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.
Topic: A game that educates people about Bitcoin - page 3. (Read 1195 times)
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.
The idea of creating something to promote the use of bitcoin is a good one. Games have been a part of the life of people and has earned its reputation economically, emotionally, and psychologically. If we are to target these three important points that involve people, especially those who aren't familiar of bitcoin, then it could actually reveal good results.
However, it should also be noted that before putting the game into action, there are lots of factors to be considered first such as: the game's success, promotion, graphics, good game concept, testing, sharing of achievements, negative reviews, retaining user's attention, and clones. Some factors can be solved and taken into account easily, but, for instance, retaining user's attention could be a little bit hard.
We live in a world where technology and the appearance of world-class games is inevitable. I also think that the target audience must be considered because if you are to develop a game that only involves jobless men or someone who isn't happy with what he is earning, then I think you will need more of them. This will surely take a long, long time.
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.
I don't agree with you. Games are one of the most powerful ways to actually conceptualize new things. I believe there were few studies made that proven that learning gamification is better than just scanning through some text or listen to lectures.
Also why do we need to stop playing games if we're adults?
i agree, we should teach our kids on BTC basics, if everything goes as expected, it will be the currency and investment tool which they will use as adults, it is good to teach them while they are little for the future...
To be honest, I liked the concept of this educational game, it is really important to teach people especially the children through some easy ways like, games..ect. In addition to that, I did notice lately that Bitcoin's community needs to know more about this domain specifically the newbies.
Plus, maybe you will get some negative thoughts or opinions from the other members and that's a normally fact, we are all different, you need to accept all the opinions even the worst ones and then try to improve your self and idea .
Good luck and keep going forward.
Plus, maybe you will get some negative thoughts or opinions from the other members and that's a normally fact, we are all different, you need to accept all the opinions even the worst ones and then try to improve your self and idea .
Good luck and keep going forward.
That is very good, I would have recommended that you add a means for them to be earning bitcoins as a reward for completing every stage, but unfortunately that would be similar to what you earn from faucets so it won’t really make any sense.
I have seen quite a few Bitcoin games and the amount they pay doesn’t make any sense to me, it’s just like they faucets rebuilt faucets as games and those little cents are not worth the stress. You can still add it though just to say thanks to them for learning about cryptocurrency using your platform.
I have seen quite a few Bitcoin games and the amount they pay doesn’t make any sense to me, it’s just like they faucets rebuilt faucets as games and those little cents are not worth the stress. You can still add it though just to say thanks to them for learning about cryptocurrency using your platform.
Games is a considerable move but honestly speaking there are other alternative and much better options to this one.
100% agree with you. Implementing the Bitcoin tutorial in the game without the game getting boring is a challenging task for developers but if they are very successful in this it will deliver a greater impact than those alternatives that suppose to be a better option in advertising Bitcoin.
This was a great way to generate mass adoption but we camnot say how many people will use this app. Maybe if this was successfully made it can generate adoption but I think it is not enough to make the bitcoin ecosystem become bullish. What we need is mass adoption which we can get if we get total support of people worldwide to apply to their everyday life.
I must say that inclining gaming experience to the pursuit of Bitcoin is an innovative idea. Through integrating Bitcoin to what people love doing, gaming, their awareness of it could increased. However, it could possibly raise awareness and pique one's interest but it would be a challenge to give them the overview of the wholeness of the concept of Bitcoin. But nonetheless, this idea is creative and if developed accordingly, it would be a lot level of educating and spreading the word about Bitcoin.
You are right. The game is fun and an alternative to help get tired and tired. If the game can be used as a way to earn money through cryptocurrency it will definitely be more interesting. Doing fun and making a profit too, it's double fun.I also agree that the game is a good medium for introducing bitcoin, hopefully, more and more people are aware that bitcoin can be used as an alternative to adding revenue.
This is a good idea! But why would an ordinary person want to install this app? Especially if this person believes that fiat money is better than cryptocurrency.
I agree with you, installing apps is a big friction point.
That is why I am undecided if I should deliver it as a mobile app or a in browser experience. I am using unity2d and for now working hard to support both mobile and mouse/keyboard inputs.
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.
I think this depends on how the game was developed. Educating someone using a game does not necessarily mean a straight-up tutorial. The game developer can incorporate important facts into the storyline of the game.
For example, in an RPG game, a developer can make a quest about the importance of protecting passwords and private keys in cryptocurrency, or a Visual Novel with a good storyline will do. It all depends on how creative the game developer will be and how he can make learning crypto interesting while playing his game.
So it will really vary on overall concept.I actually have same inputs on how this thing should really be done and telling to be effective
once its launched.
Games is a considerable move but honestly speaking there are other alternative and much better options to this one.
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.
I think this depends on how the game was developed. Educating someone using a game does not necessarily mean a straight-up tutorial. The game developer can incorporate important facts into the storyline of the game.
For example, in an RPG game, a developer can make a quest about the importance of protecting passwords and private keys in cryptocurrency, or a Visual Novel with a good storyline will do. It all depends on how creative the game developer will be and how he can make learning crypto interesting while playing his game.
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.
I think it is important first to atleast introduce the basic of crypto like what was its difference to fiat or what does blockchain mean because it was the first thing that they will encounter as they enter the crypto space. Also, they should be also aware with the risk that they can get as they engage with crypto investment.
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.
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 disagree, I think it us a good idea to create a game that educates people about cryptocurrency because games can be fun and while having fun you can also learn something. For those who have not known bitcoin may find it boring to read and study bitcoin but if it's a game then it will be fun.
This is a good idea! But why would an ordinary person want to install this app? Especially if this person believes that fiat money is better than cryptocurrency.
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.
I disagree, I think it us a good idea to create a game that educates people about cryptocurrency because games can be fun and while having fun you can also learn something. For those who have not known bitcoin may find it boring to read and study bitcoin but if it's a game then it will be fun.
A game that would teach others about BTC is a good idea but the difficulty would be sharing it with the people that need it most.
People on Herr already know about BTC at some extend so that hardest part of the project is reaching the right audience and getting them to play the game?
How do you suggest or how do you plan on doing this?
People on Herr already know about BTC at some extend so that hardest part of the project is reaching the right audience and getting them to play the game?
How do you suggest or how do you plan on doing this?
Marketing is always a challenge.
My plan is to spread the word amongst people who know about bitcoin and want to help their friends and family understand bitcoin a little bit.
That is why feedback and game testing from people who know about a bitcoin, for example the people here, is important part of my development plans.
As a fallback, I plan to approach bitcoin exchanges and sell them the idea of making the game available to their users or use the game as a tool for acquiring new users.
The fallback plan is really a plan to use in case everything else fails. I would love to see the community finding the tool/app/game I am developing to be a useful thing.
It might really work. I can see you are really into it.
You could post some links here next time or maybe an announcement if the game is in beta test.
Some of us could try it and could also help see any errors if there will be.
Like bugs, or something which had been forgotten to be fixed.
I really hope next time we will be seeing your project here first.
Good luck! 
I must say that inclining gaming experience to the pursuit of Bitcoin is an innovative idea. Through integrating Bitcoin to what people love doing, gaming, their awareness of it could increased. However, it could possibly raise awareness and pique one's interest but it would be a challenge to give them the overview of the wholeness of the concept of Bitcoin. But nonetheless, this idea is creative and if developed accordingly, it would be a lot level of educating and spreading the word about Bitcoin.
I would go with anonymity and privacy. As you said, the goal consumer of this game is just normal people that do not know what bitcoin or crypto currencies are and they prefer to keep their personal information to themselves. I think only a group of people will be interested in a story-driven game that you are planning if you ask me you should aim for something addicting, simple but addicting games. Though that would be hard to pair with anonymity and privacy, I don't know. Here's the thing, I played a game in the past where you buy something and while you leave the game the profit is going up and up. I don't remember that game but that is amazing since while you have a lot of money or profit, you could upgrade your house, your PC, your room, etc.
In that game, you could start the player as one wanting to mine bitcoin and maybe 100 to 200 sats are enough profit of it per hour. Then there is this upgrades in his PC where it would speed up his earnings or profit. He could upgrade his PC, his house, he can even buy a miner to more develop his earnings. He could switch to solar so he could reduce his payment in electrical bills. You could add a feature where a hacker can hack his computer, if you will be doing it online, you could match up to other players hacking their PC in that game with a simple mini-game. This is just an idea of mine, hope it gives you something helpful.
In that game, you could start the player as one wanting to mine bitcoin and maybe 100 to 200 sats are enough profit of it per hour. Then there is this upgrades in his PC where it would speed up his earnings or profit. He could upgrade his PC, his house, he can even buy a miner to more develop his earnings. He could switch to solar so he could reduce his payment in electrical bills. You could add a feature where a hacker can hack his computer, if you will be doing it online, you could match up to other players hacking their PC in that game with a simple mini-game. This is just an idea of mine, hope it gives you something helpful.
Some really nice feedback. Thanks. To be honest, I started last year to think about a bitcoin game that looked like what you are saying. However, I changed my mind over the year. I'll try to explain why.
The persistent online games you describe do make the game studios a LOT of money. When I set out to design such a game, I found it got very complicated for a game designer and even for players. I wanted something that my friends who are not into fantasy games to be happy to engage with what I am building.
The second game you describe, kind of exists, but I found it not informative at all. The description of them game calls it an "idle clicker".
There's another one that helps you build a mining operation. However, I think it focusses on one aspect of bitcoin.
In contrast, I really want to build a tool that solves the problem I have. The problem to let my friends understand at a high level, what is bitcoin and why bitcoin is such a useful thing to have.
Now I remembered, thank you for that. In idle clicker though you need to tap the screen so it will give you profit. I don't know the other game but sorry to give you a unoriginal idea. If that is the case though, then you need a high story based game. How about something like an interactive story game where the player will be the one who will choose what happens to the story and the ending will also be based on that. I think you really need to stick in a story based games, so I think an Interactive game can be good too. I know some ero-games as an example like Summertime Saga and Love Esquire, sorry for that examples, that is the only games I could think of right now.
A game that would teach others about BTC is a good idea but the difficulty would be sharing it with the people that need it most.
People on Herr already know about BTC at some extend so that hardest part of the project is reaching the right audience and getting them to play the game?
How do you suggest or how do you plan on doing this?
People on Herr already know about BTC at some extend so that hardest part of the project is reaching the right audience and getting them to play the game?
How do you suggest or how do you plan on doing this?
Marketing is always a challenge.
My plan is to spread the word amongst people who know about bitcoin and want to help their friends and family understand bitcoin a little bit.
That is why feedback and game testing from people who know about a bitcoin, for example the people here, is important part of my development plans.
As a fallback, I plan to approach bitcoin exchanges and sell them the idea of making the game available to their users or use the game as a tool for acquiring new users.
The fallback plan is really a plan to use in case everything else fails. I would love to see the community finding the tool/app/game I am developing to be a useful thing.
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