What is Sonic SVM?
Sonic is the first Solana Layer 2 platform designed specifically for sovereign games, utilizing the HyperGrid framework to enable horizontal scaling of the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM). This architecture allows for the creation of customized, virtual machine-agnostic game engines, facilitating seamless integration and scalability for gaming applications.
By leveraging HyperGrid, Sonic enhances the Solana gaming ecosystem’s capacity to process millions of requests per second for each game, with transactions settling back onto Solana’s Layer 1. This setup provides developers with on-chain gaming tools and data types through an Entity Component System (ECS) framework, offering sandbox utilities for building business logic. Additionally, Sonic supports the deployment of decentralized applications (dApps) from Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) chains to Solana via the HyperGrid interpreter, promoting cross-chain compatibility.
Sonic also offers monetization infrastructure, including growth, traffic, payment, and settlement solutions tailored for games. The platform’s vision is to expand the existing Solana gaming ecosystem, enabling it to handle a high volume of transactions per game while maintaining the security and composability inherent to Solana.
For developers interested in building on Sonic, the platform provides resources and programs such as Sonic Accelerate for gaming partners and the SPIN Program for ecosystem partners. The Sonic Testnet is currently live, offering opportunities for direct interaction and engagement through initiatives like Sonic Odyssey.