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FIRSTBLOOD

WHAT IS FIRST BLOOD?

FirstBlood is a decentralized gaming application built on the Ethereum platform. It is an electronic sports platform built on the blockchain technology which gives game players the opportunity to challenge one another directly for rewards. The platform was developed to allow game players and prospective game players a reason to horn their skills to earn a designated price or reward.

Competition could be an individual player against another or a team against another team. Through the platform being decentralized, it excludes the presence of third parties as is common in everyday e-sports platforms which allow the involvement of casinos and some financial institutions. FirstBlood is built on the Ethereum Virtual Machine.

On this platform, there is a direct control of funds by the players or participants through the use of the smart contract. On the platform, verification is done by either the Jury Voting Pool or witnesses. Based on the reports received, pay-outs would then be awarded to the declared winner of the competition.

The platform also incorporates a ranking system that allows for healthy competition between participants based on their winnings. Based on the ranking, a hall of fame would be created and players who are in this category end up being teachers or mentors.

FirstBlood, aside from being a decentralized gaming application, it is also a cryptocurrency. The platform has its token called the 1st coin. One can only participate on the platform through the token. The utilities that are to be enjoyed by coin holders are:

  • The token is what is used to play matches
  • Through the token, voting and witnessing is made possible
  • Tournaments are hosted through the token
  • Rewards are received through token

 

What Problem does FirstBlood solve?

FirstBlood aims to provide Esports fan with more gaming opportunities than current platforms provide. Outside of the FirstBlood initiative, there are basically four tournaments that esports fans get to enjoy every six months.

This limits the amount of time and opportunities game players have to enjoy themselves, horn their skills and to compete with each other. Furthermore, the user interface of current esports operators is very confusing and difficult to understand. This scares many potential participants and it even discourages continuity among existing participants.

Also, this platform is a decentralized platform that aims to exclude the interference of middlemen. The traditional mode of operation is prone to hack, strict regulations, fraud and also very expensive for participants as they have to give these middlemen reward for their services. Participants are always scared to stake their bets for these reasons and as such, it has not allowed esports meet its potential peak. Nobody wants to be a victim of a hack or the various misconceptions that occur. Most of the activities on the platform are not customer or participant based.

 

How does First Blood solve the problems?

The numerous problems facing current operators of esports is subsumed under the fact that they all operate on a centralized system. First blood has capitalized on this shortcoming by providing a decentralized system in which participants would have direct control of the system. This is possible because of the blockchain technology.

First blood is built on the Ethereum platform and through the use of the smart contract, operations are automated. Decentralization allows users to control their earnings without any interference. Pay-outs and payments are done by the players and these funds are then cleared automatically by the platform without the need for a bank or any other financial institution. This way, the cost is reduced and the transaction is done faster.

Operating a centralized system means that accounts are centralized too, making it prone to hack, embezzlement, etc. By operating a decentralized system through the use of the blockchain, the possibility of external influences and involvement is made impossible. First blood puts the users in complete charge of their funds.

Through the use of the smart contract, alongside the decentralized witness and jury system, first blood is able to operate in an entirely different way from traditional operators. This way, the platform is not dependent on game API policy changes. If issues arise beyond the scholarship of the participants, the jury system comes in to settle such issues.

 

What Makes FirstBlood better than its Competitors?

FirstBlood is a first of its kind. Therefore, competitors here would mean traditional operators. Below are the reasons why first blood is better than its competitors

  • FirstBlood is a decentralized platform and this is possible through the use of the blockchain technology. This decentralization excludes the presence of third parties and as such, there is likely any possibility of system hack, loss of information, fraud, etc. Also, with the exclusion of any external party, cost effectiveness is achieved. The platform also ensured that a well-detailed security auditing was carried out before it was launched on the Ethereum platform. As the platform is being updated, so also would the system be updated and the result would be shared on the network for all to see.
  • FirstBlood has an easy to use and straightforward user interface, unlike the traditional operators. This way, users are encouraged to use the app without any background knowledge needed. First blood was created with a user interface to propagate the brand through providing an enjoyable user experience. The user experience starts from the creating of an account till the account is verified. Features that are present on the participant panel is the basic account information, available matches, connected games and recent matches. The interface is device considerate as it works well on both mobile and web platforms. The platform also makes use of an agile framework across platforms with the aim to reduce work not needed on some OS- focused development.
  • First Blood is the first platform to incorporate the use of reward. Game players are rewarded for their expertise. This also serve as a source of encouragement to other game players to play harder and better.
  • Through the jury and witness system, issues as regards match results are easily reviewed giving no room for offenses.

 

How can FirstBlood be Categorized

  • Gaming

The first blood platform can be categorized firstly as a gaming platform in which players from different parts of the world come together to compete against one another. The platform, although are yet to incorporate so many other games, have the vision to make the platform a gaming hub. Winners are rewarded for their excellence.

The platform provides an atmosphere for healthy competition between these players. These players are thus encouraged to horn their skills so as to achieve desired success. Consistency in winning would take one into the hall of fame wherein these players would become coaches to upcoming game players.

  • Digital Currency

A digital currency is a form of money which is digital in form as against fiat money which is physical. First blood is also a digital currency that has a prospective increase in value. Without the token, there can be no access to the platform. With the continuous increase in the number of game players and the accompanied reward system, more players would be attracted to the first blood platform and without the token, they cannot participate. This means there would be a high demand for the coin and once there is a high demand, there would be increased in value. In the run, 1st coin would be a means to invest.

  • Gambling

First blood operates as a decentralized gambling platform. Users gamble with the others without the need for a middleman. All that is needed is that the users file in the necessary conditions on the smart contract and any of the gamblers who meet up with the criteria take the price home. Every of the money goes to the winner with nothing going to any third party since it is not a centralized system like other operators.

 

What is First Blood Vision on Security?

Security is one of the major aims of the platform. Since traditional operators employ the centralized system, there are usually numerous cases of hack on both the platforms themselves and accounts of players too.  First blood being a decentralized system totally eradicates the possibilities of such nuances.

The platform employs the use of the smart contract to achieve a secured platform. The smart contract ordinarily is impenetrable as it is built on the blockchain and every information uploaded unto the smart contract, once validated is broadcasted on the whole network for all to see. The first blood platform also in a bid to discourage individuals from creating more than one account so as not to monopolize the platform has set up measures against it. This is achieved through the user reputation system. The User Reputation System would also restrict hackers and criminals alike, protect players, and enhance healthy competition between these players. From the account registration to the playing of games, the URS would be present at all times.

New players would have to gain the trust of the system before they can be ranked. This system makes it easy for malicious users to be easily identified. The matchmaking feature would place more priority on individuals with a good reputation than another without. A good reputation means more playing time, playing at higher levels and also staking more. Whenever there are cases to be settled, the system automatically provides such situation with the Jury Voting Pool and also witnesses to handle it. Members are selected randomly by the system to be a member of the JVP to preside over any matter. Judgment is based solely on facts and evidence from both parties.

 

 

Example of First Blood Use Cases/Application

  • Gaming

First Blood application can be used to play a different kind of games. It was designed essentially to meet the gaming needs of game players and to reward them for their faithfulness, diligence, and success. The use of the first blood platform to play games is towards competition and also to horn skills of upcoming players. Although currently, there is a limited number of games that can be played through the platform, it is likely in years to come that other games would be incorporated giving the platform a larger usage. Unlike other gaming platforms, this system helps to foster healthy competition between players across borders, provides the platform through which various champions come together to challenge themselves and to fight for the crown

  • Gambling

Gambling has become very lucrative of recent and as also become a source of income for a lot of people across the globe. However, it has suffered from a lot of shortcomings due to the fact that it is centralized. There have been major case of gamblers not receiving their loots due to system error or manipulation. Also, there have been cases of hack which has led to the loss of money. The loss of money implies that majority of winners who are yet to get their funds and they most likely would not get it since there really is not regulation guiding it.
FirstBlood hopes to tackle issues like this by providing gamblers with an opportunity to relate with their competitor or competitors more directly. Gambling is open to both the payers and the audience. The audience can stake on who they believe would win the match. The decentralization of gambling means that transactions would be done faster, trust is increased, there is no possibility of fund misplacement or even a hack.

  • Business

With time, the first blood platform can be incorporated into the business world with the 1st coin acting as the means of exchange. Goods and services can be exchanged, more games can be developed on the platform increase the userbase of the game. The aim of the platform is for the platform to be redeemable for services and goods within specific retailers and other individuals known on the platform. Once the demand for the token increases also, it paves way for investment as people would have to buy the coin and sell depending on the value.

 

 

 

 

 

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MOBILEGO

WHAT IS MOBILEGO?

MobileGo is a product of the Game Credit Mobile and Gaming Store. It was specifically created for the purpose of marketing, branding and development of applications on the Game Credit Mobile Store.

MobileGo is a digital coin that prevails game players the opportunity to buy game content and features. It is a smart token that aims to facilitate matches and tournaments between players through a decentralized platform. It is also for the purpose of gamifying the mobile platform, to encourage game players to partake through the use of rewards and for loyalty.

The centerpiece of the creation of MobileGo is the creation of a virtual marketplace for the selling and buying of game content and features between players, gamers are given the opportunity to play against one and the other and also to decentralize competitions and tournaments.

All these would be created on the Game Credit platform.

The Game Credit platform is one that provides varieties of games for users to chose from. The Game Credit platform has its own currency, used for payment and transactions. However, this coin is limited to an extent. This gave rise to the need for a smart token which would allow for decentralization which would provide solutions to the numerous problems facing the gaming sector. This is where the MobileGo token comes in. The token is an ERC-20 token created for the implementation of the Ethereum smart contract technology on the Game Credit Platform.

MobileGo is built on two blockchains namely

  • Waves Blockchain

The wave blockchain is a very attractive blockchain. It provides the users with a universal chrome wallet and user interface that is very easy to use. It also allows users the ability to make use of fiat currency and the simple token issuance.

  • Ethereum Blockchain

The Ethereum smart contract is what would be used to decentralized the gaming sector. The major aim is to assist in the branding and marketing of Game Credit and also to develop the use of the smart contract on the Game Credit platform by employing the Ethereum blockchain. With this, players are given full control, rewards are incorporated into tournaments.

 

WHAT PROBLEM DOES IT SOLVE?

The gaming industry is plagued with varieties of challenges which the MobileGo aims to solve.

These challenges revolve around the revenue gotten from the game ranging from allocation to payment methods to time frame. Being a subsidiary of the game credit platform, the MobileGo aims to provide the solution for the following participants in the platform. They include:

 

  • Game Players

Game players are always victims of insecurity, information loss, anonymity, slow transaction speed and many others in traditional platforms. This is because these traditional platforms have always operated a centralized system. Most times, there are cases of hack where the system is affected and money is lost. This leads to the inability of the platform to make refunds to the participants of their platforms. The difficulty that comes with transferring of credits and money from a game to the other scares most of them away as they would always have to make payment through their banks to make a purchase on the game.

  • Game Developers

Developers go through rigorous issues with publishing sites like the play store or app store. These platforms take a huge percentage of the total purchase of game application sold. These platforms receive about 30% money earned. Aside from the huge chunk of money allocated to the publishing firms, the developers have to wait for about two months before any of their earnings can be allocated to them. Developers also face challenges as regards fake payment made by some customers reducing the expected income of these developers.

Also, the MobileGo platform aims to bring esports to every nook and cranny of the world rather than just the elites. Gamers would be able to participate to make a living for themselves through the reward system and betting platform. Everyone would have the privilege and the opportunity to showcase their abilities and skills.

 

HOW DOES MOBILEGO SOLVE THE PROBLEM?

The main objective of the MobileGo is to decentralize the gaming industry through the use of the blockchain smart contract. MobileGo is a smart token created to help in funding the game credit mobile store and to decentralize the game market. Smart contracts are the automated machine that executes agreements.

This eliminates the presence of an unreliable third party to bring players in contact with one and the other and developers together with their customers. Now, a gamer can join a competition using the smart contract.

The smart contract technology provides a virtual exchange system, player-player wager competition, and player run wager competition. For the game players, the smart contract provides security and protects their anonymity.

There is no possible chance through which the platform can be hacked because of the blockchain technology. Information is immutable and cannot be tampered with. Payment is also done easier and faster as the MobileGo platform givers users varieties of payment options to choose from. More so, the MobileGo gives room for unlimited deposits.

For Game developers, the MobileGo platform implements a model of which just 10% of the total revenue would be collected from the developers, unlike other stores that get 30%. Much more, through the smart contract, pay-outs would be done in less than 60 minutes.

This is possible based on the amount of speed through which the smart contract process transactions. All the developer has to do is connect his wallet to the smart contract and every purchase made goes into the wallet.

Also, in terms of updates and new releases, there is no need to wait for any third party to add the update for you as all that is needed is that you upload it yourself through the smart contract.

Majorly, every challenge that is faced by the game industry carefully catered for by the smart contract through the decentralization of the platform.

 

WHAT MAKES MOBILEGO BETTER THAN ITS COMPETITORS?

One major difference of MobileGo against its competition is the fact that MobileGo was created by the same team that created Game Credit. The MobileGo token and GAME token are for the same platform but for different purposes.

Through the implementation of the MobileGo smart token, the Game Credit platform is gamified. This gamification brings about competition between players and in the course of this competition, users are rewarded based on performance, referrals and ranking.

The MobileGo is better than its competitors because it takes into consideration the outlook of the platform and also the decentralization of the platform through the implementation of two different blockchains. The waves blockchain is implemented to provide an intuitive and easy to use UI and also a chrome wallet. The Ethereum blockchain, on the other hand, was employed to create a decentralized market place and competition.

This way, security is guaranteed and the presence of a third party is needless.

The platform demands just 10% of the revenue from the game developers as compared to other platforms that demand 30% of the total revenue. This way, game developers are encouraged to provide their games for public consumption and still get the best from it. Also, the smart contract provides speedy transaction such that developers do not have to wait for 60 days for payment as witnessed in other platforms rather, MobileGo offers developers barely less than 60 minutes.

The decentralization of the Game Credit platform enhances the security level of the platform. There is no possibility of a hack neither is it possible to forge a transaction or to get the game illegally as seen in traditional platforms.

 

HOW CAN MOBILEGO BE CATEGORIZED?

MobileGo can be categorized into the following:

  • Market Place

A marketplace is where buying and selling take place. On the platform, there is the buying and selling of games and its features. Also, there is an interaction between developers and game players and that is what a market entails. Through MobileGo, there is the shift from a centralized marketplace to a decentralized marketplace i.e. there is the elimination of a middleman to handle any transaction as every transaction is automated through the smart contract. As a result, there is a low possibility of a hack or theft. The MobileGo token is the most important thing in the decentralized marketplace. With the token, gamers/users can exchange digital items between one another from games. Every trade is carried out on the Ethereum blockchain.

  • Gambling

One major feature of the MobileGo is that it facilitates peer-to-peer gambling between users. The aim of the platform is that game players come together to compete against the other. At times, it could be a face-off between two contending champions or a match could just be organized to determine who is better than the other. In the course of this, the two players could make a stake of which the winner would go home with or the audiences can stake their cash on the best person to win. In centralized gambling, there is usually the case of money loss, late payment, no payment, system hack, fraud and a couple other vices. With the MobileGo smart token, decentralization prevents all of these vices, bringing security and a faster payment method to the platform.

  • Gaming

The MobileGo platform is developed to support the gaming industry. One of the major function of the token is for the gamification of the mobile platform. By gamification, we mean giving players the opportunity to create or start competitions and in the course of this competition, players are rewarded based on performance, referrals and ranking. The platform aims to solve the numerous problems facing gamers and game developers through the use of the smart contract.

 

WHAT IS MOBILEGO VISION ON SECURITY

MobileGo vision towards security is seen in their employment of a dual blockchain. They are the first token to employ the use of the Ethereum and waves blockchain simultaneously. They both provide the platform with a locked wallet, web interface and the smart contract. Tokens bought on the Ether is released to the users on the Ethereum side while tokens purchased with BTC, WAVES or GAME would be released on wave’s wallet. This ensures that there is no room for double-spending neither is there a possibility of loss of fund.

The use of the blockchain brings about a decentralization of the gaming platform and as such, excludes the presence of third party. The third party has always been the cause of the issue in the game industry as it gave room for fraud, loss of funds, hack, etc. The blockchain brings about automation in payment as there is no possibility of a fraud or hack.

Also, the dual blockchain gives room for redundancy which is another security advantage. This means that if there is ever an occurrence of a technical issue on any of the blockchain, the MobileGo token can fully adopt the functional blockchain. In such situation, users would just need to provide a proof of ownership which would be verified on the blockchain and token would be issued back to the users.

 

EXAMPLE OF MOBILEGO USE CASES/ APPLICATIONS

The MobileGo platform has two major use cases and they are:

  • Gaming Industry

Through the use of the MobileGo smart token, the gaming industry is decentralized eliminating the presence of any third party using the Ethereum blockchain. The MobileGo platform is employed to gamify the game credit store. This way, gamers have the ability to create and enter competitions, for reward and also for loyalty sake. Also, the implementation of the token would help increase the popularity of the game credit platform through branding and marketing.

  • Currency

The MobileGo token is also a currency. It is used by the platform for the purchase of in game features. It can also be used for the sake of investment as there is no way a person can become a participant except through the use of the token. The higher the demand of the token based on the prospect of the platform, the higher the value of the token.