Cheerful tidings to all members of this wonderful community, wishing you well in all your endeavors and good health too.today I will be talking on the connection between NFT and the gaming Industry. This is a very important topic but before any further discussion,I will like to enlighten or touch light a bit on the meaning of terms so that we properly flow.

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What are NFT
NFT (non-fungible token)are the most recent innovation in the today's world Blockchain technology,and it is in effect making waves in a variety of industries, including the gaming Industry.this are very unique digital assets that kept on a Blockchain and it also tends to represent anything from artwork to in-game items.
NFTs tend to posses a potential to revolutionize the way we collect,play,and trade in-game items.

potential application of NFT in gaming industry

1) player owned gaming economics
Non fungible tokens also tends to enable player of a particular game to create their own gaming economics,not only that it could also enable players buy and sell and trade assets without any need for centralized control
2) collectible in-game Items
Non fungible tokens also tends to represent unique,kinds of in game items,such as weapon, amor,skins.All these items can be traded,sold or collected by players,in effect creating a new layer of in game economy

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Appeals of NFT in gaming

Ownership and scarcity
Non fungible tokens in essence provide gamers with true ownership of in game items, unlike other traditional in game asset that are in effect controlled by game developers.this also allows gamers to collect,trade,and sell their items without relying on the games economy

Customization and personalization
NFT in effect tends to be used to create unique,kind of game items which reflect a gamers individual style and preferences.

Examples NFT in gaming

1) Axie infinity
This is a Blockchain based games in which players can collect,breed and battle fantasy creatures Known as axies.and each axie is an NFT with unique traits and abilities.
2) Gaming metaverses
This tends to be used in creating virtual gaming world's, called metaverses,where each of the players can interact with one another,buy and sell virtual real estate,and engage in other activities.
3) cryptokitties
This is one of the first and famous nft games,it allows players to breed, collect and also trade digital cats.

4) play to earn game
This type of game tend to reward players with nft or other cryptocurrenceis for their game play.

Challenges and criticisms

Security concerns
Since NFT are stored on Blockchain,which is in effect considered to be a very secure technology.even at that,at times there have been instances and occasions of hacking and theft of NFTs, raising doubt about the security of the assets.

Environmental impact
Non fungible tokens (NFT)and other Blockchain based applications requires a very high amount of energy and computing power.

conclusion

NFT tend to posses the potential to change the status of the gaming industry by providing true ownership and scarcity of in game asset.even though there are challenges, NFT in gaming has been promising.
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