🎮 Player House is coming to Bangkok! 🎮
📅 November 11-15 @ Devcon
We’re bringing together the top onchain gamers for 5 days of tournaments, playtests and gud vibes!
🔥 What To Expect:
• The best players and devs from around the world
• Multiple tournaments and exclusive game previews
•Sponsored travel & accommodation for select players
Stay tuned for updates and apply below if you want in👇
https://t.co/jCVXa8LpGQ
Powered by @WASD_0x, @ForcePrime_io, @cartridge_gg, @ohayo_dojo
Sponsored by @Starknet
The Player House Experience at Devcon
In the world of blockchain gaming, experiments are constantly unfolding: new mechanics, new formats, new ideas. But what truly changes the game is the power of communities. And that’s exactly why we created Player House. 🎮✨
Bullish on fully onchain games evolving from blog posts and slides to.....@PlayerHouse_gg
🎮 Games on mainnet
🎮 Playoors playing
🎮 Live feedback for devs
Huge ty to @WASD_0x and @ForcePrime_io for cohosting and to the @StarknetFndn for seeing the vision and sponsoring
These past 10 days have been absolutely mesmerizing.
I am genuinely grateful to @Starknet and @PlayerHouse_gg for organizing the event and venue in Bangkok. I tried my best to output 100% and contribute here.
✨ Just wrapped up an incredible experience at the first-ever @Starknet@PlayerHouse_gg (Nov 10–16, 2024, Bangkok)!
I met amazing Web3 gamers, developers, and had the chance to playtest groundbreaking Fully On-Chain Games (FOCGs) in development.
Notably, @zKube_game and @Blobarena officially launched during the event.
Here are my top takeaways:
1️⃣ Game logic > UX 😅
While retro aesthetics are charming, many games had steep learning curves due to complex gameplay and unclear UIs 🙈
For instance, I often had to juggle between the game and external wikis (sometimes not linked in the game). Even as a seasoned Web3 gamer, I found myself too often relying on devs to explain things.
2️⃣ Balancing transparency and accessibility ⚖️
I loved @cartridge_gg 's transparency in exposing function names for player approvals, but terms like send_max_amount() could confuse users. Using gamer friendly labels like trade_all_resources() should make their 1st experience much more enjoyable.
3️⃣ Sustainable tokenomics can be challenging 🪙
Some devs seemed unclear about long-term goals and sustainability mechanics for their in-game tokens 🤷
Tokens in games that disproportionately reward a small group of value extractors are eventually dumped to 0, mercenaries leave to farm another thing, leaving loyal players holding the bag (been there, done that 🙃).
4️⃣ Blockchain speed still limits certain genres
Starknet’s tech is impressive, but FOCGs still depend on confirmation times, which can slow fast-paced games. This isn’t as noticeable in turn-based genres but stands out in games where players expect fast and responsive gameplay.
5️⃣ Playerchains offer hope? ⛓️
One of the most impressive showcases at the AutonomousAnonymous side event was the demo from @PlaymintUK , showcasing a real-time space shooter demo built on the technology of playerchains (learn more about them here: https://t.co/rXacuXYZeo).
6️⃣ Infrastructure reliability is non-negotiable 🙅
Good games mean nothing if their infrastructure can’t handle player spikes 📈
Bugs are expected in early dev stages, but shared infra must avoid single points of failure.
Thanks again to @PlayerHouse_gg for the inspiration—excited for the future of Web3 gaming! 🕹️
@WASD_0x@ForcePrime_io@cartridge_gg@ohayo_dojo@octoguns_@RealmsEternum@0xFunBlocksCN@JokersOfNeon@Pistols_gg @letaljc @hopeee_www@LootSurvivor@o_Vermillion@apixtwts@BenGiove@adrdhots@iammissarian@FOCGERS@heynejc
Yeah
@PlayerHouse_gg and @biomesAW have my conviction at all time high.
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attending the @PlayerHouse_gg was a great experience
stress testing onchain games with friends, giving feedback to developers, chatting with builders & more
very fun
hope to see more of those at future events
I wasn’t able to finish this map during the finals in @PlayerHouse_gg — I am still trying to figure out how to finish this fast. So far, I like this game. I think I will be playing this ‘til I’m back in Manila. 😆 @ForcePrime_io
🔥presentation of @RealmsEternum by @o_Vermillion at @PlayerHouse_gg
Great to hear players explain the game w/out insider insight on what the game will be, but what they actually like about it right now.
Games in this space are really maturing & capturing players interest