A developer in the Dogecoin (DOGE) community has innovatively integrated the classic first-person shooter game ‘Doom’ into the DOGE network. This integration utilizes “doginals,” which are analogous to Bitcoin (BTC) ordinals and function as the DOGE network’s version of this technology.
In a recent discussion, the developer, known as Mini Doge, explained how he managed to run the iconic ’90s game, set on Mars and featuring battles against demons, on the Dogecoin network through the use of doginals. Similar to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and BTC ordinals, doginals enable the permanent inscription of information onto small segments of DOGE.
The concept of doginals first emerged in February 2023, introduced by an anonymous user who goes by the name “ApeZord.” ApeZord is also credited with creating the Woof Wallet, the first wallet specifically designed for doginals.
Doginals PEPE, a digital art collection stored on the DOGE blockchain, highlighted Dogecoin’s suitability for crypto art and memes, given its popularity and cost-effectiveness.
“Dogecoin is the most popular POW (proof of work) chain besides Bitcoin. Transaction cost is much more affordable and cost-effective compared to Bitcoin. Doge naturally came with the meme culture which perfectly matches the culture for crypto art and memes. Therefore, we think there is huge potential for people to collect, create and build on the Dogecoin blockchain.”
At the time of this report, Dogecoin is trading at $0.07837, marking a 1.2% rise in the last 24 hours according to CoinMarketCap data.