To better introduce the projects in NEO ecosystem and share the project progress with the community, NEO conducted a series of interviews with the core teams of various projects under the name of LOVE NEO. You can find the edited transcripts of the interview below.

Nikkor: Hello, everyone! Welcome to the scene of LOVE NEO, sitting on the other side of our computer is the Founder of BlaCat, Chen Xi.

I am the host of this show, Nikkor. Next to me is NEO’s newly hired spokesperson NEO Bear.

Nikkor: Hello, Mr. Chen. Please say hello to everyone.

Chen: Hello, everyone!

Nikkor: You look pretty good today. What are you busy with recently?

Chen: I’ve been involved in things related to the launch of our platform.

Nikkor: Has the launch date been determined? When is it?

Chen: It will be live this month, we are currently doing the final test.

Part 1: What is Your Expectation from NEO

Nikkor: Then what would you want NEO to offer you? Or to Blacat?

Nikkor: Well I think before I answer your questions, I would have to first say something. I have to say that the test network is unstable. So yes, there should be some support at the technical level. In addition to technical support, in the area of ecosystem, for example, this year we are hoping to work together to bring in more developers to enrich the game and realize the implementation of applications. This year we should be able to do something together in terms of developer support.

Nikkor: We just released the game development guide two days ago. Have you seen it?

Chen: Yes, I think the basic content has all been included in it. But the guide is just the beginning and without doubt, it is a good start.

Part 2: What Blockcahin Technology Can Bring to Traditional Games?

Nikkor: We all know that you are someone with rich experience in the traditional game industry. By bringing the experience of the traditional game industry to the blockchain industry, what do you think can be shared or what challenges have you encountered? Can you share something with us?

Chen: I think for blockchain games the most critical thing is what can blockchain technology bring to traditional games? To put assets on the chain is quite a simple task. You can just put them on the chain, but after that, how to combine it with the game? By introducing the concept of assets and blockchain, what can it bring to ordinary players? How can we better serve ordinary players is a key issue.

Nikkor: So how many games have you docked recently and how many will be listed in the first batch?

Chen: In this month, we may have about two or three new games to be announced.

Part 3： The Development of ZoroChain

Nikkor: How is the ZoroChain going, is it being developed in parallel with the BlaCat?

Chen: Subsequently, we may take a four-stage plan for ZoroChain. In the first stage, it may be released together with BlaCat. The first version is to meet the technical requirements of fast response and fast block producing. For the second version, we will develop part of the cross-chain functions, including some relevant things of the application chain. For the third version, we will integrate the application engine, which may be the off-chain calculation, actually a more complicated calculation of the game, as well as the chain docking part. In the fourth version, we intend to develop in the direction of cloud games.

Nikkor: Do you find that introducing external traffic is actually a big issue?

Chen: What is the only core issue here? That is to develop a real game, at least a game with a certain user base. In fact, for a game that is combined with blockchain reasonably, with reasonable on-chain combination, and can get ordinary users involved in, I think that is to win customers, essentially it is not different from usual game promotion.

Nikkor: To follow what you are saying, now a number of on-chain gambling games and casino games are able to get customers, but they can’t retain the users, right?

Chen: Actually, the gambling games, and the game of funds, personally I think that they do not have the ability to attract new customers. It is actually a kind of game played by users in the coin circle.

Part 4: Others

Nikkor: Who do you think is the most charming person in NEO?

Chen: I think it is the new spokesperson because you have been holding it in front of me the whole time and it is very eye-catching.

Nikkor: Regarding your English being roasted on Devcon. What do you think about this?

Chen: Really? I didn’t hear about that, although it was my first time to make a speech in English, I think it seemed to turn out ok.

Nikkor: What personal hobbies do you have off work?

Chen: Personal hobbies, I think sleeping is very nice.

Nikkor: OK, what final words do you have to say to our LOVE NEO’s audience?

Chen: I would like to welcome everyone to pay attention to our Blacat platform.