Over the weekend, Climate Replay, which comprises developers from the Mojang Group, the maker of the popular Minecraft series, posted a pledge regarding the responsible integration of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, and digital currencies into gaming.
"Games give us hope in a world that is increasingly uncertain. They help us unlock our creative potential and free us of real-world constraints — physical, financial or otherwise," the team at Climate Replay said. However, they cautioned about the current state of digital assets intertwining with gaming:
- Brings meaningful value to players [through digital assets].
- Does not make use of technology that is intentionally inefficient, resulting in a concrete, significant environmental impact.
- Does not embrace artificial scarcity to generate speculative value.
- Does not rely on unregulated, volatile cryptocurrency.
- Does not disproportionately benefit early adopters or wealthier users/players.
- [Is] implemented with transparency and takes concerns from studio members seriously.