<s>
Sansar	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
social	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
platform	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
only	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
San	O
Francisco-based	O
firm	O
Linden	O
Lab	O
,	O
and	O
now	O
owned	O
by	O
Sansar	B-General_Concept
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
participant	O
is	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
detailed	O
avatar	B-Application
that	O
is	O
the	O
graphical	O
representation	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
including	O
speech-driven	O
facial	O
animations	O
and	O
motion-driven	O
body	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sansar	B-General_Concept
supports	O
both	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headsets	I-Device
(	O
including	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
and	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
)	O
and	O
Windows	O
computers	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
free	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
with	O
advanced	O
features	O
available	O
for	O
paying	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Linden	O
Lab	O
announced	O
its	O
intent	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
“	O
next-generation	O
virtual	O
world	O
”	O
in	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
its	O
popular	O
virtual	O
world	O
Second	B-Application
Life	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
more	O
details	O
about	O
the	O
project	O
became	O
public	O
including	O
its	O
positioning	O
as	O
a	O
social	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
product	O
name	O
had	O
not	O
yet	O
been	O
made	O
public	O
,	O
media	O
reports	O
initially	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
initiative	O
by	O
its	O
internal	O
development	O
codename	O
Project	O
Sansar	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
development	O
progressed	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
more	O
invitations	O
were	O
extended	O
to	O
a	O
larger	O
pool	O
of	O
creators	O
for	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
“	O
creator	O
preview	O
”	O
version	O
of	O
what	O
would	O
soon	O
be	O
officially	O
branded	O
Sansar	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
word	O
"	O
sansar	B-General_Concept
"	O
( संसार	O
)	O
is	O
Sanskrit	O
for	O
"	O
world	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Sansar	B-General_Concept
partnered	O
with	O
electronic	O
music	O
record	O
label	O
Monstercat	O
to	O
bring	O
live	O
entertainment	O
to	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
setting	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
eight	O
year	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2020	O
,	O
Linden	O
Lab	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
supporting	O
Sansar	B-General_Concept
and	O
are	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
owner	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wookey	O
Project	O
Corp	O
.	O
purchased	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
assets	O
under	O
the	O
Sansar	B-General_Concept
name	O
to	O
animate	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
the	O
web	O
under	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
its	O
Chief	O
Executive	O
Officer	O
Jonathan	O
Fried	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
Linden	O
Lab	O
will	O
concentrate	O
on	O
its	O
legacy	O
virtual	O
world	O
platform	O
Second	B-Application
Life	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Linden	O
Labs	O
announced	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
Sansar	B-General_Concept
to	O
San	O
Francisco-based	O
technology	O
company	O
Wookey	O
Project	O
Corp	O
,	O
to	O
continue	O
Sansar	B-General_Concept
's	O
current	O
event	O
based	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
assets	O
of	O
Sansar	B-General_Concept
were	O
sold	O
to	O
Sansar	B-General_Concept
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
CEO	O
,	O
Chance	O
Richie	O
,	O
stated	O
on	O
the	O
community	O
Discord	O
channel	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
management	O
team	O
will	O
be	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
future	O
and	O
making	O
Sansar	B-General_Concept
the	O
most	O
Creator-friendly	O
Metaverse	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CEO	O
's	O
vision	O
is	O
focused	O
on	O
realizing	O
Sansar	B-General_Concept
's	O
potential	O
by	O
providing	O
the	O
Creator	O
community	O
the	O
tools	O
they	O
need	O
to	O
build	O
the	O
most	O
engaging	O
worlds	O
,	O
quests	O
,	O
and	O
experiences	O
in	O
the	O
Metaverse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Second	B-Application
Life	I-Application
,	O
Sansar	B-General_Concept
has	O
its	O
own	O
virtual	O
economy	O
and	O
unit	O
of	O
trade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sansar	B-General_Concept
users	O
can	O
buy	O
and	O
sell	O
virtual	O
creations	O
using	O
the	O
"	O
Sansar	B-General_Concept
dollar	O
"	O
(	O
S$	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sansar	B-General_Concept
dollars	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
online	O
via	O
the	O
Sansar	B-General_Concept
Dollar	O
Exchange	O
(	O
SandeX	O
)	O
or	O
earned	O
by	O
selling	O
items	O
in	O
the	O
Sansar	B-General_Concept
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
virtual	O
economy	O
of	O
Sansar	B-General_Concept
is	O
still	O
in	O
its	O
infancy	O
,	O
many	O
observers	O
compare	O
its	O
eventual	O
potential	O
to	O
Second	B-Application
Life	I-Application
’s	O
robust	O
economy	O
which	O
in	O
2016	O
saw	O
$500	O
million	O
in	O
user-to-user	O
transactions	O
and	O
about	O
$60	O
million	O
taken	O
home	O
by	O
creators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sansar	B-General_Concept
has	O
gained	O
popularity	O
with	O
music	O
artists	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
best	O
in	O
class	O
photo	O
realism	O
and	O
concurrency	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
notably	O
,	O
the	O
Lost	O
Horizon	O
music	O
festival	O
was	O
hosted	O
in	O
Sansar	B-General_Concept
during	O
the	O
COVID19	O
lockdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
event	O
first	O
launched	O
as	O
a	O
global	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
venue	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
two	O
day	O
,	O
four	O
stage	O
festival	O
.	O
</s>
