TinyTap: The Create-and-Earn Educational Gaming Platform

Letícia Melo

Have you heard of TinyTap? This trending children’s game has been around for over 10 years and is now making good use of blockchain technology. Whether you’re a parent, a teacher, or a web3 gamer, you should definitely check it out. In this game guide, we’ll give you an overview of TinyTap, show you how to get started, and highlight the unique features of this teach-to-earn dapp.

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What is TinyTap?

TinyTap is a platform and mobile app that allows users to create and share their own interactive educational games, activities, and quizzes in a 200,000 lessons library by educators and publishers like Sesame Street and Oxford University Press. It was founded in 2012 and has since grown to become a popular tool for parents, educators, and caregivers worldwide. 

As a subsidiary of Animoca Brands since 2022, TinyTap is now backed by Polygon and BNB Chain, offering educational game creators increased revenue opportunities and control over their intellectual property. Soon, educators everywhere will be able to use the platform to teach and earn.

TinyTap DappRadar Data

In the past seven days, TinyTap reached the #16 position in the DappRadar Top Blockchain Dapps Ranking – registering 162,570 unique active wallets interacting with its smart contracts.

What’s unique about TinyTap?

One of the unique features of TinyTap is its focus on education while rewarding teachers for creating gamified content on the blockchain.

The app is aimed at children aged 2-8 years old and covers a variety of subjects, including math, reading, language, science, and art. Users can also customize the games and activities with their own photos, voiceovers, and sound effects, making them more engaging and interactive.

In 2022, TinyTap released its first NFT collection of gamified courses created by twelve educators – which sold out in its first auction and generated 138.926 ETH ($228,000 at the time of sale).

Web3 plans TinyTap
Source: TinyTap

In the future, TinyTap aims to continue helping creators monetize their content with Web3 mechanics, from Publisher NFTs to its own native token.

More recently, the gaming platform announced TinyTap be set to leverage the Open Campus Protocol for the creation of a decentralized educational curriculum. By utilizing this protocol, TinyTap can broaden its array of educational offerings through blockchain-based content while helping to expand the Open Campus Protocol ecosystem.

TinyTap NFTs

If you’re a creator, you can use TinyTap to create your educational content for free. Soon, TinyTap aims to expand the NFT features to more educators.

TinyTap NFTs
Source: TinyTap Publisher NFTs

This integration provides a new way for parents and educators to access and purchase educational content. Plus, creators can benefit from increased revenue opportunities and more control over their intellectual property.

The EDU Token

On 21 April, TinyTap announced that it will be adopting the EDU token as a native token for its platform, built on the BNB Chain. Earlier the same month, TinyTap adopted the Open Campus Protocol reflecting the growing trend of blockchain-backed education and creator economy.

It’s still early to tell how this community-owned economy will precisely work, but as both teams have brilliant minds working on it, we shall update this article soon.

How to earn with TinyTap

TinyTap is building a Web3-powered curriculum library that is decentralized and operated independently by educators and the community.

  • Educators will be able to own their content by minting it as an NFT and selling it on a subject domain, earning revenue directly without the need for TinyTap as an intermediary.
  • Supporters will get to buy ownership in subject domains and earn revenue from content hosted on those domains.
  • Students shall store their certificates on the blockchain and earn access passes to additional content.

By tokenizing the learning process and providing a life-long record of achievements, TinyTap is revolutionizing the educational industry and providing new opportunities for earning revenue.

The world’s largest library of games made by educators is soon reaching new heights with web3.

Keep an eye out for top Web3 games

With the increasing popularity of blockchain technology and NFTs, we can expect to see more games like TinyTap emerge in the Web3 space. Keep an eye out for top Web3 games that integrate blockchain technology and offer unique experiences for players.

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