Topic: The intersection of Bitcoin and gaming - page 2. (Read 2142 times)
^ Proof of Skill?
Instead of "Proof of Work" (POW) or "Proof of Stake" (POS) you could devise a cryptocurrency which relies on "Proof of Ability to Play Games Really Well" or alternatively Proof of Excellence (POE). POE has been proposed before. See here - www.peercointalk.org/index.php?topic=1655.0
So gamers would get monetary rewards for the quality of their play or style of play. This could create competitions/contests where there is no cash reward for the winner of the tournament - there is simply continuous monetary reward during the tournament for the most stylish players.
So gamers would get monetary rewards for the quality of their play or style of play. This could create competitions/contests where there is no cash reward for the winner of the tournament - there is simply continuous monetary reward during the tournament for the most stylish players.
Do you reckon we could make a game as a community project? A bitcoin based game that is?
It seems pretty likely to me that it's not a matter of if but a matter of when. Microtransactions is huge business for the gaming industry and bitcoin is great for microtransactions.
Looking forward to seeing it happen! What great free "marketing" for bitcoin as well.
Looking forward to seeing it happen! What great free "marketing" for bitcoin as well.
I believe that if Bigpoint Games can show a sort of proof-of-concept using BTC for in-game microtransactions (where often virtual items can cost as little as 10c) could prove to be the vanguard for gaming companies who do social MMOs to use BTC. The thing would be, of course, advertising that and getting the Bitcoin+gamer community to pile on and use it.
I've been thinking that Bitcoin would be a great currency for OpenLifeGrid. It might even become the glue that holds disparate worlds together. But I guess I'm tilting at windmills.
I'm curious, what is OpenLifeGrid? (The name reminds me suddenly of AR games similar to Ingress, which I think a Bitcoin-like currency would be brilliant for combining economies.) 
I've been thinking that Bitcoin would be a great currency for OpenLifeGrid OpenSim.. It might even become the glue that holds disparate worlds together. But I guess I'm tilting at windmills.
It seems pretty likely to me that it's not a matter of if but a matter of when. Microtransactions is huge business for the gaming industry and bitcoin is great for microtransactions.
Looking forward to seeing it happen! What great free "marketing" for bitcoin as well.
Looking forward to seeing it happen! What great free "marketing" for bitcoin as well.
game?? I'm GG... 
Seems Bitcoin could be very useful to gaming related companies. As most gamers would be interested in Bitcoin because of the way Bitcoin works. I would expect to see a lot more gaming companies popping up which accept Bitcoin.
Id like to see it as an official currency. Maybe we could find a few MMO developers and mount a kickstarter.
This game is very fun, I played it a lot in Beta.
https://www.bitfantasy.com/
It is an RPG that lets you buy items from the stores using bitcoins. You can also sell things to other players in bitcoins. Or you can just play the game without using bitcoins.
https://www.bitfantasy.com/
It is an RPG that lets you buy items from the stores using bitcoins. You can also sell things to other players in bitcoins. Or you can just play the game without using bitcoins.
Hails all,
So, now that it's the end of 2013 and near the beginning of 2014, I'm looking for how the technology and community surrounding bitcoin is beginning to intersect video games. From 2013, there have been quite a few mass media stories that I've followed and I'm looking for the input from people here about what you think.
* Bigpoint Games (browser-based MMO publisher) accepts BTC for virtual items;
* PC Game Supply started accepting BTC;
* BitFantasy MMO uses BTC as internal currency;
* Gaming company fined $1 million for using anti-cheating software to mine BTC.
I've also heard of a Minecraft server that pays out BTC for block modification, but I'm looking for anything else that might show where Bitcoin and gaming could intersect either from 2013 or into the future.
I am also looking at Craftcoin.net -- Minecraft again -- even though it's not Bitcoin, it's a cryptocurrency that does provide an interesting proof-of-concept for linking economies across games.
So, now that it's the end of 2013 and near the beginning of 2014, I'm looking for how the technology and community surrounding bitcoin is beginning to intersect video games. From 2013, there have been quite a few mass media stories that I've followed and I'm looking for the input from people here about what you think.
* Bigpoint Games (browser-based MMO publisher) accepts BTC for virtual items;
* PC Game Supply started accepting BTC;
* BitFantasy MMO uses BTC as internal currency;
* Gaming company fined $1 million for using anti-cheating software to mine BTC.
I've also heard of a Minecraft server that pays out BTC for block modification, but I'm looking for anything else that might show where Bitcoin and gaming could intersect either from 2013 or into the future.
I am also looking at Craftcoin.net -- Minecraft again -- even though it's not Bitcoin, it's a cryptocurrency that does provide an interesting proof-of-concept for linking economies across games.
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