I-Corps: Distributed Ledger Technology as a Security and Tracking Mechanism for Online Gaming

这个I-Corps项目更广泛的影响/商业潜力是开发一种技术，用于以动态格式安全地放置广告等信息。一个可能的应用是视频游戏，全球用户超过25亿人（由于COVID-19而变得更大）。该系统是一个安全的、支持区块链的平台，可用于在线游戏生态系统。 这是分布式账本技术（DLT）在此类用例中的首次已知使用。这个I-Corps项目基于DLT解决方案的开发，将信息放置在一个封闭的动态数字系统中，任何一方都不需要技术集成。虽然在许多传统广告平台上用户数据隐私经常受到侵犯，但所提出的技术确保用户的隐私始终受到保护。通过使用分布式账本技术（DLT）而不是第三方数据库，用户可以完全控制他们的数据，在没有明确用户许可的情况下，这些数据不会被其他人访问。该项目将推进技术部署，跟踪和优化系统。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is the development of a technology for information, such as advertisements, to be placed securely in a dynamic format. One possible application is video games, with users surpassing 2.5 billion people worldwide (growing larger due to COVID-19). The proposed system is a secure, blockchain-enabled platform that could be used for the online gaming ecosystem. This is the first known use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) for such a use case. This I-Corps project is based on the development of a DLT solution placing information in a closed dynamic digital system with no technical integration required for either party. While user data privacy is often violated on many traditional advertising platforms, the proposed technology ensures that users’ privacy is always protected. By using distributed ledger technology (DLT) instead of a third-party database, users retain full control over their data, which are protected from other access without explicit user permission. The proposed project will advance technology to deploy, track and optimize the system.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.