Topic: What is Proof of Play [POP] ? - page 2. (Read 3519 times)

well i think all the in-game currencies are proof of play arent they? i dont know any game which reward players for being inactive

Really it is a particular category of potential algorithms - those requiring some form of cognition in order to solve the work puzzles presented by the network.

This is a new algorithm I guess.

Sure, except that this wouldn't be cheating if the network allows for it in protocol!  So (depending upon the implementation specifics) you could probably use something like an aim-bot fine (FPSs are probably not generally suitable for human mining and proof-of-play systems anyway, btw) but probably could not use something like a speed hack, memory patching, "standby" tricks, etc.


If it is a centralized game using master servers then it is not proof-of-play or human mining!


A steam achievement does not constitute any proof over game-play.  It is more like an attestation of game play.  (You couldn't trace the proof and replay the game and come to your own conclusion that the achievement was deserved, you must just "trust the CA.")


Sure, but the ideas to reward players with issuance of newly minted currency for their game play (human mining) or to go a step further and reward them for securing the network through their game play (proof of play mining) are both very new.


This is probably only true in the short term, while the technologies involved are still nascent.  On a longer curve I suspect that eventually they might "have to" in order to remain competitive.

They can't "cheat" with the money or items , but in every game there are cheaters using aimbot or other advantages , specially if money is involved , just look TF2 or CSGO . About the game developer going out of bussines you will have a problem if the coin was related to only that game and it was a centraliced game using master servers , but as I said there are a lot of companies using POP for many games , take a look at playfire , they are owned by greenmangaming , they put rewards for doing certain tasks on certain games using Steam achievements as proof of play .

The idea to reward players for play is not new , game companies are not going to make soon games using some kind of POP , they have been doing it for at least 3 years and even merchants are doing it now . Of course cryptos can do it better and add value to the actual system  .

The key distinction is that with a proof-of-play model players get some assurances about the rules of the game.  They know the creator of the game can't cheat, issue extra rewards to his friends, flood the economy with some supposed to be rare item, abscond with some rewards themselves, etc. without the network consensus agreeing to it.

It proves the play, allowing the players to confirm from the block-chain that all rules are followed all of the time.

It is also fully decentralized, so if the game development company goes out of business tomorrow the game doesn't suddenly "stop" leaving all of the players with nothing.

A good explanation, but I'm surprised you didn't mention the proof of play coins, themselves, Huntercoin and Motocoin.

EDIT: I was reminded that, technically speaking, hunter-coin is human mined but not proof-of-play. The distinction is subtle and doesn't otherwise have impact on what you've written.

Actually there are companies that have implemented systems with FIAT money or rewardpoints , check Playfire plataform from GreenMangaming or Glu Mobile , also we have the Steam model wich rewards players with weapons or items that can they can sell later those items on the market for FIAT  .Reward players with money or reward points is very common on f2p games and used as a bussines model in game industry , specially on mobile games  . The game is free , but to win the game or to be powerful you need good items rarely dropped by the game or available on an ingame store , they give the player some money or items to sell for play but never enough to buy really good items ... players call those games pay to win or free to pay instead free to play .

What is Proof of Play [POP] ?

P.O.P. also known as Proof of Play. It's a new concept in cryptocurrency. Proof of Play reward gamers an opportunity to earn in-game cryptocurrency coins.
Most PC or mobile phone games allow the gamers to loot items in game. In the modern day, gamers can cash out those points or coins they looted inside the game and trade them for bitcoins.

Even little kids can make a lot of money while playing video games, they won't get yell at by their mother.
Their perfect excuse would be:
"Mom, but, 'P.O.P' saids I don't have to study any more, I can make a lot of money in my underwear while playing video games all day long."

You will see many popular video games companies provide this Proof of Play reward very soon. Gamers can literally make a lot of money while they play video games. No labor goes to waste.

Xbox & Onlive.com & Playstation consoles have the ability to connect to the internet. Many companies will soon make multi-players video games using the Proof of Play concept. The cryptocurrency earned in-game will be deliver over the internet port located in the back of those video games consoles.

MMORPG games similar to PerfectWorld.com & World of Warcraft will most likely take full advantage of this Proof of Play cryptocurrency concept to reward their players.

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In order to increase the number of cryptocurrency users.
Proof of Play [POP] will play an important role in getting billions of little children world wide to play and opt-in to the idea of decentralize currency.

After 10+ years period, all those billions of children that play [POP] games will become consumers and future pioneers of cryptocurrency.




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