Web 3.0 X Gaming

Web 3.0 is the advancement of a subworld finally becoming mainstream. It is the third dimension of the internet, specifically for websites and apps that focus on machine intelligence and seeks to provide users with data-driven outcomes. Artificial intelligence and decentralised data networks are at its core and so it is easy to see how the new world of gaming ties into this space.

Web 3.0 gaming will allow players to earn money whilst playing the game. Not only does this mean that players can spend money on buying digital assets, but they will also gain full ownership of those assets, being able to sell it to other players within the game or outside the game.

The Role Of The Metaverse

Although traditional video games are not the Metaverse, some would argue that these temporary escapes from reality are at the core of the metaverse’ origin. Over the years, gaming culture has been proven to transform the ways in which we communicate and interact with each other and so in comparison to the metaverse, the metaverse seeks to do this intentionally; breaking the boundaries of digital and physical.

It has already been seen to be an economically fertile universe, where everything and anything goes as you’d like it to if you have the capacity to attain a space in it. With that said, as we go further into the Metaverse via digital identities, these worlds will be seen as legitimate workplaces and/or places of investment where individuals can create, invest, own, lease, and sell or buy services, just like in the real world.

NFTs

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are a type of technology that enables sole ownership over a digital asset, much like any other digital currency. NFTs can be stored in a wallet and be transferred from one wallet to another.

When in blockchain-based games, assets obtained within these games will be converted into NFTs. This enables asset ownership, in comparison to Web 2.0 games that store assets obtained from the game, to the game, and not to the individual playing the game, so can be lost if the game were to stop working.

Additionally, when gaming via blockchain technology, NFTs differ in rarity. The better a player is, the more ability they will have at collecting the rarest NFTs and will be able to sell these to other players.

Tokens

Another Web 3.0 concept applicable to gaming is Tokens. Tokens are seen as the currency upon which games are able to be built using blockchain technology. Every participant of the gaming ecosystem including the team that creates the game, the community that helps support the game and the players of the game, will be incentivised through these tokens. As players earn these tokens through the game, they are able to exchange these for real money through exchanges.

Blockchain

Blockchain technologies allow for faster transactions to be made than ever before, bringing to life the true definition of decentralised technology. Although there isn’t anything remotely wrong with the current gaming landscape, these new Web 3.0 technologies stand to raise the experience of gaming to an entirely new level. With this evolution already underway in several sectors, it is no surprise that blockchain is being integrated into existing gaming products leading developers to seek out these new innovations.

The Evolution

Today, the gambling and gaming sector demands facilities that go beyond mere stakes and rewards. Leisure, comfort, and security are most desirable and Web 3.0 seems to be the current real-world solution to ensuring these benefits in the industry.

Modern technologies such as Virtual Reality and Blockchain are fundamentals of Web 3.0, already having proven the delivery of unimaginable experiences in gambling and gaming despite their infancy.

With regards to the impact of Web 3.0 on gaming, for the better part of its existence, Blockchain technology is viewed as the innovative solution that will make current technologies futuristic in nature for all industries, especially the gambling and gaming arena.

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