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Essential Web3 Game Design. A blockchain agnostic approach.
Design Web3 games with NFTs, tokenomics, zero-knowledge mechanics, and sustainable player-owned game economies.
Created byKwame Bryan
Last updated 6/2025
English
What you'll learn
- Understand the fundamentals of Web3 game design, including ownership, decentralisation, and blockchain integration for gameplay mechanics.
- Learn how to model sustainable token economies using ERC standards, sinks, rewards, and simulations to avoid inflation and player exploitation.
- Design player characters and NFTs with evolving traits, metadata, and survival mechanics that persist on-chain and reflect player choices.
- Develop governance systems and incentive structures that empower communities to participate in meaningful in-game decisions and economies.
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Course content
7 sections • 7 lectures • 1h 45m total length
Requirements
- No prior blockchain or Web3 experience is required — this course is beginner-friendly. Basic familiarity with video games (player or designer perspective) is helpful but not mandatory. An interest in game design, player behaviour, or digital economies is encouraged. A computer with internet access and permission to install free software/tools like PyGame or Unity. Optional: Some basic understanding of Python, JavaScript, or game engines can enhance your experience, but all technical topics will be explained from scratch.
Description
Step into the future of game design. This course teaches you how to build Web3-enhanced games that empower players with true asset ownership, on-chain governance, and sound economic systems.
You'll explore tokenomics, NFT integration, zero-knowledge mechanics, and sustainable incentive design, crafted specifically for developers and designers who want to go beyond Web2 limitations.
Through engaging lectures and hands-on projects, you’ll learn how to simulate economies, design player-owned loops, and implement game mechanics powered by decentralisation and digital scarcity.
No blockchain experience required—just a passion for building games that matter.
You’ll gain practical knowledge of ERC-20, ERC-721, and ERC-1155 token standards, and learn to align behavioural psychology with cryptoeconomic incentives to create sticky, rewarding experiences. From character design in survival games to governance-based gameplay, each section builds on real-world examples that you can apply to your own projects.
You’ll also prototype mechanics using simple tools like spreadsheets and visual diagrams—no smart contract programming needed. This course is ideal for indie developers, Web3 explorers, game economy designers, or educators who want to prepare for the next era of interactive entertainment.
By the end of the course, you’ll be ready to design your own blockchain-based game loop with a working economic model and decentralised game logic.
Who this course is for:
- This course is designed for game designers, indie developers, blockchain enthusiasts, and curious beginners who want to explore the future of gaming through Web3. Whether you're a Web2 game dev looking to expand into decentralised mechanics or a creative thinker eager to understand how tokens, NFTs, and player economies work, this course will guide you from foundational principles to advanced game design strategies. No coding or blockchain experience is required — just a passion for games and a willingness to learn.