0xUniverse and the decentralization of gaming.
Is this Ethereum's newest killer Dapp?

Think about all of the games played on our smart phones. Our ungreased palms grip these tiny devices, conveniently killing time while sitting in the dentist’s office or waiting to get our oil changed. Damn the burden of first world problems…

Anyhow...sooner than later, we end up glued to the screen, staying up past our bed times, while trying to get to that next level. They are designed to be addictive, so this is nothing to be ashamed of.

Games, such as Clash of Clans, force us to patiently wait for in game resources to accumulate. Want to advance more quickly? Then fork over the proper moolah. Cash is necessary for Gems, Gems are necessary for gold, and with more gold, comes more upgrades, more buildings, more troops, more wins. But what if you were exchanging your precious game time for gems, and then selling them on an open market? Essentially getting pay for play. Well thanks to the Ethereum blockchain, we are in the advent of decentralized, virtual, exchangeable resources having real value. Digital and rare goods have finally breached the horizon in gaming.

A newer Dapp that I have been playing around with is 0xUniverse. And I must say, it has really stimulated my thinking. The game's objective: to explore the virtual 0xUniverse, discover planets and unfold an origin story from the most ancient planets. You can find common, rare, epic, or legendary planets. The more rare the planet, the more desirable and ultimately the more value in ETH. The same concept holds true with Bitcoin: digital scarcity tweaks the laws of supply and demand.

Each planet has a daily payout in virtual resources and man power. These are then used to research, build, and launch rockets, in order to discover more planets. The graphics are the best I have seen for a dApp, and the game play is easy enough for the most novice of users. However, the real value of this game, is how it demonstrates what these new Dapps may soon accomplish. It puts a price on virtual property, and shows how Dapps can make learning fun. Instead of trading your time and money for worthless in game rewards, 0xUniverse allows users to sell their planets for ETH, which has a real world dollar value, currently around $450.00!

It would be awesome if the virtual 0xUniverse mirrored the actual one, but I believe this is a step in the right direction. The game has to be fun for people to want to play, right? I enjoy it, and I believe many others will as well. For one, it demonstrates the power of cryptocurrencies. Even if adopted for simple entertainment, it isn’t all mindless. Users will have to acquaint themselves with MetaMask and using Ethereum. In my humble opinion, the sooner the better.

In addition, there are some other useful learning elements involved, such as how the planetary resources use the actual elementary symbols. Maybe the next Dapp of this mold, will come complete with lessons in physics, chemistry, and astronomy? For now, let's enjoy the game and learn some practical Ethereum transacting. Once the problem of boredom gets checked off the list in the first world, then maybe we can tackle world peace and hunger?

Is anyone else playing 0xUniverse? It seems pretty popular already, top 5 games on ETH, and the mobile version hasn't even touched down yet. Let me know if you are playing. I thought about giving away a planet to the first person who comments on this post. A common one, but a planet none the less. Does anybody read these? Should I do it? haha

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Here are some other sites and reviews as well:

https://metamask.io/

https://0xuniverse.com/

https://medium.com/@litecoinyeti/0xuniverse-a-race-across-the-universe-171e5b66fd14.