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Solana Developer Summit: Beyond the Tokens: Exploring Blockchain's Role in Game Development (Presented by Solana & Spaceman Gaming)
Blockchain isn't here to replace your game engine, reinvent your genre, or slap NFTs on everything. It's a tooljust like databases or cloud servicesoffering new ways to tackle familiar challenges in game development. This session goes beyond the usual token talk to explore practical applications that empower developers and enhance player engagement.We'll examine experiments like managing infrastructure costs for free-to-play games, enabling cross-game player progression without centralized oversight, and allowing players to host canonical game servers. Along the way, we'll discuss the trade-offs and why experimenting with these ideas could open new doors for game development.If you're curious about how blockchain might fit into your development toolkit, this talk will highlight both the potential and trade-offs, helping you identify opportunities and spark ideas worth exploring in your own projects.
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