Digital Physics

Our world sets a high standard for the immutable laws of physics, which allow for spectacular composability and emergence. In just a few billion years, we've seen particles emerging from excitations in quantum fields to form atoms. These atoms then combine in supernovas to create the elements necessary for the molecules of life to assemble into complex living organisms. Life has evolved to the point where we now create virtual worlds, which have the potential to repeat this process within a new, exciting digital substrate.

Over two decades of watching virtual worlds evolve, we have seen our community’s creativity and inventiveness as they push each world to its limits, testing its boundaries.

The blockchain’s public, distributed, and immutable properties make it inherently aligned with the vision for EVE Frontier. Blockchain technology not only ensures a stable and transparent foundation for a truly autonomous world but also fosters an open environment for composability, allowing for continuous iteration and improvement upon existing structures through community-driven creation.

All entities on the Frontier are beholden to its Digital Physics. All game activity operates within these immutable digital laws. The physics are not merely theoretical; they are provably and consistently enforced upon all entities and interactions within the world, forever, as they are enshrined on the blockchain. This ensures that every interaction on the Frontier in the present and the future adheres to the consistent core rules of the universe, while providing the foundation for more creativity to be contributed to the world. It gives potential creators the confidence to plan long-term strategies around the design and growth of their creations.

Although it is currently impractical to replicate the full complexity of our physical universe as revealed by modern science, we have selected a few key areas that will greatly enhance the verisimilitude of the world of EVE Frontier.

The purpose of a video game is not to perfectly simulate reality; even so, we will endeavor to underpin the Frontier with immutable natural laws, such that they can give rise to composability and emergence in the hands of players who choose to live on the Frontier. Ultimately, this is still a game designed to be engaging and compelling to play, and we aim to ensure that each player’s experience in this world is fully supported.

While the uses of blockchain technology bring the affordances listed above, there remain some key considerations:

● Scalability: Currently, blockchain consensus and finality have yet to match the efficiency of traditional databases in maintaining the state of the world and recording its transitions.

● Privacy: The inherent transparency of current blockchain implementations poses challenges in maintaining information asymmetry, which is critical for experiences such as territorial conquest.

● Longevity: Even the most successful virtual worlds are at risk of shutting down when they lose technical and corporate support. For EVE Frontier to endure across generations, it must decentralize elements of the technology, moving them away from itself and toward its player community.

With everything anchored onchain, EVE Frontier will have the chance to evolve independently from CCP Games, for as long as players choose to inhabit it. Coincidentally, it is these same technologies that allow for secure and verifiable data guarantees.

In all aspects of technical direction, we remain pragmatic in our approach, prioritizing the best available solutions and adapting as the technology evolves. Above all, our mission is to create a living world that delivers fresh, emergent gameplay experiences that truly belong to players.