Hyperbridge is building protocols on the best blockchains. These protocols will support product & digital asset marketplaces, licensing and secure crowdfunding. These tools will enable creators to bring their projects to life. However, our focus shall be vested on the GAMING INDUSTRY (the world of indie games) and the revolution of HYPERBRIDGE in the industry.
The Gaming Industry is an undeniable force of commerce. Boasting an estimated $108 billion in
revenue and 2.2 billion users worldwide in 2017, the once quaint world of pixelated plumbers is
now a global behemoth capable of directing culture and making billionaires of its participants.
For all of the focus on proliferating games such as Fortnite, CSGO, and Warcraft backed by enormous funding, we are beginning to witness the successes of a different yet equally impressive scale in the world of Indie Games. These games are games that are developed by an individual or small team of video game developers, they are usually created without the financial support of a video game publisher. Indie Games have become extremely popular over the last 20 years, growing into a $8billion dollar a
year industry.
The success of Indie is both a triumph for developers and for gamers. Armed with new powerful software that facilitate and cheapen the game creation process, Developers are free to create unconventional titles, and gamers are able to access a broader spectrum of choice which often results in devout, almost cult-like support of games. Indie is the remaining democratic option for developers
who want to exercise their creative talents without the structures of developing within the confines of large game corps. And due to the relative ease and economy of developing Indie games, Indie remains robust and full of talent. But despite its impressive growth, a number of deficiencies and issues currently plague the Indie game landscape, affecting its ability to flourish to its full potential.
Absence of an ability to incentivize supporters
A common concern, or complaint, posed by gamers is that certain developers operate their game worlds in ways that require a constant outflow of money in order to progress, or to access complete functionality of a game. Paid expansion packs and pay-to-win style games result in very loud customer
dissatisfaction.
The incentive flow for most games is truly unidirectional, often resulting in games that have short lifespans and therefore short profit lifespans. A two-way flow of incentive would encourage greater play-time, raise incentive to play, and prolong profit lifespan, but
no such system currently exists.
Insufficient Opportunity for Creativity and Ingenuity.The gaming industry operates on a boom and bust cycle. Typically, the profits accrued from around 20% of the games cover the losses of the remaining 80%. In order to mitigate risk, large game publishers and distributors frequently revert to publishing what is known as ‘pre-sold property.’ This
includes games and content that have an existing fan base and have been proven successes. The result is the release of a steady stream of franchised titles and sequels, and studios are prohibited from developing new, original, and creative content.
INTRODUCING HYPERBRIDGE's BLOCKHUB (A platform for games and gamers)
WHAT IS BLOCKHUB?
BlockHub is a decentralized, smart contract enabled digital distribution platform that enables developers to quickly and easily take all of the necessary steps to successfully launch their creations. In turn, gamers have the ability to become financiers in the projects of their choice and active participants in the entire
project development process. Through the use of decentralized protocols, the community ultimately has control over the actions within the system and how it evolves.
BlockHub is Powered by blockchain technology and a native token which facilitates the creation of direct economic relationships between developers and gamers, bringing into consideration the interests of all the most important stakeholders in the video-game industry.
Through the BlockHub solution and our
in-depth understanding of the issues affecting the gaming ecosystem, we are on a mission to create a vast decentralized ecosystem that will bring massive innovation to the $108.9B gaming market.
For more information, check out the official websites below:
Website: https://hyperbridge.org/
Whitepaper: https://hyperbridge.org/whitepaper
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HyperbridgeTech/
Telegram: https://t.me/hyperbridgechat
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