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Something I haven't talked much about: what exactly is The Pentaract going to do? This is probs important info for any #GameDev that's wondering how they can make use of my work. 🧵

First, it's a dashboard for developers to manage their games on ATProto. Create, update, and delete all your game info in one place.

Next: a claim/migration system. We'll create game records in the @gamesgamesgamesgames.games PDS, then developers can claim their games and migrate them to their own PDS for total ownership.

Once that's built: an IGDB ingestion engine. This pulls all the games and data from IGDB into the @gamesgamesgamesgames.games repo, giving us a massive starting catalog.

The payoff: developers can onboard and claim their games. Platforms already using IGDB can migrate with relative ease. Games exist on protocol, developers own them, platforms can integrate.

That's the foundation. From there, we can start adding tons more functionality, but the core is in place: games on protocol, true ownership, and easy platform integration.

I love everything about this idea so much.