Gaming Will Be The Next Social Media Networks

Social media is a relatively new innovation. What we are seeing is advancement in the arena with many questioning what will come next.

Facebook, Google, and Twitter are intent on maintaining their stranglehold on the billions of accounts that are already on their platform.

Those of us on blockchain are aware of the push towards decentralization and the desire to break the monopoly these companies exert.

However, this is just putting a different spin on the same situation. Of course, this is an important part of the process. To truly understand what is going to happen, we have to think much bigger.

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In short, we have to look at the merging of gaming and social media. That is where things are heading.

There are a number of reasons why this makes sense.

To start, gaming is already social in nature. Multi-player games are the norm these days with individuals competing against each other from all over the world.

Also, we are seeing the advancement of gaming due to graphics and faster processors. This is opening up the idea of multiple worlds, which is adding significant layers to what is already possible.

Finally, gaming is proving to be a major money maker, something that social media looks to tap into. There is no way to overlook the revenue generated from this industry and it will be even greater in the future.

Blockchain developers can tap into both worlds by developing on decentralized networks while focusing upon the social aspect of their games. The more interaction that takes place, the better.

Also, we can see the ability to forge into a new arena with some of the innovation that is going to be entering the fray. For example, with virtual worlds, we see the ability to create in depth user experiences that can be tied to businesses. Through tokenization, we see the ability to allow the players/users to participate, not only in the game but also in the financial benefits the game generates.

This is the key difference between present social media platforms and games. People spend hours in these environments yet enjoy few (to none) of the financial benefits.

Life is rapidly moving towards gamefication. As developers and innovators create near realistic gaming environments, along with the progress of immersive virtual reality, more aspects of life will be gamefied, enabling millions to live off their online experiences.

As we create avatars and interact through them, we will see the idea of online social media drifting away as a standalone entity. The merging of social media and finance is already starting to take place with the tokenization process. It only makes sense that this concept will spread to other areas of the digital/virtual world.

At present, we see ourselves separate from the games which makes the social media aspect much different from what it will be. Down the road, we are going to see ourselves as part of the game because we will be immersed in them. When that happens, we can see how the blending of the social media aspect and the game itself will occur.

While not everyone is a "gamer", there is going to be something for everyone. The entertainment world is also one where blending is going to take place. Television shows and films are a way people engage with the entertainment realm yet are still separate from the experience. What if, at some point, each individual was able to be "part of the show".

At the same time, individuals could then engage with the "fans" of the show.

As we can see, there are a lot of industries that are starting to merge. This is only the beginning of what will take place over the next decade. The bottom line is that we must be aware that the social aspect is going to penetrate most areas of life. It will not be separated since we are going to be a part of whatever is taking place.

Hopefully people take this into account as they proceed forward with their investing and focus upon monetary matters.

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