nerdystar integrates with Face Wallet for LUXON & Desperado.
We are excited to announce that nerdystar, a newly-formed affiliate of successful traditional games operator LINE Games, has recently integrated with Face Wallet. Through nerdystar’s blockchain game platform, LUXON, the company aims to accelerate the Web3 transition for gamers and game developers by publishing high-quality blockchain games within a sustainable ecosystem and economy. Games on LUXON will be based on the original IP owned by LINE Games which has achieved remarkable milestones in the Web2 gaming market. Third-party games will be accepted after a successful launch of games based on the original IPs.
LUXON is focused on creating games with significant NFT depth via collectible characters and other items. Luxon’s first game, Desperado B218: The Scars of Exos, is a turn-based battle role-playing game (RPG) in which players control a squad of five characters.
With Face Wallet, nerdystar is able to easily and securely onboard users who are not familiar with the Web3 experience. Instead of the ‘Metamask’ experience that involves having to memorize random seed phrases or switch in and out of the gaming environment, Luxon users can now sign up and log in with their social accounts such as Facebook, Google, and Apple, sign transactions via 6 digit PIN Code, and recover the PIN code via SMS OTP.
So how does Face Wallet provide a far better experience for upcoming Web3 users? Let’s dive deeper into how the user journey unfolds during the sign-up, wallet creation, and signing transaction process in detail below.
1. Social account sign-up and wallet creation
Let’s start! This is the homepage of LUXON, nerdystar’s blockchain game platform. We can easily access the platform by clicking on “CONNECT WALLET” on the top right. Give it a go.
Here we are given a nice selection of choices to connect a wallet. They are:
- Metamask
- Continue with Google
- Continue with Facebook
- Continue with Apple
As you can see, Web2 users would hardly be able to tell whether this is a Web3 interface (not even the “Face Wallet” logo appears at this stage). Just like using any other Web2 service, users can click ‘Continue with Google’, which will take you to the wallet generation process like the picture below. You can immediately proceed using your Google account.
That was easy! Compared to having to create a wallet with existing Web3 wallets such as Metamask, the majority of users unfamiliar with the concept of crypto struggle at this stage, grappling with this strange and uncomfortable UX. Face Wallet eliminates this psychological hurdle by emulating the login interface of pre-existing Web2 environments. Users can log in comfortably using familiar processes without even knowing what a ‘wallet’ is!
We believe that this is the kind of experience that will eventually help Web3 games onboard the 3 billion gamers worldwide. Sign-up, wallet creation, and signing a transaction are the very first activities any Web3 service users typically encounter and Face Wallet’s user-friendly interface will play a pivotal role in facilitating the growth of Web3 games.
2. Setting up your PIN code and SMS OTP
One of the greatest advantages Face Wallet has over other Web3 wallets is its easy-to-use transaction confirmation process and its PIN code recovery feature. When the wallet is generated, users set up a 6-digit PIN code of their choice.
PIN code is a simple transaction approval method most internet users are already accustomed to for simple verification. Within Web3 as well, users should be able to use PIN code to confirm token transfers, swaps, buying & selling NFTs, etc.
One of the biggest Web3 nightmares is a user forgetting his or her Metamask seed phrase. This unfortunately means that there is no other way to recover your account and subsequently, your assets. (Yikes!)
But with Face Wallet, these worries are a thing of the past. Face Wallet lets users forget their code as they can recover their account using SMS OTP! As long as users verify themselves via their social account and SMS OTP, they can make a new PIN code and recover their information at any time. Players on the LUXON platform can rest easy knowing their assets are secure and focus on the gaming experience.
3. Success! Wallet Connected.
Now we can get the ball rolling. After the wallet connection goes through, you can immediately check your automatically generated Face Wallet address. Convenient.
No more do users need to extensively research blockchain wallets to play Web3 games. Using well-known social login methods and PIN code support, LUXON platform can provide a truly seamless, in-game wallet experience independent of the user’s crypto background.
Now go on and give it a try!
About nerdystar and LUXON
nerdystar is the studio behind the blockchain platform LUXON and the Web 3.0 game DESPERADO B218. In 2022, it raised $5.8 million (about 14B Korean won) in a funding round led by LINE Games and Blocore. Collaborating with LINE Games, nerdystar is partnering with many overseas blockchain companies and developing original IP in order to initiate a variety of projects. LUXON is nerdystar’s native blockchain platform that utilizes on-chain data & NFTs to host various games with differing playstyles.
About Face Wallet
Face Wallet is the in-game, SSO, multichain wallet with the ambitious goal of onboarding the 3 billion gamers of the world into the Web3 gaming sphere. Face enables users to log in via their social media accounts such as Facebook, Google, or Apple with no need to download extensions or write down seed phrases. Users can easily approve transactions by setting up a 6-digit PIN code that can be recovered at any time using SMS OTP. Face Wallet seeks to simplify Web 3.0 for gamers while simultaneously alleviating the worries of gaming studios struggling with onboarding new users. It is also the first-ever wallet to be officially partnered with the five global mainnets of Polygon, Solana, Near, BNB chain, and Avalanche.
