Abstract

We present EVE Frontier, a crowd-built virtual world and player-driven sandbox. EVE Frontier builds on and extends the success of various virtual worlds that have come before it, in particular the sci-fi MMORPG EVE Online. As a space survival simulation its inhabitants will find themselves awakened within a shattered region of space, warped by the presence of supermassive black holes gravitationally bound in a macabre dance. Rogue AI infests its depths; corrupting and consuming the remnants of what still stands.

The universe of EVE Frontier has been built upon technically robust foundations, rooted in immutable rules which govern its physics and behavior. Through these foundations - based on cryptographic techniques and blockchain technology - our vision is that EVE Frontier will be in players' hands, allowing them to modify aspects of the single-shard server in runtime, while adhering to its ‘digital physics’. In tandem, with its open design, it will offer an evolved player-driven sandbox through open third-party development and tooling, giving players recognition, ownership and freedom over their own creative efforts. As players take a greater role in the evolution and growth of EVE Frontier, the amalgamation of this creativity will result in player-driven societies and ultimately, civilization. The keys to its universe and civilization will be handed over to its players, allowing them to fully realize a fully player-driven, governed and created virtual word.