Buidlers Interiview: Agar.io Made With Blockchain Technology
Ethereum Denver·Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 12:00 AM
In this ETH Denver interview, we speak with Wakeem, a first-time attendee building a Web3 version of Agar.io. He explains how he’s using Cartesi’s KTC framework to connect the game’s backend to the blockchain and why he chose this approach. Wazeem shares his experience at the Buidlathon so far, how much progress his team has made, and why ETH Denver is the best place to meet collaborators and potential employers.
Transcript
I am here with Wen and man I just have so many questions about your experience here at Denver. It's your first time right? Yes, it's my first time here in Denver. Okay. What are you building?
Let's start there. Okay. I'm building a game called Agar IO that the game exists but we are cloning to make it a web three version and we are going to use KTC that is a framework to to synchronize the back end with with the blockchain itself. Wait so you're talking about Agario that is that the game? Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. All right. What in what inspired you to you know take an existing game and add blockchain technology to it?
H well because uh the real thing here is try to to prove that Cartis who is the the app behind to use a as as a back end works and works well in this kind of of things. Wow. What so what's it been like for you um since it is your first time? This is your first day or second day. How long you been here so far?
Okay, it's my sec second day. I arrived yesterday in the morning. So I come here but was really tired. So today is my first day getting the attention of all. Uh but yes yes yes it's my first time I will be until the last day so I I will be here now.
How far are you in the build of your game? Okay. Okay. We are we can talk like 40% of the game. You got a couple of days.
This should be okay. Should be good to go. Right. What how are you going to wow the crowds? How are you going to make this the winner of the Bolathon?
Well, as a team, I am the nerd and there are lots of a lot of guy who will be present this in a good way for the judge. So, I'm just have to talk with the with with my my Mac. Now, real quick, this is actually really important. Would you recommend anybody else coming out to eat Denver that has never been here before? Yes.
Yes, for sure. I mean, this is awesome. The atmosphere here, the the people coding, the people talking each other is amazing. So I recommend the people come here. What has been your best experience so far?
Well, uh my best experience in terms of what in terms of being here at ETH Denver, anybody you met, anything that you learned, any anyone you might have helped even? Yeah, my goal is try to increase the the network and get and know people and know people uh able to help me with a project or able to I can help in project. So that is my goal here. So, I heard a few people saying that they're just giving out jobs like crazy here. Have you seen that happen?
Have you seen people like scouting and recruiting? Not yet, but I hope to see it. All right. If anybody's scouting or recruiting, make sure you come to What's the number our table right now? B1, come to Yeah.
Is that one B? No, it's B1. It's definitely B1. So, B1, come offer this guy something cuz he's interested. Okay.
Is that good? Yeah, it's good. Perfect, man. Thanks. Now you will get your your part.
I'm I get I get it cut apparently. Um game's over. You got it all sorted out. It looks good. Let's say you won.
What would you do next? Okay. Try to find another project. So part of coming out to East Denver is to find people that you want to work alongside of as well. Yes.
Yes. Sure. For sure. Try to get people who who works long for for for a long time, not only this week. That is the the goal.
Now, for somebody that's never been here before, um obviously people have different expectations depending depending where they go. What would you tell them? What can they expect? They can expect whatever they want in terms of of it because there are people coding all day. There are people giving uh chats all day.
There are people even the coffee here is really good. Thank you so much for the insight and you guys heard it first. Coffee is amazing. So, come check it out. Hopefully get a job along the way.
So, thank you so much. It was a pleasure getting to talk to you and we're definitely going to be around checking in to see that next job that he's going to get. Thanks, man.
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