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Urban Electronics & Good Luck 3 partner to make AR-Mobile Blockchain Game, "tontachiAR"π·π€³
The Past, Present, and Future of digital Piggies and their friends..
A Quick Backstory: Game Studio Good Luck 3 (GL3) created Japanβs 1st Blockchain Game βCrypt-Oinkβ in 2018, at the time the game was the first of itβs kind, exploring how digital assets, now knows as βNFTsβ can be leveraged to create new types of games.
Since 2018 blockchain(s) and blockchain games have grown immensely, birthing new modes of gamification and monetization by combining digital assets and cryptocurrencies aka βtokenomicsβ. Weβve seen global success stories, hype, fair and unfair criticisms, bull and bear markets, βrug pullsβ, and the list goes on..
GL3 has been quite during most of this gaming evolution (revolution?) for numerous reasons: While the Crypt-Oink game was novel and ahead of itβs time, as a more traditional (mobile) gaming studio they were βtoo earlyβ in a sense, having a hard time keeping pace with what players seemingly wanted..which was to βearnβ. Instead, they were always about Finding the Fun and continued to experiment with the quintessentially fun but less profitable aspects of blockchain tech: Interoperability.
See:Β
- Axie Infinty & Crypt-Oink Cross-Over Collaboration
- Crypto Kitty & Crypt-Oink Cross-Over Collaboration
- BombStars: A Battle Royal of NFTs on Mobile
So Whatβs Next? What is Tontachi?
While you wonβt hear much from Crypt-Oink moving forward, an affiliate studio called Urban Electronics, Inc. is continuing the spirit of creating innovate games that explore emerging technologies. Weβve jumped off into the deep end to combine Blockchain & Augmented Reality, two technologies that actually appear to be quite complementary to each other.Β
Enter Tontachi.
Tontachi stands for βpig friendsβ in Japanese. Itβs able to extend the utility of the original NFT characters βCryptonβ into an Augmented Reality-mobile racing game.
βTonsβ are your new super cute pig friends awaiting to accompany you. Race and engage with them in fun, rewarding activities that cross over into the real world, right in your own backyard and beyond.
Our official demo is currently playable, but it is βToken-Gatedβ. This means you need a certain NFT to access the game.
If youβre a Crypton Holder, you can play the game immediately hereΒ
(currently iOS only):
If you donβt have a Crypton, you can grab an Early Access Key NFT free by registering on the Tontachi site: https://www.tontachi.io/
(Or reach out to us via Twitter, Discord, or here via reply)
If youβd like to see more on how weβre trailblazing but constantly finding the fun, weβve been showcasing how weβre creating quite the racing game in AR using Nianticβs (PokemonGO) SDK called Lightship:
We hope you appreciate where weβre going and will join along with us as we embark on this exciting journey!
Subscribe, Follow, and Join the Convo!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tontachiAR
Discord: https://discord.gg/ptaWcByqkQ
About Urban Electronic, Inc.
An international indie game studio with intent to bridge digital stories/content from the abstract realm more into the realm of the concrete. As of late Augmented Reality & Blockchain technologies allow our products to have more real life-connection points resulting in natural, social-entertainment of enriched experiences. Currently backed by Animoca Brands and leveraging Nianticβs Lightship AR-SDK.
Urban Electronics & Good Luck 3 partner to make AR-Mobile Blockchain Game, "tontachiAR"π·π€³
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