June 13, 2022
Genesis Week 2022 Recap
What happens in Vegas, stays in the metaverse! Thank you to everyone who participated in Genesis Week 2022. Whether you joined us for our first-ever Genesis Week in-person event or online, we hope that this Genesis Week was one to remember. We had a number of announcements this week with tons of winners, so here’s a quick recap to get you up to speed.
Upland is Going Global
Get your passports ready as Upland prepares for its first international city, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! After teasing an international city release with terminal sales and giveaways earlier in Genesis Week, we were excited to announce at the Light It Upland Awards Party that Rio de Janeiro will be Upland’s first city outside of the United States. We can’t wait to see what Uplanders and the amazing Brazilian community do with Rio De Janeiro and look forward to bringing the fantastic city to Upland.
Recognizing Upland’s Finest
Genesis Week 2022 was capped off with the Light It Upland Awards Party at the incredible Illuminarium. After a few remarks from our Co-Founders and Co-CEOs, Dirk Leuth and Idan Zuckerman, we announced and recognized the winners of the Community Superlatives, the Design Challenge, and Hackathon. Please offer a huge congratulations to the following Uplanders for their big wins!
- Broadcaster of the Year | Loyldoyl
- Designer of the Year | Retry_88
- Player of the Year | Mucida
- Design Challenge Winner | Shaktilyn
- Hackathon Community Choice | The UPX Spark Exchange by stosh15x, MossiJake, and KaffineAddict
- Hackathon Grand Prize Winner | NFT Battle Arenas by Team GJS - Grombrindal, Jmansuy, and SheepMiner
Click here to watch a recording of the awards ceremony.
The Genesis Week Grand Prize
During Genesis Week, Uplanders had the opportunity to earn an entry into a giveaway for the chance to win the first-ever minted car, the one-of-a-kind MV Motors Series 1 Genesis Trim!
Congratulations to those who earned an entry into the giveaway.
- Thrifty Trader Challenge Winner | Conperk
- Master Treasure Hunter Challenge Winner | Lordvanilla
- Light It Upland Hunt Winner | Smuckuss
- Genesis Week Collections Challenge Winner | Kristakihud
- Genesis Challenge Drawing | Brooksy95
The Grand Prize winner was revealed in a racing demo, so click here to see who won! Also, congratulations to Dongdingbat who won the Series V E Trim from the in-person giveaway!
Cars, Cars, Cars!
A huge topic at Genesis Week was the upcoming release of cars. Earlier in the week, we held our first ever silent auction and cars draft where 21 cars were reserved for their new owners. We also auctioned the first artisan Series V with the winning design from Shaktilyn from the Genesis Week Design Challenge. The results of the auction and cars draft can be viewed here. Lastly, as we prepare for the launch of cars, production has started at the MV Motors Manufacturing Plant! Find your way to 4220 Network Circle, Santa Clara, CA to see the progress and the cars that have been produced!
Livestreams Galore
Genesis Week was filled with live streams that offered a little something for everyone. These live streams can be found on the Upland Youtube or Twitch Channel. The complete list of Upland live streams can be found here and don’t forget to check out the special Genesis Week streams from our friends 2Stupid2Win and ThankMeLater from the UPX Podcast and Loyldoyl from the Upland Show.
Genesis Week Rewards
We hope that everyone enjoyed their Genesis Week and were able to get their hands on some of the rewards such as UPX, Spark, and Block Explorers. Please be patient as we work to get all the rewards out to players as we wrap up the Genesis Week festivities. We hope to have all rewards dropped by the end of this week.
Thank you to everyone who made this Genesis Week possible! We hope that you enjoyed our events both in-person and online and please keep an eye out for surveys that will land in your emails in the near future. We were blown away by the response this week and cannot wait to create an even better experience next year. Thank you again and we will see you in the metaverse!