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Drunken Dragon Games

<p><img src="/site/uploads/2022/Feb/13/1_JsjGKGIX3ZtO5G24hC_cQQ.png" alt=""><span>Cardano not only facilitates peer-to-peer transactions and enables smart contracts, but also is a platform for launching projects and bringing innovative ideas to life.</span><br></p><p id="4e61" class="in io hf ip b iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph="">Since&nbsp;<a class="au jl" href="https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/cardano-s-smart-contract-and-dapps-ecosystem" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">smart contracts went live on the Cardano network</a>&nbsp;in September 2021, more and more projects have launched or migrated to the blockchain. The network now supports over&nbsp;<a class="au jl" rel="noopener" href="https://medium.com/@kick.io/could-cardano-overtake-ethereum-in-2022-what-would-that-mean-for-kick-1af63177c2c5">200 projects</a>&nbsp;— a number that we believe will increase tremendously over the course of 2022.</p><p id="285c" class="in io hf ip b iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph="">Cardano’s recent developments have opened up a wealth of opportunities for Cardano supporters and blockchain entrepreneurs, as the network’s speed and scalability make it a perfect platform for developing innovative ideas. Indeed, these are exciting times. And as Cardano’s leading launchpad, we couldn’t be more excited at&nbsp;<a class="au jl" href="https://kick.io/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">KICK</a>.</p><p id="fd5d" class="in io hf ip b iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph="">In Part 3 of our Cardano Ecosystem Series of articles, we’re going to take a look at some of our favorite Cardano projects. These projects will transform their respective industries for the better while helping to elevate Cardano’s place in the world of crypto.</p><ul class=""><li id="09f7" class="jm jn hf ip b iq ir iu iv iy jo jc jp jg jq jk jr js jt ju fs" data-selectable-paragraph="">Check out&nbsp;<a class="au jl" rel="noopener" href="https://medium.com/@kick.io/cardano-ecosystem-series-1-oracles-d2b8f253b79d">Part 1 of our Cardano Ecosystem Series</a>.</li><li id="4ed6" class="jm jn hf ip b iq jv iu jw iy jx jc jy jg jz jk jr js jt ju fs" data-selectable-paragraph="">Check out&nbsp;<a class="au jl" rel="noopener" href="https://medium.com/@kick.io/cardano-ecosystem-series-2-the-five-eras-of-cardano-3a842d5df0c9">Part 2 of our Cardano Ecosystem Series</a>.</li></ul><h1 id="e568" class="ka kb hf cg kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv kw kx fs" data-selectable-paragraph="">Ardana</h1><p id="cb36" class="in io hf ip b iq ky is it iu kz iw ix iy la ja jb jc lb je jf jg lc ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph=""><a class="au jl" href="https://ardana.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Ardana</a>&nbsp;(DANA) is a decentralized exchange stable asset liquidity pool and a stablecoin protocol that is fully asset-backed. To make the exchange of stablecoins more efficient, it is overcollateralized using assets that are native to Cardano. The goal is to allow for the minting of a stablecoin known as sUSD based on the US dollar with ADA as its collateral.</p><p id="a032" class="in io hf ip b iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph="">The Ardana team consists of talent from some of the top tech and finance companies in the world, including Microsoft, Apple, the Central Bank of Jordan, Barclays, and Jane Street.</p><h1 id="05cd" class="ka kb hf cg kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv kw kx fs" data-selectable-paragraph="">MuesliSwap</h1><p id="fbf3" class="in io hf ip b iq ky is it iu kz iw ix iy la ja jb jc lb je jf jg lc ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph=""><a class="au jl" href="https://muesliswap.com/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">MuesliSwap</a>&nbsp;is a decentralized exchange that enables users to swap tokens, earn and invest with ease. All you have to do to begin trading is connect your wallet to the platform. Applying the order book model used by traditional stock exchanges,&nbsp;<a class="au jl" href="https://docs.muesliswap.com/cardano/presale" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">MuesliSwap provides crypto traders with advanced feature</a>s, like limit orders and stop losses — which is quite impressive for a DEX.</p><p id="5cf8" class="in io hf ip b iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph="">MuesliSwap hosted their&nbsp;<a class="au jl" href="https://kick.io/launchpad/milk-ada" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">IDO on KICK.IO</a>, and they had a very successful sale. They sold 235,837 MILK, their governance token.</p><h1 id="607a" class="ka kb hf cg kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv kw kx fs" data-selectable-paragraph="">Sundaeswap</h1><p id="6c53" class="in io hf ip b iq ky is it iu kz iw ix iy la ja jb jc lb je jf jg lc ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph="">This decentralized exchange essentially creates a way for participants to generate liquidity. It will also help people exchange their tokens through the creation of a market. One thing to consider is that you’ll have to pay a minor fee upon making a swap, whereas you can get a return on your deposit for providing liquidity.</p><p id="e439" class="in io hf ip b iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph="">The goal is for&nbsp;<a class="au jl" href="https://sundaeswap.finance/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Sundaeswap</a>&nbsp;to eventually become the top DEX on Cardano. The creators of the project also hope that Sundaeswap will eventually become one of the top IDO hubs on the blockchain.</p><h1 id="4055" class="ka kb hf cg kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv kw kx fs" data-selectable-paragraph="">Checkpoint</h1><p id="bfa2" class="in io hf ip b iq ky is it iu kz iw ix iy la ja jb jc lb je jf jg lc ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph=""><a class="au jl" href="https://www.checkpointhub.io/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Checkpoint</a>&nbsp;is perhaps one of the most unique projects on Cardano at the moment. A&nbsp;<a class="au jl" rel="noopener" href="https://medium.com/@checkpoint_99136/checkpoint-a-web-3-0-content-pioneer-changing-how-we-use-video-games-8e4c891f697d">web 3.0 content pioneer</a>, Checkpoint is a digitally interactive media brand in the metaverse that examines the role of video games in society. More specifically, Checkpoint aims to use video games to enact positive change.</p><p id="8d57" class="in io hf ip b iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph="">The Checkpoint Hub in the Multiverse has already been built, so you can go&nbsp;<a class="au jl" href="https://multiverseonline.io/domains/checkpoint5.multiverseonline.io" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">check it out here</a>&nbsp;for yourself. The&nbsp;<a class="au jl" href="https://kick.io/seed/load-ada" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Checkpoint IDO</a>&nbsp;will take place on KICK soon, and users will be able to invest in LOAD tokens (Checkpoint’s governance token).</p><h1 id="59f6" class="ka kb hf cg kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv kw kx fs" data-selectable-paragraph="">Drunken Dragon Games</h1><p id="24d6" class="in io hf ip b iq ky is it iu kz iw ix iy la ja jb jc lb je jf jg lc ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph="">Axie Infinity has taken the world by storm, but&nbsp;<a class="au jl" href="https://www.drunkendragon.games/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Drunken Dragon Games</a>&nbsp;is hoping to one-up their success up until this point. As you may have guessed, Drunken Dragon Games is based on the Cardano chain, and it is based around the collection of pixel tiles, which are fungible tokens.</p><p id="4a11" class="in io hf ip b iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph="">Pixel tiles are essentially player characters that get sent on quests, though some tiles also represent decorations that can be used to spruce up the inn or tavern that they inhabit. Each pixel tile has its own advantages and disadvantages, but all are designed to be balanced with one another.</p><p id="a395" class="in io hf ip b iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph="">At launch, the game featured 10,000 exclusive adventurers that were made for Drunken Dragon Games’ early investors.</p><h1 id="2705" class="ka kb hf cg kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv kw kx fs" data-selectable-paragraph="">Flickto</h1><p id="8f05" class="in io hf ip b iq ky is it iu kz iw ix iy la ja jb jc lb je jf jg lc ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph="">A Cardano-powered community media incubator,&nbsp;<a class="au jl" href="https://www.flickto.io/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Flickto</a>&nbsp;aims to solve two major challenges for content producers: funding and financing. Using the unique benefits within the Cardano ecosystem, Flickto engages the community to sponsor and fund new media projects, whether that be an independent film or YouTube show.</p><p id="5934" class="in io hf ip b iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph="">Flickto hosted their&nbsp;<a class="au jl" href="https://kick.io/launchpad/flick-ada" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">IDO on KICK.IO</a>&nbsp;as well, and had a ton of success. They sold out of their initial allocation and held an extension round. We look forward to seeing how they progress this year, as many of us in the KICK community have invested in the project.</p><h1 id="493c" class="ka kb hf cg kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv kw kx fs" data-selectable-paragraph="">Meld</h1><p id="1195" class="in io hf ip b iq ky is it iu kz iw ix iy la ja jb jc lb je jf jg lc ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph="">This lending protocol is designed to be trustless and decentralized, and it works using smart contracts. The token that governs the protocol is the MELD token. The goal of this project is to allow people to use crypto so that they get immediate cash loans.</p><p id="2c3a" class="in io hf ip b iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph="">However,&nbsp;<a class="au jl" href="https://www.meld.com/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Meld</a>&nbsp;also promises to allow the leveraging of fiat investments by investors so that they can benefit from higher returns. There are even debit cards produced by Meld, which can be used to get a line of credit using your investments in the crypto space.</p><p id="7fbb" class="in io hf ip b iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph="">Finally, this DeFi protocol also allows users to borrow and lend tokens on the Cardano chain.</p><h1 id="2551" class="ka kb hf cg kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv kw kx fs" data-selectable-paragraph="">Empowa</h1><p id="2efc" class="in io hf ip b iq ky is it iu kz iw ix iy la ja jb jc lb je jf jg lc ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph=""><a class="au jl" href="https://empowa.io/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Empowa’s</a>&nbsp;goal is to make it easier to afford housing in Africa, particularly in Mozambique. Empowa deems itself a RealFi platform.</p><p id="4109" class="in io hf ip b iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph="">Empowa works by allowing for property development that is decentralized, though it also incorporates a facet of digital collectibles. The goal is to allow people to access a financial system when they may not otherwise have access to it based on where they live or their life circumstances.</p><h1 id="93dc" class="ka kb hf cg kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv kw kx fs" data-selectable-paragraph="">Adadao</h1><p id="4ed9" class="in io hf ip b iq ky is it iu kz iw ix iy la ja jb jc lb je jf jg lc ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph="">A DeFi protocol on the Cardano blockchain,&nbsp;<a class="au jl" href="https://www.adadao.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Adadao</a>&nbsp;facilitates the creation of fully collateralized stablecoins leveraging native Cardano assets. The protocol advertises itself as the first stablecoin project based on interest free borrowing, with every AUSD stablecoin backed by on-chain collateral. Adadao is completely decentralized and based on smart contracts.</p><p id="2376" class="in io hf ip b iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj jk gy fs" aria-label="post body paragraph" data-selectable-paragraph="">Adadao recently held their&nbsp;<a class="au jl" href="https://kick.io/seed/adao-ada" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">IDO on KICK</a>&nbsp;too, having a good deal of success. 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Cardano Ecosystem Series 3: Latest Cardano Projects

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<p>Cardano fans are excited about the big new gaming world that is awaiting them.&nbsp; Cardano&rsquo;s gaming landscape is huge.</p>
<p>Those who love games will do better getting used to names like Pixel Links Golf, Duelist King, ADA creatures, Hash Guardians, ADAZoo, PlanetPalz, Cardano 4 Speed, Pavia, Beyond Rockets, Cardano Tales, AdaQuest, Gaming Cardano, Cardano Warriors, Chibidango Heros, Drunken Dragon Games, Bingotoken, Ridotto, Cornucopias, Dracards, PlayerMint.</p>
<p>And, you also have Cardano Village, Spacetime Meta, 141xM141X, Ada Realm, Unbounded Earth, Novaseers, DibsGame, Cardano Cube, Galactic Bees, Galactico Online, World of Pirates, Blockchain Games, Mechverse, Bears Club, Wizard Crypt.</p>
<p>A lot of work is going on like building a 3D land sale, creating a working Metaverse with construction, NFT advertising in multiple regions, 3D Avatars, farming, and other mini-games.</p>
<p>There have been a lot of optimistic tweets since before Summer 2021 and despite all Cardano&rsquo;s ADA price keeps going down.&nbsp; Those who are price conscious are curious to see some improvement.</p>
<p>Curiosity is building to get an understanding of how the ADA price works. Not minding the price trends, some community members are very passionate about the future of Cardano.</p>
<p>When asked, what amazes me, Frederik is when I see a lot of the Cardano Community they are very, very passionate about it.&nbsp; What do you think is driving this? Do you think it is the belief, the common good of the future of Cardano? I think they are very passionate from that perspective, compared to other communities.</p>
<p>Frederick Gregaard, CEO of Cardano Foundation expressed: &ldquo;I think it is the principles. I mean, the Cardano community at large is there because they see a problem in the world, we&rsquo;re living in today. They have identified and have enough technical flair, to understand that we have a real shot for changing the world. There is a big difference between being passionate about a course, a vision, a principle, or about getting rich as fast as possible based on some kind of token who&rsquo;s trading wildly somewhere.</p>
<p>I think the other fact is the Cardano Community has been around for a long time where we didn&rsquo;t have a lot to show for.</p>
<p>Now, when we have a lot to show for, that community is being protected but is also augmenting itself. I think we had over 4000 developers in our private Testnet coding away on smart contracts before we went live is a testament.</p>
<p>Having banks and enterprise developers allowed to spend time and their effort to learn about Haskell in our private testnet also shows that we will build a solid foundation here. And, we can now add other things around that.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Community Response:&nbsp; Asking how is going to win the war is pointless in the blockchain ecosystem.&nbsp; There is no war going on.&nbsp; Every blockchain is working to make things better for people. All the effort is about making things decentralized with more capabilities than a centralized system.</p>
<p>There&rsquo;s a big difference between being passionate about a course, a vision, a principle, or being passionate about getting rich as fast as possible, based on some kind of token who&rsquo;s trading wildly somewhere. Well said.</p>
<p>A typical negative sentiment read like:&nbsp; Seen all this hype before going back to 2017. Newer devotees but same fixing the world sentiments, same delays, same CH food photos, in fact, same old same old -except the cowboy hat, that&rsquo;s new. Never regretted selling at $1.80AUD -may even buy back at .40c.</p>
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Cardano Gaming Landscape Passionate ADA Community and Its Principles

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				<p>Popular crypto channel Coin Bureau shares with their subscribers the top 5 projects on Cardano with strong fundamentals that are primed to explode.</p>
 <p><p class="embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9 post-embed"><iframe class="embed-responsive-item" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q0KhW8ftm90?wmode=transparent&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></p></p>
 <p>According to Coin Bureau, besides taking advantage of Cardano projects milestone by investing in ADA, joining the Cardano ecosystem which is about to explode is also another optimal option. Investing in early-stage enterprises with modest market capitalizations has huge potential nowadays.</p>
 <p>&ldquo;Over the course of three months, Cardano&rsquo;s ecosystem grew to include more than 100 projects. Therefore, DeFi to NFT initiatives will continue this tendency to grow.&rdquo;</p>
 <h2>Sundaeswap (SUNDAE)</h2>
 <p>SundaeSwap is a decentralized exchange built for the Cardano blockchain. It allows participants of the blockchain to provide liquidity and create a market for others to exchange their native tokens. In return, swappers pay a small fee and liquidity providers earn a return on their deposit.</p>
 <p>&ldquo;Sundaeswap is an AMM DEX like Uniswap, and it is also hoping to become Cardano&rsquo;s leading DEX, as well as a hub for initial DEX offerings or IDOs for new Cardano projects,&rdquo;</p>
 <h2>Ardana (DANA)</h2>
 <p>Ardana is an asset-backed stablecoin protocol and decentralized exchange stable asset liquidity pool built on Cardano. The stablecoin is overcollateralized with on-chain Cardano native assets and the decentralized exchange allows for highly capital efficient trading between stablecoins.</p>
 <p>As Coin Bureau says, Ardana will be the MakerDAO of Cardano, meaning it will make it possible to mint a US dollar stablecoin called sUSD using ADA as collateral.</p>
 <p>Remarkably, Ardana team is comprised of technical talent of reputable companies and blockchain projects such as Apple, Microsoft, Barclays, the Central Bank of Jordan, Jane Street, Mina Protocol, Cardano, the Plutus Pioneers Program and Emurgo Academy.</p>
 <h2>Meld (MELD)</h2>
 <p>MELD is a decentralized and trustless lending protocol built on the Cardano Blockchain using smart contracts and governed by the MELD token.</p>
 <p>&ldquo;Simply put, it is a DeFi project that allows anyone to use their crypto assets to get instant cash loans and also allows investors to leverage their fiat investments to generate better returns. In addition, MELD also provides a range of products, including MELD debit cards, which can also be used to open a line of credit against crypto investments.&rdquo;</p>
 <p>The trader also highlights that Meld is a DeFi protocol comparable to Aave on Ethereum, meaning it makes it possible to lend and borrow tokens on Cardano.</p>
 <h2>Drunken Dragon Games (FT)</h2>
 <p>Drunken Dragon Games is an NFT game on Cardano akin to Axie Infinity on Ethereum.</p>
 <p>Pixel Tiles are collectible and tradable tokens (FTs) that live on the Cardano Blockchain. They represent adventurers that players will send into epic quests, and furniture that they will use to decorate and expand their Inn &amp; Tavern.</p>
 <p>&ldquo;10,000 unique looking adventurers made exclusively to reward our early supporters. They will have the same functionality as Pixel Tile Adventurers, with additional balanced advantages.&rdquo;</p>
 <h2>Empowa (EMP)</h2>
 <p>Empowa describes itself as the first &lsquo;RealFi&rsquo; platform in the world, and its mission is to increase affordable housing on the African continent, starting with Mozambique.</p>
 <p>&ldquo;It is a unique decentralised property development and digital collectables platform seeking to harness the power of community to empower people mostly excluded from the financial system.&rdquo;</p>
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Top 5 projects on Cardano ecosystem you should watch out, according to Coin Bureau

<div id="post-content"><p><em>With over a decade of professional experience working for various software companies and a life-long love of gaming, Vledic Franco has founded <strong>Drunken Dragon Games</strong>, which combines his love of computer science, community building, and fantasy. Moreover, <strong>Drunken Dragon Games</strong> is also one of few companies building a video game using crypto platform, <strong>Cardano / ADA</strong>. Vledic was also in Cohort 1 of the Plutus Pioneers Program; which is <strong>IOHK</strong>&rsquo;s education program that teaches people about Cardano&rsquo;s smart contracts. Wanting to learn more about Vledic as well as his thoughts on ADA in game dev, I was able to interview Franco for ScifiPulse.</em></p><p><em>You can learn more about Franco by following him on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/francoaramburo">@francoaramburo</a>, and visiting the homepage of <a href="https://www.drunkendragon.games/">Drunken Dragon Games</a>. </em></p><p><img data-attachment-id="49539" data-permalink="https://www.scifipulse.net/vledic-franco-on-cardano-ada-blockchain-game-dev-and-drunken-dragon-games/web-pixeltiles/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.scifipulse.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/web-pixeltiles.jpg?fit=1200%2C1100&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,1100" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='&quot;1&quot;}' data-image-title="web-pixeltiles" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.scifipulse.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/web-pixeltiles.jpg?fit=300%2C275&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.scifipulse.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/web-pixeltiles.jpg?fit=636%2C583&amp;ssl=1" loading="lazy" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.scifipulse.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/web-pixeltiles.jpg?resize=636%2C583&amp;ssl=1" alt="" width="636" height="583" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.scifipulse.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/web-pixeltiles.jpg?resize=899%2C824&amp;ssl=1 899w, https://i0.wp.com/www.scifipulse.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/web-pixeltiles.jpg?resize=300%2C275&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.scifipulse.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/web-pixeltiles.jpg?resize=768%2C704&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.scifipulse.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/web-pixeltiles.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w" sizes=" 636px) 100vw, 636px" data-recalc-dims="1"></p><p><strong>Nicholas Yanes: Growing up, what were some video games you loved playing? Are there any you still enjoy revisiting?</strong></p><p><strong>Vledic Franco: </strong>I have played countless games in my life, so it is hard to answer this question without omitting loved games like <em>Ocarina of Time</em>, <em>Age of Empires</em> or <em>Minecraft</em>, but my favorite genre is MMORPGs: <em>Ultima Online</em>, <em>World of Warcraft</em>, <em>Guild Wars</em>, <em>ArcheAge</em>; I simply love the feeling of immersion, of being part of a fantasy universe with a thriving community. I have always been and I am still a gamer, work is always in the way, but I still play when I can. Lately I have played a lot of <em>Valheim</em>, but I am looking forward to <em>Star Citizen</em> and <em>Ashes of Creation</em>&hellip; and <em>Drunken Dragon: Inns &amp; Quests</em>! There are so many elements I want to play from our own game.</p><p><strong>Yanes: You have working in software for over a decade. Looking back, what do you think has been the biggest change in how you approach coding?</strong></p><p><strong>Vledic: </strong>For me coding has always been about curiosity, creativity, and beauty in the abstract, but in the last years I have learned to be more pragmatic and less academic, as a private contractor helping big corporations achieve their goals I have learned to make small steps that make a big difference. Such, has a lot of beauty as well. But my heart is still with abstract mathematics that have philosophical implications on how we design code, like Category Theory or Abstract Algebra, that is why I like functional programming a lot and the approach of IOHK, academy and engineering can be very good friends.</p><p><strong>Yanes: You created <em>Drunken Dragon Games</em>. What was the motivation for <em>Drunken Dragon Games</em> to be created? Was there a specific gap in the market <em>Drunken Dragon Games</em> was going to specifically fill?</strong></p><p><strong>Vledic: &nbsp;</strong><em>Drunken Dragon Games</em> was not a market opportunity, it was a project created from love of Blockchain, of fantasy, and the community of Cardano. I have been managing it like a business to make it succeed, but for me it is more personal because it merges the 3 things I love in life, computer science, fantasy, and forming meaningful communities.</p><p><strong>Yanes: <em>Drunken Dragon Games</em> is mainly focused on working with Cardano. With all the crypto currencies and block chains on the market, what attracted you to Cardano and its coin, ADA?</strong></p><p><strong>Vledic: &nbsp;</strong>Its end goal, the culture, and the community. The objective of improving the systems of the world is something that I share with Charles Hoskinson, IOHK, and Cardano. Also the culture of doing things correctly, doing the proper investments upfront, and not fearing the academy. These are things I find very powerful. Finally, the community is very open-minded and have a critical mind, we suffer less from &ldquo;maximalism&rdquo;, I think it is super important to be kind with each other, have some basic empathy even to those who do wrong, and be open to new ideas and fear not the possibility of being wrong. All of this are things I find in Cardano that make me feel at home.</p><p><strong>Yanes: On the flipside, no software or technology is perfect. Are there any bottlenecks that have come up working with Cardano? </strong></p><p><strong>Vledic: &nbsp;</strong>In general that it is still early days and one still might find some documentation missing, or base layers of abstractions / libraries missing, but as someone that has spent many years learning many technologies, I must say that Cardano has had an amazing approach to development and has discovered extremely elegant models, it is hard to criticize something so well done from its very foundations.</p><p><strong>Yanes: In regards to <em>Drunken Dragon: Inns &amp; Quest</em> specifically, what games influenced how you developed this project?</strong></p><p><strong>Vledic: &nbsp;</strong>The beauty and innovation of modern pixel art indie games has fascinated me, I no longer associate pixel art with &ldquo;old games&rdquo;, pixel art has been evolving with the capacity of new computers and the skill of new artists. Regarding game play there are many things I have planned for the game if I can express it by comparing the emotions that other games have provoked in me. The collector feeling of obtaining and buying/selling artifacts and cosmetics in<em> Ultima Online</em>. The complex and interesting in-game economy like EVE-online. The hardcore risk/reward mechanics of <em>Diablo</em> in hardcore mode, Albion Online, or old school pvp mmorpgs. The long term growth of Travian, old school mmorpgs like Vanilla<em> WoW</em>, or <em>Minecraft</em>. the bare feeling of adventure of Valheim. And finally, the intriguing deep lore of Warcraft.</p><p><img data-attachment-id="49538" data-permalink="https://www.scifipulse.net/vledic-franco-on-cardano-ada-blockchain-game-dev-and-drunken-dragon-games/web-packs-adventurers/" data-orig-file="https://i1.wp.com/www.scifipulse.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/web-packs-adventurers.jpg?fit=675%2C675&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="675,675" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='&quot;1&quot;}' data-image-title="web-packs-adventurers" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i1.wp.com/www.scifipulse.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/web-packs-adventurers.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i1.wp.com/www.scifipulse.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/web-packs-adventurers.jpg?fit=636%2C636&amp;ssl=1" loading="lazy" src="https://i1.wp.com/www.scifipulse.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/web-packs-adventurers.jpg?resize=636%2C636&amp;ssl=1" alt="" width="636" height="636" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/www.scifipulse.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/web-packs-adventurers.jpg?w=675&amp;ssl=1 675w, https://i1.wp.com/www.scifipulse.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/web-packs-adventurers.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i1.wp.com/www.scifipulse.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/web-packs-adventurers.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i1.wp.com/www.scifipulse.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/web-packs-adventurers.jpg?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https://i1.wp.com/www.scifipulse.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/web-packs-adventurers.jpg?resize=30%2C30&amp;ssl=1 30w, https://i1.wp.com/www.scifipulse.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/web-packs-adventurers.jpg?resize=141%2C141&amp;ssl=1 141w, https://i1.wp.com/www.scifipulse.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/web-packs-adventurers.jpg?resize=110%2C110&amp;ssl=1 110w" sizes=" 636px) 100vw, 636px" data-recalc-dims="1"></p><p><strong>Yanes: While developing this game, was there a moment in which you realized that it was going to work out? </strong></p><p><strong>Vledic: &nbsp;</strong>Every day that I meditated on the idea, that I worked on the pixel art, that I started receiving words of support and excitement, the more I felt like it was something worth doing. I don&rsquo;t think that measuring things in terms of &ldquo;if it is going to work out&rdquo; makes any sense, for me it makes more sense to measure things in terms of &ldquo;epicness&rdquo;, the feeling that something is worth living. Very few things work out, but that is no criteria to what it matters, if it is something worth living. For me, if <em>Drunken Dragon Games</em> does not work out, then it still did for me, because the experiences that the community have given me are already something that I will save in my heart for the rest of my days. Drunken Dragon Games and every single community member that has joined has been an epic adventure indeed, and will continue to be so.</p><p><strong>Yanes: Given that Charles Hoskinson is the face of Cardano, will any easter eggs related to him appear in Drunken Dragon Games? </strong></p><p><strong>Vledic: &nbsp;</strong>Haha, maybe, he is great but our first reference to IOHK has already been created, we have a Pixel Tile of Lars Brunjes, the head of education of IOHK and the professor to the Plutus Pioneer Program and Haskell courses, I think he is a noble person, when I saw the interview of him made by Charles Hoskinson in his youtube channel I felt very much identified and connected to several things he had to say, specially I saw that love for functional programming, to having a life doing what one loves, and to sharing it.</p><p><strong>Yanes: When people finish playing a game of Drunken Dragon Games, what do you hope they take away from the experience?</strong></p><p><strong>Vledic: &nbsp;</strong>Well,<strong><em> Drunken Dragon: Inns &amp; Quests</em> </strong>will be a game that you will be continually playing, much like an MMORPG, so no matches. The ultimate goal for this game is to make people feel that they are part of an epic world where they have a role in an amazing community. Adventure, fantasy, and community, that is what we are about.</p><p><strong>Yanes: Finally, what else are you working on that people can look forward to?&nbsp; </strong></p><p><strong>Vledic: &nbsp;</strong>Our focus is the game, the community, and its ecosystem. We will be making developer update streams every end of the month to show our progress, also Discord is already a very fun place to be, we are looking to create more interesting ways to engage with the community through there. Really cool things going on in the Discord are mini-games, fan-art contests, and simply people are open to chat.</p><p><strong><em>Remember, you can learn more about Franco by following him on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/francoaramburo">@francoaramburo</a>, and visiting the homepage of <a href="https://www.drunkendragon.games/">Drunken Dragon Games</a>. </em></strong></p><p><strong>And remember to follow me on twitter </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/NicholasYanes"><strong>@NicholasYanes</strong></a><strong>, and to follow Scifipulse on twitter at </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/SciFiPulse"><strong>@SciFiPulse</strong></a><strong> and on </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SciFiPulse"><strong>facebook</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p></div>


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