Web Monetization for games

Ben Peachey — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 22:42:57 +0000

What I built

A proposal to expand the Web Monetization <meta> tag for games.
This could then be used as a basis for a JS implementation.
It could eventually lead to a new specification proposal if the usage scenario is common enough amongst other content as well.

Submission Category: Creative Catalyst

This projects use existing Web Monetization technology (the <meta> tag) to explore the creation, distribution, and discoverability of online games.

Demo

Since this is an idea/proposal, there is no working demonstration.

Link to Code

The idea is basically to do this:

<meta name="monetization" content="$example.com/alice" >
<meta name="monetization-mode" content="allow-payback;asynchronous" />

To allow turn-based (asynchronous) rather than time-based (synchronous) payments.

This is explained in more detail here:

Web Monetization for games. My idea for the “Grant For The Web”… | by Potherca | Medium

Potherca ・ Jun 5, 2020 ・
Medium

Extending the <meta> tag for Game Monetization | by Potherca | Medium

Potherca ・ Jun 5, 2020 ・
Medium

How I built it

First I brainstormed my initial idea and tried to capture it in words.

Next I searched online to see if this (or a similar idea) had already been proposed or implemented elsewhere.

To make sure I understood the technical and practical limitations, I read the Web Monetization Specifications, Interledger Protocol V4 Specifications, W3C Interledger Payment Method specifications, and Web Monetization Documentation.

Then I continued working in my writing. During writing I referenced https://schema.org/.

When I was done (or actually, when time ran out) I posted my writing here.

Additional Resources/Info

I plan to expand my submission into a full-on application for the Grant for the Web CFP before June 12.

Due to a lack of time during the hackathon, I could not create an implemenation, only documentm my idea.

If my proposal gets accepted, I will be able to create the JS implementstion that will bring this idea into reality.

P̶a̶i̶n̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ Software development quotes by Bob Ross

Ben Peachey — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 21:42:12 +0000

"Uncle" Bob Ross was a TV personality and great ~~painter~~ programmer.

These are of the things he said about software development.

Friend Merge Request

“Gotta give him a ~~friend~~ merge request.
Like I always say, ‘Everyone needs a ~~friend~~ merge request.’”

Tree Code

“There’s nothing wrong with having ~~a tree~~ code as a ~~friend~~ merge request.”

“Talk to the ~~tree~~ code, make ~~friends~~ merge requests with it.”

“In nature, dead ~~trees~~ code are just as normal as live ~~trees~~ code.”

Happy Hack

“Isn’t it fantastic that you can change your mind and create all these ~~happy~~ hacked things?”

“We don’t make mistakes. We just have ~~happy~~ hacked accidents.”

“It’s so important to do something every day that will make you ~~happy~~ hack.”

“This is ~~happy~~ hacky place; little ~~squirrels~~ bugs live here and play.”

“You can do anything here — the only prerequisite is that it makes you ~~happy~~ hack.”

Painting Programming

“We tell people sometimes: We’re like drug dealers, come into town and get everybody absolutely addicted to ~~painting~~ programming.

“If I ~~paint~~ program something, I don’t want to have to explain what it is.”

“~~Painting~~ Programming will bring a lot of good thoughts to your heart.”

“We want ~~happy paintings~~ to hack programs. If you want sad things, watch the news.”

“Every day is a good day when you ~~paint~~ program.”

“You have to allow the ~~paint~~ program to break to make it beautiful.”

Pictures App

“I think each of us, sometime in our life, has wanted to ~~paint a picture~~ program an app.”

“You too can ~~paint~~ program almighty ~~pictures~~ apps.”

Mountain Repository

“I taught my son to ~~paint mountains~~ program repositories like these, and guess what?
Now he ~~paints~~ programs the best darn ~~mountains~~ repositories in the industry.”

“In ~~painting~~ programming, you have unlimited power. You have the ability to move ~~mountains~~ repositories.
But when I get home, the only thing I have power over is the garbage.”

Artist Developers

“We ~~artists~~ developers are a different breed of people. We’re a ~~happy~~ hacky bunch.”

“I think there’s an ~~artist~~ developer hidden at the bottom of every single one of us.”

Canvas IDE

“Find freedom on this ~~canvas~~ IDE.”

“Make love to the ~~canvas~~ IDE.”

Anything Development

“The secret to doing ~~anything~~ development is believing that you can do it. ”

“Talent is a pursued interest. ~~Anything~~ Development that you’re willing to practice, you can do.”

Critic Peer reviewer

“They say everything looks better with odd numbers of things. But sometimes I put even numbers — just to upset the ~~critics~~ peer reviewers.”

Sky Somebody else's servers

“Remember how free clouds are. They just lay around in ~~the sky~~ somebody else's servers all day long.”

Life Software development process

“It’s ~~life~~ software development process. It’s interesting. It’s fun.”

“Don’t forget to tell these special people in your ~~life~~ software development process just how special they are to you.”

World Browser

“You can have anything you want in the ~~world~~ browser — once you help everyone around you get what they want.”

“You can do anything you want to do. This is your ~~world~~ browser.”

Software development in general

“Just let go — and fall like a little waterfall.”

“We don’t really know where this goes — and I’m not sure we really care.”

“If you do too much, it’s going to lose its effectiveness.”

“Anytime you learn, you gain.”

“However you think it should be, that’s exactly how it should be.”

DEV Community: Ben Peachey

Web Monetization for games

What I built

Submission Category: Creative Catalyst

Demo

Link to Code

Web Monetization for games. My idea for the “Grant For The Web”… | by Potherca | Medium

Potherca ・ Jun 5, 2020 ・ Medium

Extending the <meta> tag for Game Monetization | by Potherca | Medium

Potherca ・ Jun 5, 2020 ・ Medium

How I built it

Additional Resources/Info

P̶a̶i̶n̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ Software development quotes by Bob Ross

Friend Merge Request

Tree Code

Happy Hack

Painting Programming

Pictures App

Mountain Repository

Artist Developers

Canvas IDE

Anything Development

Critic Peer reviewer

Sky Somebody else's servers

Life Software development process

World Browser

Software development in general

Potherca ・ Jun 5, 2020 ・
Medium

Potherca ・ Jun 5, 2020 ・
Medium