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Ethereum Crypto-Games: Mechanics, Prevalence, and Gambling Similarities

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Talkat CHI PLAY 2019 · 2019-10-22..10-25· [web3, game-development]

speakers

name:Oliver James Scholten
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name:Nathan Gerard Jayy Hughes
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name:Sebastian Deterding
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name:Anders Drachen
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name:James Alfred Walker
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name:David I Zendle
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resources

video:https://youtu.be/9WUZ2D4YhK4
slides:none on file

summary

Survey of popular Ethereum-based games (sample includes Gods Unchained and CryptoKitties) maps on-chain transactions to concrete mechanics, uses publicly observable Ethereum ledger data and smart contracts, and applies a combined UK legal plus psychological gambling rubric (Griffiths/Sower). Key claims: typical gameplay across the sample meets combined legal and psychological definition of gambling; transactions are mandatory and visible; example cost for an action (CryptoKitties breeding) is ~$0.10; sample is limited to Ethereum.

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chapters (8)

  1. 0:00Introduction and overview
  2. 1:51How crypto-games work
  3. 4:18Case studies: Gods Unchained and CryptoKitties
  4. 6:06Costs and chance in crypto-games
  5. 7:10Gambling definitions applied
  6. 9:36Conclusion and acknowledgments
  7. 9:56Q&A: Definitions and criteria
  8. 12:21Q&A: Energy costs and future impact

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