Thread by @bottomd0g

Megathread on Web3 Gaming 🎮

Open sourcing some of the best pieces that I have collected along my research journey.
If you have more, I wanna read it, pls add it to the list down below.

#PlaytoEarn #PlayandEarn #PlaytoOwn #GameFi #CryptoGaming

This was inspired by @0xminion's NFT megathread that I read a year ago

https://twitter.com/0xminion/status/1364199354463002624

1/ Online Gaming: The Rise of a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry.
Visual primer on the history of the gaming industry from @VisualCap
visualcapitalist.com/online-gaming-…

2/ 50 Years of Gaming History, by Revenue Stream (1970-2020)
visualcapitalist.com/50-years-gamin…

3/ Into The Void: Where Crypto Meets The Metaverse
One of the most iconic essays on the metaverse and gaming by @pierskicks
metaversed.net/into-the-void

4/ Blockchain-Based Gaming: A Primer by @TheBlockRes
PDF version tbstat.com/wp/uploads/202…

theblockcrypto.com/post/120409/bl…

5/ Axie Infinity AXS Token Design by @Delphi_Digital members.delphidigital.io/reports/axie-i…

6/ Video Games and their Brave New World by @3bodycapital

https://twitter.com/3bodycapital/status/1421414394077065218

7/ What it really means to transition from web2 to web3 games by @xdereklau
good reads in the entire substack substack.com/profile/687697…
web3games.substack.com/p/what-it-real…

8/ @MetaportaI on The Current State of Crypto Gaming @DarkForestCap @verto0912
metaportal.substack.com/p/the-current-…

9/ @Tocelot's framework for what makes play-to-earn work

https://twitter.com/Tocelot/status/1439632031726456832

10/ Metaversus substack by @0xRyze
Mandatory reading for all articles.
Yes, this is homework.
metaversus.substack.com/p/introducing-…

11/ The Metagame Part 2: Crucible by @fareastwitcher
“Most web3 games are going to fail”
jonhuanggg.medium.com/the-metagame-p…

12/ Deconstructor of Fun
Probably the best blog that breaks down game design and analyses holistically what makes games tick.
deconstructoroffun.com/blog

13/ On Metaverse Real Estate by @joel_john95
decentralised.co/understanding-…

14/ Criticism of Metaverse Land & Georgism by @larsiusprime

https://twitter.com/larsiusprime/status/1460298390072446987

15/ Raph Koster’s real talk about a real metaverse
failure to socially coordinate around a common standard for the metaverse is what's holding interoperability back
venturebeat.com/2022/01/27/rap…

16/ Four challenges in blockchain gaming by @sylvechv
h/t @wassiecapital

https://twitter.com/wassiecapital/status/1508971830517788673

17/ Play to earn economies as base layer protocols for games. Thesis by @1kxnetwork @pet3rpan_
medium.com/1kxnetwork/pla…

18/ The Financialization of Fun: Crypto Gaming Thesis by @MechanismCap @wvaeu
mechanism.capital/crypto-gaming-…

19/ 0x7c04’s Gaming Investment Thesis.
Great piece; would love to credit the writer.
mirror.xyz/0x7c0423319A5d…

20/ The Compelling Case for NFT Gaming by @nansen_ai
nansen.ai/research/the-c…

21/ A way for funds to achieve win-win-win scenario by buying game NFTs on the secondary market
- signaling effect & vote of confidence in Team
- increasing exposure to upside for the Fund
- delegation increases access to high value NFTs for Guilds

https://twitter.com/DeFianceCapital/status/1452980697421938694?s=20&t=nqweI2DWKbdKj3pn9DhAcA

22/ Gaming and its coming Web3 emancipation: 10 ideas on how to develop a robust Play-to-Earn economy that is empowered by property rights, income distribution, and capital mobility. Written by @MapleLeafCap @0xAikoDai

can’t believe this is free

https://twitter.com/MapleLeafCap/status/1490865490507427843

23/ Design Sinks & Faucets by @0xtaetaehoho

can’t believe this is free too

medium.com/1kxnetwork/sin…

24/ B.L.O.G: Designing better financial infra for crypto games by @0xkydo @0xAikoDai
For >150 IQ, deep and advanced defi x gaming mechanisms

https://twitter.com/0xkydo/status/1507750046292344834?s=20&t=MKL-_6RO9-ghA4InH5SGgg

25/ @SIPHERxyz's 3-part series on their approach to economic design
sipherhq.notion.site/sipherhq/State…

26/ Against recent P2E blockchain game crash | How to build healthy Gamefi tokenomics?
darwinianetwork.medium.com/against-recent…

27/ Case study of Cryptomines crash
playtoearn.online/2021/12/08/cry…

28/ Data-driven report on Axie Infinity’s economy by @jx_block

https://twitter.com/jx_block/status/1418111881047285760?s=20&t=VZ_aDNTiDqW53Rr8ja9JYA

29/ Case study of @crypto_raiders's virtual economy by @p_petertherock
medium.com/@web3econ/stat…

30/ Case study of @PlayCrabada by @DeFiVader
Do read all of defivader.medium.com
defivader.medium.com/crabada-deep-d…

31/ A Breakdown on Thetan Arena Tokenomics by @BigfatpenguinQ
mirror.xyz/0xe70628e0E8e1…

32/ 3-part series of EVE Online’s economy by EconomicsExplained

33/ Case study around governance of a player-owned game LambdaMoo by @0xtaetaehoho

https://twitter.com/0xtaetaehoho/status/1499455965426745345?s=20&t=zyhQ23BG2NZVZlCAX5-NSQ

34/ Adding in my thinking around guilds

https://twitter.com/bottomd0g/status/1446081463061938179?s=20

35/ Gaming chads @cloudxgmf, @chng_raymond & @wassiecapital put together this notion that tracks the best games across every ecosystem. Follow along for alpha.
metagamefi.notion.site/metagamefi/Web…

36/ Comparing the 1, 2, 3-token model by @_erinaazmi

https://twitter.com/_erinaazmi/status/1512029293781876737?s=20&t=TZmuNeJdHr3Zio4AyvxwIw