Nexon Co., Ltd. has begun domestic pilot service for its new content creation and play platform, ‘MapleStory Worlds’.
‘Maple Story World’ is a platform where anyone can create and share their own world (content) and enjoy it with others by utilizing the vast resources of ‘Maple Story’, Nexon’s representative intellectual property (IP). Supports cross play on mobile.
Users can create an avatar that expresses their individuality, communicate with friends, and play with others while exploring the numerous worlds created in ‘Maple Story World.’ You can also look at recommended worlds in various categories such as ‘Popular’, ‘With Friends’, and ‘Highly Immersive’.
Representative worlds include ▲’Central City’, where you can recruit party members to enjoy Maple Story World together, ▲’Monster Farm’, where you can collect monsters and create your own farm, ▲’Miner Simulator’, where you can explore deep mines while mining, etc. Contents with unique fun have been prepared.
Additionally, you can use the platform’s creation tools to implement your own ideas and present them to others. You can use ‘Maple Story”s vast resources, such as art and BGM, as well as user generated content (UGC) that you create yourself, and it is also possible to develop content elaborately using Lua Script.
Nexon operates a developer center to help creators create content more smoothly in ‘Maple Story World’. It also provides step-by-step learning content and guide videos so that anyone can gain development knowledge about world creation from the basic level.
In addition, we have opened a developer forum where development know-how is shared between ‘Maple Story World’ creators, a player forum where people can recommend fun worlds or show off their avatars, and Discord and Ins, where you can quickly find various news about ‘Maple Story World’. Official SNS channels such as Tagram were also introduced.
Nexon plans to sequentially introduce functions that can generate revenue through worlds or avatar costumes created by creators with the purpose of actively listening to the feedback of ‘Maple Story World’ users through this pilot service. The service area will also expand to global targets in the future.
Shin Min-seok, director of Nexon, said, “We are happy to be able to meet domestic users directly through Maple Story World. We ask for your interest as this is a new attempt that allows users to become creators themselves by opening up our IP.”
Source: Pangyo Techno Valley Official Newsroom
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