An Analysis of the Integration of Web3 Social and Gaming

1. Understanding Decentralized Social Media

The essence of social interaction

Socializing is a fundamental human need, establishing social relationships through information transmission and interaction. Traditional socializing is limited by time and space, whereas the development of information technology has broken through these limitations.

Current social environment

Social platforms dominated by large tech companies have become mainstream, with user data and behavior being controlled. We have shifted from actively choosing tools to being forced to use them, making it difficult to disengage.

The demand for decentralized social networking

Decentralized social aims for users to truly own their data, identity, and social relationships, achieving data sovereignty and freedom of choice. Blockchain-based decentralized identity (DID) is key.

The challenges faced by ###

Decentralized social currently faces issues such as high user migration costs, insufficient network effects, and a lack of application scenarios. Gaming may become an important traffic entry point and application scenario.

2. The Combination of Decentralized Social and Gaming

Social Attributes of Games

Games are naturally suitable for social interaction, capable of breaking through the limitations of time and space to establish connections. Titles like World of Warcraft and Fortnite have proven the powerful social functions of games.

The development of GameFi

Decentralized games ( GameFi ) solve asset ownership issues through NFTs and tokens, but still face limitations in asset value. Interoperability ( Interoperability ) becomes key.

The concept of GameID ###

GameID is the game version of DID, recording players' experiences, reputations, and assets across games, and is expected to solve the interoperability issues of GameFi.

3. Current Forms of Integrated Products

1. User-centric GameID platform

Representative projects: Carv, DeQuest, Arche, etc. Aggregating user game data to form a reputation system and providing user profiles for B-end.

2. Game Social Supplement Tool

Representative projects: XMTP, Web3MQ, Swapchat, etc. Providing cross-platform instant messaging, forums, and other functionalities.

3. Games that support NFT integration

Representative projects: Arcade, Worldwide Webb, etc. Allow players to import their own NFTs into the game for use, increasing the utility of NFTs.

4. Mini-games based on existing social relationships

Representative projects: game modules in the Mask plugin, etc. Lightweight social games similar to QQ Farm.

5. Virtual Relationships Combined with AI

Representative projects: rct AI, Mirror World, etc. Utilizing AI technology to create smarter NPCs or virtual companions.

4. Conclusion

The integration of gaming and social interaction is expected to become an important scenario for breaking the traffic bottleneck in Web3. Currently, various interesting attempts have emerged, and there may be truly phenomenal applications in the future.