, IOG), influencers, and Cardano community members also joined races.


Stage & Media

  • 50-min interview on stage with JCrypto.
Cornucopias interview with JCrypto
Rob & Josh with JCrypto on stage.
  • 30-min fireside chat with Damon (Charli3).
  • Special Edition COPICafe recorded on the COPICafe Stage.
COPICafe Stage at cNFTCon
Rob on the COPICafe Stage (sponsored by Cornucopias).

Announcement: Cornucopias will launch the first Play-and-Earn eSports platform on Cardano in early 2023.


Community & Networking

  • Exclusive T-shirts & stickers were given to attendees.
  • Rob & Josh held private networking lunches and connected with Cardano projects.
BlakeCNFT found Joe
BlakeCNFT - well done finding Joe!
Mafia & Knights Guilds
Rob with members from Cornucopias Mafia & Knights Guilds.
Scruffy & Rick McCracken with Cornucopias team
Rob & Josh with YouTubers Scruffy & Rick McCracken.
Cornucopias Booth setup crew
Booth setup crew: Pops Steve (far right), Indiana Jones Matt (center).
IOHK team racing
IOHK team enjoying races - Romain Pellerin, Addie Girouard, Tim Harrison.