First things first
It was on a camping trip several years ago that I was first introduced to the idea of Virtual Reality(VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) being integrated with GPS. I work in education, so I was familiar with AR tools for learning (like exploring the periodic table, etc.).
It had never really occurred to me to blend the three things into a video game. Ingress ended up being much more than a video game, it was a way to get out and explore/interact with your surroundings.
Ingress served as the framework for Pokemon Go and before the world new it, a new format of gaming and interaction with your city/town/geographic area had been created.
XR Web
It is only natural that Gofind would take that concept one step farther by using blockchain and creating XR Web.
Referencing this Steemit article by GoFind, "XR Web is a decentralized protocol... for extended reality apps with geolocation awareness and reward sharing mechanism." What I find most exciting about this is the fact that since it is built on blockchain, there is the potential for countless dapps to interact with the XR network. In fact, Gofind has an XR SDK that will allow any developer to build XR dapps.
Besides gaming, there are plenty of other use cases for XR Web including real estate, advertising, social media, the sky is the limit!
The basis for XR Web is the XR token. Check this video out for an in depth explanation of how you use the tokens. The brief overview is that you stake your tokens to purchase digital real estate. This can be in anywhere in the world. My guess is that you want to pick areas that will get a log of traffic though. In this way when users run XR dapps in areas you own, you will receive rewards.
XR Web is built on the Etherum blockchain and the XR token is an ERC-20 token. Even though dapps and XR Web browsers for iOS and Android are currently under development, you can already purchase the token and start building your digital real estate holdings.
Special deal for STEEM users!
XR Web has created a partnership that allows it to give members of the STEEM blockchain a return of five times when they swap their STEEM tokens for XR Tokens.
You can read more about the STEEM to XR token swap here.
If you don't have a STEEM account, that is okay too. They are also selling the token in exchange for BTC, and ETH as well. The discount they are offering is for all STEEM users whether you purchase with STEEM or not.
They even take PayPal!
Paypal to manindra@gofindxr.com
Min: $100
Send Steem memo to with Paypal transaction id
Please be advised that there is a minimum transfer of 50 STEEM required.
The quickest / easiest way to take part in the purchase as a STEEM holder is to transfer at least the minimum amount of STEEM to . You will need to add your public ETH address in the memo field of the transfer. This last step is optional, but if you want, you can then fill out this Google Form. The form is mainly for security and community purposes and is not required. I chose to fill out the form and a short time after I made the transfer I received and email from them detailing the delivery of my tokens.
If you are having trouble wrapping your head around the possibilities XR Web has to offer like I did, you should really check out this radio interview
Take advantage of this awesome opportunity
I reached out to via the comment section of their post explaining my past interest in Ingress and how I think this could be an exciting new digital frontier. They commented back and it sounds like they are already in talks to with several companies including Ingress to combine them with blockchain.
News like that shows that XR Web is already well on their way to being a leader in this new frontier.
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Disclaimer:
This is not financial advice, nor a guarantee or promise in regards to any result that may be obtained from using the above content. The information provided here is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It should not be considered as financial and/or investment advice. No person should make any kind of financial decision without first consulting their own financial adviser and/or conducting their own research and due diligence.
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