Games have historically served as a relatively low-risk way to test the potential of new technologies as they emerge, and I expect the same to be true for blockchain.My thesis for on-chain games is as follows.Onchain Asset Games, or Web2.5 Games, that leverage some blockchain technology while maintaining the syntax of traditional games off-chain will have to compete with already successful conventional games within their genre. In most cases, introducing web3 elements into the core game loop will actually take away from its fun. Therefore, web3 elements should be introduced at the engagement layer, independent of the core game logic, which means that the game should be entertaining enough on its own. On a separate note, I'm currently intrigued by the Risk to Earn (R2E) mechanism, also known as sustainable, zero-sum P2E.A Fully Onchain Game, or Autonomous World, where all game assets and logic are implemented on-chain, is still a long way off, but I think it has more potential than the games described above. While we shouldn't expect to see the next League of Legends from Fully Onchain Games, if done well, I think it's possible to see it becoming a minor but cult favorite genre amongst a wide variety of games. It's also important because it's where the newest technologies in the infrastructure space - ZK, rollups, sequencing, etc - will be tested in practice. There's still a long way to go, so let's see how this industry evolves.oyed
In the digital realm, managing intellectual property rights presents significant difficulties. What approach does the Story Protocol take to address these challenges?
A look back at 2023 in the on-chain gaming industry, and a look ahead to 2024.
Japan's cryptocurrency industry regulation has been clearly established based on various past events, reducing a lot of uncertainty for businesses.
Onchain Games I Played This Month: November
This report covers the gaming sector in November 2023.
The Scout Article is a series by Four Pillars that aims to identify promising early-stage blockchain projects through active research and monitoring of emerging sectors.
In a sea of Onchain Organization tools, Simperby stands out because of its unique approach and features. The idea of creating a chain for governance and creating its own consensus mechanism to allow OO members to run their own nodes is pretty cool, but the fact that Simperby can be used not just for governance but as a distributed data store via Git is also very interesting.
The Scout Article is a series by Four Pillars that aims to identify promising early-stage blockchain projects through active research and monitoring of emerging sectors.
This report covers the gaming sector in October 2023.
Your favorite gaming content ‘Onchain Games I Played This Month’ is back again with fresh new games & reviews!
Argus, a onchain game developer and publishing company, has developed an in-house engine called the World Engine to advance Fully Onchain Games (FOCGs). The World Engine, a sharding layer 2 SDK, separates smart contract and game execution logic, improving scalability. A case study on an onchain visual novel game illustrates its potential.
This report covers the gaming sector in September 2023.
Let’s review onchain games that I played this month.
It's been three months since I first covered the concepts of Fully Onchain Games and Autonomous Worlds. How have my thoughts on the sector changed since then, and what new questions have emerged?
It's been three months since I first covered the concepts of Fully Onchain Games and Autonomous Worlds. How have my thoughts on the sector changed since then, and what new questions have emerged?
This report covers the blockchain gaming sector in August 2023
Introducing onchain games I played this month. This month I covered Sparkball, Kamigotchi, Norma in Metaland, Shoshin, and Portal Fantasy.
Let’s look at onchain games I played in July, 2023.
Iskra's launchpad addresses the common issues faced by traditional launchpads through both horizontal and vertical models.
Iskra aims to be a community-driven web3 gaming hub with its E2E gaming platform and a unique community economic system.
Terms like Fully Onchain Game, Autonomous World, and Onchain Reality are often used to describe fully onchain games, but they each carry subtly distinct nuances.