Guest introduction
XAI core contributor, co-founder of Ex populus, Soby:
Before joining Expopulus, Soby began his career working at an AI startup in 2019, where he mainly worked on projects in areas such as natural language processing (NLP). As time progressed, Soby formed a core view on the potential of combining games and blockchain in 2020, that is, games will become one of the best application scenarios for blockchain technology. This thought led him to meet Toby, the co-founder of Ex populus, who introduced Soby to Justin. Toby's extensive experience in the gaming industry laid the foundation for this friendship, as he not only founded Clan Wars but also ran IGN's new game incubator, successfully creating one of the first skill-based gaming platforms that achieved record game installs. Billion. Toby has been deeply involved in the gaming industry for 14 years. At the same time, his long-term involvement in the encryption field has greatly enriched his professional background.
XAI Foundation consultant, MIX founder, Justin:
Justin, as the founder of MIX, has an extensive network in the Indian gaming industry and has established connections with 6,000 industry professionals. He has a long-standing friendship with Expopulus co-founder Toby and shared the vision for collaboration. As technology evolved, especially the XAI platform, Justin saw the perfect opportunity to partner with Toby to advance Web3 gaming. Justin has 15 years of experience in the game industry, during which he has collaborated with many large companies such as PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo to develop a number of AAA game IPs.
About 13 years ago, Justin met Toby and based on his deep understanding of the gaming industry, he created a company focused on helping video game players and independent developers gain more exposure opportunities, market discovery, and investment and financing support. From 2011 to 2015, his company experienced explosive growth due to improved tools, successfully connecting with thousands of developers, helping them find partners, and increasing exposure through the media. All these experiences not only deepened Justin's understanding of the needs of developers and communities, but also paved the way for his subsequent cooperation.
Justin highly agrees with the work done by Expopulus in the core game field, especially its focus on game mechanics and its deep care for developers and communities. Therefore, he joined the XAI Foundation as an advisor and is committed to promoting representative core games on the platform, further deepening his cooperation with Toby. As the XAI Foundation grows, Justin continues to build bridges between the gaming industry and blockchain technology, driving more meaningful partnerships and technological innovation.
Summary of key AMA content:
About the importance of cooperation between XAI and MIX
For a long time, the close cooperative relationship between XAI and MIX has gradually taken shape. Now they are standing at a new starting point, ready to jointly explore a broader game ecosystem. As the technology becomes increasingly mature, XAI has demonstrated the strong scalability of its technology and its ability to support large-scale, open economies and game ecosystems, which has been verified through the practice of reducing operational friction. XAI benefits from cooperation with core contributors such as Offchain Labs, the original developer of the well-known Arbitrum technology, and cooperation with industry-leading teams such as Third Web and Layer Zero. XAI is able to leverage this huge technical strength background , bringing a new experience to game developers and players.
This cooperation is not limited to existing technology partners. XAI is also actively expanding its partner network and is expected to announce more cooperation news in the near future. One of the core strategies is to put some of the outstanding independent games and existing games online and integrate them into the XAI platform. This strategic layout has the potential to achieve the deployment of 100 games on XAI within a year, indicating that XAI is expected to become one of the largest blockchains in the industry with the richest game content.
The cooperation between XAI and MIX is based on their shared belief in the future development potential of the game ecosystem. As technology develops and the partner network expands, they work together to create an open and inclusive gaming ecosystem that can not only attract game developers, but also provide players with high-quality and diverse gaming experiences. This not only marks a new beginning, but also heralds a prosperous future for the gaming industry driven by blockchain technology.
On why everyone should join the XAI ecosystem
As more partners join the XAI ecosystem, XAI demonstrates its commitment to driving the gaming industry forward. Of particular concern is the inclusion of upcoming Web3 games that are preparing to move to XAI from existing blockchain platforms such as Polygon and Immutable, and even ARB and ARB Nova. This not only marks XAI’s strong appeal to the gaming field, but also heralds the arrival of a more open and innovative gaming ecosystem.
For developers who join the XAI ecosystem, they will receive unprecedented support and opportunities. XAI not only provides a strong technical foundation that allows developers to easily put games on the chain, but also provides a series of value-added services such as user retention, monetization, cross-selling and user acquisition. This is all aimed at helping developers better showcase their work and find success on the vast platform of XAI.
It is worth mentioning that XAI’s developer experience is widely regarded as one of the best in the industry. Whether it is games transferred from Polygon, Immutable, or newly developed works, all developers expressed surprise and satisfaction with the rich infrastructure provided by the XAI platform. XAI's success is not only based on the advancement of its technology, but also on its ability to deeply understand the needs and challenges of game developers and provide them with the necessary tools and resources to ensure that they can stand out in this highly competitive market.
In addition, XAI's global vision and pursuit of innovation make it not only focus on attracting Web3 game developers, but also actively demonstrate the potential of the XAI platform to Web2 developers. By providing developers with a platform that can help them expand their user base and increase revenue channels, XAI is redefining the future of the gaming ecosystem and creating new possibilities and opportunities for all participants.
About how XAI continues to develop its ecosystem
In growing the XAI ecosystem, the core goal is to ensure partner success and exceed expectations. XAI is committed to building a frictionless blockchain transaction environment and further optimizes and simplifies the transaction process by partnering with top solution providers in the industry, such as The Third Web. In fact, XAI has successfully implemented the largest testnet in history, proving the reliability and efficiency of its technology and now has over six hundred thousand active wallets and growing.
Currently, XAI is in a stage of rapid development, and all preparations are in place, including upcoming market plans and a series of exciting games. Over time, the XAI ecosystem is expected to attract more participants and offer a wide range of high-quality games to meet the needs of different players.
Regarding the development of the XAI ecosystem, plans for the first quarter remain on track. Despite the poor response from the community to the v1 version of the pledge, the XAI team has adopted the community’s feedback and is working hard to develop the v2 version, which is expected to be released in the near future. The XAI team attaches great importance to feedback from the community and is committed to maintaining an open dialogue with the community and constantly improving and adjusting strategies based on the needs and suggestions of the community.
Overall, XAI's goal is not just to launch a successful product or service, but more importantly, to build an active, interactive and supportive community. By listening to the voice of the community and adopting constructive feedback, XAI looks forward to working with all participants to create a new future for the blockchain gaming industry.
About industry competition and the advantages of XAI
Industry observers generally hold a high level of respect for the achievements of industry peers. The XAI platform, in particular, effectively avoids repeating the mistakes of other teams by observing and learning from their experiences. This capability allows XAI to grow rapidly and maintain its industry leadership. XAI collaborates with the top technical team responsible for developing Arbitrum, reinforcing its emphasis on platform security and ensuring a strong position in the crypto space.
The successful case of Torochi games further reflects the huge potential and advantages of the XAI platform. Once this originally inconspicuous game was connected to the XAI platform, it quickly became a popular choice in the on-chain gaming community, attracting the attention of a large number of players and successfully accumulating a fan base of about 100,000. This achievement not only proves the XAI platform’s capabilities in technical support and marketing, but also demonstrates its commitment and support to its partners.
In addition, the launch of the staking v2 version of the XAI platform further demonstrates its emphasis on community feedback and its ability to respond quickly. Through open dialogue with the community, XAI continues to improve its services and features to better meet the needs of users and developers. This community-centered development strategy has won XAI widespread recognition and support, accelerating its development and expansion in the gaming ecosystem.
In summary, the XAI platform is shaping the future of the gaming industry with its innovative technology solutions, strong partner network, and deep investment in the community. By observing successful cases such as Torochi, we can see the unique value and opportunities that XAI provides to game developers and players, which indicates that the XAI ecosystem will flourish in the future.
Regarding the seamless connection between Steam users and XAI, a large number of users are coming!
Among the current technological innovations in the cryptocurrency industry, the latest developments of the XAI platform have attracted widespread attention. In particular, the seamless integration of the XAI platform and Steam users marks a major technological breakthrough in the gaming industry. Traditionally, if each game required players to create and use a separate wallet, this would undoubtedly result in an extremely cumbersome and poor user experience. However, the XAI platform is developing an innovative solution called "Zyconnect", which is designed to allow players to communicate through a common identity across all games on XAI.
This strategy not only simplifies the user experience, allowing one account to access hundreds of games, but also achieves seamless integration with the Steam platform. As we all know, many games have achieved success and a large user base on Steam. Through XAI's strategy, these existing Steam games are able to convert part of their game content into on-chain activities, thereby seamlessly introducing the Steam user group into the XAI ecosystem.
This seamless integration strategy is not only a great boon for Steam users, but also brings unprecedented growth opportunities to the XAI platform itself. By absorbing Steam's large user base, XAI is able to further expand its gaming ecosystem, while also creating a broader and more active participant base for on-chain games.
In addition, this move by the XAI platform also fully demonstrates its technological forward-looking and community-oriented philosophy. The XAI team’s openness and emphasis on community feedback, as well as their relentless pursuit of improving user experience, have jointly driven this technological innovation. It is this spirit of continuous exploration and innovation that allows XAI to maintain a leading position in the cryptocurrency industry and, together with its users, embark on a magical journey to change the gaming industry.
About third-party rewards of V2 staking system
In the upcoming V2 version of the staking system, XAI will introduce an innovative feature designed to further incentivize and reward its community members. The system not only allows stakers to contribute to the security and stability of the network, but also provides the opportunity to earn third-party rewards, which may include in-game assets such as NFTs, tokens, or even redeemable passes for specific experiences. This change is a positive response to community feedback and demonstrates XAI’s commitment to improving user experience and rewarding community contributors. More details will be announced in the coming weeks, including a list of partners that have committed to providing rewards to stakers, demonstrating XAI’s commitment to building a more interactive and rewarding ecosystem.
In order to make it easier for everyone to watch the content of the English AMA, I tried to add Chinese subtitles to the recent Q&A session and uploaded the video to Twitter. However, during this process, I encountered many challenges: first, the entire video contained 580 dialogues, some of which were interrupted due to network connection problems; secondly, it was difficult to recognize English pronunciation. In view of these circumstances, I completed the Chinese subtitle translation based on my personal understanding, but it was extremely difficult to synchronize with the video timeline. I strive to make about 80% of the content understandable to the general English-speaking audience but community friends who want to hear the content. Thank you again for your understanding and support.
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