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Yuriy Naydenov, Waves

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July 12, 2018
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Yuriy Naydenov, Waves

Yuriy Naydenov (Waves) - Blockchain: New Fuel For Your Gameplay

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July 12, 2018
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  1. About Waves • Big & cool • Based in Moscow

    Average daily volume of transactions = $XYZillion
  2. Blockchain • What’s blockchain? • Chain of blocks (surprise) •

    Decentralized • Concensus Blockchain - unhackable public database with relevant information.
  3. Blockchain & Games • Gamers – “blockchain natives” [картинка банкира

    и геймера • The King is dead. Long live the King! $500,000,000
  4. Why would I want BC in games? 1. A single

    cat has been sold for $113,000 2. At peak the game had ~15,000 players and generated $1,5 million / day (yes, that’s a $100 ARPU) 3. Top-10 gaming projects have raised $350,000
  5. Blockchain in the gaming industry • Part 1. DApps –

    actual games using blockchain as the main DB • Part 2 Tokenization – binding items to a blockchain token • E-sports • Crowdfunding • Loyalty programs • Etc.
  6. The cradle of blockchain games Immense entry barrier • Participating

    requires money • No tutorials at all Poor user experience • Poor artworks • No gameplay whatsoever Very little “common gamedev knowledge” and “growth hacks” applied
  7. What happens when big boys come? • China : not

    just TenCent & NetEase, but also Baidu & Xiaomi • 10cent The game, called Let’s Hunt Monsters, combines blockchain technology, augmented reality (AR) and location-based services (LBS) to create a game that is essentially a crossover of Pokemon Go and Cryptokitties • Crytek has launched it’s own currency and platform (100 kills = 3 Crycash) • Ubisoft has a team dedicated to blockchain and an event in Lyon • 410 game projects on Blockchain Gamer
  8. Some examples • You tokenize all the items of players

    in finals and you sell THE knife that was used to score epic win. You sell it on the auction • Sword -> Beelzebub -> Sword the Beelzebub Slayer +3 –> trade • You introduce an achievement tokenized item, give it to player that have spent 1000 years in your game and make it tradable. They sell it, you get your cut.
  9. summary • What’s Blockchain? • How does the market look

    like? • Is there any money? • Game Examples • Current state • Tokenization • Increase revenue • Improve user engagement • Build new Gameplay • Main Blockchain protocols
  10. How do I start? - Hackaton (GameNods) - Incubators (WavesLab)

    - Raise money on ICO or regular investment It is a gold rush, go get your pickaxe!