we explain why gratii could soon be the currency of the future. >> reporter: a quick look around this place and you'll think you just stepped into a frat house. pizza boxes line the walls and beer paraphernalia serves as decorations, but it won't take long to notice this home turned lab is the birthplace of what could be the next big thing in the virtual world. >> it's almost like oh, my god, now we've got to get back on our grind because it's growing faster than we expected. >> reporter: he's talking about gratii. he and his right hand man are university of maryland graduates. they have assembled a team of partners and have come up with virtual currency that's earned by playing simple computer games. >> people are starting to embrace it. >> reporter: you play the games and then earn the points. the points then get redeemed for real life products like food or merchandise at establishments that have signed up with gratii. the launch has hit college park, their old stomping grounds. >> people are spending real world money to buy virtual goods. we said let's flip that. what if there's a

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