Decentralized gaming IDs provide another avenue of interoperability in Web3
Nonfungible token (NFT) gaming is getting a face lift. A new collaboration between Laguna Games, a Web3 R&D entertainment developer, and Lens Protocol allows players to connect across multiple gaming experiences.
These new decentralized gaming IDs will allow players to connect their profiles across Crypto Unicorn’s web and mobile NFT gaming platforms.
The Lens integration is binder which takes profiles on its network and connects them with the avatar system behind Crypto Unicorns. This opens up new avenues for logging into games, accessing leaderboards, along with benefits and rewards in the ecosystem.
Aron Beierschmitt, the CEO and co-founder of Laguna Games, says this is a way to unsilo identity systems within gaming franchise ecosystems.
Lens Protocol founder Stani Kulechov says this integration will benefit users on both platforms as it allows players to, “move seamlessly and securely between platforms using one identity."
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In the Web3 world, interoperability is a key component of ever expanding blockchain ecosystems, especially as they fill out with more utilities and applications.
The term interoperability is often heard in the context of maneuvering between blockchain networks. However as Web3 applications multiply, there is a greater need for interoperability in other areas of the space including gaming.
Gaming in the Web3 space has been heralded as a major entrance for mass adoption and as an example of utility for ownership through NFTs.
It is also one of the areas in the space which is receiving attention from investors. According to a DappRadar Q3 report, blockchain games and metaverse projects raised $1.3 billion from July to
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