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The idea of being able to use Bitcoin in games is fairly mind blowing, once you start thinking about the possibilities. Build a house in one game, trade it for

The idea of being able to use Bitcoin in games is fairly mind blowing, once you start thinking about the possibilities. Build a house in one game, trade it for armor in another.

chuckup 12y ago
I think even more interesting is the idea of "colored coins" that represent actual items. I'd start playing Magic: The Gathering again if the digital cards I bought were colored coins or counterparty-style tokens that I controlled, and could trade outside of the game. If the game itself was open source and p2p, even better - there would be no worry of the company shutting down the servers/abandoning the game. The community could take over and make improvements to the client if needed. The initial creation of the game would be funded by selling the digital cards.
- sublimecalm 12y ago
  I have thought about this problem a bit especially with Wizards encountering forged cards from China. Honestly Magic and MTGO has been a ripe ground for BTC experimentation. I think every card they print will eventually be represented as a member of a blockchain.
  - draaglom 12y ago
    And then someone could create a site to exchange the (bitcoin-backed) cards! But what could we call such a site?
    - capt_obvious 12y ago
      Well, the obvious name would be "Magic the Gathering Online Exchange", but that's slightly long. I guess it should be shortened somehow?
      - celticninja 12y ago
        I like your thinking, what about MTGOX? I know just the frenchman in Japan who could code it for us.
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- kordless 12y ago
  You could even make the 'funding' method part of the game. I built this just to see if you could scan a code from in game, and it works! https://vimeo.com/113431070 https://vimeo.com/113431070
- garethjenkins 12y ago
  Hey -- as per comment elsewhere in the thread, check out https://www.deckbound.com https://www.deckbound.com We're (I'm the founder) doing what you've outlined. Though the Deckbound-specific games are proprietary, the APIs and services are open -- and you can use the Deckbound card identities to make your own games. Ultimately we plan on p2p game clients as well -- and are building on top of other projects to deliver that. G.
Sambdala 12y ago
Check out https://www.deckbound.com https://www.deckbound.com (project of a friend and business partner). The initial concept is focused on Trading Card Games and built on the Bitcoin blockchain, but there are very interesting medium-to-long term plans that are very much in the spirit of what you suggested.
garethjenkins 12y ago
Also checkout this hangout tomorrow for more discussion on games & blockchain stuff: https://www.reddit.com/r/xdp/comments/2ozqll/dogeparty_hangout_10_please_read_inside/ https://www.reddit.com/r/xdp/comments/2ozqll/dogeparty_hango...

The idea of being able to use Bitcoin in games is fairly mind blowing, once you start thinking about the possibilities. Build a house in one game, trade it for armor in another.

chuckup 12y ago

I think even more interesting is the idea of "colored coins" that represent actual items. I'd start playing Magic: The Gathering again if the digital cards I bought were colored coins or counterparty-style tokens that I controlled, and could trade outside of the game. If the game itself was open source and p2p, even better - there would be no worry of the company shutting down the servers/abandoning the game. The community could take over and make improvements to the client if needed. The initial creation of the game would be funded by selling the digital cards.

sublimecalm 12y ago
I have thought about this problem a bit especially with Wizards encountering forged cards from China. Honestly Magic and MTGO has been a ripe ground for BTC experimentation. I think every card they print will eventually be represented as a member of a blockchain.
- draaglom 12y ago
  And then someone could create a site to exchange the (bitcoin-backed) cards! But what could we call such a site?
  - capt_obvious 12y ago
    Well, the obvious name would be "Magic the Gathering Online Exchange", but that's slightly long. I guess it should be shortened somehow?
    - celticninja 12y ago
      I like your thinking, what about MTGOX? I know just the frenchman in Japan who could code it for us.
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kordless 12y ago
You could even make the 'funding' method part of the game. I built this just to see if you could scan a code from in game, and it works! https://vimeo.com/113431070 https://vimeo.com/113431070
garethjenkins 12y ago
Hey -- as per comment elsewhere in the thread, check out https://www.deckbound.com https://www.deckbound.com We're (I'm the founder) doing what you've outlined. Though the Deckbound-specific games are proprietary, the APIs and services are open -- and you can use the Deckbound card identities to make your own games. Ultimately we plan on p2p game clients as well -- and are building on top of other projects to deliver that. G.

Sambdala 12y ago

Check out https://www.deckbound.com https://www.deckbound.com (project of a friend and business partner). The initial concept is focused on Trading Card Games and built on the Bitcoin blockchain, but there are very interesting medium-to-long term plans that are very much in the spirit of what you suggested.

garethjenkins 12y ago

Also checkout this hangout tomorrow for more discussion on games & blockchain stuff: https://www.reddit.com/r/xdp/comments/2ozqll/dogeparty_hangout_10_please_read_inside/ https://www.reddit.com/r/xdp/comments/2ozqll/dogeparty_hango...