Fantasy Game NFT Trading and Crafting System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current fantasy gaming platforms lack the ability to integrate non-fungible tokens (NFTs) representing real-world sporting players, allowing users to trade, craft, and play fantasy games using these tokens, which limits user experience and engagement.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented system and method utilizing a blockchain network to mint, trade, and craft NFTs of real-world sporting players, allowing users to create personalized fantasy teams and compete based on the performance of these tokens in real-world sporting events, with features like rarity-based token values and a user interface for trading and crafting.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If traditional fantasy gaming platforms use simple player attributes for team selection, then the platform is easy to operate, but the user experience is limited and engagement is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of team selectionVSAvoiduser experience quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The player profile is segmented into multiple attribute dimensions (performance characteristics, statistical data, physical attributes, skill levels) stored in the blockchain database. Users can select players based on different attribute combinations depending on their fantasy team strategy, allowing both simple and complex selection approaches without compromising ease of operation or user experience quality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system transitions from traditional 2D player cards to multi-dimensional NFT tokens that encode numerous player attributes simultaneously. These tokens can be queried and filtered across multiple dimensions (performance, statistics, skills) enabling sophisticated team building while maintaining user-friendly interface through the mobile application

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Adaptability or versatility

If fantasy platforms allow extensive player attributes and performance characteristics, then user experience is enhanced, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveplayer attribute diversityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The blockchain network serves as an intermediary layer that stores and manages complex player attributes, performance data, and token metadata. The fantasy gaming platform interacts with this decentralized database through standardized queries, allowing extensive player information to be maintained without increasing the complexity of the gaming platform itself

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system replaces traditional centralized database management with blockchain-based distributed ledger technology. Player attributes and performance characteristics are stored as immutable records on the blockchain, eliminating the need for complex centralized data management systems while enabling rich player profiles

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Adaptability or versatility

If non-fungible tokens represent real-world sporting players with multiple attributes, then the fantasy game becomes more immersive, but the token creation and management becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefantasy game immersionVSAvoidtoken creation ease
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

Player tokens are minted and registered on the blockchain in advance with all performance characteristics, statistical data, and attributes pre-configured. This preliminary action allows the fantasy gaming platform to directly utilize these pre-prepared tokens without requiring complex real-time token creation, enhancing immersion while simplifying token management

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The blockchain network automatically manages token creation, attribute assignment, and metadata storage through decentralized protocols. Once player data is submitted to the blockchain, the system self-manages the token lifecycle including attribute updates and performance tracking, reducing the manual complexity of token creation and management

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

4Productivity

If users are allowed to trade and craft tokens, then user engagement and economy are enhanced, but the platform complexity and security requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser engagement levelVSAvoidplatform complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The blockchain network provides universal functionality for token trading, crafting, ownership verification, and fantasy team management through standardized smart contracts. This multi-functional approach enables enhanced user engagement through trading and crafting features while avoiding the need for separate complex systems for each function, as the blockchain handles all operations through a unified protocol

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS12033139B2Computer implemented system and method for collecting, trading, crafting non-fungible digital tokens, and playing fantasy game using said non-fungible digital tokens
Publication Date: 2024.07.09 M LEAGUE PTE LTD
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AI summary

The present invention provides a system for trading and crafting the said non-fungible digital tokens, and playing a fantasy game using the non-fungible digital tokens, over a computer network. The system includes a blockchain network including a register for storing information related to the non-fungible digital tokens. The system further includes a minting module configured to mint the tokens. Further, the system includes a bundle generator module configured to generate bundles of the minted tokens. The system further includes a fantasy application that includes a trading module facilitates the users to buy and sell the tokens. The application further includes a crafting module that is configured to facilitate the users to craft the tokens of higher rarity using the tokens of lower rarity. The application includes a fantasy team generator module for allowing the users to create a fantasy team using said tokens and play the fantasy game.