Hi NFT-game designers, I’m a gamer. NFTs are not my thing. But hey, they’re getting more popular. So I decided to give it a shot and try myself at NFT gaming.
But my little experiment raised many questions. So I decided to write about my journey, hoping you could find in it useful info to help you onboard other traditional gamers like me.
I broke down my NFT gaming journey into 5 challenges. May they inspire you.
Challenge #1: What the heck is an NFT?
When you try to explain to someone how a cell phone works, you don’t tell them that it is a device that converts your voice into a pattern of electrical signals that are then turned into a string of numbers that are then relayed to the nearest cell phone tower in the form of radio waves and then sent to the destination phone.
You tell them it’s a phone…and that others can contact you with their phone whenever they want, and wherever they are, right?
So..
Stop telling me that “NFTs are Non-Fungible Tokens that enable you to obtain ownership over your digital assets”. Stop being so technical and vague.
Tell me the real-life implications of this definition of an NFT. Tell me an NFT is a digital asset that I can control.
In gaming, NFTs are created by game designers, even players, but as soon as I buy or receive one, I get full ownership of it. I can sell it, I can gift it, I can do lots of other stuff with it. I will even continue to own it if the game disappears…which isn’t the case for non-NFT games - if World of Warcraft halted for any reason, your character would simply vanish with it.
And if my NFT is worth something, and I want to stop playing, there could be a market for me to sell it on…so all the time and money I invested won’t go to waste.
Simple, right? But please take the time to explain it.
Now…show me how I can use the NFT in your game!
Stay tuned for Part 2: “OK, & what do I do with them?”
Web3 has a lot of value to offer the individual gamer.
As an NFT game creator, you have the chance not just to influence a gamer’s in-game journey, but his/her IRL journey too — in learning about Web3, NFTs and the blockchain, and reflecting on ownership and asset management.
As a passionate gamer, I hope you’ll seize this opportunity.
And if you do…
I can’t wait to experience your game.
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