# Blockchain gaming For the last ten years, only big game companies have dominated the market. The graphics quality increased by embedding VR, AR and various 3D game engines. Thus, the classical gameplay did not evolve. Everything that players achieved in the game remained the same. In-game heroes became more valuable and experienced but ultimately remained the game company's property. Blockchain is on the rise and ready to shift this status quo. We believe that NFTs are provoking a renaissance in the game industry. NFTs are digital certificates that authenticate ownership rights to a specific digital asset and allow it to be transferred or sold. Tokens are secured by the transparency of a blockchain, which can validate any transaction since the same token is made. And this placed the pillars of the gaming industry as it will continue to be. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://timeshuffle.gitbook.io/tims-whitepaper-jan-01-22/why-now/blockchain-gaming.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.