Christian Thompson, the chief information security officer at Mysten Labs — the primary contributor to the Sui Foundation — described gaming as a sandbox that allows developers to explore different technologies.
At the Future Blockchain Summit in Dubai on Oct. 14, Thompson told Cointelegraph how gaming plays a role in the Web3 space and the company’s upcoming hardware gaming device, “SuiPlay0X1.”
Mysten Labs’ Christian Thompson (left) with Cointelegraph reporter Ezra Reguerra at the Future Blockchain Summit in Dubai. Source: Luna PR Source: Luna PR
According to Thompson, gaming is an “interesting playground” for technologists to explore the Web3 space. The executive highlighted that Web3 is a convergence of technologies like artificial intelligence, decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Thompson said that gaming provides Mysten Labs with a way to experiment and apply these technologies. “Gaming isn’t just about gaming for us. It is really this idea that we get this sandbox and be able to explore all of the avenues of technology,” he said.
Giving gamers access to Web3
On Sept. 3, Mysten Labs announced the SuiPlay0X1, a hardware Web3 handheld gaming device expected to be delivered in the first half of 2025. The company said this will allow users to play games built on the Sui blockchain and games on PC.
When asked about the upcoming device, the Mysten Labs executive did not disclose many details but mentioned that they aim to allow users to interact with technologies like AI, DeFi and NFTs. He explained:
“SuiPlay0X1, for us, is really the first entry of a hardware device for gaming and Web3. It will allow our users to interact with all of the technologies that I just spoke about and really have that dynamic sort of interaction.”
The executive explained that they wanted to focus on hardware to give users an easy way to interact with Web3 technology.
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