The crypto space is an ever expanding world of enthusiasts, adopting and employing blockchain technology and exploring the possibilities for mainstream services. However in the global market, blockchain is still very much in its infancy and has some way to go before mass adoption becomes a reality. Blockchain gaming is a vital branch of the crypto space and is an exciting up and coming industry in its own right which has the potential of addressing two important factors; enabling mass adoption and advancing blockchain technology.
Addressing the stumbling block that still befalls the mainstream adoption of blockchain technologies, gaming opens the gates to the crypto world by providing much needed use cases and learning opportunities. Getting into blockchain, for a lot of people involves trawling through websites, doing a lot of reading, registering in exchanges and eventually buying some coins. A long and arduous process and not always a positive learning experience. Gaming addresses just this by providing a fun way to get into blockchain and enhancing the user experience.
One such game addressing the task of making the crypto world accessible for mass adoption is Everdragons. The team is creating a platform where users have clear instructions on the basics of blockchain with tutorials and achievement systems to present challenges with clear goals.
Players will purchase cute dragons and play games whilst learning about transaction fees, different blockchains and generally becoming more familiar with the blockchain interface. The game also integrates websites such as coinmarketcap.com where it retrieves data to power one of the games in order to introduce players to popular and trusted points of information in the crypto space.
Gaming has historically been fundamental in technological developments as it pushes the boundaries of what is possible to meet the ever growing demands of players and for companies to be successful in a huge and competitive industry. Where traditional gaming has provided enormous advancements in graphics and storytelling, blockchain gaming provides opportunity to explore new ground and make advancements on blockchains huge potential. In the blockchain gaming world the technical possibilities are truly exciting. Everdragons is pushing the boundaries by providing 100% visually unique assets created on chain, and personalizing its assets by linking them to off chain events through the use of oracle services retrieving data from APIs.
This new age of gaming, with the foundation of true ownership of tokens, changes the player-platform dynamics. Players are essentially invested in the platform and in turn its success with the incentive of financial rewards through dividends from equity tokens, inflation of utility tokens and levelling up characters or acquiring other digital assets which can be sold for a profit. True token ownership also allows cross game integration adding more value to assets. Imagine being able to access your Everdragons in another game, or taking a sword from one platform and battle with it in another. This is the future of gaming.
For now, small startups and indie game developers have the chance to display true creativity, discover new ways to game, embrace player autonomy and lead the way in bringing blockchain technology to the masses.
Let’s learn through play.