相比2024年,在GDC摆展台的既有Metacene这样的Web3游戏初创项目,有Avalanche公链带着自己生态的Shrapnel链游集体展示,有Solana/Sui包下展馆附近的整层共享空间举办自己全天的边会,也有韩国娱美德Wemade在展馆挂大幅广告推广他们的夜鸦并且贡献了几场有关Web3游戏的主题演讲,有Nexon的冒险岛链游MapleStory Universe在展馆旁边包餐厅办party做推广,有BGA(Blockchain Game Alliance)举办的链游早餐会,有a16z在2024GDC期间举办他们的Speedrun孵化器项目筛选demo,连PolkaDot都在这次GDC期间办了一场研讨会。。。太多太多不胜枚举,Cathy姐2024年登记参加的Web3活动一张九宫格装不下。
(二)GDC2026里面的Web3游戏 Cathy姐在GDC2026一共只找到5家跟Web3游戏有关的活动,分别是: 1.NEXUS/CROSS,GDC展商和演讲。 Cathy姐去展位拜访了CROSS的Head of AI&Blockchain Isaac Lee,聊了几句。CROSS在GDC有一场演讲,是关于NEXUS对链游赛道未来的畅想,以及AI和区块链在游戏领域的融合,尤其是CROSS链上两款AI原生游戏MoltArena 和MoltyRoyale. 不过我因为到达旧金山的时间比较晚,这个演讲错过了。
5.传统游戏支付巨头Xsolla的Web3业务负责人参会,我有幸预约会议跟她聊了一下,下一篇Cathy姐将详细写一写Xsolla的Web3业务内容和展望。 6.题外话:我在GDC搜活动时看到Off the Grid在GDC旁边的Yerba Buena公园休息区免费发放午饭的简餐和饮料,以为是链游Off The Grid, 跑过去还没找到。后来发现Off the Grid也是旧金山的一个餐车集市的品牌,估计我看乌龙了。问了他们投资人, 链游Off the Grid应该没有去旧金山GDC办活动,不仅没有办活动,开发商Gunzilla Games在GDC期间还因为拖欠合同工的工资闹出了纠纷。 其他,用blockchain,crypto和Web3作为关键词搜遍了GDC的注册参会者,只找到北美Web3游戏公会WolveDao,Wamade, Sandbox等几家老牌Web3游戏大户,几家小开发商既开发传统游戏也接单开发Web3游戏,以及IVC等几家投Crypto的基金。 Web3游戏,除了以上几家,是真真淡出GDC了!
Wrapping up my GDC trip to San Francisco in March.
It's the first time I booked my hotel with a Decentralized Travel Agency @NOMADZxyz and paid with USDC on Solana.
The hotel check-in was quite smooth with no difference from my former booking through trip.com, Agoda or on GDC website.
The price shown here was about 30u more than the Web2 same-day booking options mentioned above.
But the 30u price difference can be neglected considering there will be some extra USD/SGD conversion fees if to pay with my Singapore OCBC credit card.
And paying in USDC on Solana was quite convenient as I have hoarded some SOL 、USDC and USDT on Sonala.
The only concern is the reimbursment: I am working for a China-based company. So this invoice which addresses USDC as payment currency might be rejected by the commany Finance.