Bringing Web2 players and game companies into the Web3 era, adhering to this concept, the Japanese game public chain Oasys continues to build the underlying infrastructure for the chain game track. Previously, PANews has written an article that introduced in detail the characteristics, economic model and ecological representative games of Oasys, describing how this public chain rooted in Japan's 40-year gaming culture allows traditional games to enter the oasis of Web3.
Recently, on the second anniversary of Oasys' establishment, it also ushered in a new important update - the release of a technology roadmap. Starting from the current technical challenges and user pain points, Oasys proposed corresponding solutions and carried out short- and medium-term planning of the technical route. The three cores of Oasys' technology roadmap are application data availability, layer 2 interoperability and ecosystem scalability.
Blockchain games are in the early stage of development, and the PANews Financing Weekly Report shows that, Financing in the chain gaming circuit continues. According to the blockchain game report for the first quarter of 2024 jointly released by DappRadar and BGA, the total financing amount in the first quarter of this year reached US$280 million. This has been revised after the popularity of blockchain games and Metaverse in the previous two years. As a result, in 2023, the financing scale of Web3 games reached US$2.98 billion.
Oasys is a powerful representative of this blockchain game craze. Currently, it cooperates with senior companies in the game industry such as Ubisoft, Sega, and Bandai Namco. It has 10 universe ecosystems with a total of nearly 60 games. Oasys provides developers entering the blockchain game field with a comprehensive set of tools and services to help create and deploy games. Its architectural design adopts a combination of highly scalable Layer1 (called Hub Layer) and Layer2 (called Verse Layer), which has high network stability, high scalability, and high data availability.
Although the underlying technology of the blockchain has been continuously improved in the past two years, there are still many technical shortcomings that need to be filled in the practice of the chain game public chain Oasys. For this reason, Oasys has updated its technology roadmap to solve these technologies. challenge.
"Items, characters, equipment, scores and achievements" These assets that players obtain in the game are player time and funds Return on investment, but in traditional Web2 games, if the game is stopped, these game assets will be gone and can only stay in the player's memory. The ownership of game assets is one of the core issues solved by blockchain games. Blockchain technology is the technical base for realizing digital sovereignty.
With the increasing popularity of modular technical architecture, although using a "modular" design, distributing different tasks or functions to different layers or parts of the blockchain can improve the efficiency and reliability of the entire system. Scalability. But this transition brings new problems with the abandonment of data on Layer 2, namely the lack of continuity of user assets.
To this end, Oasys adopts a new method - by mirroring the "game assets" on Layer2 to Layer1, it can provide permanent and continuous protection for user assets. Even if Layer 2 data is discarded, user assets are still safe.
Oasys’ Layer 2 is called Verse Layer, derived from the word Metaverse, which means that each second-layer network is an independent "small universe" ”, which can achieve full customization of the game. Within each Verse layer and game or dApp, development teams can introduce separate tokens to implement specific functions, creating a more flexible and scalable gaming environment.
Generally speaking, difficulties will be encountered when transmitting data and assets between blockchain Layer 2 because interoperability is limited. Oasys is trying to achieve interoperability between various "small universes", and the 10 currently running Verse Layers will be the first to benefit.
The specific plan is that Oasys will introduce a cross-chain bridge, adopt a common data format, and standardize APIs to achieve seamless interoperability between different Layer2. Users can easily and securely move data and assets between games on Oasys while retaining full control over them.
As important and difficult as technology is the construction and sustainable development of the ecosystem. Previously, a public chain launched a game subnet, but as the popularity of the game faded, it was left empty. Therefore, building a unique ecosystem for each chain is a huge challenge. In the Oasys ecosystem, Layer 2 is deployed and operated by companies and game developers, linking ecosystem building efforts with business continuity.
Oasys works closely with ecosystem partners and existing Layer2 operators to provide them with the tools and resources they need to support ecosystem building and reduce technical barriers. The first Hub Layer of Oasys is the hub layer, which provides game developers with all the tools, SDKs, digital assets, interoperability and ecological environment needed to make outstanding blockchain games. The Hub Layer is resilient enough to run with thousands of connected Verse Layers without the risk of network failure due to node failure.
The Oasys Verse Development Kit (Oasys VDK) allows enterprises to access high-quality Layer2 using preset ecosystem components for rapid development and deployment. This enables game developers to launch projects faster and focus on content development, enabling ecosystem scalability.
It is often joked in the industry that "a day in the currency circle takes a year in the world", which very vividly shows that the development pace of Web3 is changing with each passing day. As the underlying infrastructure, Oasys also needs to ensure technological and ecological development, resonate with the encryption industry, and keep up with the trends and needs of the Web3 market.
In the latest technology roadmap, Oasys has formulated short-term (within 1 year) and medium-term (2-3 years) plans based on the dilemmas and solutions mentioned above. In the short term, it will focus on Standardize game asset specifications and develop practical use cases. The mid-term goal is to resolve protocol layer issues to stabilize the ecosystem and facilitate the development and deployment of projects on Oasys.
•Standardization of game asset specifications: Oasys will continue to work with ecosystem partners to standardize game asset specifications. This will ensure consistency across different games and platforms, simplifying asset management.
• Create use cases: Use cases for applying standardized game asset specifications in live games will be created, with examples of successful use cases provided to support developers and companies interested in building on Oasys.
•Provide Oasys Verse Development Kit (Oasys VDK): By providing a set of proven ecosystem components, enterprises can quickly access high-quality Layer2 with preset ecosystem parts to reduce the cost of ecosystem construction time and resources, and achieve ecosystem scalability.
•Solve protocol layer issues: The short-term roadmap is the cornerstone of the mid-term effort, which will focus on resolving protocol layer issues. Specifically, implementing a unique solution to mirror Layer 2 "game assets" to Layer 1.
•Enable interoperability: Standardized protocols will be developed to ensure interoperability between different Layer2s, allowing users to seamlessly move assets and data between various games on Oasys. Users can freely shuttle among multiple games within the Oasys ecosystem and enjoy comprehensive digital sovereignty.
•Provide developer tools: Oasys will provide developer tools that are in line with our vision and meet Layer2 needs, allowing developers to develop independently and further promote the scalability of the ecosystem.
As far as short-term planning is concerned, Oasys has achieved a lot in the development of practical use cases. Multiple use cases came online in May alone. Oasys launches L2 chain XPLA Verse, and well-known games from South Korea's largest mobile game group Com2uS will be launched simultaneously. These include the action role-playing game "Dark Summoner: Chronicle of Kronic" based on the popular game "Dark Summoner" with over 220 million downloads, and "The Walking Dead: Chronicle of the Dead" adapted from the popular zombie comic book with a monthly active audience of 250,000. All-Star".
In addition, the recent blockchain game "Captain Tsubasa -RIVALS-" based on the Japanese football comic series "Captain Tsubasa" was officially launched on Oasys. "Captain Tsubasa -RIVALS-" is jointly developed by Mint Town and BLOCKSMITH & Co., a subsidiary of mobile gaming giant KLab, and provides an immersive experience where players can cultivate and collect character NFTs from the original series.
In terms of expanding the ecosystem, Oasys has also launched a number of large-scale cooperations this year. Recently, it officially announced its cooperation with Japan's SBI (SoftBank) Group to expand its influence in the crypto game and NFT market in Japan. This collaboration allows Oasys to leverage SBI’s NFT market platform to promote its blockchain gaming products while improving user experience. In February this year, Oasys partnered with Metabora SG, the Web3 gaming arm of South Korean internet giant Kakao, to support the game publisher's expansion into the Japanese market.
Oasys’ series of initiatives not only demonstrate its technological innovation and strategic vision in the field of blockchain games, but also highlight its determination to cooperate with industry giants to jointly promote the development of blockchain games. With the gradual implementation of the technology roadmap, Oasys is gradually realizing its vision of building a global blockchain gaming standard, creating real value for players and developers while also bringing new experiences and opportunities to the gaming industry.
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