SEI Outplay game jams
{"type": "project", "title": "SEI Outplay game jams", "logoImg": "bafkreigp6uzkxnvy45nl4bv5ozewm3ebhqzw555d5mlakynpec7r4kozw4", "website": "https://x.com/adada2514", "bannerImg": "bafkreieihgutlmbrvb4kl6ivafjt2zeyfu65hf6ks3uuumktaumarneeqe", "createdAt": 1727927980553, "credentials": {}, "description": "Hey! I'm Adam, I'm in crypto since 2017 (first full-time job at crypto fintech), I'm also coming from the conventional gamedev, where I started my professional life back at 2013. I worked as TS/CM/QA in various companies, with games such as Perfect World, ArcheAge, War Thunder, and many other smaller ones. \nI found out about SEI quite recently, about half a year ago, but both the technical possibilities and the community are looking like a perfect match for SEI to become the leading web3 gaming network, in my opinion. But we'll need more games for that, which means we'll need more developers!\n\nBack at 2021 I joined a team of a small web3 gaming platform project as a Head of Games. Worked on recruiting and transitioning game developers in to web3, both online and offline. We departed on good terms with the team in 2 years due to different views, but it was an amazing experience.\n\nAnd let me tell you - it's not an easy task to shift game developers in to web3, especially to make them consider it as a serious long-term option, and not just a money grab.\n\nI believe that I know how to make an impact in that regard and hope that many will agree with that approach.\nLet me present you SEI Outplay - the first network supported web3 game jam! \n\nGame jam is a type of event in gamedev community, being around from almost the beginning of it. \nTo put it simple - it's a competition of developing games from scratch in a specific period of time, usually also tied to specific theme given for the competition. The duration is usually a month or two, depending on the size of an event.\n\n❓What is it for?❓\nIt's certainly multi-purpose, the main purposes are:\nFor game devs —  it's a way for junior/middle game devs to get some clout, train their skills, get hired and sometimes even start a commercial project. Plus, the cash prizes are often there as well.\nFor the community — people voting and participating are often from the gamedev as well, and other are there just gamers who're there for fun and love for gaming. \nPlus, and that's important, many big game jams are sponsored by companies, usually those with IT products aimed for game devs, or literally studios. Those are very frequent and raise awareness about their product significantly, also helping companies to recruit. \n\n🌊 Why would SEI gain from doing it?🌊 \nFor same reasons why  IT companies are gaining from game jams. Renown in the professional community would help attract game devs to SEI network, make recruitment for any web3 gaming project on SEI easier, and increase the number of games/gamers on the platform as a result.\nThere are people among gamedev community who would love to try getting in to web3 gaming, but they're just not sure about how to begin. I've heard it many times from ex colleagues and on gamedev events. \nYes, there will be technical challenges for those developers for sure in the web3 department, but I'm sure that SEI dev community will be keen to help out with the blockchain part, one way or another. \nAfter all, not all web3 games have complicated tokenomics or sophisticated smart contracts, sometimes simple fun+tokenization is enough.\n\n🎯 Ok, so what's the plan?🎯 \nThe plan is to prepare the series of events on Itch.io (main platform for game jams), with decent, by game jam's means, prizes. and do it repeatedly. \nWhile the terms of those game jams will be designed in such a way, that game developers participating will surely know how they could approach web3 gaming market on practice. I have all the small details planned for that since 2022. \nI think quite naturally that will  lure game devs (participants)  into working with SEI, also bringing in their communities and people from Itch. \nWhy? People outside of crypto are often not certain how to get in and those game jams might help them to make first steps, understand the rules of that market and maybe even find some connection. \n\nAs a bonus - that shall bring extra attention to SEI network from gaming community, which is a good thing overall.\n\nThe bottom line for resources here is to cover the prize pools. Would be perfect to have a bit extra for PR/voters giveaways(airdrops). \nDoing at least 2 of game jams, I think, would be a great way to check the efficiency (I bet the 1st time most game devs will be very cautious)\n\nThanks for going through that horrific wall of text and I hope that you liked my idea\n\nStay locked in, champs!", "logoImgData": {}, "bannerImgData": {}, "projectTwitter": "adada2514"}