Meet the FOCGERS: Kube, Warpacks
In this episode, Kube from Impulse DAO (Warpacks) shares his journey from blockchain consulting to fully onchain game development, leading to the creation of WarPacks, a fantasy-themed inventory management auto battler built on StarkNet with Dojo. Kube reflects on his early passion for gaming and crypto, tracing it back to his experiences with Heroes of Might and Magic 3 and his discovery of Bitcoin through a friend's dad. He discusses how these influences, along with his background in blockchain, shaped his interest in the onchain world. The conversation covers WarPacks’ unique features, such as player-driven economies and transparent, onchain matchmaking. Kube also dives into his use of Dojo and the technical challenges that come with building fully onchain games. He provides insights on the evolving FOCG (Fully Onchain Games) culture, stressing the importance of community and the balance between innovative gameplay mechanics and economic sustainability. As a final thought, Kub poses a key question to the audience. https://x.com/FOCGERS https://x.com/WarpackMasters https://x.com/0xKube
A FOCGING Chat: Realms.World Vibes Panel
In this exclusive FOCGERS media episode, catch a vibe with the Lords of Realms.World at Brussels ETHCC, 2024. The panel features the following Lords: Grug from Grug’s Lair, DistractedDev from Provable Games, Matthias from zKorp and Raschel, building Eternum. Realms.World is the thriving community behind fully onchain games like Loot Survivor, Eternum, Pistols at Ten Blocks, Blob Arena, and more. And these builders have something unique: they are bound by a shared vision for the future of gaming. From hilarious IRL (not so) Lordly stories to deep dives into what makes the Realms.World ecosystem special, the panel touches on topics like permissionless composability, core memories from game development, and why building through the bear market strengthened the community. Tune in to catch the vibes of autonomous worlds, camaraderie, and true onchain grit. https://x.com/FOCGERS https://x.com/LootRealms https://x.com/GrugsLair https://x.com/provablegames https://x.com/zKorp_
Meet the FOCGER: William Schmitt, Pirate Nation
In this episode from FOCGERS media, @williamschmitt, 32+ year videogame industry veteran, and Head of Studio at Proof of Play (Pirate Nation) charts his course from traditional game development to the world of fully onchain games. He talks about what led him to build onchain and the unique challenges it brings, including feedback from the old guard in gaming. Schmitt shares how Pirate Nation’s design evolved to embrace the fully onchain approach, and how being onchain improves the gameplay experience. We dive into the battle against bots and how Pirate Nation keeps players hooked with its resource management and in-game economy. Schmitt offers tips for new FOCGers, stressing the need to plan for bots and scaling the crew. He wraps up by discussing Pirate Nation’s future and how its success could raise the sails for all fully onchain games. https://x.com/FOCGERS https://x.com/williamschmitt https://x.com/PirateNation https://x.com/ProofOfPlay
Meet the FOCGER: Nico, Cafe Cosmos
In this episode, Nico shares his path from DeFi consulting to fully onchain game development with the creation of Cafe Cosmos, a cafe management game. Nico discusses his early work in token engineering and how meeting prominent builders led him to dive fully into onchain gaming. The conversation delves into the unique challenges of designing fully onchain games, such as managing player-driven economies and balancing mechanics for long-term engagement. Nico also offers practical advice for new FOCGers, highlighting the importance of having a dedicated team, creating a strong visual style, and focusing on first-time user experience. He also shares insights on the evolving FOCG culture, emphasizing the importance of community and cross-game collaboration. Wrapping up, Nico expresses his vision for a censorship-resistant gaming future, where fully onchain games operate autonomously, and Cafe Cosmos can stand the test of time as an open, player-led economy. https://x.com/FOCGERS https://linktr.ee/cafecosmos
Meet the FOCGER: Shora, PixeLAW
n this episode, Shora, co-founder of PixeLAW, shares his journey from AI research and deep learning to building fully onchain games, focusing on PixeLAW, a pixel-based autonomous world on StarkNet. Shora recounts his early interest in poker and blockchain, which led him to pivot from developing a fully onchain poker game to building autonomous worlds after reading influential articles and being inspired by projects like OpCraft and 0xParc’s blog. Shora discusses the unique challenges of creating composability in the space, reflecting on how the ECS framework and StarkNet’s Dojo SDK have been crucial to building PixeLAW. He emphasizes the importance of experimental design and pushing the boundaries of what fully onchain games can achieve. As a final thought, Shora notes that the space needs more engaging, attractive games to truly bring in broader audiences and compose a vibrant ecosystem, adding that PixeLAW aims to create that world by offering players the freedom to build and govern autonomously.
Meet the FOCGER: Grug, Grug's Lair
In this episode, @GrugLikesRocks shares his journey from a background in game tech and trading to becoming a fully onchain game studio founder. He explains how his passion for gaming and involvement with the Realms.World and Dojo ecosystems led to the formation of his own game studio. The conversation covers the challenges and excitement of building onchain games, with a deep dive into two flagship projects: Blob Arena, a PvP/PvE battler, and Rising Revenant, a strategic survival game. Grug also highlights the importance of creativity and filling gaps in the onchain gaming ecosystem by designing innovative gameplay and mechanics. He offers valuable advice for new FOCGers, emphasizing the need to stay agile, listen to players, and embrace the potential of fully onchain economies. Wrapping up, Grug teases an exciting, unannounced project and shares his vision for the future of onchain games, as breakout successes in the space could lift all games in the FOCG community. https://x.com/GrugLikesRocks https://linktr.ee/grugslair https://x.com/Blobarena https://x.com/RRisingRevenant
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