Decentralized Justice in Gaming and Esports

Discover how Kleros is transforming the landscape of dispute resolution in the gaming and eSports industry through the power of decentralized justice.

This presentation, delivered by Federico Ast, CEO of Kleros, explores the innovative application of blockchain technology, crowdsourcing, and incentivized mechanisms to create fair and efficient arbitration processes.

Key Highlights:

- Introduction to Decentralized Justice: Learn about the foundational principles of Kleros and how it combines blockchain with crowdsourcing to develop a novel justice system.

- Challenges in Traditional Arbitration: Understand the limitations of conventional arbitration methods, such as high costs and long resolution times, particularly for small claims in the gaming sector.

- How Kleros Works: A step-by-step guide on the functioning of Kleros, from the initiation of a smart contract to the final decision by a jury of peers.

- Case Studies in eSports: Explore real-world scenarios where Kleros has been applied to resolve disputes in eSports, including issues like cheating, governance, player behavior, and contractual disagreements.

- Practical Implementation: Detailed walkthroughs of how disputes are handled in eSports tournaments, emphasizing speed, cost-efficiency, and fairness.

- Enhanced Transparency: The role of blockchain in providing an immutable and transparent record of proceedings, ensuring trust in the resolution process.

- Future Prospects: The potential expansion of decentralized justice mechanisms across various sectors within the gaming industry.

For more information, visit kleros.io or follow Federico Ast and Kleros on social media:

• Twitter: @federicoast
• Twitter: @kleros_io

1. Decentralized Justice in
Gaming and eSports
kleros.io
Federico Ast
CEO of Kleros
@federicoast
@kleros_io

7. Blockchain
+
Crowdsourcing
+
Incentives

8. Kleros and the birth of
decentralized justice

9. The Contract

11. Frustration
?
Go to
international
arbitration
over $1,000?

12. How it works with
Kleros?

13. Alice
Bob
Smart
Contract
Arbitrator

14. Jurors

15. Alice
Bob
Smart
Contract
Arbitrator
Alice
Wins

16. Juror Selection

18. Pinakion (PNK)
Ethereum Cryptographic Token

26. Traditional
Methods

Kleros
Resolution
Time
Resolution
Cost
Transparency

31. Disputes in Gaming and E-Sports
IP Cheating
Governance
Player
Behavior
Contracts
Loot
Boxes

32. A Decentralized Justice
Mechanism in an E-Sports
Tournament

33. Team 1
Team 2
Team 4
Team 3
Team 5
Team 6
TOURNAMENT
$
$
$
$
$
$

34. GAME
Team 1
Team 2
VS

35. GAME
Team 1
Team 2
VS
Reports
Team 2
Reports
Team 2
Reports
Team 2

36. GAME
Team 1
Team 2
VS
$
$
$

40. Trial
Vs.
Team 2 Challengers
Jury

42. Guidelines
➔Is there unnatural aim movement? (eg. the
player immediately snaps the target).

➔Is there a suspiciously high number of
headshots?

➔Is there behavioral inconsistency between a
player displaying high skill at aiming but poor
skills in other areas of the game?

43. Trial
Vs.
Team 2 Challengers
Jury

44. GAME
Team 1
Team 2
VS
+$
+$
+$
-$$$

45. Why Decentralized
Justice in Gaming
and E-Sports?

46. A similar mechanism was
previously implemented
in gaming and e-sports.

47. Enhanced
transparency with
blockchain.

48. Optimized for speed
and efficiency.

49. Decentralized Justice in
Gaming and eSports
kleros.io
Federico Ast
CEO of Kleros
@federicoast
@kleros_io