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Yawn Rong said:
"When I talk to my business partners about how great what Axie Infinity is doing, we gradually realize that there is still a lot of room to improve on their foundation, and we can emulate Axie Infinity and turn it into another model, Or it is another 'play and earn' game mode, which is what we are now proposing 'Move-To-Earn (M2E)' mode."
Above: The M2E NFT sneaker from STEPN visualizes its various modules: Move-to-Earn, carbon offset, built-in wallet, NFT achievement badge, and built-in marketplace.
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STEPN successfully launches Beta version in 2021
As mentioned above, STEPN is a "move and earn" M2E mobile game app built on the Solana blockchain. In simple terms, players can earn rewards by exercising outdoors (running or walking).
To participate, players first need to download the STEPN app to their smartphones. It should be noted that STEPN is a mobile game, so it is very different from most blockchain games based on desktop clients, but it is certain that the development of mobile blockchain games will definitely face many challenges.
However, despite the difficulties, STEPN tried to build all the elements needed for the game into this app as much as possible, while making the app easier to use. Developing this game means establishing an exchange mechanism for tokens, fiat currencies, and stable coins within the app, developing their own market, and even developing their own Solana wallet-basically, if Yawn Rong and STEPN wants to attract more daily users, these are the things he has to do.
Yawn Rong said frankly:
To this end, in the last weeks of 2021, STEPN launched a beta version of the app. The earn-as-you-go mobile app has been well-received by gamers so far, but the STEPN team isn't complacent or taking a break to celebrate. Instead, they started working harder on app optimization, according to Yawn Rong:
"We started fixing bugs right after the beta release. Yes, we've actually done three updates so far."
Above: STEPN has two different tokens that players can earn and spend within the app.
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STEPN "Dual Token System" under the "Move and Earn" M2E Mode
Although players can obtain both GMT and GST tokens at the same time, in comparison, GMT has a very limited supply and is more difficult to obtain, so its value is higher, while GST is a token that needs to be used to participate in the game. Coins, and are frequently "burned" based on usage. Yawn Rong explained:
"If you've ever played a free-to-play mobile game, you'll understand the monetization model. Generally, you'll see gold and diamond players in the game, right? Actually, in the game,' Gold' is not worth money, you need to play the game very hard to upgrade to get 'Diamonds', or you can spend money to buy 'Diamonds'. We also adopted a similar model, GMT and GST are used almost the same, during the game , you can earn GST tokens, or pay/consume GST tokens, while GMT is very scarce, and players can only get a little GMT tokens after completing high-end activities or battles in the game.”
Above: Sneakers are built-in NFT collectibles that power STEPN games.
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The most fun of STEPN games mainly comes from "NFT sneakers"
For STEPN gamers looking to earn GST tokens, looking at "NFT sneakers" seems like a good idea. It needs to be clarified that different “NFT sneakers” have different attribute indicators, and these attributes will affect the way players earn tokens when exercising.
STEPN's ultimate goal is to make "move and earn" M2E games simpler and more accessible, so they had to give up some complex game design. When talking about how to achieve a balance of many aspects through the development of the STEPN application, Yawn Rong said:
"We have to strike a very good balance between gamification, token economic model, and building a running app, so we sometimes have to have a lot of gamification elements, because too complicated game design will make it difficult for users to understand, Or rather, it would be a pain to use."
In order to solve this problem, STEPN got inspiration from the well-known game "World of Warcraft", they added a level (level) and upgrade (upgrade) system to "NFT sneakers", and built an APP called "gems" Built-in props, players can use this props to change the attributes of "NFT sneakers".LitepaperIn addition, STEPN also launched a sneaker rental service. For example, if you are a "novice player", you can actually rent sneakers from other STEPN users for free. Later, if you earn income using those sneakers, a portion of that income is distributed to the NFT owner of the sneakers.white paperCurrently, STEPN has published
white paper
, which introduces more APP functions and token economic models.
Above: STEPN development roadmap.
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STEPN's Most Important Goal: Carbon Offset
After reading this, you may have a certain understanding of STEPN products and services, and you may think that the most important thing about this game is the "Move-to-Earn" function, but this is not the case.
When asked which part of STEPN he was most concerned about, Yawn Rong's answer was: carbon reduction. In fact, STEPN is already using some of the profits earned from the game to buy carbon offset credits on the blockchain, Yawn Rong added:
