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The Power of Secrets: Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Game Development

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We’re all aware that the gaming industry desperately needs new tools to solve its long-standing privacy and data security issues. Although studio-owned platforms are user-friendly, they often leave much to be desired regarding how safely your data is being handled. We’ve all seen some of our favorite online games be victims of DDoS attacks or the myriad gaming data leaks in the past few years. We need to rethink the way privacy in video games works, and zero-knowledge (ZK) technology can help game devs and players move forward. So as gaming shifts towards using bootstrapped, open-source, and privacy-enhancing frameworks, game developers can focus on the most crucial part: telling good stories. Overall, more privacy can help indie games scale without you needing to be in charge of everything or beholden to the whims of a larger studio. It’s not only an infrastructure solution; it’s the answer to a significant bottleneck in every indie developer’s pipeline. ZKgames are nothing new: exper

The Power of Secrets: Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Game Development Back The power of secrets: Zero-knowledge proofs and game development Gaming October 03, 2023 | 9 min read share We’re all aware that the gaming industry desperately needs new tools to solve its long-standing privacy and data security issues. Although studio-owned platforms are user-friendly, they often leave much to be desired regarding how safely your data is being handled. We’ve all seen some of our favorite online games be victims of DDoS attacks or the myriad gaming data leaks in the past few years. We need to rethink the wa

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