Play-and-earn is the secret to mainstream NFT gaming adoption

Cointelegraph

Published Aug 06, 2021 07:13AM ET

Updated Aug 06, 2021 09:00AM ET

Since 2017, dozens of projects have created games that use blockchain and nonfungible token (NFT) technology. The overall vision is inspiring and has attracted a solid base of fans and investors in equal measure. However, the industry is still in its infancy, and we have a long way to go until it achieves mainstream adoption.

There are various hurdles on the path to this promised land. Some of the primary barriers are that NFT games have relied too heavily on their money-making traits as the selling point and lag behind traditional games when it comes to engaging game mechanics. But it isn’t going to stay this way.

Derek Lau is the game director for Guild of Guardians, a mobile RPG where players turn their gaming passion into NFTs. The game is published by Immutable and developed by Stepico Games. He has experience in gaming, product and startups, with long and sustained exposure to NFTs since 2017.

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