Games are an honest tool to teach adults up about new ideas, they are tiring and diverting. You’ll use them to show kids, yet for whatever reason you want kids to identify bitcoin, they won’t like to use it until they get older.
The grown ups can undo and enjoy a wonderful time, and the continuing interaction of educational games for the main part is pretty bad, so I can't think of enrolling this national game.
Topic: A game that educates people about Bitcoin - page 2. (Read 1145 times)
That is really a great initiative taken by the game community. It becomes easily for people to learn about something through gaming. Most of the people around the world still do not know much about bitcoin,so this is the best source to make those people educated about bitcoin. Those days are not far when everything will be dealt with bitcoin and surely bitcoin will take over the world soon.So,it is really a great initiative to make such things to educate people about bitcoin.
It is difficult to attract people to play games, especially if it is educational games. I like computer games and I am also a crypto enthusiast, even if I am a newbie there is no way I am playing that game. This is a good way to promote mass adaptation and crypto knowledge, however, I believe it won't be that effective.
But the use of educational games is appropriate enough to convey information simply and pleasantly, with the support of attractive graphics and animations, rather than just reading a row of letters. There must be a small number of people who use this. If the OP can promote the mini-game well, I think this is effective enough to provide education to the newbie. All objects can become learning media, the OP has already determined its target players, so I'm sure what the OP can do can be useful.Exactly, it’ll be fun and knowledgeable at the same time. If OP will be able to create a game that is customer friendly, which means easy to use and understand and use attractive graphics then I think players will still be interested in it especially that bitcoin is becoming popular. With the game type people will know about bitcoin in a simpler way.
It is difficult to attract people to play games, especially if it is educational games. I like computer games and I am also a crypto enthusiast, even if I am a newbie there is no way I am playing that game. This is a good way to promote mass adaptation and crypto knowledge, however, I believe it won't be that effective.
But the use of educational games is appropriate enough to convey information simply and pleasantly, with the support of attractive graphics and animations, rather than just reading a row of letters. There must be a small number of people who use this. If the OP can promote the mini-game well, I think this is effective enough to provide education to the newbie. All objects can become learning media, the OP has already determined its target players, so I'm sure what the OP can do can be useful. 
Hi all,
I recently started working on an educational game that informs the player about some of the important concepts about bitcoin and am looking for some feedback.
The target player is not an engineer or an economist, but a person on the street that still believes fiat is good and that we are fine with money controlled by the state.
The game is designed as a series of conversations between two people, one asks questions and the other responds. The responses almost always include a mini game where the player solves a simple task to understand the concept.
For example, the first game is a simple "scratch the screen" game to reveal the bitcoin emission schedule.
Here's a list topics for which I am currently developing mini games:
Would love to get any input on the list if topics. Is there something I am missing as the first introduction to someone new to bitcoin? Is there something I should take out?
Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
I recently started working on an educational game that informs the player about some of the important concepts about bitcoin and am looking for some feedback.
The target player is not an engineer or an economist, but a person on the street that still believes fiat is good and that we are fine with money controlled by the state.
The game is designed as a series of conversations between two people, one asks questions and the other responds. The responses almost always include a mini game where the player solves a simple task to understand the concept.
For example, the first game is a simple "scratch the screen" game to reveal the bitcoin emission schedule.
Here's a list topics for which I am currently developing mini games:
- Inflation hedge. Digital Gold.
- How to pay using Bitcoin. No need for Credit Cards or banks.
- How payments work - mining intro.
- Double spending is almost impossible.
- Censorship resistance.
- Fleeing a war zone with bitcoin.
- Keeping it safe. Secret sharing.
- Purity of bitcoin vis a vis gold purity tests.
- Address the fear of losing coins.
- Anonymity and privacy.
- No banks or state or single miner or developer regulates Bitcoin. Essentially, "no one" regulates Bitcoin.
Would love to get any input on the list if topics. Is there something I am missing as the first introduction to someone new to bitcoin? Is there something I should take out?
Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
Design the game similar to how Cashflow 101 game is played to make it interactive and fun and also they should be forced to think on how they view money.
To add:
1. How the government keeps increasing fiat currency (inflation) vs how bitcoin is fixed supply (deflationary). How savings in fiat or value of savings in fiat is being robbed in plain sight.
2. Why no one can stop a bitcoin transaction (censorship resistance)
3. Why bitcoin is "unhackable" - e.g. will take 33 decillion years to crack a btc wallet with value using an existing ultra-super-mega computer.
4. Why bitcoin is better than gold in terms of portability (imagine carrying $100,000,000 in gold and paying someone with it haha)
Hi all,
I recently started working on an educational game that informs the player about some of the important concepts about bitcoin and am looking for some feedback.
The target player is not an engineer or an economist, but a person on the street that still believes fiat is good and that we are fine with money controlled by the state.
The game is designed as a series of conversations between two people, one asks questions and the other responds. The responses almost always include a mini game where the player solves a simple task to understand the concept.
For example, the first game is a simple "scratch the screen" game to reveal the bitcoin emission schedule.
Here's a list topics for which I am currently developing mini games:
Would love to get any input on the list if topics. Is there something I am missing as the first introduction to someone new to bitcoin? Is there something I should take out?
Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
That is a good thing. If I am a game developer in the future, I will choose to create games that are related in cryptocurrency or a game that gives knowledge about cryptocurrency, well, that is good especially for the children or to adults. I think that they will become motivated to learn cryptocurrency if they see some animated characters and places on the background. Still, I think a game that teaches cryptocurrency has a disadvantage as well because for sure some of the players won't focus on learning but rather on the game, actually based on my experienced, it is so hard to learn something when you are playing, you will become distracted on reading, analyzing and understanding the message if you are playing. I recently started working on an educational game that informs the player about some of the important concepts about bitcoin and am looking for some feedback.
The target player is not an engineer or an economist, but a person on the street that still believes fiat is good and that we are fine with money controlled by the state.
The game is designed as a series of conversations between two people, one asks questions and the other responds. The responses almost always include a mini game where the player solves a simple task to understand the concept.
For example, the first game is a simple "scratch the screen" game to reveal the bitcoin emission schedule.
Here's a list topics for which I am currently developing mini games:
- Inflation hedge. Digital Gold.
- How to pay using Bitcoin. No need for Credit Cards or banks.
- How payments work - mining intro.
- Double spending is almost impossible.
- Censorship resistance.
- Fleeing a war zone with bitcoin.
- Keeping it safe. Secret sharing.
- Purity of bitcoin vis a vis gold purity tests.
- Address the fear of losing coins.
- Anonymity and privacy.
- No banks or state or single miner or developer regulates Bitcoin. Essentially, "no one" regulates Bitcoin.
Would love to get any input on the list if topics. Is there something I am missing as the first introduction to someone new to bitcoin? Is there something I should take out?
Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
Games are an effective medium rather than just reading texts with similar concepts. The information to be conveyed is packaged in an interesting form, depending on the desired target, and if this is introduced early on in teens I think it can have a positive effect on their mindset on the development of the financial system of technology. This is very interesting and unique niche.
All the basic things needed to understand the cryptocurrency ecosystem are also included in the OP list.
All the basic things needed to understand the cryptocurrency ecosystem are also included in the OP list.
Sounds like a good idea. Lots of people may not be interested if it too difficult or technical.
Most people would probably grasp things easily if you use real Bitcoin with "many transparent & fancy piggy banks in a large containers". Everyone has the copy of the container but nobody owns it. It's decentralized, transparent, permissionless, trustless, immutable, anonymous etc. After playing the game, you could ask them if they prefer having the container in the care of a central authority or in their care. If they choose the latter you inform them that is what Bitcoin is about.
I bet most will prefer holding and monitoring the piggy bank container together as a community
Most people would probably grasp things easily if you use real Bitcoin with "many transparent & fancy piggy banks in a large containers". Everyone has the copy of the container but nobody owns it. It's decentralized, transparent, permissionless, trustless, immutable, anonymous etc. After playing the game, you could ask them if they prefer having the container in the care of a central authority or in their care. If they choose the latter you inform them that is what Bitcoin is about.
I bet most will prefer holding and monitoring the piggy bank container together as a community
Well, I think that is a nice idea that use games as medium to introduce and influence other to be interested and knows about cryptocurrency, actually, I'm not good at suggesting at complex things but what you have right now is enough maybe while developing it you will think of others things to add, but in all, it might work.
I never seen any game like this. A combination of games plus useful information about bitcoin. You have a good purpose creating this kind of unique game. If this will help people who do not enough knowedge in bitcoin, then it is such a great idea and I do think many will suppport this Awareness is always the key for adoption and this game of yours is simply amazing to do that kind of tasks that engage bitcoin informations.
There are a lot of games like this.
Giving information, used in the schools so children will be familiarized with the spelling of words and even familiarizing the keys on the keyboards, there are also games about Bitcoin. The problem here is that how will it gain players, if this game will be developed, someone needs to advertise this game so a lot of people would also play it.
I like the idea,but building a game from scratch isn't easy at all.
If the game isn't entertaining enough,nobody would bother playing (even if it's really informative).
A game with asking and answering questions seems really boring.Kids and teenagers simply won't be interested into such game. Do you have any concepts about the game design?
Will you outsource this to a game developer?Do you have a budget?How do you plan to fund this project?
If the game isn't entertaining enough,nobody would bother playing (even if it's really informative).
A game with asking and answering questions seems really boring.Kids and teenagers simply won't be interested into such game. Do you have any concepts about the game design?
Will you outsource this to a game developer?Do you have a budget?How do you plan to fund this project?
I am self funding this for now. I am a developer, and have picked up Unity2D just for this project.
I am commissioning an artist to provide artwork. I do think the getting the artwork right will be key.
i think you can share this in Service section and ask for some help since we have many good dev and artist as well that can give help for free if they find you as legit and progressing ?https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=52.0
here post your preferred work to ask,there is nothing to lose if you try right?
Self funding for now. I am hoping to get the first few missions out and then look for some donations to continue to the advanced levels.
well let us know in future,maybe even a small amount can help(but never Beg for this forum because that is not allowed by the rules) 
OK those are cool topics, but as some already feedback, still possibly quite technical. I think it's got to be in the forms of questions people are most likely to ask about using Bitcoin (as opposed to questions people would ask about speculating on or investing on Bitcoin).
In my own starting experience, it's like:
1. How do I send someone Bitcoin without making a mistake?
But what could be more fun is a section on convincing people why they should switch to Bitcoin, with a game that teaches them the key differences. Ie. What actually happens when I send someone 1 dollar to their bank account, and when I sent someone 100 satoshi to their own Bitcoin wallet?
Answer could revolve around actually you sending money to bank and bank updating an account balance of the receiver... money stays at the bank.
And Bitcoin, you're transferring sole ownership to another user.
In my own starting experience, it's like:
1. How do I send someone Bitcoin without making a mistake?
But what could be more fun is a section on convincing people why they should switch to Bitcoin, with a game that teaches them the key differences. Ie. What actually happens when I send someone 1 dollar to their bank account, and when I sent someone 100 satoshi to their own Bitcoin wallet?
Answer could revolve around actually you sending money to bank and bank updating an account balance of the receiver... money stays at the bank.
And Bitcoin, you're transferring sole ownership to another user.
It's a pretty good idea but based on my experience if you're going to create your own game will need a fund to develop that game also you will make your own cryptocurrency in order to give a reward to the one that answer correctly. The reward will increase level by level and some kind of trophy in the end or if you will reward Satoshi it will be good. An education game that all about cryptocurrency ? It will give more idea and make easy to understand to everybody who want to know it. It's easier for them to educate if they're enjoying it.
I never seen any game like this. A combination of games plus useful information about bitcoin. You have a good purpose creating this kind of unique game. If this will help people who do not enough knowedge in bitcoin, then it is such a great idea and I do think many will suppport this Awareness is always the key for adoption and this game of yours is simply amazing to do that kind of tasks that engage bitcoin informations.
Great idea! A mini-game is ideal for an objective between 18 years and over. Because there are certain warnings about the use of Bitcoin that are clearly understandable.
It can be fun if users have challenges and missions where they can earn rewards and points. Also, with the points earned they can become satoshi, it would be an advantage.
It would be hard to associate game to bitcoin or cryptocurrency specially when you are playing an online game and the reward is a cryptocurrency which is satoshi or any coin i think the developer of the game will be having a hard time f that would be the concept of the game playing the game winning the game and earn free satoshi a after the game maybe that would be a hard part for the developer.It can be fun if users have challenges and missions where they can earn rewards and points. Also, with the points earned they can become satoshi, it would be an advantage.
I think the main concept will be just the game will be having a connection to cryptocurrency and bitcoin and which they will how to promote or introduce bitcoin is.
I don't think games are a good tool for educating adults about new concepts, they are time-consuming and distracting. You could use them to teach kids, but why would you want to teach kids about Bitcoin in the first place, it's not like they will be using it till they grow up.
Adults play games to relax and have fun, and educational games generally have poor gameplay, so I can't imagine such game being popular.
Games is a good way to educate other people. They are having fun while learning how bitcoin really works. They would fully understand what bitcoin can do if they are enjoying studying about it. Plain text information is much more boring than playing a game while learning so, I do not think that this one is a bad idea at all.Adults play games to relax and have fun, and educational games generally have poor gameplay, so I can't imagine such game being popular.
I don't think games are a good tool for educating adults about new concepts, they are time-consuming and distracting. You could use them to teach kids, but why would you want to teach kids about Bitcoin in the first place, it's not like they will be using it till they grow up.
Adults play games to relax and have fun, and educational games generally have poor gameplay, so I can't imagine such game being popular.
Games is a good way to educate other people. They are having fun while learning how bitcoin really works. They would fully understand what bitcoin can do if they are enjoying studying about it. Plain text information is much more boring than playing a game while learning so, I do not think that this one is a bad idea at all.Adults play games to relax and have fun, and educational games generally have poor gameplay, so I can't imagine such game being popular.
Great idea! A mini-game is ideal for an objective between 18 years and over. Because there are certain warnings about the use of Bitcoin that are clearly understandable.
It can be fun if users have challenges and missions where they can earn rewards and points. Also, with the points earned they can become satoshi, it would be an advantage.
It would be hard to associate game to bitcoin or cryptocurrency specially when you are playing an online game and the reward is a cryptocurrency which is satoshi or any coin i think the developer of the game will be having a hard time f that would be the concept of the game playing the game winning the game and earn free satoshi a after the game maybe that would be a hard part for the developer.It can be fun if users have challenges and missions where they can earn rewards and points. Also, with the points earned they can become satoshi, it would be an advantage.
I think the main concept will be just the game will be having a connection to cryptocurrency and bitcoin and which they will how to promote or introduce bitcoin is.
i love gaming and this is one of my past time,i even spend regular time so why not with this one?consider me as one that will try this.
I am self funding this for now. I am a developer, and have picked up Unity2D just for this project.
I am commissioning an artist to provide artwork. I do think the getting the artwork right will be key.
nice initiative mate ,just continue your doings because seems like you are heading for the goodness of crypto specially Bitcoin.
I am self funding this for now. I am a developer, and have picked up Unity2D just for this project.
I am commissioning an artist to provide artwork. I do think the getting the artwork right will be key.
Self funding for now. I am hoping to get the first few missions out and then look for some donations to continue to the advanced levels.
of course there might be help coming from us if we find your project worth donating. I like the idea,but building a game from scratch isn't easy at all.
If the game isn't entertaining enough,nobody would bother playing (even if it's really informative).
A game with asking and answering questions seems really boring.Kids and teenagers simply won't be interested into such game. Do you have any concepts about the game design?
Will you outsource this to a game developer?Do you have a budget?How do you plan to fund this project?
If the game isn't entertaining enough,nobody would bother playing (even if it's really informative).
A game with asking and answering questions seems really boring.Kids and teenagers simply won't be interested into such game. Do you have any concepts about the game design?
Will you outsource this to a game developer?Do you have a budget?How do you plan to fund this project?
I am self funding this for now. I am a developer, and have picked up Unity2D just for this project.
I am commissioning an artist to provide artwork. I do think the getting the artwork right will be key.
Self funding for now. I am hoping to get the first few missions out and then look for some donations to continue to the advanced levels.
I don't think games are a good tool for educating adults about new concepts, they are time-consuming and distracting. You could use them to teach kids, but why would you want to teach kids about Bitcoin in the first place, it's not like they will be using it till they grow up.
Adults play games to relax and have fun, and educational games generally have poor gameplay, so I can't imagine such game being popular.
Adults play games to relax and have fun, and educational games generally have poor gameplay, so I can't imagine such game being popular.
Too negative. Why do we play games? To relax and have fun, right? It is as what you have said. That's why we are putting something on games, not only for fun, but also for education. Games are very effective when we want people to experience and understand something. Because it requires simulation, cooperation of the player, and in that way, not only they have engaged themselves in the game, they also learned something from bitcoin.
If we will not do something to spread bitcoin, then there will be no way it will be used by many people.
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