This document discusses decentralization and governance models for blockchain gaming. It argues that many current blockchain games are not truly decentralized and don't require blockchain. A truly decentralized game would have an open consensus algorithm, no admin controls over smart contracts, no centralized beneficiaries, and logic contained within its ecosystem. This allows for free transfer of assets between players without minting controls and community-led development through governance. The document proposes a model with a decentralized backend using DAO and governance, and a centralized commercial frontend for monetization, combining the benefits of both approaches.

1. Blockchain Decentralization
Ideology for Gaming
Bohdan Melnychuk
Impera World Team

2. Average game dev company, that
heard about blockchain:

3. HYPE PROBLEM
◆ A lot of GDs create blockchain games only because of
HYPE
◆ A lot of blockchain games don’t really need blockchain at
all
◆ Real gamers don’t really understand why do they need
blockchain-based games
The audience for blockchain games is currently isolated
inside the crypto community and can offer nothing more than
a speculative vehicle

4. HYPE as it is

5. A Blockchain game does not always
mean decentralized game!
Most cryptogames have admin functions built-in into their
smart contracts by developers.
Blockchain &
Decentralization

6. What is the true meaning of
decentralization and what are
the advantages?

7. Truly Decentralized Blockchain Project
◆ Has open and decentralized consensus algo (PoW,
PoS, DPoS, etc.)
◆ Has distributed miners power or witnesses stake
◆ Has no admin functions in its smart contracts
(freeze, ban, mint, etc.)
◆ Has no beneficiaries (built-in fees, selling game
assets, etc.)
◆ Has no logic outside its ecosystem

8. Free from almighty the admins
There is no centralized entity
with the powers to directly
influence the life of the project.
Horizontal Game Assets Turnover
Buying or selling of game assets is
carried out between the players. No
one has the power to mint tokens or
prohibit their free circulation. If
someone puts real money into the
game, everyone profits!
Community development
One of the greatest inventions of the
blockchain is the incentive system.
Because there are no beneficiaries, the
game really belongs to the community.
With the smart tokenomics and the
governance system it is possible to
create enough incentives for
companies and single actors to
continue development and improve
game after release.
Main Advantages

9. The Concept of Community
Game and Governance System

10. Concept of a Board Game
When you play a board game with your
friends, you don’t need an administrator
Everyone has the book with game rules and a common
consensus to abide by those rules within the
community.
Developers could release new addons but the
community is free to decide to use it or not.

11. Governance System (briefly)
◆ The voting power is proportional to the core token stake size
◆ Stakeholder - anyone who owns core tokens of the project
◆ Directors group (elected by stakeholders) - votes for all changes, upgrades,
addons etc. (like committees in Bitshares)
◆ Developers group (elected by stakeholders) - creates new content, features, etc.
and gets paid from Development Fund (like workers in Bitshares)
◆ Development Fund (financed by in-game fees)
Proposed system is not focusing on a single developer and gives an opportunity for
any single actor or entity to be involved in the game development and get rewarded
for it.
Stakeholders will vote for the best delegates, because they want their stake value to
grow.

12. Monetizing Decentralized Game

13. Two sides - Two organizations
Frontend
(user interface,
game graphics,
content database)
Centralized
Owned by
Commercial
Company
Backend
(game mechanics,
registry, consensus
and governance
system)
OpenSource
DAO

14. Monetization of DAO
◆ Profit from token value growth (for Stakeholders)
◆ Block rewards (for Miners or Witnesses)
◆ Developers salary from Development Fund (for
Developers)

15. Monetization of Frontend
◆ Payment gateway fees
◆ Gameplay features (gameplay automation, premium
interfaces, etc) fees
◆ Selling cosmetic features
◆ Promoting in-game communities (clans, banks,
traders)
◆ Advertising

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