Gaming & Metaverse — Web3 Glossary
86 terms • Part of the Cointegrity Web3 Glossary
- Aavegotchi — Aavegotchi is a DeFi-integrated collectibles game where players stake Aave's interest-bearing...
- Alien Worlds — Alien Worlds is a decentralized autonomous universe and metaverse built on multiple blockchains...
- Animoca Brands — Animoca Brands is a Hong Kong-based company specializing in Web3 gaming, blockchain entertainment,...
- Asset Staking — Asset staking in blockchain gaming is the process of locking gaming NFTs, tokens, or other in-game...
- Augmented Reality (AR) Gaming — Augmented Reality gaming overlays digital elements, characters, and interactive objects onto the...
- Avatar — An avatar represents a player's persistent digital identity and embodied presence within blockchain...
- Axie Infinity — Axie Infinity is a blockchain-based play-to-earn game where players collect, breed, and battle...
- Battle Royale — A battle royale is a competitive multiplayer game mode where dozens to hundreds of players fight in...
- Beam — Beam is a gaming-focused blockchain built on Avalanche's subnet technology, engineered specifically...
- BEP-1155 — BEP-1155 is a multi-token standard for Binance Smart Chain that combines the capabilities of both...
- Big Time — Big Time is a free-to-play multiplayer action RPG that integrates blockchain technology seamlessly...
- BLOCKLORDS — BLOCKLORDS is a medieval grand strategy MMO built on Immutable X and Polygon blockchains, offering...
- Breeding Mechanics — Breeding mechanics are game systems enabling players to combine two or more NFT characters,...
- Cloud Gaming — A model for delivering video games in which all game processing occurs on remote servers rather...
- Community Building in Blockchain Gaming — Community building in blockchain gaming refers to the strategic development and nurturing of player...
- Crafting Systems — Crafting systems are game mechanics that enable players to combine resources, materials, or NFTs to...
- Cross-Platform Play — Cross-platform play enables players using different devices (console, PC, mobile), operating...
- CryptoKitties — CryptoKitties, launched in 2017 by Dapper Labs on Ethereum, stands as one of the pioneering...
- Dapper Labs — Dapper Labs is a Canadian blockchain gaming and digital collectibles company founded by Roham...
- Decentraland — Decentraland is a pioneering blockchain-based virtual world built on the Ethereum network where...
- Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) in Gaming — Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, or DAOs, are blockchain-based entities governed by smart...
- DeFi Kingdoms — DeFi Kingdoms is a cross-chain fantasy RPG that uniquely gamifies decentralized finance by blending...
- Digital Collectibles — Digital collectibles are unique virtual items, characters, artifacts, or assets that exist on...
- Digital Identity in Metaverse — Digital identity in the metaverse refers to the persistent, customizable representation of users...
- Dynamic NFTs — Dynamic NFTs are non-fungible tokens whose properties, metadata, appearance, and functionality...
- Ember Sword — Ember Sword is a free-to-play MMORPG built on Ethereum that prioritizes player agency through a...
- ERC-1155 — ERC-1155 is a multi-token standard for Ethereum that enables a single smart contract to manage both...
- Esports Integration — Esports integration refers to the formal incorporation of competitive gaming tournaments,...
- Farmers World — Farmers World is a farming simulation game deployed on the WAX blockchain where players operate...
- Gala Games — Gala Games is a blockchain gaming platform founded on principles of player ownership and...
- GameFi — GameFi represents the convergence of gaming and decentralized finance, integrating financial...
- Gaming NFTs — Gaming NFTs are blockchain-based digital assets that represent verifiable ownership of in-game...
- Gaming Tokens — Gaming tokens are cryptocurrencies designed specifically for blockchain-based gaming ecosystems,...
- Gasless Gaming — Gasless gaming eliminates or significantly reduces blockchain transaction fees (gas costs) for...
- Gods Unchained — Gods Unchained is a free-to-play tactical card game on Ethereum where players truly own their cards...
- Governance Gaming — Governance gaming integrates decentralized decision-making directly into gameplay, allowing players...
- Guild of Guardians — Guild of Guardians is a mobile RPG built on Immutable X that combines traditional gaming mechanics...
- Guild System — A guild system in blockchain games represents a formalized organizational structure where players...
- Hamster Kombat — A viral tap-to-earn mobile game built on Telegram and the TON blockchain that became one of the...
- Heroes of Mavia — Heroes of Mavia is a play-to-earn strategy game where players construct defensive bases, recruit...
- Homeland — Homeland is a land-based gameplay experience and expansion within Axie Infinity that allows players...
- Idle Gaming — Idle gaming refers to a game design model where players accumulate resources, experience, and...
- Illuvium — Illuvium is an open-world RPG adventure game built on the Ethereum blockchain where players...
- Immersive Technologies — Immersive technologies encompass hardware and software platforms like virtual reality (VR),...
- Immutable — Immutable is an Australian blockchain company that developed Immutable X, a Layer-2 scaling...
- In-game Assets — In-game assets are digital items within blockchain games that players genuinely own as NFTs or...
- Interoperability — Interoperability is the technical and economic ability for gaming assets, characters, or currencies...
- Interoperability in Gaming — Interoperability in gaming refers to the seamless ability to transfer and utilize digital assets,...
- Land Development — Land development is the process of building structures, experiences, or utilities on owned virtual...
- Loot Boxes — Loot boxes are randomized reward containers that players can acquire through gameplay completion or...
- Metachain — A metachain is a blockchain infrastructure designed to bridge digital and physical worlds by...
- Metaverse — The metaverse represents a persistent, interconnected virtual universe where users interact with...
- Mini-apps — Lightweight, embedded applications that run within a larger platform interface, allowing users to...
- MOBOX — MOBOX is a GameFi platform that integrates yield farming with NFT-based gaming mechanics within a...
- My Pet Hooligan — My Pet Hooligan is a social metaverse game where players collect, nurture, and interact with...
- Mythical Games — Mythical Games is a game development company focused on creating player-owned economies where users...
- Notcoin — A viral Telegram-based tap-to-earn game that launched in early 2024 on the TON blockchain and...
- P2E — Play-to-Earn (P2E) is a blockchain gaming model where players earn cryptocurrency, NFTs, or other...
- Permadeath — Permadeath is a hardcore game mechanic where character death, asset loss, or account status changes...
- Pixels — Pixels is a farming and exploration game built on the Ronin Network that combines traditional...
- Planet IX — Planet IX is a strategy game built on Polygon where players purchase and own land NFTs representing...
- Play-to-Earn (P2E) — Play-to-Earn is a blockchain gaming model that rewards players with cryptocurrency or NFTs of real...
- Quest Systems — Quest systems in blockchain games are structured gameplay loops that guide players through...
- Ronin Network Hack — The March 2022 security breach of the Ronin Network, a sidechain built for the NFT game Axie...
- Scholarship Programs — Scholarship programs in blockchain gaming function as lending mechanisms where established players,...
- Season Pass — A season pass is a time-limited progression system offering exclusive rewards, challenges, and...
- SIDUS HEROES — SIDUS HEROES is a WebGL-based space exploration metaverse where players command heroes and...
- Sky Mavis — Sky Mavis is a Vietnamese game development studio founded in 2018 that pioneered the play-to-earn...
- SLP — Smooth Love Potion (SLP) is an ERC-20 token that serves as the primary in-game reward currency in...
- Sorare — Sorare is a fantasy football management game where players collect, trade, and manage teams using...
- Splinterlands — Splinterlands is a digital collectible card game built on the Hive blockchain where players...
- Star Atlas — Star Atlas is a grand strategy space exploration game built on Solana that combines territorial...
- Sunflower Land — Sunflower Land is a farm simulation game built on the Polygon blockchain where players cultivate...
- Tap-to-Earn — A mobile gaming mechanic popularized by Telegram-based Web3 games in which players repeatedly tap...
- The Sandbox — The Sandbox is a blockchain-based virtual world that empowers players to create, own, and monetize...
- Tokenomics in Gaming — Tokenomics in gaming refers to the comprehensive economic system that governs how in-game tokens,...
- TON (The Open Network) — TON is a Layer-1 blockchain that originated from Telegram's internal blockchain research and...
- Treeverse — Treeverse is a browser-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game that prioritizes social...
- Upland — Upland is a virtual property trading game where digital real estate mirrors actual geographical...
- Virtual Commerce — Virtual commerce encompasses all economic transactions that occur within immersive digital...
- Virtual Events — Virtual events are organized gatherings hosted within metaverse platforms or blockchain game...
- Virtual Real Estate — Virtual real estate refers to digital land parcels within metaverse platforms that users can...
- Virtual Reality (VR) Integration — Virtual Reality integration creates fully immersive three-dimensional environments where players...
- Wearables — Wearables represent virtual cosmetic and functional items—including clothing, accessories, armor,...
- Web3 Gaming — Web3 gaming encompasses games built on blockchain technology that prioritize decentralization,...
- Yuga Labs — Yuga Labs is a Web3 media and entertainment company founded in 2021 that has become one of the most...
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