In recent years, the integration of Web3 and AI (artificial intelligence) has been gaining momentum, showcasing huge potential for the future from both market reactions and the speed of capital inflow. However, the current integration in the crypto field mainly exists on the surface with AI Agents and memes. In the future, only genuinely deep-integrated applications may lead the industry.
Recently, Zentry, which transformed from GuildFi, one of the top three chain game guilds, launched its innovative gaming social platform Nexus, becoming a classic case of the integration of Web3 gaming and AI.
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Windfall upon Windfall
The rise of Bitcoin and increasingly friendly regulatory conditions have made the future of the Web3 industry clearer, while AI is the 'current star'. The integration of Web3 and AI is like adding another windfall on an innovative windfall. Since 2023, especially with the rapid development of AI and the popularization of the Web3 concept, investors have shown great interest in projects that combine AI and Web3, with the number and amount of financing events significantly increasing.
As the first Web3 gaming concept to successfully apply at scale, its core lies in decentralization and ownership of user data, while AI injects intelligence and personalized experiences into the games. AI can also empower the gaming economy, for example by optimizing in-game economic balance, predicting market trends, and preventing fraud through the analysis of player data.
The future of Web3 games combined with AI is promising. With the continuous development of technology, we can foresee more intelligent, personalized, and social gaming experiences. Games will no longer be limited to entertainment but will become a comprehensive platform that integrates entertainment, social interaction, and economy. Zentry's Nexus is developing in this direction.
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Nexus: A decentralized gaming content ecosystem powered by AI
It is reported that Nexus, as a core component of the Zentry Web3 gaming ecosystem, can be described as a multifunctional gaming social platform that connects players, developers, and content creators. Nexus mainly provides gaming communities, content creation and sharing, interaction, reward mechanisms, and AI-driven data analysis features and components.
Players and creators can publish and share Web3 gaming-related content on Nexus, such as game guides, videos, live broadcasts, etc., while engaging in relevant collaboration and communication. The system's incentive mechanism encourages the production of high-quality content. For developers, Nexus utilizes AI technology to analyze player data, providing them with data analysis to help optimize game design and operations.
In simple terms, Nexus adds a feature-rich community platform to the Zentry gaming ecosystem, much like Tencent's prominent gaming community 'Circle' within the WeChat built-in 'Games' tab, which has created a social platform for gamers to produce content and interact. It can be said that the WeChat 'Circle' gaming social platform has made significant contributions to the entire Tencent gaming ecosystem.
The WeChat built-in gaming social platform 'Circle' has enhanced user stickiness for games on Tencent's platform while promoting game dissemination and word-of-mouth marketing. Through user behaviors in the Circle (such as likes, comments, shares) and heat data, WeChat can gain in-depth data analysis of users' preferences for different games. The existence of social behaviors has greatly promoted game users' willingness to consume. All of this has built strong barriers for the WeChat gaming ecosystem.
Similarly, as a Web3 gaming social platform, Nexus is key to Zentry's vision of realizing real-life MMORPGs. Compared to the 'WeChat gaming Circle', Nexus offers incentive mechanisms and AI-driven advantages unique to Web3.
The integration of AI into the Nexus platform is primarily reflected in the following aspects:
1) AI-driven data analysis: As mentioned earlier, Nexus utilizes AI technology to analyze player data and empower developers by providing various precise data insights to help them optimize game design and operations.
2) AI content creation: Nexus allows AI agents to collaborate with human users to create content, providing users with a richer and more diverse content experience.
3) AI-driven gamification: Nexus applies AI technology to gamification mechanisms, making daily activities more interactive and rewarding, such as incentivizing user participation through AI-driven tasks and challenges.
4) AI virtual companion: The AI virtual companion Azul developed by Zentry provides personalized assistance to players through advanced AI technology, making the gaming process more engaging and efficient.
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The latest progress and future outlook of Zentry Nexus
The launch of Nexus has been relatively smooth in terms of cold start and initial operations, thanks to Zentry's strong backing, which provides a solid foundation for Nexus's development. In addition to Zentry's own robust Web3 gaming community, public data shows that Zentry currently has a funding treasury of $140 million, indicating ample financial reserves to support its development. Meanwhile, Zentry's gaming business is continuously accumulating cash flow, currently generating revenue of over $40 million. Coupled with previous rounds of token distribution (worth about $20 million) and the platform's buyback and destruction, all of these contribute to solidifying community consensus.
On December 17, Zentry officially announced on social media that the largest blockchain community in the gaming field, Ronin, is currently integrating with Zentry's player portal Nexus in its Beta version.
The collaboration between Nexus and Ronin is an important milestone in its development. With over 29 million addresses, the addition of the Ronin community will bring significant user traffic and content creation vitality to Nexus, further promoting the platform's growth.
Information disclosed through Zentry reveals that Nexus's future development direction includes richer features and experiences, broader partnerships, deeper AI integration, and more.
In the future, Nexus will continuously launch new features and experiences, such as in-game virtual asset trading, NFT markets, social gaming, and more. As an open platform, Nexus will collaborate with more gaming ecosystems, communities, developers, content creators, and brands to enrich platform content and experiences, achieving win-win cooperation. Meanwhile, Nexus plans to further integrate AI technology to provide players with more personalized and intelligent Web3 gaming and social experiences.
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Summary
Currently, Zentry Nexus is expected to become a large-scale application case of the integration of Web3 gaming and AI, providing players, developers, content creators, and gaming communities with a new multifunctional portal for gaming content and social activities.
The launch of Nexus also signifies Zentry's formal entry into the 'Gaming x AI' field, facing a new era of gaming economy.