i literally sat in my house for three days straight playing Block Blast on my phone by myself, it would have been more fun with other nostr participants. Doesn't have to be that game, but I like board games or hanging out and playing marior brothers, so naturally to keep a good portion of people on nostr regularly why not? no?
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nostr:naddr1qqyhqmmtv4kk7m3k8ypzp6gr3cgfzmv3pp5akehnexslg9f4jees3druuvfkex83563z5c2sqvzqqqrkvu4hezeh contact this account and ask him questions. He has a game that we can all join and play. I was playing with some random nostr user a few weeks ago
oooooh ty.
some reason i cant see them, so either i muted or vice versa
You might of.
if it is mainvolume definitely
You can unblock just check your security filters section. Mainvolume is a bot so keep him blocked but i believe chad is human 😆 chad talks to us in his lives
ty i swore it was bot but being fed from people on here
no i see him , but not the link you had to the note, i just followed him...
and again, ty i knew it was a bot....ok who create that bot, because i am going to jello wrestle them
We could be the Game Grumps of Nostr
i am not a grump. i am happier at home.
Short answer: There is not a significant overlap between game developers and web developers. There is certainly overlap, but they more or less remain two separate groups. So, while it is a good idea, it falls in the realm of "Facebook games" or browser games. Which are worthwhile, and I agree should be implemented ASAP in regards to Nostr.
But it's a lot to consider. Some parts of Web development can include gamification. But in both models there exists a problem of monetization. So when you combine the two solutions, they aggregate the same problem twofold.
To host a web game, the winning model is to monetize the web game and advertise the crap out of it. Since Nostr is decidedly advertisement-free, there is a clash in the pipeline. Game developers would struggle to advertise and monetize their games on Nostr.
It is not impossible and it is a good idea. But the question is where to start, and who's going to do it.
I was looking at a game called Imperials last night which is a FOSS clone of Settlers of Catan. But, to Nostrize the game means taking on all of the costs myself, with no effective advertisement strategy, and confined to a clone that doesn't look particularly good. And the artwork is copy written also. So I would need to hire an artist.
I think having development groups centered around this idea could be very effective, but as an individual it can be quite a bunch of work and problems. Many other applications seem easier in contrast.
Integrated games took Facebook to where it stands now. It's worth doing but it's not easy.
Facebook had it easier with a centralized platform. We'll have it better in the long run, but not easier in the short term.
hypothetically how much would it take to advance this idea
That's a good question.
I would think the first step is identifying the most likely candidate games for Nostrization.
For instance Imperials is FOSS and would only require new artwork. Something like Mario Kart is a lot less likely to be browser-based, but it's not out of the realm of possibilities.
I'd say it takes a lot.
I would expect the first Nostr game to be released by a company who is determined to keep producing Nostr games.