Playmint is a games studio, building on-chain games & autonomous worlds. 🎮 @DownstreamGame
Brighton, UK
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✨ We're super excited to be part of CSX!! ✨
Big thanks to @a16zcrypto for putting together such a great lineup of instructors and startups... can't wait to meet the rest of the cohort! 😍
It’s been five months since we opened applications for Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX) Spring 2024 in London, and after reviewing and interviewing a huge pool of worthwhile candidates, we’re thrilled to announce that we’ve selected our final cohort of 24 early-stage companies.
You may have also noticed that our program, formerly Crypto Startup School, has a new name.
CSX is short for Crypto Startup Accelerator.
Over a ten-week period, the a16z crypto team provides expert guidance, capital and resources to speed up their path to product-market fit and set them up for long-term growth and success.
We’re hosting CSX in London for the first time, and the program starts in late March and ends with a Demo Day in June.
You’ll be seeing more about the participating teams over the next couple of weeks.
Congratulations to the entire cohort and thank you to everyone who submitted an application!
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So, we have some news! 👀
Excited to announce our 🌱 Seed round 🌱 led by @BitkraftVC with @1kxnetwork @CherryVentures @etherealvc @PlayFutureFund
🔗 playmint.com/news/playmint-s…
Come and build ⛓on-chain games⛓ with us!
🙋 playmint.bamboohr.com/jobs/
ALT Playmint raises a 4 million dollar seed round, led by Bitkraft Ventures, with participation from 1kx, Cherry Ventures, Ethereal Ventures, and Play Ventures.
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🏁🔴🪨 The race to mainnet!
We’re hard at work preparing a special version of @DownstreamGame for the @redstonexyz mainnet launch on May 1st!
Get your hexagon based game ideas ready, this is your chance to become an onchain gamedev!
Links in 🧵
1/ 🏁🔴🪨 The Race to Mainnet has begun!
We’ve spent months preparing for the launch of Redstone Mainnet, and today we’ve opened it up for our Developer Preview!
lattice.xyz/blog/race-to-mai…
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We’re really excited to partner with @KlimaDAO in making the first chapters of @TheCryptGame carbon neutral! 💚
Also made possible by @0x80_eth tool, #Lallafa to help us calculate our impact.
Good things happen when people work together! (🌳,🌳)
The on-chain games studio @PlaymintUK has joined Klima Infinity 💚
Playmint is building category-defining games for the #web3 era, and is also setting the green standard in gaming.
Through @KlimaDAO Playmint has made their flagship title @TheCryptGame carbon neutral.
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🎮2️⃣ What's Game 2?
Games studios are always thinking about their next project... here's an early experiment for ours! 👀
What battles await the seekers once @TheCryptGame dungeons are defeated?!
ALT A snowy mountain scene with a skeleton and sword in the distance
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So excited for this! If you’re in NYC next week, come and play the latest on-chain games, including the first opportunity to play an early build of @DownstreamGame
We're hosting an onchain gaming event during ETH NYC!
Join us for an evening of talks, tournaments and play testing!
In collaboration with @topology_gg @latticexyz @PlaymintUK @ProofOfPlay @dunevc
lu.ma/76zl358h
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We're proud to be born of the Lootverse...
And @timshel is 💯% right about Loot being a lighthouse and a postcard from the future💡✉️
Joining in is the quickest way to learn the good, the bad, the ugly, and the sublime of building a decentralised metaverse.
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From derivatives to extensions, let me tell you a story about a group of adventurers who came together through the mist to plant the seeds for a fantasy world
This is the story of Loot (so far)
❒ Who
❒ What
❒ How
❒ Why
❒ Where
❒ And beyond…
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“Playmint has composability written on its forehead” - @ArthurRoingBaer
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This week we're working on a procedurally generated map for our next o̶f̶f̶i̶c̶e̶ game:
🟩 plants
🟦 water coolers
🟪 obsidian-based snacks
🟧 coffee machines
⬛️ w̵̲̱̰̭̭͋͑̉̊̿a̵̺͐̈́͗̽ ̷͉̅̔͂̋̀ͅţ̶̲̦̝̙̚ ̸͔̘̥̎̔͝c̵̘̜͉͇̽̉͗͘ḫ̵͔̋̊ ̴̭̞̻̟͗̋̀ ̵̣̑͂̚o̵̧̗̎ ̷̯̫͚͑̈́̈́u̸͍̽ṫ̶͔̣͛̋̀̀ţ̷͍̪̪̌̇̾̄̏
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We’re always up for chatting to other teams working on decentralised / on-chain games! ⛓️❤️⛓️
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It's been fun to have @1kxnetwork building in @DownstreamGame for the first in their series on Modding Worlds! 🌐
Do we regret getting composability tattooed on our foreheads, or is this a net new experience for game dev? 😅
Get the full story on Hexcraft here! 👀
Learnings and reflections from the @1kxnetwork team's experience from building on top of @DownstreamGame by @PlaymintUK. The first of a series: 'Modding Worlds', focused on exploring the realities of composability with fully onchain games and worlds.
mirror.xyz/1kx.eth/wsPVyqcn3…
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Is there anything we love more than composability? (spoiler alert: no!)
We might be biased, but we think @DownstreamGame is the quickest and easiest place to build onchain games right now!!
Links in the thread below. Don't forget to sign up for the Redstone hack weekend!
1/ 🔴🪨💻⌨️ Today's Community Spotlight is all about modding, plugins, and 3rd-party clients. That's right, it's COMPOSABILITY DAY on Redstone.
We're dropping builder guides for:
- @biomesAW
- DF Ares
- @DownstreamGame
- @skystrifeHQ
- This Cursed Machine
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Imagine a game where anyone can build features on top of a shared base (cough). 👀 Those two layers should be called:
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BASE, BUILDER
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PHYSICS, FEATURE
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GROUND, SURFACE
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FUNDAMENT, HEAVENS
23 votes • Final results
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So excited to be live on redstone!! There's never been a better time to make onchain games 🔴🪨🏁
1/ 🔴🪨🧪The @DownstreamGame Community Spotlight is LIVE! Build in a post-singularity civilisation simulator, where you can:
- Create and play bitesize games in your own zones
- Explore the zones other people have made
- Modify and remix zones
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Come join us for a sneak peak at what we're building! Including answers to mysteries like "what are these relics FOR exactly??!"
Register here: discord.com/events/907658035…
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Mark your calendars! 🗓️
Next Monday, June 13th at 5pm BST, we will share our work-in-progress and plans for the #TheCryptGame - including how it leads to Game 2 🙈
Subscribe to the event in our Discord and come join us!
discord.com/events/907658035…
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Attention #starknet builders!
🪖 hardhat-starknetjs
Hardhat plugin for integration with StarkNet.js
npmjs.com/package/@playmint/…
🧱 harhdhat-starknet-compile
Compiles your StarkNet contracts for you
npmjs.com/package/@playmint/…
Huge thanks to @0x80_eth for these!!
hardhat-starknetjs
Another #StarkNet plugin for @HardhatHQ, released under the @PlaymintUK npm account.
- integrates StarkNet.js (from @0xs34n) with Hardhat
- adds some helpers to make it super easy to deploy/attach contracts
npmjs.com/package/@playmint/…
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A wild @damor_eth appeared!
Thanks @ConorSvensson & @web3labs for a fun chat about games, web3, and @TheCryptGame 🌐🌐🌐
Wish I'd put some secrets on the office whiteboard tho... @5p0rt5BEArD pls can we leak easter eggs in future podcasts?
A new episode of #Web3 Innovators is out today!
This week we talk to @damor_eth, CEO of @TheCryptGame.
👉 Gaming in Web3
👉 Key opportunities Web3 provides gaming ecosystems
👉 #TheCryptGame - a #lootverse project
Watch- hubs.ly/Q01c5gqX0
Listen- hubs.ly/Q01c5fZ30
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Here you go! discord.gg/VdXWWNaqGN
We should add a link to the form in case that’s confusing for people. Thanks for the heads up!
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Great 🧵 on whether web3 offers game design anything it didn’t have already…
Spoiler alert: it does, it absolutely does
Sometimes I get frustrated hearing non-redpilled game makers question whether blockchain adds anything new to game design, but equally don't think the redpilled do a great job of explaining it. Let me have a go... 🧵
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A few of us are in Lisbon for The Summit, a gathering of onchain game devs, and Luke is burning through power banks trying to tweet it all. 🪫🪫🪫
In Lisbon for The Summit, a little un-conference for what I’ve been calling Our Little Scene (on-chain games). Two days chatting with a bunch of nerds trying to do impossible things. Huge thanks to @pet3rpan_ for organising! Will do my best to tweet it all. Haha 🧵
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There’s deep lore, and then there’s Deep Lore by Stokarz™️
Lots of essential reading in here for people curious about why ‘on-chain’ games is having a moment. 👀
Thank you ser, love from the entire community 🫡
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Thanks for hosting @komorebihack @Komorebi8888 and cant wait to hear all about it from @5p0rt5BEArD and @jameswhitwell and the other participants!!
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6 days of Komorebi’s hacker house @komorebihack has ended! Such wonderful housemates! Thank you for joining. I miss you all!
@jb0x_ @0xaprilsaccount @Kooshaba @GVN9008 @norswap @5p0rt5BEArD @jameswhitwell @stokasz @grzyslaw @danilowhk2 @pat_zip @richwarner @0xNonCents
Recap👇
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Exciting to see so many amazing teams diving into what’s special about on-chain games!!
✅ Longevity
✅ Composability
🚫 Three Letter Acronyms
Big thanks to @0xPARC for hosting and @latticexyz for mud.dev
At the @0xPARC residency demo day this evening. Will try and capture some quotes in 🧵 but you can also watch live:
piped.video/tUkEarE4TFA
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Screenshot looks cool 👀
100% onchain gaming is on the rise, so let’s dive into the top 10 most prominent fully onchain games currently live or in development. #FOCG blockchaingamer.biz/features…
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While the traditional games industry continues to print money while also treating anything blockchain with suspicion, amazing teams are busy building the foundations of a very different and more open future. 1/X
Last week I spent three hours at Slush talking to @justinglibert of @latticexyz talking about on-chain gaming, the tech it needs and the possibilities it opens. It was so cool to mentally jam with someone else that understands what blockchain can add to gaming.
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Looking forward to this!!
– @fern from @PirateNationNFT
– @damor_eth from @PlaymintUK
– @Bl4ack0ut from @ShatteredEON
– Chris Lexmond from @influenceth
see you there! nitter.app/i/spaces/1MYGNgAPeEZJw
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✨ panels with playmint
🧠 panels with frens
🤯 panels at flannels
🌌 all of the above
NFTUK x @flannelsfashion x @W1curates
After todays earlier announcement it's only right we share our amazing ✨Gaming✨ panel for September 15th (this Thursday!!)
ALT Gaming panel for NFTUK x FLANNELS x W1 Curates event on 15th September 2022, featuring Omri Bouton, Daniel Cheetham, SillyTuna, Fox Rogers and Luke Gibson.
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Starting soon… Take a peek behind the scenes at Playmint!
From @TheCryptGame to our upcoming highly polished web3 game.
👋 meet the team
👀 first look at the next game
🙋 find out how to get involved
Join here:
🔗 discord.com/events/907658035…
We'll be hosting our first Community Call TODAY at 5pm BST! 😀
Join us in our Discord to learn about our work-in-progress and plans for #TheCryptGame - how will it lead to Game 2? 👀
Subscribe to the event and see you there! 🥳🤗
discord.com/events/907658035…
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Thanks @CryptoUKAssoc
We believe digital assets will play an increasingly significant role in humanity’s future, and those building early have a responsibility to coordinate around best practice and self-regulation. Excited to work together!!
Welcome onboard @PlaymintUK.
Playmint commits to find the fun on the cutting edge of blockchain tech and #web3 primitives. Now working on their 2nd title, an on-chain trading game featuring asymmetric gameplay that aims to set a new standard for #metaverse experiences. #crypto
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The good news is that in web3, you’ll get to see the games WAY earlier in their lifecycle… be patient, yes, but also 👀
If you want to play great web3 games.. you need to wait. Great game builders have entered the space in the last few months. Talent+time means great content. They are coming, but you need to be patient..
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tired: hodl alone
inspired: buidl with frens!!
- Had a blast hanging with the @BitkraftVC crypto crew @JensHilgers @mabarth @cegapereira @B49Jme @pierskicks
- @PlaymintUK building @TheCryptGame is GMI @damor_eth @5p0rt5BEArD @deadcertdesign @0x80_eth
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Can’t wait!! 👀
【House Event Announcement #1】
4/13 (Thu): 14:00 - 17:00: On-chain gameplay workshop by @mintersworld @PlaymintUK @latticexyz @asphodel_labs
Register👇
lu.ma/yma73ujq
Rhascau: 14:00-14:40
DawnSeekers: 14:45-15:25
Sky Strife: 15:30-16:10
Kamigochi: 16:15-17:00
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If you’re making games and would like to offset your impact too, please reach out!
Happy to explain how we did it:
#Lallafa to optimise
github.com/playmint/lallafa
#ethcarbon to calculate impact
github.com/playmint/eth-carb…
@KlimaDAO to get you carbon neutral!
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Playmint has retired 147 carbon tonnes to offset historic Ethereum network transactions by players – visit thecrypt.game to join @TheCryptGame community!
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We're all-in on building on-chain, but until these things translate into new, fun, games, none of that stuff matters to players. It has to go from intellectual -> experience for people to care.
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Good luck everyone!! 🏎️💨
THE TIME HAS COME!✨
TODAY is the kick-off of the "Web3 companies World Cup" 🌍
2 hours left before the play-in/qualifiers start: 14:00 UTC⌛️
Good luck to the drivers 🏎🏁
In a few hours, we'll have the line-up of the 12 remaining teams that will make it to the knockouts 😈
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Dig deep with @damor on digital physics
#4D
This is 💯% not canon, but I think we should call the underlying rules The Fundament, the set of all composable rules The Firmament, and each individual player-built plugin is a Babel Tower. In this essay I will com—
Digital physics in on-chain games.
When you're building an on-chain game with a game world that lives forever and encourages builders to add new functionality, then digital physics become really important.
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Was great to be at @alliance_conf with @1kxnetwork talking about our experiences building with @lootproject
3/ Lessons from Building with the Loot Ecosystem by @damor_eth of Playmint
piped.video/watch?v=BEEmhrM6…
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🤫 if you’re a relic hodler we’d love to get your thoughts on our plans for @TheCryptGame - register for next week’s event in discord!
🧐 Not got one yet? Still plenty of time to raid in chapter 2 or 3 at thecrypt.game
Greetings raiding parties!! We have something that needs to go on your raid-ar. 📡
Monday, June 13th, at 5pm BST: get a sneak peak of all the good stuff we've been working on!
Subscribe to the event in our Discord 🤗
discord.com/events/907658035…
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We’ve been lucky enough to have deep chats with the teams at @latticexyz and @LootRealms in particular, but the whole on-chain decentralisation scene is full of some of the best people we’ve ever worked with. Shout out to @FOGDAO for being another schelling point. 2/X
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We’ll have more info about the process for building on the Redstone version soon, but you can also read our developer documentation here:
github.com/playmint/ds/tree/…
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Thanks for the mention 🧮
We’re proud to be born of the Lootverse! An amazing group of people busy growing giant shoulders for the next bull run to stand on… 💪🫡
@TheCryptGame has a full games Dev team behind it. Letting you raid for nfts!
Lootmmo.com is building on core for a social hub and much morrre! (I would just look at the website)
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a thoughtful presentation from @damor_eth about @TheCryptGame‘s experience so far about building in and for the Lootverse
piped.video/watch?v=BEEmhrM6…
“The Lootverse is the best example of interoperability and composability in games”
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Thanks @stokasz 🫡 It is interesting tho, there’s a games industry conference in our city this week and we’ve been talking about how difficult it is to explain what we’re doing to anyone there. The barriers are too high atm
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can’t wait!!
Inaugural issue of Floating Worlds Zine!
At AW Open Croissant this Friday! I'm speaking, so are @PlaymintUK , Tonk, amongst others!
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You can read the actual article here. Let us know what you think!
medium.com/@david.amor/digit…
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How about:
💻 extend excel formula system to query blockchains 🤯
📃 what about smart contracts, omg, now we’re thinking with portals 🕳
🧫 cells seem like the wrong unit to become NFTs - not enough context - sheets might make more sense
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For sure! We want to get the time-to-game down to hours rather than weeks. For now there’s limits to what you can do, but we handle the art and backend so you can focus on game logic + content. Happy to help brainstorm ideas as well as tech support!
latticexyz.notion.site/Redst…
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I like @SendaBottleTo, but an NFT for every message would get messy real quick. Plus it’s 1:1 not broadcast.
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Really interesting idea! Like trad publisher milestones. Greenlight process would need some thought tho; can be a tricky moment to navigate even for experienced publishers & devs. Retail investors would have to learn how to assess early prototypes, for example.
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Looking forward to this! Hehehe
Excited to be on a panel at Enter The Metaverse later! Going to talk about Playmint, why decentralisation matters, and dabloons. 👀
If you’re there, make space in your schedule for ✨TRANSFORMING GAME GOVERNANCE AND COMMUNITY THROUGH WEB 3.0✨ 🤣😅
techcircus.io/en/events/ente…
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Yeah, NFTs are cool and all, but wait till you try building your entire product out of smart contracts!!
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Also highly recommend checking out Zem!
Update to my Hardhat deployment manager Zem:
- uses hardhat-starknet-compile, so now only cairo contracts which have changed get recompiled
- uses hardhat-starknetjs, so now Contract objects have a sane API
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npmjs.com/package/@anders-t/…
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We think so! Do you feel like making a little onchain game this weekend? If you’re up for it, we’re here to help!
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